For those who love purple

This necklace with one large amethyst bead and many smaller ones has a variety of shades of purple along with gold-plated filigree beads and seed beads.

Amethyst Necklace

Here is another necklace with interesting rough-cut stones.

Lapis Lazuli and Gold

I love Lapis especially the stones with lots of golden flecks of pyrite running through them.  I saw this fan of rough-cut stones and had to buy them, but then I had to figure out what to make with them.  My solution is this gorgeous necklace composed of the Lapis, blue Sodalite beads, gold-plated filigree beads and a gold-plated clasp.  I really like the rough cut because it emphasizes that these are STONES.