Labradorite can be plain gray, or can be lit up with fire that radiates in the light. The fire can be pink, blue, lavendar, or green.  These special stones have a strong blue-green fire. It makes them very precious.
 
I picked a few of these stones up at the height of my marketing career, in a moment of weakness, at a very exciting little bead shop in Laguna Beach, California. I've never spent so much before or since on beads that were not a commission, but these dazzled me. I didn't make anything to sell with them back then. For a long time I was afraid to charge very much for my work because I assumed no one would pay it.
 
Recently, I made the choice to create what I want to create, sell pieces for what they're worth, and not stress at all if it doesn't sell. I love what I create and I'm happy to keep it for myself. My life is difficult right now, and making things I love, even if they have to be expensive, gives me joy.
 
I've lost my model, my daughter Heather moved back to New Jersey, but I hope you can see how lovely these are when photographed like this.
 
1.5" high, featuring sterling silver beads, and a sterling silver leverback earwire that locks in place.