Labradorite jewelry refashion

In the middle of 2015 I saw an Internet advertisement for a product that “claimed to awake the magical powers in me”. Intrigued, I checked out the link only to find it that it was for Labradorite jewelry. I found, many a folklore that spoke about this “magical stone” and how it fell from the skies to transform life on earth and was further enthralled. Some claim that the Labradorescence (the iridescense seen in a labradorite) was created in the mineral by the Aurora Borealis effect. I think that it resembles the eye of a Dragon, okay maybe a Cat, that invites you in making you look at it longingly. But folklore aside, Labradorite is a fascinating stone – mysterious, mystical and intriguing and I fell for it badly. I knew I wanted to buy Labradorite jewelry that was classy and elegant, but I couldn’t afford the high-end designer pieces and at the same time, I didn’t want the run of mill stuff available in the market.

Then in Novemeber 2015, I was at this artisan market with my mom, who insisted on buying me a gift. We had a good look and went back home empty handed. But I couldnt get the gorgeous finger rings I saw there, out of my mind and reluctantly (swallowing my pride) admitted to my mom that I wouldn’t terribly mind if she bought me these. So the very next day, She took me there and asked me to pick anything I wanted (Isn’t she the sweetest?) but for some reason I ended up opting for a pair of long and heavy, clear quartz earrings. As I was about to leave the store, a long chain of Labradorite connectors caught my eye and I had a brainwave – It could convert the chain into a three piece set – with a necklace, earrings and a bracelet. Basking in the glory of this brilliant transformation idea, I quickly paid for it before my mom gave me the stink eye for she thought that it would end up as one more of my “UFO’s (unfinished objects). 
 

The very next day I started and ‘finished’ the project and and truth completing taking my my mom by surprise. However, it is entirely another matter that I only wore it in March this year and I am writing about it in May 😛 Well that’s me!!

This was a very simple project and the majority of the time was spent on pairing stones.  Labradorite is iridescent and one can spot colors like blue, green, yellow, orange  and gray in it. This effect or the Labradorescence is not a surface effect but a twining effect – i.e the display of colors is not reflected from the surface of the stone. Instead, light enters the stone, strikes a twinning surface within the stone, and reflects from it. In my pictures, you can see how different twinning surfaces within the stone reflect different colors of light giving the gemstone connectors a multi-colored appearance.

So how do you like this refashion? Have you had instances of such successful jewelry refashions? If so do share in the comments. 

 Photographs shot and edited on ASUS Zenfone 5 
I hope you found it interesting
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