Bob Goolsby Designs

The latest addition to my shop:

Triangular Tibetan Inlayed Beads, Brass and Turquoise, and Cultured-Fresh Water

Pearls https://etsy.me/3MDvWGE



This is a necklace and earrings set.

The brass and turquoise beads were made in Tibet, the brass beads are triangular in cross-section and have turquoise chips inlayed on all three sides. These beads along with 8mm cultured pearls make up a 21 inch hand-knotted necklace. The lobster-claw clasp and the ear-wires are all gold plated.

The turquoise chips in the inlay are Asian Turquoise which is somewhat greener than American Turquoise.

All of these beads are from my local bead store, Bead Inspirations (https://www.beadinspirations.com); they were bought by the store-owner at the Tucson Gem and Mineral show earlier this year.

Here is the latest addition to my shop: Kyanite Tiles and Fresh-Water Pearls

https://etsy.me/3tLiFoT

This 29 inch, hand-knotted, necklace is made of Kyanite tiles and fresh-water pearls, finished with a silver-plated lobster-claw clasp. The necklace comes with matching earrings.

Kyanite is a blue alumino-silicate mineral formed in deep-Earth metamorphosis of aluminum rich minerals such as andalusite. The name, from Greek “kyanos”, refering to the characteristic blue color.

The Kyanite beads are from Bead Inspirations (www.beadinspirations.com)