1/15/2023 0 Comments Opal collection![]() ![]() Because black opals can be found in a wide variety of patterns and colors, you might search a long time before you find the perfect opal gemstone, and you will know it as soon as you see it. Finding the right opal to use in your jewelry is really a love affair… Love at first sight in fact. Since black opals come in unique shapes and sizes there’s no way to exactly custom design your opal jewelry until you find the perfect opal. Black Opal The black opals you’ll find on this website are perfect for making that extra special opal ring, opal pendant, black opal earrings, and even as part of a bracelet with mounted opals.Thanks for watching! Categories Phenomenal Opal Post navigation If you have any questions, let us know in the comments, via email, or on social media and we can answer them in a future video. We hope you enjoy this weeks video – if you like the opal stories videos please let us know and we can tell you many more! Justin gets the scoop on every opal he buys and some of them come with fantastic stories. There have been many that have gotten away from Justin due to their price and Ruth is still thinking about an opal she didn’t buy 15 years ago! If there’s one thing he’s learnt it’s that when an opal calls to you… you listen. Lastly, a black opal that Justin just had to keep once he saw the gorgeous patterns and vivid colors held inside it. He’s not letting go of this one… not yet anyway! Justin got this gemstone as a piece of rough, and then cut and polished it in a video, and fell in love as he did! The vibrant oceanic hues remind him of fishing, camping, and adventuring outdoors. The fifth stone in the lineup is a black opal that Justin just couldn’t part with after uncovering its mesmerising blues and greens. He kept this stone in Dave’s honor and named it Riverview after the place where Dave lived. Justin bought this stone from one of his good friends Dave who sadly passed away after a battle with cancer. ![]() The stones in Justin’s collection have a lot of sentimental value attached and the most recent addition is no exception. Shop Our Opals Here – ask Justin for your opals story! This opal was found on Lightning Ridge’s “Three Mile Field” and was part of Justin’s Dad’s collection too! ![]() Melinda’s favorite – the opal pinky ring – is a gorgeous gem with amazing flecks of fiery red and orange. After a shake of the head from Dad, Justin kept this opal as a reminder of his very expensive lesson. Justin’s Dad sent him on his first solo opal buying trip to Lightning Ridge where he paid $30,000 for a rough parcel of opal only to find that this was the ONLY gemstone in it… Yikes. Next up we have a top gem that represents Justin’s biggest learning curve. The gorgeous double sided crystal opal has outstanding pattern and color play ( which you’ll remember from last week’s blog post!) and reminds Justin of his Dad every time he looks at it. The first stone introduced is one of Justin’s favorite stones one handed down to him from his Dads personal collection 40 years ago. Whether they’ve been in families for generations or they were only recently cut and polished, the meaning behind gemstones is what makes them irreplaceable. Join us as Melinda (Black Opal Direct’s newest member!) is introduced and gets to ask Justin for the stories on some of his most prized and precious opals.Īll opals, including those in Justin’s personal collection, have their own stories. My favorite spas in Hawaii These resort spas are their own little relaxing mini-retreats.Let’s quiz Justin on some of the beautiful gemstones in his personal opal collection. ![]()
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