HOPING YOU ARE ALL FINDING SOLACE IN THIS CRAZY WORLD. One of my favorite necklaces is a simple one, but wearing it daily helps me remember that I can get through each day a little easier. That's the relationship that I have had with stones for a very long time. Creating these necklaces from stones and handmade glass beads is my way to give back to humanity. I have given so many as gifts, and will continue to do so. Check out the BLOG section, if this post hasn't already brou

AMIDST THE TURMOIL OF THE WORLD'S AFFAIRS, IT IS EASY TO FORGET THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO STAY CALM. THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE STONES THAT CAN HELP US KEEP OUR EQUILIBRIUM. BLACK STONES SEEM TO BE THE ONES WITH THE MOST "GROUNDING" EFFECT. BY GROUNDING, I MEAN, HELPING US DEFLECT THE SURGES OF ELECTROMAGNETIC IMPULSES FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES, OR EVEN WELL-MEANING PEOPLE... WHETHER THEY REALIZE THAT THEY ARE DOING IT OR NOT. IT CAN ALSO MEAN THAT A PERSON CAN BE TOO MUCH I

ADDING FABULOUS TRADE BEADS WITH GEMSTONES IN NECKLACES PROVIDES AN ADDED ELEMENT OF SURPRISE, AND A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION... ---FOR CENTURIES, TRADE BEADS HAVE BEEN PRIZED WORLDWIDE. BY COMBINING THESE TREASURES WITH SEMI AND SEMI-PRECIOUS GEMSTONES, A WORK OF ART IS CREATED, THAT IS AS INDIVIDUAL AS THE WEARER. ADDING CARNELIAN, SHELLS AND BLACK TOURMALINE, AMONG OTHER COMBINATIONS, WILL LEND THEMSELVES TO A FABULOUS, ONE-OF-A-KIND TREASURE TO STAY IN THE FAMILY FOR YEARS

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THIS CREATION, FEATURES A 'CEDI' (NOMODA EBENEZER DJABA) BEAD AS THE CENTER PIECE OF THIS AFRICAN EXTRAVAGANZA NECKLACE. --- FROM GHANA, CEDI HAS BEEN CRAFTING THESE GORGEOUS GLASS BEADS FROM POWDERED GLASS FRAGMENTS, FROM A METHOD THAT DATES BACK THROUGHOUT THE AGES. THE OTHER GLASS BEADS IN THE PIECE ARE ALSO FROM AFRICA. IN THE KROBO REGION OF GHANA, STRANDS OF COLORFUL GLASS BEADS ARE WORN IN EVERYDAY LIFE, AS WELL AS TO CELEBRATE SPECIAL OCCASIONS. ---AT AGE SEVEN, CEDI

ONE OF THE PREMIER STONES WITH A TETRAGONAL SHAPE, IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES: RUTILE. IT NATURALLY OCCURS IN FINE THREADS WITHIN QUARTZ. IT...

THIS OSCAR ALEXIUS BELT BUCKLE WAS TOO TEMPTING TO BE LEFT AS A BELT BUCKLE... SIGNED ON THE BACK BY HIMSELF. ADDING FACETED TURQUOISE...

THE VIBRANT HUES THAT COMBINE TO DISPLAY THE LIGHT AQUA BLUES, TO THE EMERALD GREENS ARE HOME TO BOTH AQUAMARINE AND LABRADORITE....

THE LOVELY MARIKA PROVIDED THE PENDANT, I ADDED THE BEADS AND CLASP. HER LOVE OF AMETHYST WAS A PERFFECT ADD-ON TO THIS LABRADORITE...

Finding fossils at an early age prompted my keen interest in all things relating to those who have gone before. We do not normally...