Labradorite and Ocean Jasper necklaces

Here are a couple of necklaces that I  made in 2010. Please excuse the less than perfect photos. I took them before the sun came up and with a daylight lamp as the only illumination. The pink bit in the photo below is me holding the box with one hand and camera in the other.

This first one is a Labradorite cabochon bezel set in stirling silver with Labrodorite and rock crystal rectangular beads and round moonstone beads. The clasp is made of fine silver.
Apparently the beautiful blue/green flashes are because "the crystal system is triclinic and three directions of cleavage are present two of which form nearly right angle prisms"  (according to Wikepedia).
 I'll bet your glad I told you arent you? :)

The second necklace is an Ocean Jasper 'drop' which I mounted in silver clay. The beads are Mother of Pearl, CFW pearls, and 2 silver ring beads I made from scraps of left over clay. The bail and clasp were made from silver clay too.
According to Wikepedia "The trade name ocean jasper is used for a variety of Jasper found along the intertidal shores of northeast Madagascar."

I found this piece of Ocean Jasper among other treasures on the beautiful and inspiring website of Designer Cabochons.
http://www.designercabochons.co.uk/

Ocean Jasper pendant

Here is a picture of an Ocean Jasper cabochon from http://www.designercabochons.co.uk/ sitting on the original scribble sketch made when I was planning how to make the silver setting. As you can see I adapted the design during the making. There is also a silver crow that I made from a mold made from a rubber stamp. I had a lot of trouble with the crow's tail as it broke off a couple of times in the dry stage and I had to stick it back together using clay from the syringe and from the slip jar. These pieces and the snake in my previous post were the first things I made in silver clay after the 1 day course I took at London Jewellery School