Oldies but Goodies - Onyx

What do you know about onyx? I looked up the history and found this interesting little fact.
"Onyx has long been associated as a ‘captured’ demon, imp or spirit."
Does that make you look at this week's pieces from the Jewelry Artisans Community Oldies but Goodies Challenge a little different?
If you want more facts, check them out here, but now just enjoy some onyx beauty.

1 Jewelry Art by Dawn
2 Violetmoon's Corner
3 RioRita
4 MC Stoneworks
5 Cat's Wire
6 The Crafty Chimp

Mabel is back!

It seems as if Mabel is back from her vacation.
Today I felt like making something larger than usual. Not just a pendant or a pair of earrings, but something a little more fancy. Probably the upcoming holidays are already affecting my brain ...

This is still a WIP. Looking at the pictures I took I'm pretty sure I like the length the way it is now, but at the moment there is a chain without clasp in the back which for this picture I had to tie into a small knot, so the collier wouldn't be too long for a picture. Other opinions are more than welcome.

There's black and green onyx, faceted blue sapphire, lots of fine and sterling silver and the bottom piece has tiny silver beads all over.