I had a nice little stockpile of new designs sitting on my desk from which I have been pulling the PotW of late. However, between visitors to the shop and retail orders, a lot of it has gone out the door, and I found myself this week needing to scramble to make something ASAP.
Luckily, I had some peridot on hand, and, this being August, I decided to make something with the birthstone of the month.
A tiny island known as Zabargard (owned by Egypt) is documented as the first source of peridot, dating back as far as four thousand years. Early Crusaders who visited St. John's Island (now called Zabargard) introduced this gem to Europe upon return from battle.
Peridot is mentioned in many ancient references as chrysolite. It is mentioned throughout the Bible, and early Christians considered it sacred. Today still, Catholic Bishops traditionally wear a ring of peridot and amethyst as a symbol of purity and morality.
The peridot was believed to be a stone of springtime by ancients who considered it a gift from Mother Nature. Napoleon once made a gift of peridot to Josephine as a symbol of undying love and admiration. In ancient times, it was said that a dream about peridot foretold impending danger. (info, courtesy of Emily Gems)
I've been wanting to try out this design for a while...so, without further adieu since I am already a day late, I present to you, the Piece of the Week. Check out the photo on the website...link below my signature.
If you like this design, but are not an August baby, I think it would adapt well with other stones and metals...oxidized copper and pearls would be cool...or oxidized silver and turquoise... What do you think?
By the way...I am stocking up on 'bear anecdotes' and should have another installment ready in a few weeks. So if this week's message wasn't as entertaining as last, hang in there!
Kim
Kim
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