Digging deep

I had to do it...I cut up a beautiful string of iolite briolettes tonight. They are quite a unique shape...what drew me to them, really. They are a teardrop but reverse drilled, so they look like a dagger or a bullet shape. The point hangs down. None of them are flawless, but they are a beautiful colour and they are all nicely sized stones.  I'll add pictures once I have some in the morning.