tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37775480894608247502024-03-16T11:53:11.532-07:00Doodlepunk ArtThis blog is about the many aspects of my creative journey. I will be posting ideas and random thoughts, inspiration, art and jewelry techniques, creative projects, photographs of my art, links to other great artists and the healing properties of gemstones, crystals and other minerals. Thank you for stopping by. All text is copyrighted. Please do not copy without my written consent. ~Jennifer Shipley.Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777548089460824750.post-58516846566376548902014-10-02T12:52:00.001-07:002014-10-02T14:55:03.626-07:00Goethite in Amethyst: Sirius Amethyst/Super 7<p><font face="Trebuchet MS">I just acquired more of these amazing sirius amethysts/”super 7’s” and will gradually be adding them one by one to my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/doodlepunkart">shop.</a> These things are absolutely amazing energetically and packed full of mineral inclusions. The mining location is Antsakaonimanta Deposit, Mangatabohangy Commune (Mangatobangy), Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania Region, Fianarantsoa Pronvince, Madagascar. Scroll to the bottom of this article to see the photo album of the one I just added to my shop. You can view this crystal in my shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/205706180/sirius-amethyst-trigonic-scepter-crystal">HERE</a>.</font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">I’ve identified goethite for sure in all of them. I think the more reddish needles and flecks may be lepidochrosite. There is a lot of a mauve-ish red mineral in many of them that I can’t identify, but I’m pretty sure it’s one of the iron minerals. Some of it could be hematite, though much of it has a slight purplish hue, so I’m not sure exactly what’s going on inside these crystals, but it is a lot of something interesting and very special. </font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">I do see some fine whitish hairs or fibers in this <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/205706180/sirius-amethyst-trigonic-scepter-crystal">particular specimen</a>. I don’t believe this is rutile because they bend and rutile is straight. They could be some type of amphibole, though they are pretty fine and delicate, so it’s hard to say if they’re an actual mineral or just some run-of-the-mill inclusions. </font><font face="Trebuchet MS">There are also a number of other minerals I cannot identify. A</font><font face="Trebuchet MS">ll of these crystals have amethyst, smoky quartz and clear quartz as well as goethite, and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/205706180/sirius-amethyst-trigonic-scepter-crystal">this particular one</a> is an elestial and trigonic. </font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">Rutile and cacoxenite are the only things missing for <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/205706180/sirius-amethyst-trigonic-scepter-crystal">this particular specimen</a> to be a super 7, but all of the super 7’s that I have purchased from people claiming they are super 7’s have NEVER had rutile or cacoxenite. In fact, there has actually never been any cacoxenite identified in any amethyst by geologists or mineralogists EVER. All samples of “cacoxenite” taken from amethyst that have been tested have turned out to be goethite, so I don’t believe there is actually such a thing as a super 7. (You can verify this info with a search on mindat or google scholarly. And if you ever find any actual scientific evidence out there that contradicts what I have said here, please post the link in the comments section.) </font><font face="Trebuchet MS">So, it is my opinion that all super 7’s are actually super 6’s at best and probably mostly super 4’s. </font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">My boyfriend and I just purchased two “super 7’s”. I only found goethite, amethyst, smoky quartz, and clear (or milky) quartz in them. Energetically I don’t feel like they even begin to compare to these amethysts that I’ve been collecting. I can barely feel anything from mine, and his is nice, but doesn’t really feel any more powerful than a nice amethyst to me. (I hate to say that because they were both extremely expensive.) His is actually very pretty, but mine is absolutely ugly. It is a poorly tumbled chunk of really dirty amethyst with some interesting goethite triangles inside. That’s it. Quite disappointing. My boyfriend has been teasing me that he’s going to cut it up, and I may just let him do it at some point, because I would like to be able to see the goethite better. </font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">But these awesome amethysts that I’ve come across recently absolutely blow me away. They were not sold to me as super 7’s, just amethyst. The prices were much more reasonable that super 7’s and they are actually whole crystals with their original terminations, which is something you rarely see in crystals sold as “super 7’s). </font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">The energy feels amazingly strong. All of these weird crystals have the most intense blast of energy I’ve ever felt in any crystal, even more than lemurians (to me.) When I point them to my left palm, it is a very intense piercing feeling for a crystal. Some of the beams of energy feel more round and others more sharp. I suspect that even those who are “energy blind” may be able to feel them. </font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">And this is what I am the most excited about right now: I just got some really small ones that actually have really sparkly rutile in them. This is the first time I have found rutile in amethyst and they are sooooooooooooo amazingly beautiful. AND energetically, they pack a really powerful punch in a very small package. I’ll try to add some to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/doodlepunkart">DoodlepunkArt</a> soon and keep the prices affordable.</font></p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:168af09c-1856-48f6-8a1a-bc2410d60c3d" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:330px;border-collapse:collapse;' > <tr> <td colspan=2 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:5px 0px 5px 5px;width:129px;vertical-align:bottom;' > <a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=9c067c4d59759f7d&page=play&resid=9C067C4D59759F7D!275&parId=9C067C4D59759F7D!274&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ADEMkTbxLoDNKps" target="_blank" border="0" style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;"> <img 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Dreamstone<p><font face="Trebuchet MS"> </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yZseJbslS7eLn_8XuwabipyiJhXgbdf5ClaWv84e6wDyqX-1VDShHqDF-3rTGO4RbcFqxz1_xCUXcreozS4Qn1U1eoT7DPxtv0VFLWPrS-BL3OQ8rlOUKF2l3Q2RWDy9_lUk87BdmMY/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0014.jpg"><font face="Trebuchet MS"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6MSOteid_FA785vY-3_3KwtyAKRk_tgIE5KLlATECv03er3MsdKH_LND5PRmgkDJmnFXOp4M6W65lW_pCs2Xbv-xGciSpBHT6PFmCHhnmoinisFn4kI6U7AI1hFDJcs7aWkoOTpTmu8//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></font></a> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">I’m so excited to show you one of my new green quartz crystals from the Huanggang Mine of Inner Mongolia, China. I’ve managed to recently acquired a small collection of these crystals, and am parting with this one in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/205179857/green-angel-dreamstone-quartz-crystal">DoodlepunkArt</a>. I’m trying to resist the urge to hoard them all to myself. (Don’t worry, I will share, I just have to figure out which ones.) I will be editing and adding more specimens to this article in the upcoming months, so check back here periodically for more information.</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8lj9bDMk4pxG1X5oRf8wNtl83MXxASMEBWLUoQQefuJ_2twcNS0DaCwUd8CG6dAKE4buRuqK6zo6F4pEb0lhJIQDaC9Xq_iU-xoXym3HAKfXG5xeTD8YTzt44X4Wjuww99eURszNYvQ/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0026.jpg"><font face="Trebuchet MS"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN98MNpE66NujIAosdicwk_sJp_Tnpa9GVcIXqqXoXU7XpsoRpPe6mCQtNsI1QynoQiKRJ0WSGfDYYkpwDnBXVp_-LDOuDQUWS5bEm9G4fQ-RAkpR7HbLWjnU5Hcft3kG4WhtcEXfGX0M//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></font></a></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/205179857/green-angel-dreamstone-quartz-crystal">This specimen</a> is quartz with hedenbergite inclusions. It is very similar to the Seriphos green quartz from Greece, only it is much larger that the crystals found at this location, and the energy and appearance of these crystals is unique. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/205179857/green-angel-dreamstone-quartz-crystal">This crystal</a> also goes by these names: prase, prasem and Robert Simmons has named them quite appropriately, “Green Angel Dreamstone.” </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJ_LFXHatNW4Trjfpi0lmFKsAoQUo5XcVAU1-1YZ0nRLH4u5bm6L0EeFCghheUpt6WBvT2v8LwN6ZM2XrIXx2CzalqVcWLe4BCc3i-lT9qXS8sCGdQjDNsh3Hv00ZHv40rhOS5Tw18TA/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0046.jpg"><font face="Trebuchet MS"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNR7XDxc4FBN8YmweBcKXjOsnJZOiF2H5T-Q4LS2bsQg6Tf_5Lp1VmQ5Cs1yXZQEIAENVVszrFQbmSo7BttpFuUT4tO0vGoIYmkOL4rwVHcYHzUh29Pb489SpYzRKEyhY6iLRJD5tz9Y//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></font></a></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">These are not the same as dream quartz, which is colored green by epidote. Hedenbergite is the mineral that tints this Inner Mongolian quartz an earthy green color. It also may be part of what caused the crystals to grow in such a very unusual and spectacular way: The sides of these crystals are covered with hundreds of small, cathedral-like, rhombohedral faces. </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbF0-k5VlPARZA64pfBONZ-PBdoo1Cw1aN0_NIegP6dhwtA6oJWvu-_jW3F6kp7Acbb_r9sC3zsimGxANopjZYt3ORE6ZGFu8GKk-2g7i-moivuqfrM8LXy1YoaYSy4TtHdp2i2ZN-_qs/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0074.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXtDxMAaHPUAAUpjhVY_EpWV9LkO8jYpZhywkQDJhkM47adsYUhAcdl4nvifZJWHm6K2flzru0uLMkcN4WrzKE0lyJ3-YdNqauB3YoiAClMdtVQrWsxnVWOZ8ilGd5E3r-1p6ynhYZPo/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0114.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblIB-chG5BiRgLGYIgp2RWC_3RiHkpVHbFUAAw3s7cs9ltfP3SdGMGtuQptXlymn2dyO_3Ly0psPXhzQ5ZQBWEs9od8fl-gqsgr1Rsrj7Ooo5aDgV-AeR6di6wN1nkRSF8lomFzRMzh0/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0144.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASOqRxoTPtNG3Qjose8YYH2p5Hjezh-kXN6pQc2O-InPbqbvIRGGoucPW8eEKQd0m_5aZytF_zOGVPBIU8b-k5qvDZmbQRBcJcFaJQ2UYmamwbr2dJ2yG7NjXc52h-uyutYOUIROh0gY/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0284.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXtDxMAaHPUAAUpjhVY_EpWV9LkO8jYpZhywkQDJhkM47adsYUhAcdl4nvifZJWHm6K2flzru0uLMkcN4WrzKE0lyJ3-YdNqauB3YoiAClMdtVQrWsxnVWOZ8ilGd5E3r-1p6ynhYZPo/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0114.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblIB-chG5BiRgLGYIgp2RWC_3RiHkpVHbFUAAw3s7cs9ltfP3SdGMGtuQptXlymn2dyO_3Ly0psPXhzQ5ZQBWEs9od8fl-gqsgr1Rsrj7Ooo5aDgV-AeR6di6wN1nkRSF8lomFzRMzh0/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0144.jpg"><font face="Trebuchet MS"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBO_Mksasw9tgu2PiQlU9CvJFzpO_cP0_aM0k8wrgbvszVtADwQVCLwfhTKIolorAIqh9Vs-Ku10-S-lxYVZ69EaRSNnSGPVzq3qwOqkJ8aiBYZNjGCFj9JyrdJ46VnFu_JfALwSmwDs//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></font></a></a></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">Many of the quartz crystals from this location have a multi-sceptered appearance due to a dipyramidal habit. These dipyramidal crystal are missing their m-faces, so they are essentially two terminations (or six-sided pyramids) attached to each other. (“M-faces” are the straight sides of a quartz crystal that lead to the termination.) Hundreds of dipyramids line the m-faces of the main crystals on many of these stones.</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXtDxMAaHPUAAUpjhVY_EpWV9LkO8jYpZhywkQDJhkM47adsYUhAcdl4nvifZJWHm6K2flzru0uLMkcN4WrzKE0lyJ3-YdNqauB3YoiAClMdtVQrWsxnVWOZ8ilGd5E3r-1p6ynhYZPo/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0114.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblIB-chG5BiRgLGYIgp2RWC_3RiHkpVHbFUAAw3s7cs9ltfP3SdGMGtuQptXlymn2dyO_3Ly0psPXhzQ5ZQBWEs9od8fl-gqsgr1Rsrj7Ooo5aDgV-AeR6di6wN1nkRSF8lomFzRMzh0/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0144.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASOqRxoTPtNG3Qjose8YYH2p5Hjezh-kXN6pQc2O-InPbqbvIRGGoucPW8eEKQd0m_5aZytF_zOGVPBIU8b-k5qvDZmbQRBcJcFaJQ2UYmamwbr2dJ2yG7NjXc52h-uyutYOUIROh0gY/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0284.jpg"><font face="Trebuchet MS"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uZB3qlGyAW26nJN-miRnD1Eba_FwWjoSxGj0_rvhsiPgF7eru8S6kaCpHi9ijpKkwt5ClbD_UQNXiczrxHdyfNnOwZ1luR5Kr2SxB_jWntyFWpQydQW_4KWlKh8WP1vHXKibwvgQs10//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">I have not identified all of the minerals in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/205179857/green-angel-dreamstone-quartz-crystal">this particular specimen</a>, but there are at least three other minerals, a yellow one, a silvery black one and a white one. Here is a list of minerals that have been accurately identified on these crystals by the pros:</font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Trebuchet MS">Arsenopyrite</font> <li><font face="Trebuchet MS">Calcite</font> <li><font face="Trebuchet MS">Dolomite</font> <li><font face="Trebuchet MS">Fluorite</font> <li><font face="Trebuchet MS">Genthelvite</font> <li><font face="Trebuchet MS">Hedenbergite</font> <li><font face="Trebuchet MS">Helvine</font> <li><font face="Trebuchet MS">Ilvaite</font> <li><font face="Trebuchet MS">Lollingite</font> <li><font face="Trebuchet MS">Magnetite</font> <li><font face="Trebuchet MS">Molybdenite</font> <li><font face="Trebuchet MS">Sheelite</font></li></ul> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">I showed these crystals to a very knowlegable rock hound friend of mine who also identified the zeolites, apophyllite and stilbite on some of these crystals. She thought what I had identified as calcite was albite, but I just performed a scratch test. It is softer than fluorite, so it is definitely not albite, and calcite is consistent with what we know about the mine location. I have verified that stilbite and apophyllite are correctly identified as well. I’ll show you those specimens soon.</font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS"><font face="Trebuchet MS"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4qFIEHUk76zQ-m98r8A2UUi8QRXcNDpfsUr2sewSzPbBXHJRpeyBKAmej3NEEEu2la5_15vE-nGCksZ0z1SEtCfvMpMisTJtAeJI7LZgoYUbxQqTc4u4DppOEFPTA7RNd2yyArgg54M/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-011%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5VpubjLhfIwkzVHs9f0XM0Qb6RuRY3ao3LHeNKQ2DZcYmrkpjwROPkeyQAwtkMrvXtsipSotH_rUHwd6yYTS0LWr7Pw46jscQYLMVgeuYKHPA4f7MVtsEqAcaHzeeUXFOpGmFqsNd2Q//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></font></font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">These crystal come from the Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. This mine area covers 22 square kilometers, and there are 185 different mineral lodes. Mostly ores have come from this very prolific mine, but recently some spectacular quartz specimens have been released onto the market. I have seen the more flawless specimens go for thousands of dollars. (See links at the bottom of this article.) I found a great report on the mine location, complete with geological information, history and photos of the mines, miners and some of the minerals found there: </font><a title="http://www.chinesefineminerals.com/huanggang.htm" href="http://www.chinesefineminerals.com/huanggang.htm"><font face="Trebuchet MS">http://www.chinesefineminerals.com/huanggang.htm</font></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bCc2w-KCiwdj6gpMDZ1NxgwHH1mBFoA_2RqTAZKxM1bdunWc8zYqYVg1TgETpli0XBfUJ0M9AEXPjvb9LNq8bgMlCoscXxGeNUrJY6jsoRDnxVLfBIGZ_h5xY2QbplMlN0Dw5VzZapo/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0169.jpg"><font face="Trebuchet MS"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8WOk2JSNpS9mv71qb2G9dpr97AIwNRto2uiFqje19SimBu3BICuGdFQDJd5Hlo60JBv8X-R8ZRz1mZ8WnTojJuu18t1WO725niDNeennDhN2sRN8Je3DaYkx8kuXoTrzAreLZw1p9HI/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-007%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7uyU3rVviKkXMvpJ_xUvR0sCln0b8zBPaTxR3tgOQwGBpLqIGqA6yoXWLP5X1WKTWVm4XBP9YAnHAJ1O7IOy0ZKTRf8yVZW-xJJEQ34CEsbungJCQYl9bC9z9m7-5pyUh4J8vLA7OZw//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></font></a></a></a></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">Metaphysically, these crystals have a peaceful and comforting energy. They feel very protective and calming. <font face="Trebuchet MS">This is a stone for profound inner and spiritual exploration. </font>These crystals make you spiritually more open, perceptive, sensitive and allowing. They help you let go of your control during spiritual journeys so you can be more open to whatever adventure is about to happen. You can either sleep with or meditate with them to help with astral travel. It is the perfect companion stone for anyone learning the art of lucid dreaming. </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CQpW_ZymiOx-HPYEmvskdz5uTNBGb2DkK2aVTE6Slz2iep0EQbY8OVYlcOuMuXv_qwD9_j49Yjk7dUMlfWFWWwC_BF5rCFml7m98zQR6OpODGFWcPWJPUF0Sx7qGGPaJS02B-tjffZA/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0184.jpg"><font face="Trebuchet MS"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIkdLn_OByTq_iBAqxmMBmN3shiF7npEmab-qvcHZHKFvHhtP30kGlHNVpyyQS5dGDZMl76X8SZGorKok-KHufetyn8ewbzUSPEwSVRi_Gq9bVp6wHzoACnQKHOTegCkfdHL9s6aRd8c/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-018.jpg"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgYqSTPWFqu5tEwTX1bnvhOcXofVeZGdNtz1YBJjRVUIhU1cMSOZnJVjXsqGLZ_-r1eRJYzRL3LqXpjIGhIfB-4xpBb0gYqwrHuWSD-hk_NmVi8JTJTVECyjXtiF-iCeZD1V2qKM-pZQ//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></font></a><font face="Trebuchet MS"></font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">Our conscious and material reality is greatly influenced by our unconscious reality, which includes dreams, thoughts, feelings and mental images. By becoming aware of and learning to master the unconscious reality we can learn to influence and manifest what we want in our conscious and material reality. In this way, this is a manifestation stone, but instead of acting through the center of our will (at solar plexus chakra,) like citrine, green angel dreamstone acts through heart energy (located on the physical body at the heart chakra.) This stone is not only a great tool for tapping into and directing the unconscious, it is also a great tool for healing the heart chakra and expanding heart energy, which is also an important manifestation tool.