Chrysocolla Tie Pendant Earrings

These are available on my Etsy here! I adore chrysocolla, but I also sort of hate it. I buy so much of it because it is just so beautiful, and then I barely work with it because it is so hard to work with. There are so many strong colors in each piece that it is really challenging to pick out complementary beads. And two of my favorite pieces, a large cab and another pair of these teardrop stones got dropped and broken. It is kind of my fault for working over a concrete floor but it was still devastating. This pair survived the crucible that is my chaotic workstation and they are beautiful!

Chrysocolla is a form of copper silicate. It is considered to be a teaching stone, and is recommended when you need to share your knowledge for the benefit of others. Take it to a conversation between friends, or useful in a classroom setting. Tangentially it is also good for musicians who must share their music with others. Weirdly enough to me, and thats saying a lot because I always find the metaphysical aspects of stones weird, it is also the stone of hermits. Despite helping one to share knowledge and speak publicly it also encourages its bearer to stay home. I do not understand how it could possibly do both but perhaps someone who knows more about all of this could explain it to me?

Back to why I find chrysocolla so hard to work with. I had to try three different color combinations for the beaded portion of this piece before I finally settled on this one. I tried primarily white with the red and blue accents, and a black one with red accents and gold corners. Neither felt quite right, but these? These worked. The darker green isn't a perfect match, but I think it is close enough. The goal is for the beads to kind of fade into the stone and almost feel like an extension of it. Do you think I succeeded?

Supplies:

Green

Blue - I sadly cannot link these as they were gifted to me and I have no idea what color they technically are.

Red