Yarns and Things

Hi all,

Jet or lignite…to be technical…

Jet is formed from decaying wood under extreme pressure for thousands of years.

It is organic, but not a mineral.  Called a minor gemstone.

The color is black or dark brown with occassional inclusions which are a brassy color or metallic.

Hard jet is the result of carbon compresion and sale water.  Soft jet is carbon compression and fresh water.

It is easily polished and craved.  But to get more detailed carving, one must be a experienced carver, otherwise it will break.

It was very popular in the 20′s and very valued by collectors today.

White Calcite is a crystal that comes from the earth in a number of geometric forms.  It is often found attached to other crystals, such as amethyst, citrine and flourite.

It is found throughout the US, China, Brazil and Mexico.

It is a powerful energy amplifier and healer.  It aids in memory, clears chakra centers and opens the crown chakra.   

Until next time!

NOPE!

It’s only snowflake obsidian!  Which is a stone of purity that balances mind and spirit.

When placed on the sacral chakra it wil calm and soothe and allow’s one to view their unhealthy patterns in their behavior, thus facilitating change.

The blackness of the background in this stone enhances the ability reach your inner self and it is one of the earliest known stones use for seeing into the future.

Healers use when workign with muscle cramps and it’s also great for detoxification.

This is an example of one of the ways I do greeting cards. This was last years Christmas card! I had bought a Cricut machine and was having a rough leaving it alone!

Since last Christmas I have branched out into stamps, different inks, EMBOSSING POWDER!!!!!!!!! and how I can incorporate different elements into my cards!

My pieces were described as freeform. 

What’s my process?  I’m drawn to color, texture, new ways to put something together.

It might be one of my own polymer clay pieces or a fiber art bead fashioned from novelty yarns.

I go from there…my own vision in my head…or maybe something I saw that I liked.

I find a color wheel a big help! It pushes me to put together colors I might not otherwise do.

Check out my pics on this blog to see the results!

Brenda

Hi all,

Sounds yummy, but would be hard on the teeth!

Emma’s eggs, also called Seer Stones are Dreamer  Crystals are commonly found as rose quartz, a pink color; crytal which is clear white; amethyst which is purple and smokey quartz which is brown.

It’s found in the Elbre River in Southern Brazil.  They are river tumbled and have one smooth, flat side that lets one see the facets inside.  The flat side is the “window”.  They make great meditation crystals and Rose is good for Love and the Heart Chakra.  Amethyst is for Inner Peace and the Crown Chakra.  Clear is great foradvancement and all the Chakras.  Smokey is for strength and the Root and Sacral Chakras.  Lastly, labradorite stimulates the imagination and works with all the chakras!

Later,

Brenda

I have posted pics of some of my creations!!!!!!!  Check them out!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi all,

As it’s name inplies, it’s the colors of a peacock!  Mixes of blues and pinks or shades of blues or pinks in one stone.

The technical name is chalcopyrite taken from the Greek words Chalkos meaning “copper” and pyrites meaning “strike fire”. 

This is a mineral that increases the abilities of perception.  It helps one pull ethereal energy to you and also helps bring information of you and others.

It can be used to break up energy blocks and open and clean the crown chkara.  Makes a great meditation stone.

Cheers,

Brenda

Alexandrite!

Usually a purple colored stone, but the best quality of this stone is a bright green that changes to bright red when put in candlelight or another reddish light.  It’s a very rare stone!  It’s uses are to stimulate pleasure and love.  Also considered a very lucky stone!

More later!

Brenda

Hi all!

I thought I’d do some posting on things related to what I do!

I’ll skip around a bit as I do different things…knitting, jewelry, cards..

So here’s a bit about gemstones that you might find in a piece of jewelry…

Moss agate, also called mocha stone, is a semi precious gems  It is tone.  It’s usually found in granit and limestone.  It has minerals of a green color embedded in it.  All this forms a pattern that sometimes looks like blue cheese at times.  The background is milky white or clear.  It also includes chrome ,iron and mangenese that lends variations of color from red to black mixed in .  It does not contain organic matter and it formed from weathered volcanic rock. 

More next week!!!!!!!!!!

Hi!

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B