</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTQ2Z8maaE1sTb34Nak4QitKkoyR9iqS6NOBFgH8UexEskulp3jPOJkzL_b0rrl7H8jzCEVyFT6Z-Hmhm29qbCnK9TXDtWwaZpRgHm_6vxX7RPqknNcmEG97HEfJCr693SdpuGuL784Q/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0214.jpg"><font face="Trebuchet MS"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOw7Td8yF3_7EgeU3sz_OK3UBy48JYQUAMMkCI1MAC4lb2yjTkX6u790HOdLDz2DWK9vZnm6X6wQNxziVLmicNlhAoTaIHS9mEFtTtfsMdWuMw72OWs8Jg69HMwat5UTA7ryKdwbeDoVE/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-021.jpg"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6W0IaCqyYW-tYOmChQ5kTRVSCmvs-fxs6HvL66WNP8O2tGaOIDPHhcg_xtLKN5RQHRnsEAprVWofF9_2tbUAvv9qWdOCrvwYPj3Amx6LDaDTBB59857CRMqebyM09P_enidDgX88uW8//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></font></a></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">The heart chakra (or Anahata) is associated with the inner child, actions of the hand, and the ability to make decisions that are directed (or in alignment with) the Higher-Self (aka. Higher-Power, Universe, Source, God, Spirit – whatever terminology works best for you,) as opposed to making decisions with the mind that are greatly influenced by emotions, judgments, desires, fate and karma. The heart chakra is also the center for compassion and unconditional love – not simply romantic love, but love of life and everything in general that is Heart Energy. It is the love that finds great joy in the sound of rain or the smell of fir needles warming in the sun. </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qxbM_kh0ubEjK3a6WgvW8minvaZUCg9z4nQ7wvSOIjzdHTYj-OWNc2mI7ng2sr40r2vxJaGQH8EIEQSS_RbZ0Kv7KHrBfwtLDkTvRnHtygfIyFhhQxUdGyMzvGlQP7q4aa0FQTP1QIo/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0274.jpg"><font face="Trebuchet MS"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3U00a6AMzCjX01F30LDXo-1OdddWjQu0OQwB0HmQG0AWfqewZxAZs_azlTYoNbOzaxPG__nNOSwbEVsNdKHGCi5S7QjOjw6l466xaDv4q44dkPARHR7D-SfGDFr3B3O99ZJxyzSpwE0/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-027%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZcdLm0HCpBJcvcNqCie9EJTProliBVIhD2c3bmhza47JJcQqWUKieKmwUcC_EcMVUw0RtsoR60bzmqczaj8p3C_DNtItm220P4eN5F0TioE2VHer-I4W1mf6BGuse9pKhXn4UYIbGwM//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></font></a></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">Heart energy is a very high vibration that takes love beyond the physical love we are more familiar with, and turns it into something very profound that has the power to affect the world around you at an quantum level. This is the heart of “The Secret.” Heart energy is the manifestation tool used by quantum activists. Manifestation through the heart energy happens through use of the Law of Attraction by becoming aligned with The Higher-Self. Alignment with The Higher-Self requires one to let go of their control (control that is by the physical or material self, who is in turn controlled by desires, emotions, fate and karma.) It involves allowing heart energy to expand outwards into the world around you. </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaG5FUM9X-DBrv4to7cXq6sVdhpd7Q7F-Fwu9i9KGKhABbwO5PZige_wjUj9b45Z0NNYGndaDn8nGzttdRkipZ1P-SvkJQyIRY_iTuoYbZxAbm625Kw82poJCkUcVXmQcR0RpJvj9ijA/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-0314.jpg"><font face="Trebuchet MS"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46PVg4n5TLhez5Xxbac45h7RFY0QUvdLfJdmfG9GEo6P4YP3xrS_5IVdvo0dUf4erDgbws-P1u_jUS3moZNsRC_Whxs_t18T4MC2bk8yJHSC9kWVz7wmXbVs8YCGA6U2GOodU1JIH-Pg/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-031.jpg"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJECl3LcsuYWyDLhOXvvTOaS4z-pdn9khprDRh6ws1UVWkKN23Cq15s-7D-pVID-sYn447h8kM6xpO7obpt1LoWaVWthEi9CnZFSy3jEyOQBQVFct4USOeSwRv8dXjjnJce3glybNZ-Is//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></font></a></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS"></font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS"></font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS"></font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS"></font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS"></font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS"></font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS"></font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS"></font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS"></font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS"></font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">So it isn’t just its ability to help the user understand and alter the inner-self and subconscious that makes this a manifestation stone. By healing the heart, supporting and enhancing heart energy (universal love) and making one more aligned with the Higher-Self, it helps one make use of the law of attraction to alter the course of the physical/material life. </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qTbj5ai9GpEHZzpvJ00fHZ4DlEUNYDghC1FQKviD4XsLhtB2eBA-T3-9asglVzcOaDcI8ZZI9Uai6XZwFvaM6gM72CeNxcmoxGINU3ZhcGLmuoPerPRlthEX4ZZ3lgUU43_ogsubZ1M/s1600-h/Specimens-2014-09-22-016%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1CWX-jQ1aPIKl-YDVrRR2CIH7eShyphenhyphen5arwvo3gA5ofjLWU5zYBRkEh8FwN6TXVAczUSO6iI7_Sm_PNxkShNQDZk4RHZiFJcT6-BLYL5M2aFTQEsZDMDNPewRCdeuOd11e0z5ccjuaZ4Y//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a><font face="Trebuchet MS"></font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">I have added this crystal to my <a title="DoodlepunkArt" href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/205179857/green-angel-dreamstone-quartz-crystal">etsy shop, DoodlepunkArt</a> . Others will be coming in the future. My prices will not be astronomical, but these are very rare so if price is an issue let me know. I’m waiting for some smaller ones to arrive. There are minor chips and dings in many of the crystals that I have, which allows me to provide these amazing stones at a reduced price, but you can see in the links below what they can go for when in pristine condition. These specimens don’t all have hedenbergite, but they are all from the same location. I am also including below, links to other people’s healing properties descriptions. Please feel free to convo me though etsy or post here any questions that you have. </font></p> <p><font face="Trebuchet MS">I hope you enjoyed the information I’ve provided here. Everything on this blog and in my shop listings, including the metaphysical descriptions are all written by me. They are mostly based on my own work and personal exploration with stones, and only minimally influenced by the work of others, therefore these descriptions are my own intellectual property and are copyrighted. Please do not copy without written consent. I am perfectly happy with being quoted, but please do contact me first for permission. Thank you for understanding. </font></p> <p><font color="#ff0000" face="Trebuchet MS"><strong>Minfind.com Specimen (For Sale) Links:</strong></font> </p> <p><a title="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-108446.html" href="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-108446.html">http://www.minfind.com/mineral-108446.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-211701.html" href="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-211701.html">http://www.minfind.com/mineral-211701.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-189600.html" href="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-189600.html">http://www.minfind.com/mineral-189600.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-107284.html" href="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-107284.html">http://www.minfind.com/mineral-107284.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-190825.html" href="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-190825.html">http://www.minfind.com/mineral-190825.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-189604.html" href="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-189604.html">http://www.minfind.com/mineral-189604.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-107267.html" href="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-107267.html">http://www.minfind.com/mineral-107267.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-107260.html" href="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-107260.html">http://www.minfind.com/mineral-107260.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-99605.html" href="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-99605.html">http://www.minfind.com/mineral-99605.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-190833.html" href="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-190833.html">http://www.minfind.com/mineral-190833.html</a></p> <p><font color="#ff0000" face="Trebuchet MS"><strong>Other Sites with Green Angel Dreamstones For Sale:</strong></font></p> <p><a title="http://www.chinesemineral.cn/News/Show.asp?id=2554" href="http://www.chinesemineral.cn/News/Show.asp?id=2554">http://www.chinesemineral.cn/News/Show.asp?id=2554</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.scholtensminerals.com/minerals9.html" href="http://www.scholtensminerals.com/minerals9.html">http://www.scholtensminerals.com/minerals9.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.kacha-stones.com/mongolian-dual-core-blue-green-quartz-5-c2x14094631" href="http://www.kacha-stones.com/mongolian-dual-core-blue-green-quartz-5-c2x14094631">http://www.kacha-stones.com/mongolian-dual-core-blue-green-quartz-5-c2x14094631</a> <p><a title="http://www.chinesefineminerals.com/Galleries.htm" href="http://www.chinesefineminerals.com/Galleries.htm">http://www.chinesefineminerals.com/Galleries.htm</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.kacha-stones.com/mongolian-dual-core-blue-green-quartz-2-c2x14094628" href="http://www.kacha-stones.com/mongolian-dual-core-blue-green-quartz-2-c2x14094628">http://www.kacha-stones.com/mongolian-dual-core-blue-green-quartz-2-c2x14094628</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.crystalarium.com/index.php/quartz-rock-crystal/quartz-natural-scepter-crystal-cluster-mongolia.html" href="http://www.crystalarium.com/index.php/quartz-rock-crystal/quartz-natural-scepter-crystal-cluster-mongolia.html">http://www.crystalarium.com/index.php/quartz-rock-crystal/quartz-natural-scepter-crystal-cluster-mongolia.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://khyberminerals.com/inner_mongolia_2.htm" href="http://khyberminerals.com/inner_mongolia_2.htm">http://khyberminerals.com/inner_mongolia_2.htm</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.quartz-crystals-for-sale.com/hedenbergite/" href="http://www.quartz-crystals-for-sale.com/hedenbergite/">http://www.quartz-crystals-for-sale.com/hedenbergite/</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.irocks.com/minerals/specimen/41709" href="http://www.irocks.com/minerals/specimen/41709">http://www.irocks.com/minerals/specimen/41709</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.geokrazy.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=1377" href="http://www.geokrazy.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=1377">http://www.geokrazy.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=1377</a></p> <p><font color="#ff0000" face="Trebuchet MS"><strong>Mindat Specimens (Not For Sale):</strong></font></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-459343.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-459343.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-459343.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-529263.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-529263.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-529263.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-526080.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-526080.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-526080.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-523072.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-523072.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-523072.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-504759.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-504759.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-504759.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-481365.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-481365.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-481365.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-481362.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-481362.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-481362.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-481366.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-481366.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-481366.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-481118.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-481118.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-481118.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-480933.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-480933.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-480933.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-479799.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-479799.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-479799.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-479796.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-479796.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-479796.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-479712.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-479712.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-479712.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-504410.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-504410.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-504410.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-553352.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-553352.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-553352.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-572476.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-572476.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-572476.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.mindat.org/photo-568845.html" href="http://www.mindat.org/photo-568845.html">http://www.mindat.org/photo-568845.html</a></p> <p><font color="#ff0000" face="Trebuchet MS"><strong>Healing Properties:</strong></font></p> <p><a title="http://supramundanehealingminerals.blogspot.com/2014/02/heddenbergite-new-deposit-found-in.html" href="http://supramundanehealingminerals.blogspot.com/2014/02/heddenbergite-new-deposit-found-in.html">http://supramundanehealingminerals.blogspot.com/2014/02/heddenbergite-new-deposit-found-in.html</a></p> <p><a title="http://heavenandearthjewelry.com/49-Crystal-Healing-News.aspx" href="http://heavenandearthjewelry.com/49-Crystal-Healing-News.aspx">http://heavenandearthjewelry.com/49-Crystal-Healing-News.aspx</a></p> <p><a title="http://www.metaguides.net/49newsletter.pdf" href="http://www.metaguides.net/49newsletter.pdf">http://www.metaguides.net/49newsletter.pdf</a></p> <p><font size="2">©Jennifer Shipley<br>The text in this article is the intellectual property of Jennifer Shipley. Please do not copy without written consent.