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catgrrl
August 26th, 2007, 02:35 PM
If this needs to be moved, I understand.

I am wondering which metals/colors work well with amber and turquoise. I recently bought some beads to make a necklace for my stepmother for her birthday in October, but I want to add something else. She's very earthy and loves flowers and gardening, but she also loves the water. She has a pool and swims regularly and has two ponds and a stream on her property, but is not very beachy. She and my dad live on a farm. She dosen't currently work, but for years she managed day care centers and she and my dad were foster parents for about ten years. She's well traveled and something of a rockhound, along with my dad.

I was considering something earthy, like a leaf that's been bronzed, or a shape of a leaf or another larger stone. I'm not really leaning toward a flower, shell or sanddollar.

Does anybody have any ideas for me? I'm pretty much open to anything. Thanks!

Wolfsong
August 26th, 2007, 07:31 PM
historically... silver, the metal, goes well with both. Native Americans used silver a lot with turquoise and people in Europe used silver in many cases with amber.

catgrrl
August 27th, 2007, 07:08 PM
Thank you. :)