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Gemstones From Around The World

Spirals of Light — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:52:33 +0000

I recently returned from a buying trip at Denver International Gem & Mineral show. Shopping at the Denver Gem show is like taking a trip around the world. I visited gems dealers from all corners of the globe, many who hardly speak a word of english. They bring with them amazing and exquisite mineral specimens in all sizes and shapes. This year was no exception. Its like visiting a fine Mineral museum. In fact this show is where many buyers from museums come to find additions to their collections. Some of these gifts from the mineral kingdom can literally take your breath away

Here is a list of just some of the things I purchased.

Blue Celestite from Madagascar
Seraphinite and Charoite from Russia
Shiva Lingams from India
Nuummite from Greenland ( 3 billon years old)
Lapis from Afghanistan
Blue Kyanite from Brazil
Brand new to market Orange Kyanite from Tanzania
Malachite from Africa
Black Tourmaline from China
Larimar from the Dominican Republic

This show is so much fun not only to buy treasures but also to take in all the beauty that Mother Earth has to offer us. >> Continue reading

Selling my jewelry at the art fair

Spirals of Light — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:00:03 +0000

Selling jewelry, crystals, gemstones and minerals at shows is so much fun. This weekend I displayed my collection of treasures at a local art show, sponsored by the local art gallery “ Artist in Paradise” here on Big Pine Key. The day was warm and breezy, one of those #10 days we like to boast about here in the Keys. Attendance was good as people milled about, perusing the art and crafts of local Keys artists.

What I like so much about exhibiting at art shows is meeting the people who buy my jewelry and stones. Watching the responses as folks pick up a stone or place a necklace around their neck completes the connection for me. We get to talk about how the stones make them feel, what attracts them to a certain piece. I can learn what people are looking for. >> Continue reading

Abundance and Prosperity Jewelry

Spirals of Light — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:28:56 +0000

Its time to make the shift from scarcity, lack, and fear to abundance and prosperity. I hardly ever watch the news these days. There is too much emphasis of the bleak economy, doom and gloom. I see this reflected in the people I talk with.

Thank goodness there are many people choosing to see the wonderful opportunity these times offer. Lets move into a positive space of spiritual change. Lets choose to see all that is good in our lives, to focus on gratitude and appreciation. To keep life simple, and enjoy what we already have rather than look at what is lacking.

It is with this intention that I created the Abundance and Prosperity Jewelry.

I wanted to design jewelry that would bring the wearer back to balance. A reminder of all the richness that exists in life and from that place move forward to create more abundance. >> Continue reading

Beads, Beads and more Beads

Spirals of Light — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:32:20 +0000

Beads, beads & more beads

I am shopping. Shopping for gems, beads and jewelry at the Gem and Lapidary wholesale show in Orlando, FL. I visited table after table covered with all different shapes, sizes and textures of beads. Everything from A-Z is here. I found some really nice Lapis from Afghanistan, in shapes I hadn’t had before. I came across some citrine ovals. They will be used in an abundance necklace, I have been wanting to create. Because I bought many strands I was able to get them at a good price, which will make the abundance necklace very affordable. That is what makes going to a gem show so much fun, you never know what you will find, and sometimes you find real bargains.
Not only did I find beads, I found some exceptional pendants to create into necklaces. >> Continue reading