</font></p> Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777548089460824750.post-72487646397400154722014-06-30T16:27:00.001-07:002014-07-15T13:26:23.223-07:00Lepidolite / Lithium Mica– Mineral Info & Healing Properties of the “Happy Crystal”<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYwb0TldfXTcMwJmQKwTxH7Rai_fCiUb0KrOkK3X0wNfyltasMvz68fimgdNhiE9jZXtdVX3JP5oCJdmKm0FbgQqyQ2aK3zPDjUl0ONDMPFxQxAG0wsQjTPIgh_5tfGWvfQDhBgg3jGY/s1600-h/Specimens%2525202014-04-18%252520152%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt/search?search_query=lepidolite&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search" title="Lepidolite at DoodlepunkArt on Etsy"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMSjSrBV_rJf_m7C__z7gUuJwaOvTAH2u7KzGvKZHshPg7IV-xyimvsj7OqAEN-UkwYWI1ZX5sA2Nf9OfrSn_uUiJEk-__00oHKzZImViCf5KGJEZNa5oy2nIrfTT_P13i3ozVxctK_E//?imgmax=800" height="300" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="" width="400" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;">Lepidolite is a member of the mica family and is colored purple, lavender, lilac, pink, pale yellow, colorless or gray by the presence of lithium. This is a very soft, but flexible mineral with a Mohs hardness of 2.5-3. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilfVeKq9RBCZ-QIJUKzXlp2cej2FTAJsSkln_9eGZmF9sG1Fj4Tuc4JI2xSfev9i3ZS0ryZvKdobos_FiC5q82WTAd9l1bZL9hsDQdB8O7b0kIXSCnQ8MCWLepCRHJneXyULZW1uZhqE/s1600-h/Specimens%252520Replacements%2525202014-04-08%252520015%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt/search?search_query=lepidolite&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search" title="Lepidolite at DoodlepunkArt on Etsy"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTzck511BJYmNl1ivWnIDbuiqLjyU8G-vzizOSCd-2n-lc_jc0SBZPbPAKNJkFnwZg5k63zJP6zolXWjkujBtXI48vcwawLi5h9HDVBTzWnGViu1zf82stbE_DVpfMyD7YnD4TFhUQXI//?imgmax=800" height="300" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="" width="400" /></a></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefxNkZClorfCaoTJpVmZikkWgME-e0kdUPuTngf6c29HUb7JgzMF1FW31Oa-qApOKgQnnXFtkY5yNtmfUtK2gZrJUcRrT4RMceTLIBexDjTravvab6RTmNxOlE8ciIVSf-81UkoIfF1Y/s1600-h/Specimens%2525202014-04-18%252520150%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lepidolite crystals are translucent, pearly and reflective. </span>It grows in pseudohexagonal or botryoidal crystals, reniform masses or in flat, interlocking plates. Layers of lepidolite crystals can easily be separated from each other into books, sheets or thin flakes. The crystals that are flat like this are also called blades. These photos are of bladed crystals. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv26E_azWXITMadwWndtd2fVUZeV2_vOEZo0ecs-SZ5o-hzUps4x9FtQs0THiNhdCt1dwiERg28oqY1jkkRR9Y8QRPsZCRoOtLnGzRpCkvcIPn94A4LFVTT5dEx9RJ3hN4qWwJ0c24HVo/s1600-h/Specimens%2525202014-04-18%252520179%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt/search?search_query=lepidolite&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search" title="Lepidolite at DoodlepunkArt on Etsy"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRI5SHKoSu6iQDAIWWFElvZPIhaMdUjdfUb0fSubo0Dg4usT0hBmBWdF3x32XyTpPzy4woz_z6GC_P3wGKD8x8aAQ_NVVoI_Kka4weTTYtBTrylE8WIwuEGNt6eOQ84CK9psgxCVQpbYA//?imgmax=800" height="300" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="" width="400" /></a></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefxNkZClorfCaoTJpVmZikkWgME-e0kdUPuTngf6c29HUb7JgzMF1FW31Oa-qApOKgQnnXFtkY5yNtmfUtK2gZrJUcRrT4RMceTLIBexDjTravvab6RTmNxOlE8ciIVSf-81UkoIfF1Y/s1600-h/Specimens%2525202014-04-18%252520150%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;">Lepidolite should not be confused with pink muscovite, also a member of the mica family, but a different mineral which is usually not colored by lithium. Muscovite is a potassium mica, but lepidolite is a lithium mica. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv26E_azWXITMadwWndtd2fVUZeV2_vOEZo0ecs-SZ5o-hzUps4x9FtQs0THiNhdCt1dwiERg28oqY1jkkRR9Y8QRPsZCRoOtLnGzRpCkvcIPn94A4LFVTT5dEx9RJ3hN4qWwJ0c24HVo/s1600-h/Specimens%2525202014-04-18%252520179%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefxNkZClorfCaoTJpVmZikkWgME-e0kdUPuTngf6c29HUb7JgzMF1FW31Oa-qApOKgQnnXFtkY5yNtmfUtK2gZrJUcRrT4RMceTLIBexDjTravvab6RTmNxOlE8ciIVSf-81UkoIfF1Y/s1600-h/Specimens%2525202014-04-18%252520150%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt/search?search_query=lepidolite&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search" title="Lepidolite at DoodlepunkArt on Etsy"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQMi6jr-iCE0BYHwEAz-tHVPLf4lZaOlPkFDe8QKUhKi4_A5lQW-ugEgDZwqaN_fAVdkQT3AgnlimuQIkqNxl5F2R8JQUTvf6x7vhP8W9sRWEzBf_RZ5opbCtJ4BGBdtH2th0xOTiIF0//?imgmax=800" height="300" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="" width="400" /></a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;">Lepidolite is an important source of lithium and the rare minerals rubidium and caesium. Lepidolite is also used in the production of glass, ceramics and enamels, among other things.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMSso5hwV78qWpPLK93ru2uTEL6hjzoQZehjkdcWuzzOWfS90YptexKgrjpPQPBNdpgMD55SWg4fwMAaiJ0dRgvLZyOmC_QFtQw1Xk8YEpvwqgtU5W1g8PNYh5KLfbyCZ4q6C_cpZyTQ/s1600-h/Specimens%252520Replacements%2525202014-04-08%252520012%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt/search?search_query=lepidolite&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search" title="Lepidolite at DoodlepunkArt on Etsy"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-0ric9HnS0urWMgegJEG0O-i-8l8bsBXp9uLTuLPlsbjc6SPBNxNlTaw7lWR9aJxkvweTdPlK-i970Y5XSx6npnDgYNuAOUILONv6zAiQ5X5TXeubvOxy6MGp7I7opaj29J7MM6akts//?imgmax=800" height="300" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="" width="400" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;">Metaphysically, lepidolite is a stone of purification, balance, empathy, release, acceptance and presence. It is a great stone to assist anyone going through painful or stressful times. Its calming and soothing energy inspires an acceptance of “what is”, making this one of the best stones for those practicing the art of letting go of pain, resentment, resistance and aversion, an important part of Buddhist practices. It is the best stone that I know of for anyone who is committed to releasing their identification with the ego, “story” and/or “pain body”. </span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsKBgE_U9lfCv0iS3NXXeIbgjEH446Et3ENzA_3NZrS_WU-KWuRmwjbjYXJsIiEuRagQaj6DXAgjgEcJd9b87Zg7IzjYVdx3lEYDj57d1thTQggJOJwvZQtDbxkb1nE9pADl8pVhIETs/s1600-h/Specimens%2525202014-04-18%252520192%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt/search?search_query=lepidolite&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search" title="Lepidolite at DoodlepunkArt on Etsy"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjo_-AOhtw1WyEiAGGos_g85h-acE-ZUxOy8oGUn6dnWXHb3rdgrGQlFa5wGG5Fs5N4JkDCXmbCXN3p3idPS1u33_lr8x9OYIQv2UG8Ni2yhWC35uXfkwG-4gtmDxDgoJGkKuNPn9Wzk//?imgmax=800" height="300" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="" width="400" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lepidolite acts on all chakras, but is especially helpful with the heart chakra, third eye and crown chakra. It is ruled by the element of water and works very well with water. Placing it in the bathtub with you will enhance your relaxation experience. It can also heal the body by being placed directly on the point of pain, injury or disease. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Placing under pillow can help prevent nightmares and promote a more restful sleep. Its potential to calm, soothe and heal is increased when used in combination with positive affirmations. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2btngangi6crhS9BwDeaGG-mf_MWqI2-nTzhVDJPWxpzFS3jsLf2KplwLqcf2wxofKsl1DOLiReDE3-gc_fIxeiZ-Pf0GrAY2xRW3pjE-k1OB9iwyvN0c7Ekkw78RFMxbiodZv4zhL10/s1600-h/Specimens%252520Replacements%2525202014-04-08%252520016%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt/search?search_query=lepidolite&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search" title="Lepidolite at DoodlepunkArt on Etsy"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlbHLMhSayTp9niw_P1BpZsraTa-erObnjd62qXq4wy9Fn-7KtJ-6O_tuTQocvH9iNeFANOGsRpldvRlXj3TOhuyToYbKVqOy_tfA44a4rSStPSlOlrsA3MHwN4scRXWDP0Vz7NNW9Fg//?imgmax=800" height="300" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="" width="400" /></a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: small;">The metaphysical properties of stones with lithiu</span><span style="font-size: small;">m can be very beneficial for anyone with emotional suffering or mood disorders. Lithium is used medically to treat bipolar disorder and depression because it helps to stabilize the mood and brings about a sense of well-being. Using a stone with lithium for gem therapy allows you to take advantage of the healing properties of lithium present in the stone’s EMF (electromagnetic field) without taking any medication. Many people report that just holding stones like lepidolite or lithium quartz brings about a feeling of calm, well-being and positivity.</span></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpmVGUK_Z4ncjsojN8d11YtXKmezVbqlnvD1ZxqS8Rq6KQVVMG7M7nOlf3U4sGwB5pgxe5_L6pMYN0gkjelqawM-DDbODlTn94Ig0oMJlvoeoa41GD2lhXyuOAErH4zn2euIZ3TY2p_I/s1600-h/Specimens%252520Replacements%2525202014-04-08%252520013%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt/search?search_query=lepidolite&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search" title="Lepidolite at DoodlepunkArt on Etsy"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-JRydW_L9zsnwpWqj1klvcJueV1kF9MoCsFV9uFpoWN9fyJy_Ai7eXIUkjvx4-DlW-yXAJs2rX1a0tGVBpaCttz-Qdy1-RWG_LXnnlBa5Y2jq8P2et7SBVRrzckGRmXda8LQ8yDmaPw//?imgmax=800" height="300" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="" width="400" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;">Lepidolite is very helpful for use with issues of a mental or emotional nature, but it also has a healing effect on the entire body, but especially on the immune system (particularly with allergies), the skin, the nervous system (particularly the brain) and the endocrine system (particularly the pituitary and reproductive glands). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt/search?search_query=lepidolite&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search" title="Lepidolite at DoodlepunkArt on Etsy"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuWSLrXrfZW0C7Jzb3VB9clANj2hQP7OZlbJzHJxQ_pkyvJ4yNKH3Yt61UruSzehDVBUoTftZNYjppJoDD6BGyVxV704fDO9pE7F_pxmui2hwfe6AXqwHNZ-Um3ZI1XDGF7UvEBgUA3U//?imgmax=800" height="300" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I am now carrying lepidolite blades at </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt" title="DoodlepunkArt on Etsy"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">DoodlepunkArt</span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">. I have many crystals that are not online, so if I am currently sold out, please convo me through my </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt" title="DoodlepunkArt on Etsy"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">shop</span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> and I’ll be glad to add some new lepidolite crystals for you. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span>Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.com2Union, WA, USA47.354689400000012 -123.101646247.333171900000011 -123.1419867 47.376206900000014 -123.0613057tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777548089460824750.post-83566443164872069492013-08-01T18:31:00.000-07:002013-08-01T18:38:49.684-07:00Boho Bling Bracelets for Charity<p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQ5sv69xFgvvI0E1suC3JK_VA7kYFy92rD_RhpEmAAD95jJ7LcbF94FS9MBbWhllycsUAvjaoz6hBevzKMbs9K_HBj2acxwLINACb4IhN7yYI4BtwEKTCM1HZOUh2rkmpUCTUhu147a4//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p>I found out that an old friend of mine, Kevin, has cancer. His mother-in-law set up an online fundraiser to help his family pay for his chemotherapy and help pay the bills while he is unable to work. You can read about Kevin and donate to his fund by going here: <a title="http://www.gofundme.com/3oota4" href="http://www.gofundme.com/3oota4">http://www.gofundme.com/3oota4</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEgiu5Jh62LxvFPkfm-tVnxylPCbzIABuK9Nj2zGUNt2-7tf65ZqdQAxjJ1lzsJxep_kRs7GUkC2evzwcdKLMQBukkwW_HB5FDo4Kzjhv7zZFBGS97Ad9gp6sYr66fsGvVSs0qwB2FTA//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p>I was not able to donate as much as I would like to because I am disabled. In order to be able to help more substantially, I designed a simple adjustable sliding knot bracelet to sell in my new shop, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry">ThunderBlingJewelry</a>. </p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzKv3O6CPQ7snOG-q0f-Q5E68T8GSDKZVkKE8uE-6kJSbL-E4gjTTpFN10EiUfTioM5a8A5yiZKYPkUNTADinzGCd58hjgGU3gpAbSM0ZGeAAfbpZ32tKXtptQPV7z0Ra3EELxEhRB7A//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p>There is a category called, “<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825">Boho Bling Bracelets</a>” that I created for Kevin’s Cancer Fund bracelets. The <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825">bracelets</a> are $20 with FREE SHIPPING. For each bracelet sold, I will donate $15 to Kevin. The remaining $5 will pay for shipping, materials and etsy/paypal transaction fees. </p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_64dF9g7gVf8xzgPEAi05cHwXFHPlBfMwGvrkDmCLfQFP9f8UIBvGTBPHdYC6EJl9-5jbIHQ72QHWUZHClCipaPaer2ZUV2sQJxc2zohm0_qbEjHO_iIX-fSubR5Lmgy66T0BNte5UwQ//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p>These bracelets look great alone or layered with other Boho Bling Bracelets. They are a great gift idea for women, teens and even girls. I can make them to fit any wrist. </p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYdrVED7MSNR4JzJH_WCYpL0xijRnAe7vCNv54sMV8mgh964dVhXYkif_AkKcMVAHThbpiVndVWOIrtAlyELt11_4lN2CLQLKNAwopqTlPjB5oc_fD9vQvXsZW4MlFkB4BkOVbQZBLU0//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p>If I sell 33 bracelets I will be able to donate $500 to Kevin. I’m hoping to at least raise that much for him. Please help Kevin by going to <a title="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825" href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825">https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825</a> and picking out some <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825">Boho Bling Bracelets</a>, or go to his <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/3oota4">fundraiser site</a> at <a title="http://www.gofundme.com/3oota4" href="http://www.gofundme.com/3oota4">http://www.gofundme.com/3oota4</a> and donate directly to him.