Thursday, December 24, 2009

Merry Christmas To Everyone

We wish all of our friends, family, many customers, and followers a very Merry Christmas; may it be a safe and wonderful holiday season for you all.

It comes every year and will go on forever. And along with Christmas belong the keepsakes and the customs. Those humble, everyday things a mother clings to, and ponders, like Mary in the secret spaces of her heart." ~Marjorie Holmes, American writer.

The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others' burdens, easing other's loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas." ~W. C. Jones

Let this Christmas season be a renewing of the mind of Christ in our thinking, and a cleansing of our lives by His pure presence. Let His joy come to our weary world through us. ~Gerald Kennedy

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Best Year in Wired

Wired designs are very fun, they give me the ability to really create and highlight the stones I’m working with. Designs are accented with either links, wire wrapping, or pendants that have been wired with different bail techniques. So, after deliberating long and hard on this one, here’s this year’s best in wired designs from our collection.




(to the left) Brazilian Ocos Agate wired brass

Spiderweb Agate Kyanite Pearls Crystals (to the right)




(to the left) Onyx Crystals Pyrite/Onyx Pendant wired Black/Brass

Sardonyx Agate Black Jet Crystals Black Coil Links (to the right)

Monday, December 21, 2009

Our Best Year the Sea Offered

Another posting of this year’s best of our collection; this time we are highlighting our best designs using what c comes from the sea; pearls, mother-of-pearl, and shells in all shapes and sizes.


(to the left) Black Agate Pearls Silver Mother-of-Pearl Pendant

Philippine Shells Pearls Dragon Skin Pendant (to the right)







Purple Spiny Oyster Ivoryite (to the right)

(to the left) Turquoise Pearls

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Natures Birthstones December

The idea that certain precious stones were associated with certain months goes back at least to the 1st century CE; however the custom of wearing the precious stones began in Poland during the 18th century. Though it’s associated with the month you were born in may have been around for centuries, the wearing of jewelry containing your birthstone is a little more recent or modern.

The wearying of one's birthstone is traditionally thought to be lucky, which gemstone does one chose; modern, traditional, zodiac, planetary, talismanic, or maybe Ancient Arabic, Hebrew, Italian, or Roman stones. For example, there are thirteen different stones associated with December, or as Sun/Star, Planetary, Talismanic stones for the Zodiac sign of Sagittarius or Capricorn, because the Zodiac for December crosses over two months. So with the month of December the gemstones are turquoise, blue topaz, tanzanite, zircon, lapis, onyx, ruby, and chrysoprase. The Zodiac signs for Sagittarius and Capricorn include five more stones of agate, garnet, amethyst, sapphire, and beryl.


Here’s a list of the stones associated with the month of December.

Turquoise Modern BirthstoneSun Sign (Star Sign) - Sagittarius Ancient Russian December Birthstone Ancient Polish December Birthstone


Blue Topaz Modern Birthstone Ancient Hindu December Birthstone Zodiac Sign - Sagittarius Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Sagittarius



Tanzanite Modern December Birthstone



Zircon Traditional December Birthstone



Lapis Traditional December Birthstone Planetary Stone - Capricorn



Onyx Mystical December Birthstone Talismanic Stone - Capricorn


Ruby Ayurvedic Birthstone Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Capricorn Ancient Arabic, Hebrew, Italian, and Roman December Birthstone



Agate Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Capricorn


Garnet Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Capricorn




Amethyst Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Sagittarius



Sapphire Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Sagittarius



Beryl Talismanic Stone - Sagittarius



Chrysoprase Ancient Russian December Birthstone Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Gemini


No matter what your choices, all of nature’s creations are beautiful and look at it this way, there will always be something to wear or accent your attire; reflecting your personality and style.

*Research by several websites, mineral/rock books.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Merry Christmas To Everyone

We wish all of our friends, family, many customers, and followers a very Merry Christmas; may it be a safe and wonderful holiday season for you all.

It comes every year and will go on forever. And along with Christmas belong the keepsakes and the customs. Those humble, everyday things a mother clings to, and ponders, like Mary in the secret spaces of her heart." ~Marjorie Holmes, American writer.

The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others' burdens, easing other's loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas." ~W. C. Jones

Let this Christmas season be a renewing of the mind of Christ in our thinking, and a cleansing of our lives by His pure presence. Let His joy come to our weary world through us. ~Gerald Kennedy

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Best Year in Wired

Wired designs are very fun, they give me the ability to really create and highlight the stones I’m working with. Designs are accented with either links, wire wrapping, or pendants that have been wired with different bail techniques. So, after deliberating long and hard on this one, here’s this year’s best in wired designs from our collection.




(to the left) Brazilian Ocos Agate wired brass

Spiderweb Agate Kyanite Pearls Crystals (to the right)




(to the left) Onyx Crystals Pyrite/Onyx Pendant wired Black/Brass

Sardonyx Agate Black Jet Crystals Black Coil Links (to the right)

Monday, December 21, 2009

Our Best Year the Sea Offered

Another posting of this year’s best of our collection; this time we are highlighting our best designs using what c comes from the sea; pearls, mother-of-pearl, and shells in all shapes and sizes.


(to the left) Black Agate Pearls Silver Mother-of-Pearl Pendant

Philippine Shells Pearls Dragon Skin Pendant (to the right)







Purple Spiny Oyster Ivoryite (to the right)

(to the left) Turquoise Pearls

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Natures Birthstones December

The idea that certain precious stones were associated with certain months goes back at least to the 1st century CE; however the custom of wearing the precious stones began in Poland during the 18th century. Though it’s associated with the month you were born in may have been around for centuries, the wearing of jewelry containing your birthstone is a little more recent or modern.

The wearying of one's birthstone is traditionally thought to be lucky, which gemstone does one chose; modern, traditional, zodiac, planetary, talismanic, or maybe Ancient Arabic, Hebrew, Italian, or Roman stones. For example, there are thirteen different stones associated with December, or as Sun/Star, Planetary, Talismanic stones for the Zodiac sign of Sagittarius or Capricorn, because the Zodiac for December crosses over two months. So with the month of December the gemstones are turquoise, blue topaz, tanzanite, zircon, lapis, onyx, ruby, and chrysoprase. The Zodiac signs for Sagittarius and Capricorn include five more stones of agate, garnet, amethyst, sapphire, and beryl.


Here’s a list of the stones associated with the month of December.

Turquoise Modern BirthstoneSun Sign (Star Sign) - Sagittarius Ancient Russian December Birthstone Ancient Polish December Birthstone


Blue Topaz Modern Birthstone Ancient Hindu December Birthstone Zodiac Sign - Sagittarius Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Sagittarius



Tanzanite Modern December Birthstone



Zircon Traditional December Birthstone



Lapis Traditional December Birthstone Planetary Stone - Capricorn



Onyx Mystical December Birthstone Talismanic Stone - Capricorn


Ruby Ayurvedic Birthstone Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Capricorn Ancient Arabic, Hebrew, Italian, and Roman December Birthstone



Agate Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Capricorn


Garnet Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Capricorn




Amethyst Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Sagittarius



Sapphire Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Sagittarius



Beryl Talismanic Stone - Sagittarius



Chrysoprase Ancient Russian December Birthstone Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Gemini


No matter what your choices, all of nature’s creations are beautiful and look at it this way, there will always be something to wear or accent your attire; reflecting your personality and style.

*Research by several websites, mineral/rock books.