Musings by LOLA

Hi, I am the designer of beadsbyLOLA jewelry.

This blog features my inspirations and motivations, which include fashion//art//yoga: things that inspire me personally and creatively.

It is also a space to share my jewelry and the making of it. In sum, it's just a delicious, shiny, sparkly, creative bubble! xo

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The name is derived from the Sanskrit/Sinhalese ”padma raga” (padma = lotus; raga = color), a color akin to the lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera ‘Speciosa’).

Padparadscha is a pink-orange corundum, with a low to medium saturation and light tone, originally being mined in Sri Lanka, but also found in deposits in Vietnam and parts of Africa. Padparadscha sapphires are rare; the rarest of all is the totally natural variety, with no sign of treatment