</p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVofQMR2MvBnAgWI5ifK9qB-FaWlEaWruijAJZJUMEBX5mQvYeXNVL18Zl8QALRljuLRjOMDlQjNdneELNwMkgT3FFpDB7-qrqJNneUiexPxQ9Wynz1tx2t5iJd4N6Z-2v6Z9nqYati9k//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p>I’ve known Kevin since I was a very little girl when he lived down the street from me. We used to sit on the bus together and sing. He taught me “The Crazy Old Man From China,” only he sang, “…China na nah…” We also had matching brown tennis shoes at the time when only white shoes were “cool,” which was pretty awesome for me because he was cool in my opinion and I was a bit dorky…still am, I guess. <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsd5ZL1NzCK5_tmSVaSFsexJiAM1LDGVyW5THVmp0e64E-qRaRYAtk-CNIVyHsNWJsQ-Asl0TP4ELf87rdklKpx_SyfHQdbHkItYYyHThBUOthr9HYaQBl7xHCxP5p1-VSlXlR2fLTSNY//?imgmax=800"> </p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglfokiUJQSjfSeOfZXaDQ8keoLbTtgOb8BKXBMc1Ym7P1w1nb3SkCDoeAz-JSWuLr4K4B3Imy8wLJ8Id7_jqbcdaGDTsBO1XJ9wbAkn2YmtgXW1SqhE5z1OYbQI5Ox2RrzI_QzlhkQGQ//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p>His brothers were really good to me when I was in high school. One time I got a ride home from track practice from a really creepy guy who scared me nearly to death. I never told them, but from then on, one of them always drove me home from practice. </p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyEC7hyBSHxZDAeRHRUaXvnAZ4IkmSk4qoX0J5rjDXREF-S_si-hsICp6trCYtx4KKP-U6vyZbAOlS3xUjpDwwXybX-J5AxwXVzUOfgHKtBBJ6Wb0CV9sLTlVNcaMRsuRq6yl17INW7I//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p>They are good people and treated me like a sister, so after hearing about Kevin’s illness, I naturally wanted to help. Please help out. By getting some of my bracelets, you get a great product and I am able to turn my time into money for Kevin’s fund. </p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6r6u0Ge1EqHr2yeVmtgyI2vkKjCAdbV6TWYtFtUwyH0MsgVu4la4oDvZeSwbZfu5kB3Kq54bFR8Lj2PpGL7_JfW4Edn229uA5KcxXMnDSvqjpuqe0EhN5U25n7iI6QJ3SHOMsN1tK2c//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p>Kevin is a wonderful husband and father of two, and the financial burden of this setback is not an easy thing to manage when you are a breadwinner. He had just missed a bunch of work because he had back surgery, and was still paying that off when his cancer was discovered. Then he had to have surgery again, plus chemo. </p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1WWYP1p0ckAGNerc1K1-XUWHxdU_ULKq9bVd74Brt6jHh1ED2fDv1SPclfhCWee7Q-2KdhQ-xMCJeNNu5lfhtNAGfFgcsE6MpSB2CH3c7JJ5SuKeKF46wMcfEkPx60KwkDu9HcRhRzs//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p>He has missed a lot of work and will miss a lot more and the bills are piling up. His insurance pays for some of the treatments, but what it doesn’t is still an astronomical amount and the clinic insisted that he pay that money up front, so money is needed NOW to pay for the life saving treatments. </p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93hasn2c0yAi8NivQPDpxFIZcbKKTxuH3fwcbA-GN1OqnoXU7QQHnuZmk-qqkMMIM6HXHvNlXqXXynQ1XTe3bP-xECd9tMKiwKkIgrByLr3LyrFDhjwNtaSRhdsCdsfOiJJhfom5hia8//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p>Thank you for reading about Kevin. If you can, please help by donating directly to his fund at <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/3oota4">Cancer Sucks</a> or by buying some of my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825">Boho Bling Bracelets</a>. Thanks. </p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCCN4MkuJWtj5cFKTLHL8maSJmVihF78_Mu94gFWOXApoUUWpYMW2Mbxtf3DgTVgCZBZYQQv6bo9Jp1M91g75ApjZukZRVjsdu-QaZnAg3fcE3rz1iGsUMVAlQPlnZ09tV2yK2y9Crx8//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64_HwVmNVZ2MHyWFbgjvUw3fZPA5KaXcBspJiJXS10K5_7TvXsthlrfHk12r8YgUUmrbz1oS2bXnYE1VfEHMiiohe6O55YBKJV6cQ8RoYapb4vt4KbLUyFIJxwN77ZSqJczJDL602ybo//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tqy2Bb7jdREnF7L6O7pBBENW0-XDc_SYdztB8sozEN_jQBP2r-FEfv2s6Pl0pyVn4e4XPM5HNvNxdUSidkNv__RXl2Rey_ixmVKqlTWSuwKsQ78JA89jv2Wi3y16TXdoaBN4tkXD3YI//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9iPK8mroMx2OFUKaXhnkZ5zozSJSARub-MGpTmzlFLewVfE-9eZe8jU_OgNCLQect9UWQHRiJe-lakdZFRvWhF3_1IDIoVzxePLhd9_pRyoZVNoswipY8N2zQlcOqgDLNe5hrYKVXdgo//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThunderBlingJewelry?section_id=13977825"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8R7Jbz5_IFdW_MFmCurqqqAa3cRE1wfpaPsMAPXhP-vM8a3KYIlwOoWIzElZxgnzuDK8NJ15aGompMISdM7Duh94jAc2afsRCpIInW9Uwv5hBQvfm1sdSMjjLRTIYrvitXV6hoPZWFU//?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777548089460824750.post-83496338495863311582013-07-13T12:46:00.002-07:002013-07-13T12:46:43.484-07:00Rewrite Your Story - Healing for the Migraine SuffererI am sitting in bed with a cup of coffee, a gluten free sugar cookie and a book, just pondering. I'm working on some new artwork, trying to figure out what direction to go. I am creating some mixed media artbooks, and decided that I want to actually tell a story. Why not MY story? What IS my story?<br />
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My migraine doctor reminded me last week about how far I've come since I first saw her five years ago. At the time I was severely disabled by my migraines and was struggling with depression, fear and hopelessness. I don't share a lot of the really hard stuff with a lot of people. I don't want to be all "woa is me." I do feel fortunate. I am also a very ambitions (and proud) person and am not exactly proud of being disabled. Being unable to work outside the home has been extremely emotionally difficult for me for a multitude of reasons. I don't want to talk about the emotional struggles of pain disorders today, but I'd like to at some point. Today, I just want to share what I was thinking as I was sitting here. </div>
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I was pondering my story, and the stories that we believe about ourselves. What would be the moral of my story? I guess it is to trust yourself, hang on to hope, believe what is healthy for you to believe, figure out what you need to do to make your life the way you want it and never give up and NEVER believe the negative, ugly things that people tell you about your lot in life. <br />
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A doctor told me once that I just had to accept that I get migraines and there is nothing I can do about it. This was very hurtful to me. Yes. It is true that I do have to accept that I have a migraine disorder and it IS my lot in life, but there is so much that I CAN do about it. I don't get to choose a different body or life, but I do get to choose what I do with it. Despite my doctor's ambivalence and that of many other doctors I have had the misfortune of seeing, I clung desperately to the belief that I do have the power to change my life and my story and I did it, and am doing it. I educated myself, learning about migraines, learning my triggers and avoiding them, and have implemented behaviors to raise my trigger threshold via both medical methods (profalactic medications, pfo closure,...) and natural ones (exercise, nutrition, meditation, biofeedback, pt and ot, affirmations, cognitive behavioral therapy, retraining the brain...) </div>
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It really pains me to think about all the fellow migrainers out there with doctors that are not helpful, especially the ones that prescribe medications willy nilly, ones that actually cause rebound headaches. Mine previous doctors did, quite willy nilly in fact. It also pains me to think about the lack of emotional support and all the misinformation out there. When you have a constant headache, wading through a bunch of riff raff to find something accurate and helpful is not an easy thing to do. </div>
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When I was looking for emotional support, fellowship and information along the way, I joined some online groups, but for the most part I found a lot of people who saw themselves as powerless victims, hopeless, helpless, completely out of control, and many who used the forums as opportunities to complain and gain sympathy. When someone offered suggestions, there were often reasons why that wouldn't work and why it was pointless to even try, or the suggestions were completely ignored. I made the mistake of giving my contact information to a young girl who was an energy leach with a voracious appetite. She was a headache giver as well as a getter. She had no interest in making her life better. She gained her fulfillment from the sympathy she received from others, so getting migraines was giving her something that she wanted. She wanted the victim/martyr role. </div>
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On another forum, I was attacked for posting information from my migraine doctor. I even attached links to pubmed documents with evidence supporting my doctor's claims, but instead of reading the links to check my facts, I was told by a faux doctor that I knew nothing because the hypothalamus is not a gland. </div>
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I call him a faux doctor because any doctor should know that it actually is part of both the neurological system and the endocrine system, and even for the lay person a few seconds on google is all that is needed to find that information. Here's a couple that I just found (expending almost no effort):</div>
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The hypothalamus is a gland in the brain that is the instigator of the migraine response, a painful neurovascular event, that is not well understood by most doctors, and not treated effectively without first understanding it. We must learn about the hypothalamus and how to keep that gland "happy" so that we can feel better. The hypothalamus is the key to managing migraines, but it is a topic for another day.</div>
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A big part of my migraine healing process was managing my inner dialogue, and not just the constant chatter, the idealistic expectations of self-perfection and the cup-half-empty stuff. I also had to ask myself, "What if I had no more migraines, what then? Would I lose something? Is there something I gain by having them? Is it actually something I want? Is being able to use the excuse, 'I can't. I have a headache.' some thing that is worth the headache?" No, it is not. </div>
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Then I made as list of what I would have to do to control them. It was a very long list and I keep adding things, but I've been accomplishing things on that list too and my headaches have gotten a lot better. Sometimes we expect others (like doctors) to change our lives for us, but WE have more power to do that in most cases. The pfo closure did make a huge difference for me. I estimate about a 40-50% reduction in overall pain...I don't mean that I have no headache 50% of the time. I mean that my pain intensity level is reduced by at least 40%. This means that I can do more of the things that I need to do to raise my threshold and make my hypothalamus more happy. One of those things is physical exercise. I was too sick to do it and now I can walk daily and get my body in shape, which is very important in preventing migraines. <br />
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So I am working on my list; and I've tried more things. I don't have the headaches under control, but I've made huge improvements. I'm so glad I didn't believe that doctor who said I could do nothing about it, and the other doctor that said I was the most unlucky individual he's met. What a horrible thing to say to someone, and I call BULLSHIT on them both. BULLSHIT! I am so so so blessed; blessed to have finally found doctors who help, blessed to find resources to teach me, blessed to have my art and many healthy outlets to deal with the emotional struggles, blessed to have a sharp, problem-solver's mind and blessed to find people who care about me and support my healing process, even though they aren't the people I had hoped would support me. I learned to nurture those relationships that were healthy for me and let go of nurturing and trying to change those that weren't. <br />
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Our mindsets, thought processes, beliefs, reactions, relationships,stories...are all things that can heal us or make us sick and these are all things that WE HAVE THE POWER TO CREATE OR CHANGE. Don't ever give away your power over your life or cling to stories that make you miserable. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do with my book, but I want it to be about the story of my life that is beautiful - the one about me clinging to hope, bravely fighting the battles and winning the war over illness. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Many of my pieces feature sparkly crystals and hammered metal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Other work features fiber, wood, bone and gemstone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I really enjoy using waxed nylon cord, meticulously creating a knot between each bead to achieve soft, comfortable pieces that won't grab your hairs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Many of my pieces are boho chic, yet very sparkly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This knotted blue tiger eye bracelet has both bling and a natural, bohemian feel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These two agate bracelets are more tribal, yet I still snuck in a teensy bit of bling in the first one with the metallic copper glass seed beads. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've gotten sort of obsessed with making bracelets lately. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This one is made with lapis lazuli chip beads and sunstone. Each gemstone bead is divided by a metallic copper glass seed bead. This bracelet is beaded in a more standard fashion with sturdy beading cable, so it holds a more circular shape. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This one is hand-knotted using carved bone, recycled vintage wooden beads and glass seed beads. It is nickel free, like most of my work. This one comes in men's sizes as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This one features mint/aqua green agate and black crystals. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This one has sunstone chips and cobalt blue crystals which have antiqued copper caps. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This one is hand-knotted as well with red bamboo coral and turquoise magnesite beads. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here is another one that features the glass crystals with the metallic caps, only these ones are burgundy red with blackened silver caps. The black stones are agate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here is another turquoise magnesite and red bamboo coral bracelet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Both of these earrings are turquoise magnesite as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow. </span>~<span class="st">Norman Vincent Peale</span></div>
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<span class="st">In my life I have heard many times from both of my parents something similar to this, "That is very imaginative. Too bad nobody would ever want to buy that." or "This is weird. Why can't you just paint a pretty flower or a mountain?" </span></div>
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<span class="st">The more we stray from "the norm" the more we will hear things like this. "Why can't you be like ____?" The kids who are different in school get ridiculed. We keep getting these messages to conform. "Buy this so you can be happy." "If you don't look like this, you are ugly." </span></div>
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<span class="st">God made us each unique and special. This is part of His plan for us and conforming to "the norm" is turning your back on yourself and God and denying your True Will. If we strive to do and get better at what it is that is uniquely us, that comes to us naturally, that brings us joy, then eventually we will find our path and it will lead us on a great adventure. </span></div>
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<span class="st">As artists, we must strive to find our own way, despite the "You must be crazy" looks and comments. We must have faith in our vision and stick with the task of bringing it into reality. We must be true to ourselves and embrace what it is that we love to do. </span></div>
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<span class="st">Choosing a profession that we don't love can lead us to misery. Choosing one that we love may be a rocky path, but it makes a great story and a meaningful life with a sense of purpose. I do not know a lot of people who are truly passionate about what they do. Despite my struggles, I would not trade lives. </span></div>
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<span class="st">I have made a profession out of a vision. My mom thought I'd gone completely bonkers when I started wandering the driveway looking for interesting gravel. She said, "Why can't you just string some pretty beads together...make something someone would actually want to wear." I had a vision. It was incomplete, but I explored it and it turned into DoodlepunkArt, and now I work for myself doing something that I LOVE</span><span class="st"> with a fervent passion. I have thrown my heart over the fence and the rest did follow. </span><br />
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Here is a little info about argentium silver, my new lover. Click the link above or the image below to read a very informative article about argentium silver. It costs a pretty penny, but is awesome stuff. So far I cannot find any evidence that anybody in the world is allergic to germanium, the new found metal that replaces the copper in this untarnishable sterling silver. It is reportedly "virtually unreactive in the body." My new argentium silver is 93% silver as opposed to typical sterling silver's 92.5% silver. I've already started using it and love its bendability. It is much less brittle than .925. So far I have not had any reaction to it and my metal allergies are so extreme that I cannot touch keys, coins, many zippers, silverware or eat food cooked in stainless steel cookware. (I am extremely allergic to nickel.) This is very encouraging news for metal allergy sufferers.<br />
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Uugh. I’ve had a
migraine for at least a week, minus a day. (That doesn't make any sense unless you are in my head.) Anyway, it makes
it really hard to get anything done or write a fun blog when you’ve got an ook
infestation in your noggin. (I can’t
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So we just watched Ratatouille and my poor 5 year old nephew, Ben, hated
it. He got freaked out when they snuck
into the old lady’s kitchen at the very beginning. He ran off crying and plugging
his ears. He doesn’t like anything new
or anything even remotely suspenseful.
