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Hi all. Have been busy, busy, busy recreating the breathtaking colors of Fall & Thanksgiving in my studio, updating available crystal & stones in the shop and addressing the concerns of my United States customer’s needs to heal from the recent, many-months political battle for the Presidency. Let’s take a look at what has come about jewelry-wise as a result.
The Ankh ear cuff is now available in 15 different stone finishes!
Red Jasper is a healing stone that helps us move forward in life and promotes a healthy sense of security and confidence – something we all could use in the great and turbulent time of change currently happening in the United States.
Azurite & Malachite – I also recommend this unique blend of both stones for healings because they cover more ground together to combat the uniqueness of the conflicts as of late. Azurite works on the throat chakra, promoting compassion & empathy and helps one to express their feelings & thoughts. Malachite, a well-known heart chakra stone, keeps the expression of our passionate thoughts in emotional balance, bringing calm and relieving all forms of depression. It boosts the overall immune system, in extension helping support a wide variety of bodily systems including heart, lungs, pancreas, spleen, pituitary gland, eyesight, teeth, tissue regeneration, physical balance, endurance and detoxing.
Poppy Jasper, Picture Jasper, Silverleaf Jasper – no matter what type of Jasper you choose, it is an extremely stable & protective, grounding, all-around go-to stone to have. It gives reliable support during traumatic events, preventing burnout. It also facilitates ending situations no longer for your highest good with gentleness and grace – a key component in recovering from the tense political situation many find themselves in with conflicts that have arisen in the last three months in the U.S. Each variety of Jasper has additional unique properties it adds to its overall attributes as well. To see my offerings in various jaspers, click here.
I hope you have enjoyed our look into healing stones and it gives you some tools for healing your own bodies, minds & souls. If you would like more information or a customization on a piece here or in our store, please feel free to email me here via the contact form or through Etsy.
There is a harmony I often feel compelled to follow when working with specific crystal & color associations for earrings and ear cuffs in my shop The Ears Have It. It seems natural to work with the color black on Saturday, White on Monday, Red on Tuesdays and so on. Stones and crystals follow suit in this fashion as well – Saturday is a day for working with my pewter charms and pairing them with Hematite, Obsidian and Jet – all dark stones associated with the darker shades and the ruling planet for this day – Saturn.
I thought it’d be fun to share my reference chart for this. It’s taken directly from my Book of Shadows and was updated just today. I would enjoy hearing what you all think of the pairing for each weekday and what your experience has been, if any, in their application and use and how effective following them has been for you. Please feel free to drop a comment here or contact us through the website or on our social media links here. Enjoy!
Monday (Moon-day)
Planet: Moon.
Colors: Silver, White, Grey and Pale Blue.
Metal: Silver.
Crystals: Moonstone, Pearl, Aquamarine, Selenite.
Tuesday (Tiw’s-day)
Planet: Mars.
Colors: Red, Scarlet, Autumn Shades, Black, Orange.
Metal: Iron.
Crystals: Ruby, Garnet, Bloodstone, Flint, Rhodonite, Hematite.
Wednesday (Wodin’s day)
Planet: Mercury.
Colors: Yellow, Purple, Orange, Grey and Mixed Hues.
Metals: Mercury and Zinc.
Crystals: Citrine, Agates, Aventurine, Mica, Pumice, Opal.
Thursday (Thor’s day)
Planet: Jupiter.
Colors: Purple, Green and Deep Blue.
Metal: Tin.
Crystals: Amethyst, Lepidolite, Sugilite, Turquoise.
It has also been identified with Sapphire, Emerald and Cats Eye.
Friday (Freya’s day)
Planet: Venus.
Colors: Green, Aqua, Light Blue, Pink and Copper tones.
Metal: Copper.
Crystals: Amber, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Rose Quartz, Coral, Emerald, Malachite.
Saturday (Saturn’s Day)
Planet: Saturn.
Colors: Maroon, Purple, Dark Shades and Black.
Metals: Lead and Pewter.
Crystals: Obsidian, Jet, Coral, Hematite, Serpentine, Salt, Apache Tear.
Sunday (Sun Day)
Planet: Sun.
Colors: Gold, Yellow, Hot Pink and Orange.
Metal: Gold.
Crystals: Amber, Tigers Eye, Carnelian, Sunstone, Quartz Crystal, Topaz and Diamond.
It was such a relief Friday to be able to just walk into a Michaels craft store and look around even if I couldn’t buy anything. Ever since the lockdown and they and JoAnns have been closed to pick-up only service, I wondered how I would deal with it. It shot down my plans to keep my mind off the pandemic by working on creative projects – what if I needed something in the middle of what I was making? I couldn’t just run over there and grab it. The first day I needed something, I ordered it from JoAnns and it took THREE DAYS for it to be ready for pick up. I had made sure it was something I didn’t need to create something – it was just a large self-healing mat to place underneath a new production table, but wow, it showed me how much I rely on local craft stores, maybe too much.
