New Stones!!!

I am quite excited - I got some new stones yesterday - not just new pieces of the same things I've always had (well, yes, some of those too), but some new types of stones that I've never worked with before.

I'm 100% committed to using exclusively fair trade/ethical stones, but since I officially made that transition a few months ago, I have missed that wonderful feeling of discovery that comes with finding new stones to work with. Well, thanks to my awesome vendors, I'm riding a new-stone high once again. :-) Now I just have to find time to add the new ones to my fair trade stone directory.

Fair trade smoky quartz, 7mm

Fair trade rutilated quartz, 10mm
(Yowza! Can't you just imagine this in a big old chunky gold ring?)

Fair trade rose quartz, 10mm

Fair trade peridot, 5mm

Fair trade Oro Verde quartz, 10mm

Fair trade green quartz, 10mm

Fair trade grape garnet, 6mm
(I also got some more 5mm.)

Fair trade Purple Sage chalcedony cabs, 8mm