Treasured Moments - Amethyst (S$60/US$36.40)

Bling-mix: Gem-quality Lilac Amethyst Briolettes & Accents of Peridot
Bling "hardware": All gold bits are 14K gold-filled
Dimensions: Total length is a little over 3.5cm

Yesterday, we celebrated my father-in-law's birthday and it was fun! It was a pot luck lunch -- those of us more culinarily (is there such a word?) gifted, cooked up delish fare and those of us gifted in buying (no hints as to who I am referring to *cough* *cough* *me* *cough*), bought dishes.

And while all of us crowded around the dining table, it struck me that some of the most precious moments in life need not be grand affairs like weddings or births or graduations or other big occasions.

Treasured moments come to us every day. It's in the laughter of family sitting down to a table brimming with food; it's the little hand that touches your belly in greeting to a cousin-to-be; it's in the family jokes and nicknames; it's the phone call from a close friend ...

Yeah, I'm turning into a sappy thing!!!!!

Anyway, yesterday's lunch-which-stretched-to-dinner was the inspiration for the name of this piece.

These ear-rings feature sweet lilac Amethyst briolettes with accents of fresh green peridot. The Amethyst brios are excellent gemstone quality and though the photo does not quite show it, the facets really help this piece sparkle.

Frames, ear-wires and all wirework are 14K gold-filled. Look out for the citrine version which I will be posting soon.

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