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Lots of lovely gold & silver rings with onyx, pearls, amethyst etc.

These rings are made from silver wire, from top to bottom:

• black onyx stone and silver beads, grey stick pearls and silver beads;
• multi semi-precious and precious beads and gold filled beads,
• blue glass beads and gold filled beads;
• shell,amethyst and gold filled beads,mother of pearl and gold filled beads;
• multi semi precious and precious beads and gold filled beads, hematite and silver beads.

You might be interested in:

• Flower Power Necklace with handcut brass flowers and Jet AB crystal beads
• Love Hurts Necklace – Handcut brass hearts with Pearls, Labradorite, Hematite, Iolte and Onyx beads
• Pearls!
• Snow Queen Necklace
• Dreamy summer necklace

Continuing with Gemstone Each Month Series (GEMS) – May, we would be discussing about metaphysical and healing properties of Emerald. Also showcasing a very beautiful Emerald necklace set, by Mauro Luna. If you have anything to share on Emeralds, do email us at info@jewelstruck.com before the end of this month, for it to be featured.

Emerald Necklace, Ring and Earrings

• Emerald is a stone of love and good fortune, and is reputed to bring both passion and domestic bliss. It brings and enhances harmony, joy, cleansing, clairvoyance, memory, and faith.
• Physically, Emerald is associated with the heart chakra. This crystal is the most recommended stone for breathing issues, heart health, swollen lymphnodes, blood problems, the thymus, the pancreas ( for blood sugar rebalance), labor/delivery, eyesight, and the etheric field. Excellent general healer.
• Emerald shares with you abundant energy, both physical and spiritual. It helps you to expand beyond your fear into higher wisdom, praising and enjoying life. It represents infinite consciousness expressing itself through wisdom and eternal unconditional love.
• According to Feng Shui, Emerald is used primarily in the Southeast direction for wealth, in the Southwest direction for relationships and in the North for personal growth and journeys.
• The Emerald is associated with the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Chiron.

So thats all we had about metaphysical and healing properties of Emerald. We would be posting more on this Gemstone soon, do wait for our next post in this series.

Image credit – Mauro Luns

You might be interested in:

• GEMS December – Metaphysical & Healing properties of Ruby
• GEMS March – Metaphysical & Healing properties of Aquamarine
• GEMS April – Metaphysical & Healing properties of Diamonds
• GEMS November – Metaphysical and Healing properties of Citrine
• GEMS January – Metaphysical and healing properties of Garnets

My latest creations were born in a warm spring afternoon, when I noticed some fabric scraps near my mother’s sewing machine. Their colors were very fashionable, so I decided to create some accessories which would totally boost my spring/summer look.

I mixed them with vintage buttons and beads…here is the result!

You will find these necklaces and rings in my shop very soon: www.wakamesalada.etsy.com

You might be interested in:

• Small things that can make you feel great
• Purple Necklace using felt with vintage buttons and green beaded chain
• Fall Winter Trends : Fun with bib-necklaces!
• Red fabric choker
• Vintage with Swarovski Elements

iolite and pearl ring

This ring was made for my wedding range but I think it could be worn everyday. It is made from silver wire and has clusters of freshwater pearl and delicious iolite chip beads. Iolite is just to die for ! it is such a beautiful stone and I think amongst my many favorites it is in my top five. You can check more of my jewelry on my web store.

You might be interested in:

• Love Hurts – Labradorite and Black pearl Gold Ring
• Silver, black onyx and iolite ring
• Turquoise, Emerald and Pearl Necklace in brass
• Summer necklace with blue abalone shell and fresh water pearls
• Dreamy summer necklace

Continuing with Gemstone Each Month Series (GEMS) for April month, we would be posting about types of Diamonds. Also showcasing a very beautiful Diamond ring by rcnevada. If you have anything to share on Diamonds, do email us as info@jewelstruck.com.

Diamond ring by rcnevada

Coming back to types, Natural Diamonds can be categorized into 4 types, depending on the impurity levels.

• 1a – It is the most common form of Diamonds and contains about 0.3% of Nitrogen. It absorbs blue light and so are generally light yellow or brown in color.
• 1b – They are very rare in nature, about 0.1% of total. In them the nitrogen atoms occur isolated throughout the carbon lattice. In general have a more intense color than Type Ia diamonds, absorbing green as well as blue light. They can appear yellow, orange, green or brown in color.
• 2a – They contain very negligible amount of impurities and are considered purest form of Diamonds. These are generaly colorless.
• 2b – They occour very rare and may contain even lower concentrations of nitrogen than 2a. But they contain boron impurities at the atomic level, because of which they are generaly bluish in color. They constitute about 0.1 percent of total

Other than natural Diamonds, diamonds can be synthesized too. Two of the methods used are High Pressure High Temperature Synthesis using graphite and another growth technique called Chemical Vapour Deposition(CVD).

So thats all we had on types of Diamonds, we will be back with next post in this series soon.

You might be interested in:

• A Gemstone Each Month Series (GEMS) – Citrine for November
• GEMS January – Metaphysical and healing properties of Garnets
• GEMS January – Mines and Types of Garnet
• GEMS November – Citrine Mines & Types of Citrine
• GEMS March – Mines and types of Aquamarine