23/08/2026
Opals hold a very special place in our hearts. They were one of the first gemstones we truly became obsessed with & it all started in Australia. 🇦🇺
When we first saw an opal, my immediate thought was: “This is too beautiful. It looks unreal.” I wasn’t even sure if I liked it at first.
We were in Lightning Ridge, right in the middle of the Australian outback, searching through old mine dumps for opals. After our first day, we had collected a whole lot of potch, not much else.
So we went to one of the local opal shops to see what we were actually looking for. One of the women there handed us a stone and said: “Take it outside. You need to see it in the sunlight.” And of course, she was right. 🌈
I was amazed by the woman’s confidence and the passion she had for sharing it with us. But also, there, in the middle of the desert, you wouldn’t get very far. & moreover, she most likely knew: seeing those colours come alive in the sun was the moment we were hooked. 🌞
So, naturally, we went back to the dumps and started searching again. For days on end.
It became a bit of a rush... turning over rock after rock, looking for that tiny glimpse of colour. & eventually, we got lucky and found a few. 🏜
They aren’t huge, and looking at them now, the colours seem much less spectacular than they did after hours of searching under the Australian sun. But looking at them now, we remember Lightning Ridge, the blazing sun, dusty mine dumps, and the excitement of finding a little piece of Australia to take home with us. ✨
some treasures are valuable because of what they are & others because of the story they carry. :) ♥
