Malachite & Pearls

I love the rich green colors of malachite. Malachite is a vibrant green copper carbonate hydroxide mineral (\(Cu_2CO_3(OH)_2\)) renowned for its banded, botryoidal (grape-like), and fibrous structures. Commonly used in jewelry and as an ornamental stone, it is popular for its intense green color and is historically significant as a pigment, used since 3000 BCE. Significant deposits are found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Russia (Ural Mountains), Australia, France, and the USA (Arizona).

I also love anything with pearls. I love pearls of all kinds and all colors. I used natural fresh water pearls for my earrings.

My latest creation was a pair of earrings made with malachite and fresh water pearls. I just started making them on Friday and I finished (mostly) them yesterday. There is a still a little bit of minor tweaking left to do, which I will do today at home, but those are minor little things that won’t take too long. For the most part though, they are finished. Just in time for Mother’s Day too. 🙂 This is my first pair of earrings that I’ve made. I think they came out really nice. I got a lot of compliments on them too, from both my instructors and from friends, and coming from my instructors, who make gorgeous pieces, that was very high praise.

I have lots more good ideas, coming your way, from all kinds of sources and inspirations, from food, to jewelry, and beyond. You have to stay tuned so you don’t miss anything. 🙂

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers out there, even if your only babies are fur babies (like me). Have a great day and make everyday great. Live life to the fullest and enjoy. ‘Til next time.