There's something very traditional, almost historic about a piece of turquoise jewellery and I think everyone can appreciate the smooth beauty of this stone. It has been used for protection since the beginning of time and was often fashioned into good luck charms and amulets.

Turquoise has a wonderful waxy texture which makes it irresistible to touch, and a depth of colour unusual in a naturally occurring stone. Personally, I love the more subdued greeny hue of Tibetan turquoise, but sometimes the brightness of the more familiar version is great for really lifting the mood.

Here at Ostara Jewellery we are very fond of turquoise, its simply so versatile! The beads can be strung very simply, with silver for a really traditional look, or we can create some ultra-funky modern pieces by being brave and mixing bright turquoise with other 'candy' colours...the effect is stunning! We find the multitude of colours of dyed turquoise serves us very well in this purpose.

Dyed turquoise retains its gorgeously glossy texture and depth of colour including the beautifully natural veins running through each stone, with the added benefit of providing an entire rainbow of colour for our jewellery palette!

As much as we love our stones as nature intended....we can't help but fall in love with the sweet spectrum of colour offered by dyed turquoise!