Ticket sales for the Pebbles to Pines Fundraiser are now closed. Winners will be randomly selected and notified by November 8th, 2024.
To learn more about the project, click here.
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Product Details: This versatile piece transforms between a necklace length of 16.5 inches and a bracelet length measuring 7.5 inches. It features Mesa Verde® Peridot, Montana Sapphire, Oregon Sunstone, and Yogo Sapphire, with a celestial-themed enamel centerpiece that reflects designer Susan Burde's signature style.
The creation process began with Susan's hand-drawn design on an iPad, which was refined using 3D CAD software and then 3D printed and cast in recycled sterling silver. The gemstones are prong-set to highlight their vibrant colors, while celestial elements - moon, stars, and sun rays - are enhanced with bonded 22k gold. The central Earth element was hand-painted and torch-fired with vitreous enamel. The piece is meticulously assembled and polished, and can be worn as a bracelet simply by removing the chain extension.
To learn more about the inspiration for Susan's design, visit the MJSA Responsibly Sourced Design Challenge Page.
Vote for Susan's Design: Susan's piece is also part of the concurring MJSA Responsibly Sourced Design Challenge. You can vote for Susan's design as your favorite from October 1-31st, 2024.
Susan is the owner and designer of Magick Alchemy, based in New York.
This raffle takes place exclusively online and available to anyone worldwide to participate. There is only 100 tickets available per piece, but there is no limit to how many tickets you can buy as long as they are available. Every additional ticket purchased increases your chance of winning. If you buy 10 tickets for a single raffle item, you will have 10 in 100 chance of winning.
Tickets purchased are a digital product, and no physical product is shipped unless you win the raffle. Raffle drawing is done in a randomized digital drawing platform online and winners are notified via email no later than November 10th, 2025. Winners have 48 hours to claim their piece, otherwise it will automatically default to the next randomly selected name.
100% of your purchase will be donated to the Lightning Ridge Rural Fire Brigade, protecting the areas in which the opals donated for this year's project come from. Ticket purchases are non-refundable.
Every year, Columbia Gem House sponsors the MJSA Responsibly Sourced Design Challenge. Each piece in this year's raffle was inspired by a fictional story provided by MJSA and then was created and donated to be a part of our fundraising raffle.
To learn more, you can visit our Annual Fundraising Series page.
Every purchase you make with Columbia Gem House supports a responsible supply chain. We work with individual miners and cutters, while offering careful consideration and respect to the cultures, communities, and environments in which our gems are produced. These are some of the key guiding principles in how our gems are brought to market. To learn more about our process, you can visit our Fair Trade Gems® Principles & Protocols page.
