Trinket #255 - Carnelian Earrings

I've always been fascinated by natural stones. I spent the better part of the day yesterday combing through gem catalogs, so today I decided to use a couple from the stash to create these earrings. This pair is made from two tumbled chunks of carnelian.

Fall still seems far away here in central Virginia, where the high temperature tomorrow is still in the lower nineties, but I'm going to be getting ready for the changing foliage by pulling out the autumn colors over the next week or so.