Beckham’s
Barn Rock & Gem Shop
Newsletter December 4, 2007
Happy
Holidays from Beckham’s Barn!
Christmas
shopping hours are:
Sunday
and weekday afternoons - 1:00 until 6:00
All
day on Saturdays - 9:00 until 5:30
Dec.
24 - maybe in AM - call ahead
Bracelet
Earring Workshop on Dec. 8 at 9:30 AM
We
have a few openings left for the last class of the year. $40.00 fee
covers all materials, instruction and use of tools to make a bracelet and
matching dangle earrings. See web page:
www.beckhamsbarn.com
for more details.
December
Birthstones - Zircon and Turquoise
Blue
zircon, 6.8mm round, dazzling, 1.82ct...$110.00
Blue
zircon, 6.2 x 8.5mm, 1.78 ct....$84.50
Honey
brown, 9x7mm, 2.6 ct...$120.00
More
zircons - white, light green and larger brown octagons.
Lab
grown zircons, lovely London blue color available. 8x6mm oval already
set in SS pendant...$21.50. We also have earrings and rings.
FINE
GEMSTONES
Looking
for something really special? Ask Joan or Tom to show you our
selection of fine Rubies, Sapphires, Aquamarine, and Black Opal.
TURQUOISE
Large
selection of beads -medium size nuggets, 16” temporary strands...$15.95.
Several strands made with small turquoise slabs.
Drilled
slab or rectangle focal beads, donuts (use our new SS donut hangers) as well
as more shapes and sizes.
New!
Cubic Zirconia/Sterling Silver Finished Jewelry
Sparkles
like diamonds! Circle of CZ’s on 18” SS chain...$26.95
8mm
lever back Earrings...$14.85
10mm
and larger pendants...$7.25 up
8mm
heart...$8.95
Pear
shape, octagon and multi stone pendants and earrings.
STONE
SPHERES
We
recently restocked the spheres, from 3/4” for $1.50 up to 4-1/2” gray
fossil. All materials: smoky quartz, tigereye, unakite,
snowflake obsidian, mookaite, unakite, rainforest jasper.
SODALITE
DOLPHINS
Beautifully
carved from quality sodalite, this sculpture of 2 dolphins with the ocean
waves around the base, on a wood stand, 11” high...$295.00
CITRINE
New
specimens of druzy (small crystals) citrine. Approximately 6” to
8” clusters start at $19.95.
AMETHYST
SPECIMENS
We
opened a new box of amethyst crystal clusters, good color. Fist size
pieces start at $6.95.
Some
good buys here.
Amethyst
“cathedrals”, 8-1/2” high, good size for desk or bookshelf, excellent
quality with dark crystals...$244.00.
Larger
cathedrals, starting 13” high...$298.00. See our web page:
beckhamsbarn.com for photos.
BOOKENDS
Brazilian
agate, highly polished, starting at $19.95.
Orthoceres
fossil, black matrix with white orthoceres shell...$49.95 pair.
More
bookends of white quartz, sodalite, snowflake obsidian.
NEW
SELENITE SPECIMENS
These
look like chunks or sheets of ice, each set on a custom made wood base.
Very showy. Prices start for 5”...$24.95
CRYSTAL
LAMPS
Drilled
from the bottom to insert a small light bulb. Approx. 4-1/2” high.
ROSE
QUARTZ mountain...$24.95
SMOKY
QUARTZ...$49.95 up. Also quartz crystals and sponge calcite.
LARGE
BRAZILIAN AGATE SLABS
Highly
polished slabs make an nice gift for Dad’s desk. Medium and small
sizes available also in beautifully banded patterns with some translucency.
BEADS
Pink
moonstone ovals...$15.95
Jade,
4mm, 6mm and 8mm, some faceted. Also 14mm discs.
Faceted
labradorite ovals --- 5mm peridots --- 7mm green garnet roundels --- pink
and green Peruvian opal in several shapes.
Tourmaline
in many sizes, shapes and colors, even black.
Lots
of aquamarine in beautiful various shades, quality and prices.
Black
onyx, flat pear shapes, ovals, round.
Ryolite
(Rainforest Jasper) rough unpolished nuggets and smooth shapes.
New
shipment of Bali, including shiny spacers and new brushed silver styles.
Coming
up in January:
We
are making plans to have a Silver Soldering demonstration by a local
artist/teacher one Saturday morning in January. There will be no
charge but we need to know who is interested. Get your name on the
list. More later.
Come
shopping with us!
Joan
Beckham
Beckhams
Barn Rock and Gem Shop
www.beckhamsbarn.com
803-781-3589