Poor thing. He has "unique child that doesn’t fit into any
box" syndrome. And I have "over-stimulated
auntie who can’t process the GARGANTUAN chaos" syndrome. Four people (two of them children) are ALL
TALKING AT THE SAME TIME and my family is SOOOOOOO LLLLOOOOUUUUUUUDDD!!! AAAHHHHHHH!
I’m wearing mondo earplugs and STILL can’t hack it. My brain is thick and slow, like porridge that sat around for a day or so.<br />
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Oh MY. And get this. Ben was not obeying while eating at the island and knocked his bowl onto the granite floor. CRAAAAASSHSHHHV###33SKKXTX$X%&#. It completely shattered into itty bitty pieces. Spaghetti EVERYWHERE. Yay! </div>
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If I wasn't so thick I would have snapped a photo of it's spectacularness, but I had to rescue an extremely mobile (and grumpy) baby from sharp bits. Now at the end of it all, her fever is down and mine is up. Oh goodie. Bleh. </div>
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At least I did find the energy today to finish my custom pendant and model it for my gal in Ireland. It's a new design with a slipknot cord. It won't turn backwards. I find it annoying how cords are always turning backwards. And the slipknot allows versatility in length, which I love because I tend to layer my jewelry. I'm going to make more.<br />
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Today when I was outside watering the plants, I saw
something run through the crack under the garage door. I went in the house and downstairs into the
garage to investigate. I heard a scuffle
and saw something fuzzy disappear under my car.
His tail wasn’t quite as puffy as most squirrels, but he was bigger than
a chipmunk. It sounded like he was
hissing at me. Do squirrels
hiss????? I got down on my hands and
knees and could see the poor little guy hiding behind the tools and wood
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At this point I opened the garage doors so he could escape
and Boo Boo was right there waiting. Boo
Boo is my two year old tuxedo kitty who has recently discovered that there are
all kinds of edible creatures outside. A month or so ago he caught a bunny, which took him two days to eat. :( Horrible.
I know it’s just him doing what God made him to do, but blehhhh. I feed him very well, a grain-free diet from
the Pet Health Food Store, so there is no need for him to eat the cute and
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Update: Apparently Squirrels do hiss, according to a number of sources on the internet, but this was actually a large chipmunk that hissed at me. We don't get many up here on the top of the hill. I'm guessing it's partly because all the tall trees are far below us, but the fact that I'm a cat lover, I am sure, has a bit to do with it. <br />
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The day after I wrote this blog I saw Boo Boo coming up the hill with something fuzzy in his mouth. I squealed and ran down the hill towards him. He was so shocked that he leapt up in the air and opened his mouth. A fluffy chipmunk popped out of his mouth, stunned. <br />
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I ran up to him and stood between Boo Boo and the chipmunk, as Boo Boo froze, wondering what I was hollering about. The little guy got his senses back, glared past me at Boo Boo and started yelling and cursing at him, then darted off down the hill screaming profanities the whole way. I just thought you might enjoy this little update. :) Apparently chipmunks hiss too.</div>
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<br /></div>Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777548089460824750.post-4584785256734725392012-01-23T08:46:00.000-08:002012-01-23T08:57:01.984-08:00Quartz with Montmorillonite<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Recently I came across some amazing new quartz specimens for my collection. I will be using them to make pendants in the next few months. Some of these items are extremely rare, so rare that many of the inclusions are still alluding me at this point. I am going to show you a series of photos of my quartz with montmorillonite. Try a search on google for quartz with montmorillonite and see how many images you can find. It's not very many. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These photos are of my quartz crystals with iridescent pink montmorillonite. There are other minerals in these stones as well. Perhaps mica is one of them. The image I received from my supplier showed some very dirty, odd looking crystals. I took a chance because I just had a hunch that underneath all of that mud, something spectacular was hiding, and I was right.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These stones practically glow. I have never seen anything like these before and it took quite a bit of research to figure out that the pink pearly mineral is most likely montmorillonite, which is a type of clay. There is montmorillonite in bentonite clay. People have used montmorillonite for healing for centuries.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This one has a coarse pink powdery clay that has been falling out of the hole you see on top. It is especially interesting because while inside the crystal it looks very opalescent, but the dust just looks like pink dirt on the outside.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am so excited to work with these and hope they can handle the heat because these things are truly a spectacular find. I think I'm going to use my new design to limit the amount of heat exposed to the stone. The following is an example of how I am probably going to hang these.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This web page has some good information about Montmorillonite: <a href="http://www.galleries.com/Montmorillonite">http://www.galleries.com/Montmorillonite</a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This page has photos of a large quartz crystal with montmorillonite sawed in half: <a href="http://www.minfind.com/mineral-13587.html">http://www.minfind.com/mineral-13587.html</a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This website has two pages on Quartz with Montmorillonite: <a href="http://www.irocks.com/render.html?species=Montmorillonite&page=0">http://www.irocks.com/render.html?species=Montmorillonite&page=0</a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777548089460824750.post-75338158374587937982012-01-22T07:09:00.000-08:002020-05-24T12:44:13.818-07:00Real Citrine vs. Heat-Treated Amethyst<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Citrine is a naturally yellow variety of quartz crystal and has a Mohs hardness of 7. Also called lemon citrine and (sometimes lemon quartz), it is known in the metaphysical realm for its ability to promote prosperity and abundance. Energetically, it helps dissipate negativity and promotes optimism. Citrine aids in manifestation by inspiring confidence and motivation, and by aligning the user with his/her true will. Citrine is linked with the sun and acts on the solar plexus chakra. <br />
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<span class="description-content">Citrine's yellow color is created by aluminum, lithium and hydrogen replacing oxygen in some of the quartz’s molecular structure (SiO2), which has then been exposed to naturally occurring radiation for millions of years. The yellow color is transparent and is not created by inclusions, occlusions or iron coating/staining. It is created in circumstances almost identical to smoky quartz with the same elements present; theoretically it is only the ratio of these elements trapped in the crystal’s lattice which determines whether the crystal turns smoky or citrine or a combination of the two when exposed to gamma rays. This is why unheated citrine and smoky quartz can be found in the same mine, and is also why there are smoky citrines - the Li:Al ratio often falls somewhere between what would create a citrine and smoky quartz. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/763291481/raw-untreated-citrine-crystal-point" target="_blank">Smoky Citrine Specimen from DoodlepunkArt</a></td></tr>
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Amethyst,
by contrast is colored by iron built into the quartz crystal lattice
that has been exposed to gamma rays. When amethyst is heated it turns
colors that vary from bright goldenrod, to amber, orange or brown and is sold
as "citrine." True citrine is not tinted to the orange side of yellow. It's color range from smoky, to olive tinted yellow to a lemon yellow that closer to the green spectrum of yellow than to the orange side. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fake Citrine from <a href="http://www.the-vug.com/vug/vugfakes.html">http://www.the-vug.com/vug/vugfakes.html</a> Notice how the color is an orangish yellow. Also, see the diamond shape? This crystal was broken from a cluster of amethyst crystals on a matrix, like the clusters shown down further in this document. Heat treatment changed the color to a bright orangish-yellow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/DoodlepunkArt/listing/773152680/raw-unheated-citrine-crystal-specimen" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt=" Unheated Smoky Citrine Crystal" border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rBe2GD1FU06ZT_vEtIkmvhom7NlQC20GDx7Ojwk4u1x5LbNL5OgD4QLYVZlvZyb3JvRqdYF0_VvWmWBHnLxWSsruBtRV3A6I8RygvEbZo4qVHl9NKWENLNTlPNXyrFwvSkUNwPsgr2I/s400/unheatedsmokycitrinecrystal.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smoky Citrine from DoodlepunkArt. Notice how the color is more of a greenish-yellow. Heat-Treated Amethyst "Citrine" will never range on the greenish side and unheated citrine will never be a bright orange-yellow.</td></tr>
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<span class="description-content">Since amethyst is found in abundance, most "citrine" sold
on the market is actually heat-treated amethyst. </span>Unfortunately, with all the heat-treated amethyst flooding the market, it can be challenging to find real citrines. If you are looking at citrine for its metaphysical properties, be certain it is not heat-treated amethyst because it will not have the same healing properties as real citrine. <span class="description-content">Heated-amethyst "citrine" properties are almost identical to untreated amethyst. </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Smoky Citrine Crystal Pendant" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNqwS9SOY1s5cQy768qaCByQwMm9W-iTUIy6ufXPCOvnFxAZ_JOikFo6v6k4h3VLWb1i0CeDugMqsvriCjHwvEOE7ieDD4XOaXAO3FJa-A5ODsYoxFUVGOl-iDP6K5o3WikrthxTpDu0/s400/citrinependant1x1.jpg" title="Smoky Citrine Pendant from DoodlepunkArt" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt">Smoky Citrine Pendant from DoodlepunkArt - SOLD</a></td></tr>
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Also, something to think about when choosing between heat-treated amethyst and true citrine, is amethyst is very sensitive to light, so it will fade when exposed to high light until eventually the color will be gone completely if it is not carefully stored in the dark when not in use and carefully protected from direct sunlight. Real citrine is less photoensitive so the color will last longer than amethyst, although I do recommend storing it in the dark as well when not in use, because it will fade as well, just not as quickly. High temperatures will also fade citrine, so do not leave it in your car in the sun or steam clean it.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/126715018/smoky-citrine-raw-crystal-specimen" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A smoky citrine available in my etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt" border="0" height="300" src="https://img2.etsystatic.com/014/0/5374252/il_fullxfull.439027082_jb7p.jpg" title="Real Smoky Citrine" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/126715018/smoky-citrine-raw-crystal-specimen">A Genuine Smoky Citrine From DoodlepunkArt - Notice the parallel sides and darkness at base.</a></td></tr>
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At least 99% of the "citrine" on the market is heat-treated amethyst, which again is colored by the presence of iron, not aluminum and lithium, like true citrine. True natural citrine is extremely rare. I have seen sellers of Madeira citrine (a higher heat product) say on their websites that the heat-treated imitation is more expensive than natural citrine, but that is not even remotely true. It is simply a ploy to get you to spend more money for a cheap knockoff. Why would something that is incredibly rare be less expensive than something that is abundant and not natural?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Real Smoky Citrine - Nearly parallel sides, the color is soft and earthy</td></tr>
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It is legal (and standard) in the United States to sell heat-treated amethyst as "citrine", but sellers should disclose whether a stone is treated by calling it "enhanced." Unfortunately most people selling heat-treated amethyst call it "natural citrine" and do not even know that it is NOT the real thing, so they do not inform the buyer, and will often actually tell their customers that it is real or untreated. I don't believe that ignorance is a valid excuse. It is the responsibility of a good vender to educate themselves about what they are selling in order to ensure that they are selling you what they claim, but many just don't take the time. Also, there is a lot of misinformation out there, so figuring out the truth is not an easy task if you aren't an exceptionally meticulous and persistent researcher. Still, your best bet for finding natural citrine is to learn for yourself how to distinguish it from heat-treated amethyst, so I'm going to teach you what you should look for so that you can be a smarter shopper:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fake Citrine (Heat-Treated Amethyst Cluster) - White at base and bright amber color.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">First, let's talk about shape. Amethyst most commonly grows in a druzy/cluster formation on a matrix of rock, and individual
crystals are broken off from these larger clusters. (Notice the matrix rock that the amethyst crystals grow from in the two photos above and the two below.) Citrine, by
contrast, rarely (and perhaps never) grows in a druzy/geode clusters.