ADDENDUM: As I knew they would (and told my husband), JoAnns opened up the NEXT DAY. Sadly, their organization’s communication and organizational skills are a TRAIN WRECK ’cause I called them Wednesday to find out when they would be open and I was told, “July 1st”. They just COULDN’T STAND seeing their competition open a full month before them.
In 2013 I posted a brief mention of the uses and qualities in the semi-precious stone carnelian. I mentioned some basic associations with chakras and the body’s system. Looking back, I see it was only a quick, incomplete overview. Let’s go over some more information and to go with a new design.
Back then I paired carnelian with a vibrant gold sun charm dangling from an ear cuff. I have reintroduced this powerful healing stone in the Etsy store for all to enjoy today in a new form.
Left to right: Amethyst, Amethyst faceted, Aqua Terra Jasper – red, Bamboo, Brillante Agate – orange, Botswana Agate – varied faceted, Botswana Agate – red faceted, Botswana Agate – black/white striped, Hematite Jasper, Iolite – pink dyed, Leopard Jasper, Rhyolite, Sunstone/Goldstone – faceted, Tigerseye – brown, Tigerseye – red, Unakite.
To say life has been tits-up since my last blog post is a frigging understatement. Now, the weekend California is starting to relax and get back to normal, I am also updating my Etsy store listings. Orders have begun to pick up this past month, so I owe it to my customers to make sure everything is in stock and bring them something new and pretty!
The Azurite/Malachite Feather ear cuff/earring set has 15 stones available to choose from. I am hoping yet again to update this list as soon as I find my stock of Azurite/Malachite beads (found ’em !). They got buried somewhere in my stock and as soon as I dig them out, I will list them as also available.
The stone size is 5-6 mm. I have smaller ones available in different stones such as Blackstone, Bloodstone, Burma Jade and Brown Tiger’s Eye, but they don’t look well with this design. Still, if you want to custom order an ear cuff with them, I’ll be more than happy to create it for you and send you a preview of what it looks like. Just contact me here.
Stay safe everyone. I don’t like wearing masks any more than the next damn rebellious American, but it appears our idiot California Governor is relaxing retail restrictions – that and the food and retail industries are just fed up with his bullshit and opening up anyways, so hopefully it’ll be done soon. /rant
Namaste,
)O( Luna the BeadWitch
Hi all. I’m keeping my peyote stitch bracelet poll open for now until I run out of ideas. Not surprisingly, “This Is The Way” from Disney’s series, “The Mandalorian” won the vote when I posted it back in late January. What did surprise me is that the Cat Pawprints didn’t tie it or at least garner any more votes since cats are so universally liked in fandom, especially amongst my personal friends.
I will continue to work on new designs for Doctor Who bracelets, patterns and kits. There are a ton of ideas out there I have on backlog and not enough time in this lifetime to get to them. To mix it up a little, however, I will also be doing pagan themed bracelets and My Little Pony – the latter hopefully in time for the premiere of the new generation in March.
Commissions are closed for deliveries to our customers at Gallifrey One, which is in TWO DAYS. Man, after the Christmas season died down, #gally1 sure came at us like a freight train! I will have patterns, kits and fully-made bracelets on ‘site if you want to purchase them and will have my credit card processing chip on me at all times if you don’t have the cash flow to do an impulse purchase. Here are the items that will be available for on ‘site sales:
If you would like to catch up with me at the convention, the quickest (and surest) way to get a hold of me if you don’t have my phone number is to direct message me on Twitter. Be sure to follow me first, then after I follow you, you can send a direct message. You can do the same on Facebook Messenger. My profile is here. Thanks!
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From what I have seen on this board and in other reviews is that the first key they give you to their “magic number” NEVER WORKS and they ALWAYS have to give you another one. This is apparently a flaw in the program that was never addressed by their programmers. I have been working with BCP Pro for many, many years now (at least 7) and it ALWAYS crashes due to memory issues on two of my desktop PCs.
It is my hope they fix their tech support issues soon and get back to the quick, helpful customer services we have all enjoyed in the past, but as of now, I am switching to BeadTool as I have been told by expert, professional patterns sellers that it is the industry standard. Sorry, BeadCreator Pro, but my love affair with your difficult-to-work-with program is on hold and quite possibly, over.”
– our review left on craftaholique.com, 1/31/20
Please vote. I can’t decide!
Loading ...The 5th Doctor and Crack in the Universe peyote-stitched beaded bracelet patterns are now up and available in the Etsy store. They’ll go on the store website in the next day or so. For those going to this year’s Gallifrey One, wouldn’t it be awesome to show up wearing the 5th Doctor bracelet when this year’s Doctor Guest of Honor is Peter Davison? There’s still plenty of time to snag the pattern and make it if you act now.
Here’s a little preview:
