Item Number: H20-1698SK  

The blue-green of turquoise has been traditionally combined with silver and red coral in southwestern jewelry. Turquoise, with it's a strong greenish hues, combines well with amber, sparkling Swarovski® crystal, dyed mountain ''jade,'' Hemalyke™ or serpentine. Textured beads also work well with turquoise: heishi shells, sunstone, labradorite and rainbow moonstone. For a look that really turns heads, try mixing it with contrasting colors, such as red coral or fire-orange carnelian for attention-grabbing style.

Chalk turquoise, another variety of turquoise, is available in bright fuchsia pink, lime green, and robin egg blue to further expand your designing options. For absolute elegance, use precious metal beads with pure Sleeping Beauty blue turquoise mined from Arizona.