(There are occasional cluster formations, but they look very different from amethyst clusters.) </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fake Citrine (Heat-Treated Amethyst Cluster) - See the orange color, dark tips and diamond shape?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Untreated Amethyst Cluster - White base, dark at tips, diamond shaped crystals grouped on a matrix.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The
shape of a genuine, natural citrine crystal resembles a clear quartz crystal -
typically with long parallel sides or sides with a gradual taper
as in a laser wand. ( You can see this shape in all the natural citrine photos in this article.) By contrast, individual amethyst crystals have a very distinct diamond-like shape. There are no parallel sides. Instead, the termination faces meet sides which dramatically taper towards where it attached to the matrix. It is dramatically thicker on the termination end. Try searching "raw amethyst crystal"
on google images to familiarize yourself with more examples of the amethyst shape. If a
"citrine" resembles most amethysts in shape, then it is heat-treated
amethyst, not natural citrine.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fake Citrine (Heat-Treated Amethyst) - The diamond-shape, the dark tip with white base and the orangish-amber color are all dead giveaways.</td></tr>
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Next
let's talk about color distribution. Heat treated amethyst is usually
darker at the tip and lighter at the base where it grew from it's
matrix. Notice how all of these amethysts and heat-treated amethysts in the photos above and below are darker
at the termination and the color fades into white or almost white as it
approaches the base where it attached to the matrix. The color of true citrine is more even, or it has darker phantoms or patches inside. If it is lighter at the tip than at the base,
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amethyst - Three more broken from a larger matrix. There is less of the material closer to the matrix than in most of the other examples, but you can still see that there are no long parallel or gently tapering sides that resemble a clear quartz. Most amethyst crystals will be shaped like this.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fake Citrine (Heat-Treated Amethyst) - See how there are no parallel sides leading to the termination? And again, an amber tip with a white base.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fake Citrine (Heat-Treated Amethyst) - More amethysts broken from a cluster, all with orange-ish/amber color indicative of heat-treatment. There are no parallel sides leading to terminations and the light areas are quite opaque white.</td></tr>
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Another difference between the two is the color shade: natural citrine's color is usually pale yellow, lemon yellow, smoky yellow or greenish yellow. It's yellow color falls between the middle of the yellow spectrum to slightly on the green side of yellow and is often smoky. If the color is bright, it is like an almost ripe lemon and is never golden. Heat-treated amethyst has more of an orange-ish or amber tone - ranging on the opposite side of the yellow spectrum. What that means is that if yellow is in the center, green (and citrine) is on the left of that and orange (and heat-treated amethyst) is on the right. Heat-treated amethyst can fall anywhere on the right, from a bright goldenrod yellow (which is still yellow, but has a faint tint of orange) to orange, amber, sienna or brown.<br />
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There is something I have seen being sold for a very high price called "Ox Blood" or "Madeira" citrine. It is a darker, intensely saturated orangy-yellow color. This is higher temperature heat-treated amethyst. Rarely is natural citrine ever orange, and on the extremely rare occasion that it is, there are other minerals involved that cause the orange color, and the results look quite different from the any of the images of fake citrine that I have posted. <br />
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There are many websites and books touting that iron is what colors both natural citrine and amethyst. The truth of this statement depends on whether you think citrine refers to a color or to a stone. There are other yellow quartzes, including golden healer/ferruginous quartz and tangerine/iron-stained quartz. For this reason, and also due to the difference in metaphysical properties between "iron citrine" and "natural citrine," I think "citrine" needs to refer to a specific stone, not just a yellow color. I prefer to use three different names to describe "citrines":<br />
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<li>Natural Iron Citrine - Yellow crystals colored by (irradiated) iron built into the crystal lattice which were exposed to heat from a natural source at some point during its formation. These would have been amethysts if they had not been exposed to natural heat. This is a very rare occurrence. Healing properties are similar to amethyst or heat-treated amethyst.</li>
<li>Heat-treated Amethyst - Amethyst crystals (colored by irradiated iron built into the crystal lattice) that turned yellow after being exposed to man-made heat. This is a very common stone with healing properties are similar to amethyst.</li>
<li>Aluminum Citrine, or simply Citrine. Contains no iron and doesn't require heating for its yellow color. Healing properties are very different from those of amethyst. It is a true manifestation stone which activates the solar plexus chakra. This is a very rare stone. </li>
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Natural citrine and smoky quartz are colored with aluminum and lithium, which are naturally irradiated. This is why citrine and smoky quartz have been found at the same mine. Amethyst and aluminum citrine aren't usually found together in the same location. Ametrine on the other hand may or may not be natural. I'm not sure. I have seen no significant evidence proving that it exists naturally. I've read that it is simply amethyst that was heated until it turns yellow, areas were masked with a substance such as lead, then it was exposed to radiation, which turned the unmasked areas back to its original purple color. However, I have seen no significant evidence suggesting that all ametrine is manipulated my man either. I suspect that if it does actually exist naturally, it is extremely rare, and that most of what is out there is either man-made through a heat/re-irradiation process of amethyst, or is simply iron-stained amethyst (amethyst with an orange coating of iron oxide dust on the outside.)<br />
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Besides the differing metaphysical properties, here is another downside to heat-treated amethyst: stone strength. The heat treatment weakens the stone, causing minute little fractures. Do not be duped. If you think it is pretty and you choose to buy it, do not spend a high price for this material. Amethyst, especially in broken pieces, is very common and inexpensive and anyone with a kiln can bake it to create "citrine." IMHO it is unethical to sell this stuff as "citrine" (even though it is legal), even worse to call it "natural citrine" and worse yet to ask for a high price; and telling people that the treated stuff is more valuable is a downright lie. If someone wants to sell the stuff, I think they should call it what it is: Treated Citrine or Heat-Treated Amethyst</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Citrine Sphere Pendant SOLD at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt">DoodlepunkArt</a></td></tr>
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One of my favorite quartz websites has a page on citrine that explains the science behind its formation in greater detail: <a href="http://www.quartzpage.de/citrine.html">http://www.quartzpage.de/citrine.html</a></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/110281904/quartz-crystal-pendant-smoky-citrine">Smoky Morion Citrine With Phantoms Pendant Available at DoodlepunkArt</a></td></tr>
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I am always adding raw citrine specimens to my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt">etsy</a> store at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt">http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt</a> . If you don't see one and would like to get one, just convo me and I'll hook you up. I also sell smoky citrine and morion citrines like the pendant above and the specimen below. I make citrine sphere pendants like the one two photos up and raw citrine pendants like the ones you have seen in this listing. They usually go really fast, so if you want to order one and don't see any in my shop, just send me a convo and I will make one for you or give you a sneak peak of what's in the works and let you pick one. My turnaround is much quicker in the summer than in the winter, as the cold weather is not conducive to my process. </div>
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Now, take note of the color of the real citrine sold by this website: <a href="http://mineralminers.com/html/citmins.stm">http://mineralminers.com/html/citmins.stm</a> Although the most of the stones are chunks or cut, the color is what you should be looking for, and they do have a couple of raw whole crystals in there.</div>
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This website has a lovely sample of real citrine at the top and explains how they make "citrine" and "ametrine" from amethyst: <a href="http://www.galleries.com/minerals/gemstone/citrine/birthnov.htm">http://www.galleries.com/minerals/gemstone/citrine/birthnov.htm</a></div>
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This site will educate you about the most common fakes in the mineral/crystal/gemstone world. I posted one of their photos of face citrine at the top. Scroll down to Citrine: <a href="http://www.the-vug.com/vug/vugfakes.html">http://www.the-vug.com/vug/vugfakes.html</a></div>
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Now, here are links to images of heat treated amethyst that came up when I searched google for "genuine citrine", and unfortunately they are all FAKE:</div>
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I hope this information is helpful. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. If you find something out there and want me to give you my opinion as to whether it's real or fake citrine, just convo me on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt">etsy</a>. I am happy to help. I support other sellers of real citrine and do not like to see people getting scammed.<br />
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I went to a gem and jewelry show this weekend. There was a vender selling gorgeous rough gemstones for faceting at wholesale prices. They were charging by the gram for the raw material. They called the citrine that was the color of the stuff I've got "Lemon Citrine" and were selling it at $4/gram. They were selling a very intense and saturated amber/yellow citrine at $6/gram. Some of these pieces were whole crystals and they were definitely NOT amethysts. I don't remember where they came from. The crystals were long and straight like clear quartz, not the dog-tooth shape of amethyst, and there was absolutely no fracturing that occurs with the heat process, so I am 100% certain they were the not heated, though I have never seen it that color in person before. <a href="http://www.quartzpage.de/citrine.html">The Quartz Page</a> has some examples that approach orange in color, one from Brazil and the others from Kazakhstan and Madagascar, however the color was even more bright. It was quite amazing and definitely not the typical citrine color. The saturation in color in these specimens was perfectly even and practically free of inclusions. I am sure this is why the price was so high. This is the first time I have ever seen the real thing so perfect in the rough form. AMAZING STUFF for faceting. <br />
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On another note, last night I was perusing through etsy's "unheated citrine" items and stumbled upon a woman calling herself a sage who is selling the prime example of heat-treated amethyst. She states that it is untreated, but it is obviously heat-treated amethyst. It couldn't be more obvious. The shape is dog-toothed, the color is burnt orange, there is tons of white, the tips were dark and the base was opaque white and there was the telltale crackled appearance of a low budget and haphazardly performed heat-treatment. I assumed she did not know the difference, so I sent her this message:<br />
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"Hi. I stumbled across your stones. I'm really sorry to inform you of
this, but it is heat-treated amethyst, not untreated citrine. I just
thought you should know. Good luck.<br />
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jen"<br />
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She wrote this back to me:<br />
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"Jen, thanks! I actually teach a course on stones and discuss the
differences between HT amethyst and citrine. Some may not know, however,
so it's good that you're aware and spreading the info. All of my
tumbled and my raw pieces that are not points are untreated. I buy
directly from the mines in Brazil.<br />
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Blessings, Athena"<br />
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I got a sick feeling in my gut when I read her message. Heat-treatment is typically done at the amethyst mines. I'm not sure if she is dishonest or just uninformed, but in any case I think it is the responsibility of a vendor to be educated about what they are selling, and be certain that their claims are accurate. And I feel a bit dismayed that she is "educating" people. I really don't like it when people dole out bullshit like it should be faceted and set in jewelry. So just please BE VERY LEERY, folks. Check out <a href="http://www.quartzpage.de/citrine.html">The Quartz Page</a> if you want to read more a more technical and science-y explanation of citrine. This guy really knows his stuff. </div>
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So, in an effort to support and reward those honest and knowledgeable etsy sellers that are selling the real deal, I have compiled a new list of citrine items so that you have not only my store to shop in, but also some others:</div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/115131177/citrine-tumbled-citrine-golden-citrine">https://www.etsy.com/listing/115131177/citrine-tumbled-citrine-golden-citrine</a> These are the only real citrine tumbled stones I have ever seen and the price is unbeatable...lower than what many folks are selling heated amethyst for. </div>
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PureSpiritCrystals currently has 5 raw whole citrine crystals for sale at very competitive prices:</div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/150966934/dt-natural-citrine-crystal-point-gemmy">https://www.etsy.com/listing/150966934/dt-natural-citrine-crystal-point-gemmy</a></div>
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This shop also has broken pieces at a very, very low price. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/150648958/natural-citrine-quartz-rough-raw-large?ref=sr_gallery_12&ga_search_query=untreated+citrine&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=untreated+citrine">https://www.etsy.com/listing/150648958/natural-citrine-quartz-rough-raw-large</a><br />
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These links go to lovely, real, untreated faceted citrine crystals:</div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/94959857/citrine-faceted-marquise-12x6mm-natural?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=untreated+citrine&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=untreated+citrine">https://www.etsy.com/listing/94959857/citrine-faceted-marquise-12x6mm-natural</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/102717284/100-natural-unheateduntreated-topaz-oval?ref=sr_gallery_5&ga_search_query=untreated+citrine&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=untreated+citrine">https://www.etsy.com/listing/102717284/100-natural-unheateduntreated-topaz-oval</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/94958988/faceted-oval-7x5mm-natural-faceted?ref=sr_gallery_18&ga_search_query=untreated+citrine&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=untreated+citrine">https://www.etsy.com/listing/94958988/faceted-oval-7x5mm-natural-faceted</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/156228891/yellow-citrine-197-cts-rectangular?ref=sr_gallery_24&ga_search_query=untreated+citrine&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=untreated+citrine">https://www.etsy.com/listing/156228891/yellow-citrine-197-cts-rectangular</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/96276969/genuine-unheateduntreated-lemon-quartz?ref=sr_gallery_4&ga_search_query=untreated+citrine&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=untreated+citrine">https://www.etsy.com/listing/96276969/genuine-unheateduntreated-lemon-quartz</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/96277395/genuine-unheateduntreated-lemon-quartz?ref=sr_gallery_25&ga_search_query=untreated+citrine&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=untreated+citrine">https://www.etsy.com/listing/96277395/genuine-unheateduntreated-lemon-quartze</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/92994657/premium-collection-natural-unheated?ref=sr_gallery_18&ga_search_query=unheated+citrine&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=unheated+citrine">https://www.etsy.com/listing/92994657/premium-collection-natural-unheated</a> <br />
