Follow along with Patti, a jewelry designer here at Fire Mountain Gems and beads jewelry studio, teaching a simple and elegant technique that can level up your jewelry making skillset with just a few materials and tools.

Iolite is known as the water sapphire, Viking's compass and stone of clear vision. An intruing stone with a unique history, iolite is pleochroic--another fun reason to include it in jewelry.

A Little Flattery goes a long way, and you're sure to receive lots of compliments when you wear this iolite jewelry set.

Said to be a stone of vision, iolite’s gorgeous purple hues pop from the silver gleam of this cascading earring set.

The bright gleam of silver highlights the soft shades of iolite in this set, making this design a pastel dream.