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These are Citrine Pendants:</div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/166853311/natural-citrine-crystal-necklace-rough?ref=sr_gallery_9&ga_search_query=raw+citrine&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=12&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=raw+citrine">https://www.etsy.com/listing/166853311/natural-citrine-crystal-necklace-rough</a> </div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/164421520/natural-citrine-pendant-sterling-silver?ref=sr_gallery_6&ga_search_query=untreated+citrine&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=untreated+citrine">https://www.etsy.com/listing/164421520/natural-citrine-pendant-sterling-silver</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/94960456/citrine-faceted-oval-195x16mm-natural?ref=sr_gallery_44&ga_search_query=untreated+citrine&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=untreated+citrine">https://www.etsy.com/listing/94960456/citrine-faceted-oval-195x16mm-natural</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/162681593/citrine-necklace-gemstone-necklace?ref=sr_gallery_17&ga_search_query=raw+citrine&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=19&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=raw+citrine">https://www.etsy.com/listing/84369985/vintage-untreated-citrine-flawless </a></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/162681593/citrine-necklace-gemstone-necklace?ref=sr_gallery_17&ga_search_query=raw+citrine&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=19&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=raw+citrine">https://www.etsy.com/listing/162681593/citrine-necklace-gemstone-necklace</a></b> (I'm pretty sure this is real.)</div>
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Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.com178tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777548089460824750.post-11547356481558802662011-12-07T02:29:00.001-08:002011-12-07T02:30:35.743-08:00Opportunities in LifeThere are many doorways presented to us in life. We have to open our eyes to see them, then choose to walk through them. Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777548089460824750.post-22988496355206901032011-11-30T21:33:00.001-08:002011-11-30T21:35:14.779-08:00My Advice Of The DayGo your own way. Walk your own path...and bring a friend. Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777548089460824750.post-69070146959595952192011-11-28T05:25:00.001-08:002011-11-28T06:05:32.689-08:00The Secret Home of Happiness<br />
Happiness is in lines, shapes and colors. <br />
Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777548089460824750.post-7184097844389043342011-11-25T01:26:00.001-08:002011-11-25T18:05:05.900-08:00Embrace Your Pain<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I do not believe that hiding our weaknesses or how we really feel is "acceptable behavior." Nor do I believe that dwelling on the unpleasant is healthy. But how can we expect to move beyond what we want to overcome, if we don't first embrace these things?</div>Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777548089460824750.post-1992096890079920382011-10-21T21:20:00.000-07:002011-10-21T21:24:50.687-07:00I am a Litter Virgin<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUE5lLUihWEkWWK4KLnNGiUQ_sj1jgeUprHqp4E1mMzj5mcXNB_anhMJdRlR5J0-Ylf8rNo-yOOg6ufF62fOK8_Zfzpq460Qt6aq-W8nMuAXlnjG3CHuuSocN0g3cRv1Wf9_wIOjhKPnY/s1600/jeninwintercoatw600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUE5lLUihWEkWWK4KLnNGiUQ_sj1jgeUprHqp4E1mMzj5mcXNB_anhMJdRlR5J0-Ylf8rNo-yOOg6ufF62fOK8_Zfzpq460Qt6aq-W8nMuAXlnjG3CHuuSocN0g3cRv1Wf9_wIOjhKPnY/s320/jeninwintercoatw600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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So there are now 11 days till my procedure. On November1st, they will implant a device in my heart to close a congenital defect that is allowing unoxygenated blood and clots to travel to my brain and organs. It will be fed to the heart through a vein in my groin, so it is not open-heart surgery. They have discovered finally that my lifelong migraines and neurological problems are caused by lack of oxygen and strokes - the original defect is complicated by a clotting disorder. The odds are good for a full recovery and there is a strong chance that I may feel better than I’ve ever felt in my life, but still a number of factors make this risky for me. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am in God’s hands and whatever happens is what is meant to be. Don’t get me wrong. I love life - even feeling sick is still living and I am willing to fight hard to keep my life. But I am also tired. I am relaxing into this. I have to give this momentous event up to my loving higher power and make peace with everything that is in my heart, all the past pain and internal battles that have been raging inside of this body and mind for 39 years. I’m ready for peace now, in whatever form it comes. I hope that the form will keep me here with all the wonderful people I have grown to love dearly who are still in body. But if that is not His will, then I am going to make the best of these next 11 days and use them to get as close to inner peace as I can and share myself with those who want to know me better. So let’s start that now. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Interesting Jen fact #1: I am an adventure magnet. I have NEVER EVER been bored and it’s the only emotion that I simply cannot relate to. I have narrowly missed being struck by lightning twice. My mum always says, “If it will happen to one in a billion, then it will happen to you.” And she’s right. This orthodoxia platypnea syndrome is just that rare – “no more than 50 cases reported” since its discovery in 1949. <a href="http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/105/6/e47.full">http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/105/6/e47.full </a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Adventure and strange experiences find me, or perhaps I just tend to look at everything in life as an exciting adventure...and am excessively clumsy. Here is something from this last hour:</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I’ve been sick all week, but today I’m finally feeling able to enjoy something (thank you to all my cheerleaders for the love and prayers) so I got a hankering for a latté. In my pajamas, stockings and bathrobe I drove down to the Union Square Deli to get my fix. It felt so great, despite the storm, to have all my windows down, the crisp, wet air tousling my already tangled hair. I greedily gulped down the fresh Hood Canal air. “Could air be any fresher???” I thought. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As I reached the bottom of Dalby hill a gust of fresh air caught a plastic bag that was lurking in some hidden recess of my car’s neglected interior. It whirled around in the cab as I tried to catch it, and slipping through my fingers it shot out the window and danced in the wind down the road. “Shit!” came out of my mouth, involuntarily. I can’t help it. Sometimes these words still slip out, even though I try so hard to be rated G, except of course when it is really REALLY funny to say “shit” ;) I was thinking, “NO. I’ve never EVER littered in my life (aside from apple cores and banana peels along deserted country roads.) I was planning on dying a litter virgin.” </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">After I got my latte I drove back up Dalby, searching for my plastic bag. I saw it skip down into the ditch, among the rainwater and overgrown grasses on the opposite side of the road. In the time it took me to get up to the gas station at the end of Dalby I had resolved to turn around and go back to get it. I was so pleased when I spotted it in a shallow embankment. I pulled in a driveway and the owner of the home watched me curiously, as I peeled off my socks and in my bare feet and bathrobe I tiptoed through the mud and grit, down the gully and heroically rescued my bag from the perils of nature. The bag flapping in the wind as I triumphantly marched back to my car reminded me of a victory flag. It made me feel so good to have recovered the booty at the end of my quest. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These are the little things that make me happy – the small adventures and the opportunities to feel good about my impact on the world. I so want to make it a better place at every chance I get and certainly not contribute to the destruction of this beautiful creation. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Oh yeah, interesting Jen fact #2: I am still a litter virgin. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777548089460824750.post-79939655986718220342011-10-21T05:41:00.000-07:002011-12-07T02:31:19.247-08:00Ego and Enlightenment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-T4gitoFIawGJ4UNhjQHl4_pImaVS0ZUUKJIuFNauMDAK6-4Ln23x7Yqu35iOhKTOwmk3yLTJzgK2I0GW3e8ByU9UNn69HNpRnFxeDRxkFd4obDYQkE-_RHvJjw1161OzjW7dvBJOfI8/s1600/mossyfense1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-T4gitoFIawGJ4UNhjQHl4_pImaVS0ZUUKJIuFNauMDAK6-4Ln23x7Yqu35iOhKTOwmk3yLTJzgK2I0GW3e8ByU9UNn69HNpRnFxeDRxkFd4obDYQkE-_RHvJjw1161OzjW7dvBJOfI8/s320/mossyfense1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ego blinds. It casts deep, dark shadows. There is no room for ego in enlightenment. </span></div><br />
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<a href="http://www.eunkangkoh.net/#.TnWnCn8kD78.blogger">Eunkang Koh | Eunkang Koh</a>Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777548089460824750.post-64262932774018411452011-09-18T01:06:00.000-07:002011-09-18T02:16:38.289-07:00Sometimes I am the MossI am feeling a roller coaster of feelings, right now: Relief, irritation, frustration, love, joy, regret, blah…. Last week my cardiologist drew 9 vials of blood to see if we can get to the bottom of my blood clots prior to repairing my shunt. There have been some things consistently out of whack, so he wanted sort that out before he does my procedure on November 1st. He called me with the test results yesterday morning. Two things concerned him. One is the anticardiolipin antibody IGM, which has been in the moderate range all three times. The other is Factor V Lieden. Both things cause blood clots. The IGM also attacks the blood vessels, cell walls and heart valves, which could be causing my hemolytic anemia, hemolysis and the three funky heart valves… So he’s now sending me to a hematologist to get me on the right medications before my procedure. The major concern is that r-l shunt is allowing blue blood, clots and bacteria to skip the filtration of the lungs and go to the brain and organs…and both of these blood abnormalities cause clots, so combined with the hole, it’s an unlucky combination. He told me before that he believed that my intractable migraines are actually TIA’s (transient ischemic attacks – mini strokes) and now this could also explain strokes, neurological problems, white patch on my brain MRI,... He has to get this under control before he can operate.<br />
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I am relieved that somebody is finally doing something to help me, but I’m pissed that it has taken 39 years for that to happen. I don’t want to be pissed, because it is not good for my mental or physical health, it blocks my qi, and it doesn’t change anything anyway, so I guess I’m compensating with the blahs that break up moments of watery eyes and grumpiness. I really really felt irritable and withdrawn today, and I am fighting against frustration that doctors can be so ambivalent. How many people slip though the gaping cracks in this supposedly superior medical community?<br />
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I don’t understand why doctors bother to run blood tests if when they come back abnormal they do nothing about it. I have never had a normal CBC, and the IGM has been there every darned time they checked. You’d think the hoards of blood clots, repeated thromboplebitis, massive vascular damage,.... would raise a red flag or two. This only lightly scratches the surface of my misadventure, but I’ve said enough to paint a vague-ish picture of my medical fiasco so you can understand me better, and understand what motivates me in my current creative shift and what motivates what I will have said by the end of this.<br />
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Going through it all has been hell and has really taken a toll on my body, psyche and relationships, especially the last few years. I have missed out on the basic normal stuff that everybody takes for granted and have been in the hospital literally hundreds of times in the last few years, including at least two birthdays. I have withdrawn from people and if you’ve had the pleasure of doing something with me in the last 5 years, you should count yourself as a minority. I owe an apology to my friends. I was not rejecting you when I did not take you up on your wonderful invites. It really means so much to me that you thought of me. I know now that it would have been easier to bear this weight with the help of my friends and the fun distractions we could have enjoyed. I have not wanted to be a burden on anyone and was afraid that I would get sick and spoil everyone’s fun. I thought that I needed to be a happy, cheery, rock of a person who everybody could lean on, but I was very uncomfortable leaning on anyone else.<br />
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Everybody has many struggles in their lives, but most people hide them. I think people are afraid to come across as vulnerable. We want to portray ourselves as having the lives everyone else wants, because we incorrectly regard “perfection” as strength. This does nothing but lower our quality of life. If we can’t share our pain with other people, then not only do we miss out on the nourishing support from our loved ones, but our relationships remain superficial. We never actually experience true intimacy, and I’m not referring only to romantic intimacy, but to the many deep connections that are possible in life.<br />
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People don’t like you because you are smart, talented, rich, attractive, perfect…in fact, I think many people resent folks who seem to have it all. Anyone who likes you for those reasons is only using you. They see you as someone who can do something for them or somehow elevate their status. People really like you for how you treat them and how they feel when they are around you. Unfortunately, some folks are uncomfortable hearing the gritty, intimate, darker details about other’s lives. But I am not, and I refuse to portray myself as a shiny, polished person with no problems. I have problems. I might sparkle sometimes, but that is pure perspiration. If someone can’t handle the dirty truths about my perfectly imperfect life, then they can find their kicks elsewhere. I am not afraid to be ridiculed…and I have been, even publicly by people that I loved. It hurt immensely, but I survived and can look back and know that my problems were not the problem.<br />
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I promise to everyone right now that I will do my very best to be myself, the good, the bad and the ugly; and I will do my best to forgive those who can’t accept that. I will also strive to provide my half of true deep, honest, encouraging and supportive friendship to those who are willing to grow and learn with me and love me for who I am. Our struggles are part of living and I want to live fully. Let’s embrace the wholeness now, of what it is to be alive, and do our best to help make life better for everyone, because that gives us purpose and joy. Sometimes we are the rock and sometimes we are the soft, fuzzy stuff growing on the rock.<br />
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Welcome to the next act in my gift tag saga. I decided to cut some new rubber stamps for my recently dyed tags. Many of the designs on the gift tags I showed in my paper dying entry were hand-cut in this way. I am currently using <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/soft-kut-printing-blocks/">Soft-Kut Printing Blocks</a> from <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/soft-kut-printing-blocks/">Dick Blick</a> because they are soft and inexpensive. Curls were not easy because the material is so rubbery and pliable, so the first design you see here took me longer than I had hoped. A firmer block would have been better for this design, I think. <br />
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I started by cutting with scissors some shapes from a larger block that fit the two main sizes of tags that I am using. I made a rough sketch with a sharpie directly on the block, then started cutting away the negative space with <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-linoleum-cutters/">Speedball Linoleum Cutters</a>. I like these because they are inexpensive and if you make a mistake when sharpening your blades, you can buy <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-linoleum-cutters/">inexpensive replacement tips</a>. You can also use an exacto knife for straight edges in tricky places. <br />
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When I finished cutting my design, I rinsed it with sudsy water to remove any rubber debris. After it dried I tested it with an inexpensive black water-based ink pad. Inking these up is much easier if you keep the block on your table and dab it with your ink pad. Keep dabbing with your pad, moving it all around the block and angling it in different directions. Do not slide the pad across your block. It will take a while for the block to build up enough ink for your first proof, but after a few prints the surface of your block will get more sticky and hold more ink. <br />
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To print, place your block face down on your paper and press the back with a flat object a little larger that the pad. A block of wood works great. <br />
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After you have successfully made some proofs, you may decide to cut more of your block away. I have left some texture in the negative space around the tree that I will probably cut away at a later date. <br />
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My second block (the leaf) was much easier because my design had no curls. This time I cut away all of the background that printed in my proofs so I would have a clean design. It’s best to cut away more the closer you get to the edge of your block, so the edge is thinner than the area next to the image. Make sure you wash the ink off your block with soapy water after your are done printing or between colors. When storing your blocks make sure that nothing is touching the printing side that will leave an indentation and damage your image. These block are fragile. I use a layer of thick cardstock to protect mine. <br />
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You can used water-based ink pads with these blocks, or roll ink on with a brayer. I will post a blog at a later date showing how to use a brayer with water-based relief inks. This is a great way to control your color and get an opaque, crisp and consistent print.Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777548089460824750.post-49966252866280591172011-08-06T04:47:00.000-07:002014-01-31T16:42:56.435-08:00Golden Healers - Yellow Quartz Crystal (NOT Tangerine Quartz): Healing Properties And The Difference Between Both Stones<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Golden Healers are very rare quartz crystals stained internally with yellow iron oxide. Many of them also have actinolite needles trapped inside, Their colors range from pale yellow to gold or orange and they have a Mohs hardness of 7, like rock quartz, amethyst and citrine.<br />
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This rare stone is also known as “golden healer” because of its incredible healing powers. The yellow iron stain adds whole body healing change to the purifying and amplifying powers of quartz crystal.<br />
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This crystal is used for spiritual healing, cleansing the organs, stimulating the immune system, clearing blockages from qi (chi,) aligning the chakras and balancing yin-yang energies. Yellow quartz can be used with any of the chakras, but is especially powerful with the sacral, solar plexus and crown chakras. Using this stone on the 3rd Chakra (Solar Plexus) helps one align themselves with the Divine will.<br />
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Golden healers help create a sense of confidence, zeal, happiness and adventure. Paler yellow hues are most helpful when cheerfulness and enthusiasm is needed. The deeper the shade of gold, the stronger its powers of manifestation for self-assurance and success in leadership roles.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/113293632/golden-healer-crystal-pendant-raw-yellow" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Golden Healer Pendant Available at https://www.etsy.com/listing/113293632/golden-healer-crystal-pendant-raw-yellow" border="0" height="300" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/007/0/5374252/il_fullxfull.389062904_cwch.jpg" title="Golden Healer Pendant Available in DoodlepunkArt" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/113293632/golden-healer-crystal-pendant-raw-yellow">Golden Healer Pendant Available in DoodlepunkArt</a></td></tr>
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Yellow quartz vibrates at the highest level (ૐ - Om) to help one gain access to “Christ consciousness,” “divine consciousness” and “the Golden Ray.” Yellow quartz is linked with the Sun and all zodiac signs.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/doodlepunkart" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rare Golden Healer Crystal Cluster SOLD at http://www.etsy.com/shop/doodlepunkart" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqko6Cs8vOu95N4mBSeQw95a2Q1-ZxwvVlhhouxycqsjSnPJGSGOoLqBTlmhK-vr6fzBPzLhcIdyzL5uMGobiY9nZry0Be9r5bdzGoy89iLrkO3ZPgSI8B5-nSVL1UEk_AcdGVDGZVNHc/s400/DSC03068.jpg" height="300" title="Rare Golden Healer Crystal Cluster" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/doodlepunkart">Rare Golden Healer Crystal Cluster - SOLD</a></td></tr>
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Tangerine quartz (below) has a similar color range, but its color is a coating on the outside of the crystal instead of on the inside.</div>
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All of the crystals in the photo below are golden healers except the one in the upper left corner.</div>
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All of these specimens came from China. I have never seen golden healer specimens quite like these before, especially the deep yellow intensity of the four darker ones. Many of these taper toward the termination like a diamantine laser wand and have the horizontal stripes of a Lemurian seed crystals. This shape is called "Tessin Habit" and the striations are called " macromosaic structure." Two of these specimens have the multiple terminations of a split growth formation. <br />
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The photo above shows a close up of golden healers and tangerine quartz. Again, the one in the upper left corner is tangerine quartz because it is stained with iron on the outside only.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tangerine Quartz Pendant SOLD</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tourmalinated Tangerine Quartz Pendant (SOLD)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/75656886/raw-yellow-quartz-crystal-pendant" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8uxF_x0_Bwlo7MlhwjgufGL4gX17Ke-ZrY8X4zcgCKZTrCCiOCAkHOb7PtapCOKjBzwpIBrWExghy0heS9skFbXOoh8u9z23V2kzKFKe31nOD1VQoILbMxacqByXAye1yteWHdaHoU8/s1600/yellowquartz1x1.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Healer Pendant (SOLD)</td></tr>
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The darker specimen below is included with yellow actinolite, like many of my specimens. This was my favorite stone, sold to my good friend, Ros-Mari. Actonlite needles in quartz focus energy and create a powerful conduit for The Universal Life Force.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79223685/rutilated-golden-healer-quartz-crystal" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Golden Healer With Actinolite Needles Pendant from http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ALCypEe-nDttJKzDwGWUvLt6TP0ekVIiYoESmxkVQm8hfiV0QHDoArVHKJZziwYFnRdve1VzxmdYoCdsDQZ38z6-IsqEEQ4MiqvwGtIUlhCUe1KveLJE09cxByOHoMmW0dxaUdWrQXU/s400/goldenhealerrutilated1x1.jpg" height="300" title="Golden Healer With Actinolite Needles Pendant" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Healer With Actinolite Needles (SOLD)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79223685/rutilated-golden-healer-quartz-crystal" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Golden Healer With Actinolite Needles Pendant from http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWAvhNZjXZmGVdMun3_5f1ec0fqV7iMTC34tsXthaqqBcI_uEvS7aSkVgVa2nvckiAfQU2O-9gInMf9jdGOV4teb1QrqXgaAtggkiD0zVgyaaPj28nvJh9DNe8i03XOEmWpMCP07HP9w/s400/goldenhealerrutilated1x3.jpg" height="300" title="Golden Healer With Actinolite Needles Pendant" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Healer With Actinolite Needles Pendant (Sold)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79223685/rutilated-golden-healer-quartz-crystal" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Golden Healer With Actinolite Needles from http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSG9ODtXpmhyphenhyphenoAssllWYW2wAqIFU4fNhq9YR-rL8Tb_gFiqMN3NKN7nG0CiCz6fDMzaOcrcbilZwKjuMYEe28x4MEQ7kzyR8PJqSfGa-4hUtwFVb2qYJisBi3w4Nv5z1_2O8C5YVONHC8/s400/goldenhealerrutilated1x2.jpg" height="300" title="Golden Healer With Actinolite Needles Pendant" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Healer With Actinolite Needles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Healer With Actinolite Needles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Healer With Actinolite Needles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Healer Pendant by DoodlepunkArt (SOLD)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dzv-qEVwbi_nYtQH7EHJA1gWuoSILBUPtmrZ_W-CxzWuAqZGxbuEgpKviEN0kPeXOawkJRw62cPKLRnS0FLKfAYtSPwOtp_6k7YqWkzKXpKU2z3rdLVBNTNCj5Y5JmXdtzTQOKc6iR4/s1600/Specimens+2013-02-12+034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Golden Healer From DoodlepunkArt (SOLD) from http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dzv-qEVwbi_nYtQH7EHJA1gWuoSILBUPtmrZ_W-CxzWuAqZGxbuEgpKviEN0kPeXOawkJRw62cPKLRnS0FLKfAYtSPwOtp_6k7YqWkzKXpKU2z3rdLVBNTNCj5Y5JmXdtzTQOKc6iR4/s400/Specimens+2013-02-12+034.jpg" height="300" title="Golden Healer From DoodlepunkArt (SOLD)" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Healer From DoodlepunkArt (SOLD)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJpS3KSdZYSVekbO9O-sBGXoa_xiwL-O_m6vHa6AUK887Hpa9mQvXi9ExstYZgFw4fC0X6LSf-FhzbaoPhjTf4S3Z2hgNA-dtyqMT7CdUUmuwT35Qr9cQRMPx2gOF2vUD3a3Ef5lzUkc/s1600/DSC02866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Golden Healer Pendant by DoodlepunkArt from http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJpS3KSdZYSVekbO9O-sBGXoa_xiwL-O_m6vHa6AUK887Hpa9mQvXi9ExstYZgFw4fC0X6LSf-FhzbaoPhjTf4S3Z2hgNA-dtyqMT7CdUUmuwT35Qr9cQRMPx2gOF2vUD3a3Ef5lzUkc/s400/DSC02866.jpg" height="300" title="Golden Healer Pendant by DoodlepunkArt (Up and Coming)" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Healer Pendant by DoodlepunkArt (Coming soon!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Healer From DoodlepunkArt (SOLD)</td></tr>
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For more information on golden healers and tangerine quartz go to these websites:<br />
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<a href="http://www.crystalsrocksandgems.com/Healing_Crystals/Quartz/GoldenHealerQuartz.htm">http://www.crystalsrocksandgems.com/Healing_Crystals/Quartz/GoldenHealerQuartz.htm</a><br />
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<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360320544093&clk_rvr_id=253290743910">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360320544093&clk_rvr_id=253290743910</a>Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777548089460824750.post-45110123172071962202011-08-02T03:13:00.000-07:002011-09-18T03:08:01.675-07:00Natural Hand-Dyed Paper<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLai67pf8oXz8_fx-iY6wlW2wswZpluYBmr1ru1WyLJ-AM9GFT2alat5rdxNqiIUUkN8YHuC1C55GYVsw5kxsFy3j8D4IZ6Mq_2SI0mBML1ffmNH4E_BeZNuDZlrlg-zeexjcfyKFrWMs/s1600/gifttagsx5.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLai67pf8oXz8_fx-iY6wlW2wswZpluYBmr1ru1WyLJ-AM9GFT2alat5rdxNqiIUUkN8YHuC1C55GYVsw5kxsFy3j8D4IZ6Mq_2SI0mBML1ffmNH4E_BeZNuDZlrlg-zeexjcfyKFrWMs/s1600/gifttagsx5.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Dying paper at home is an easy and inexpensive project you can complete in one work session. Your hand-dyed paper can be used for card-making, gift tags, bookmarks, soap and gift packaging, scrapbooking, paper maché, collages, magnets…anything you can think of. I have been using my hand-dyed paper to make gift tags, which I give out with each pendant purchase in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt">etsy store</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_W2_9LoRQrgGFYmpnNyFTuTU2jAz7HVh-mEol1JaGOu7AzHvZWVCa5pIo26Pv-a-9IjJKHGLN1YgcTK5FKuez2ZQc3MhFY7o66GdwsOLXqH5ye_LQnV0D6lr_7ZGFscsi8VfQmTRLIg/s1600/gifttagsx12.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_W2_9LoRQrgGFYmpnNyFTuTU2jAz7HVh-mEol1JaGOu7AzHvZWVCa5pIo26Pv-a-9IjJKHGLN1YgcTK5FKuez2ZQc3MhFY7o66GdwsOLXqH5ye_LQnV0D6lr_7ZGFscsi8VfQmTRLIg/s1600/gifttagsx12.jpg" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The finished gift tags/bookmarks you see here I made using paper that I dyed with coffee, tea, turmeric and cinnamon. Simmering the natural ingredients found in my kitchen gave my tags not only a rich, earthy yellow ochre hue, but also a nearly edible aroma.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">For my most recent batches, I used the water left over from boiling beets that we ate for dinner and a combination of hand-torn watercolor paper and die-cut manila tags from the office supply store.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">First I used the beet juice alone to die a few batches as I slowly reheated the liquid in a sauce pan on the stove. I dipped both sides of my paper in the beet juice, then soaked them until they sank (about 5 minutes.) You can dye multiple pieces at once.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">After spreading crumpled aluminum foil on a cookie sheet, I set my papers out to dry in the oven on about 185 °f. You do not need the aluminum foil. I used it to create a splotchy texture. It helps to have two cookie sheets going at one time so you can stagger your work – while one pan is drying, fill the other pan with your next batch of paper. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">After I dyed all the paper that I wanted to have pink, I kept the beet water just under boil and added powdered turmeric and a black tea bag. This time I did smaller batches because I wanted my paper to have darker red splotches on one side. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">To get these splotches I soaked the papers on low heat just long enough for the ones floating on top to dry partially. If they soak too long they will sink to the bottom and the splotches will be lost. You can use a fork to pull the papers out of the pan, or the string (or wire) that comes attached to your tags. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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Drying the papers on the crumpled aluminum foil leaves a very interesting random texture and drying them directly on the oven rack or a cookie cooling rack leaves interesting stripes. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">For a smoother color, try drying them directly on a cookie sheet, but I recommend testing a sample of each paper type first to assure that your batches won’t stick to the cookie sheet after they are dry. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBz__gr6dhvlbu9b0N-AA3ChYpve-zHthkboADzBcq_DeXKVZNo7akrdo9F3fl6woQpDmxWbDmQWqKSp5r0ASwMWrxkhSepFb7PWyyaarjI6CzSZfETauvZnHChKBWGPOlZqYGGdW2To/s1600/doublegifttags2.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBz__gr6dhvlbu9b0N-AA3ChYpve-zHthkboADzBcq_DeXKVZNo7akrdo9F3fl6woQpDmxWbDmQWqKSp5r0ASwMWrxkhSepFb7PWyyaarjI6CzSZfETauvZnHChKBWGPOlZqYGGdW2To/s1600/doublegifttags2.jpg" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">After paper has dried, press them under heavy, hard-cover books to flatten them out. A thick layer of scratch paper or a felt pad placed below the books on top of equal sized small dyed paper stacks will help you press more paper at one time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">For the artwork on my tags, I used a combination of store bought and hand-carved rubber stamps, with various inks, including water-based pigment pads, solvent-based dye pads and Dick Blick relief printing inks rolled out with a brayer directly onto the stamps. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTzXh4lCaM4lPFAx4FD9h_0jeK-hYPM1o4y87lEQLbqu2UVROIxLPkURCgIng_MJAa3adiXq5CPrFflBgf5mlZSRIgCa-BC9Pmt5It-Dm3X3uPInRXEj2PsKCRhJmY1ecZinlKcbmezI/s1600/doublegifttags3.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTzXh4lCaM4lPFAx4FD9h_0jeK-hYPM1o4y87lEQLbqu2UVROIxLPkURCgIng_MJAa3adiXq5CPrFflBgf5mlZSRIgCa-BC9Pmt5It-Dm3X3uPInRXEj2PsKCRhJmY1ecZinlKcbmezI/s1600/doublegifttags3.jpg" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Next, I decorated my tags with cut paper and hand-dyed sand. For my final touches, I stamped or brushed color around the edges and looped ribbon through the holes. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhFchp4QEU3FP6ZJcxV1WXgZGU9-7q-E0IqLy7pETBTzVYM2dFEojleZdd-LYs2LyPATB4DJjQYtN5PCnbLsRbxvZte5d93gwIA0eqsmpU32FfQWJ5kkxq-GoApksyRIliAkguw1Lqjs/s1600/gifttagsx6.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhFchp4QEU3FP6ZJcxV1WXgZGU9-7q-E0IqLy7pETBTzVYM2dFEojleZdd-LYs2LyPATB4DJjQYtN5PCnbLsRbxvZte5d93gwIA0eqsmpU32FfQWJ5kkxq-GoApksyRIliAkguw1Lqjs/s1600/gifttagsx6.jpg" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Combine any medium you want to create your artwork, but keep in mind that these vegetable dyes are not completely colorfast, so consider that when using wet media. </div><br />
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Milky Quartz, also known as snow quartz or white quartz, has a Mohs hardness of 7. The milky white color is created by microscopic fluid inclusions trapped inside the crystal during its formation. These fluid inclusions affect the growth form of the crystal.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iron Stained Milky Quartz Pendant SOLD at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoodlepunkArt">DoodlepunkArt</a></td></tr>
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Milky quartz helps one observe from a fresh, childlike place of innocence instead of a cynical adult-like or biased perspective. It is considered to be a powerful healer. It can be programmed for specific functions. Milky quartz will release energy very gradually or hold it until it is needed. It can be used in combination with emerald, spinel, and pearl or shell to balance polarities.<br />
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The polished specimen in this handmade silver pendant shown above is iron-stained milky quartz. Chevron amethyst is a combination of purple amethyst and milky quartz. An example can be seen in the pendant below.<br />
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For more information on milky quartz go to <a href="http://www.quartzpage.de/milky.html">http://www.quartzpage.de/milky.html</a>Jennifer Shipleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142535365123965353noreply@blogger.com5