Back in Black… Let the Black Friday and Small Business Saturday sales begin! Feeling super excited to visit Norfolk and Virginia Beach next week for some time with Family and friends and a bit of cool weather. I hope to see you at my shows Friday, November 26 at Texture in Ghent from 11am - 4pm and Saturday, Nov. 27th from 10am - 4pm at Either Ore Jewelers Strawbridge. We will be running some fun sales online, at both holiday shows in Virginia and at Jenstones Gallery in Nosara! Come see new collections of jewelry, art and clothing - all handmade with love! Cheers, Xoxoxox Jen Stone If you can't make it to the shows don't worry, there are...
Sapphire (sappheiros, Greek = Blue) has been symbol of love, royalty, faith, and wisdom throughout history. Here’s a few interesting highlights of this beautiful blue gem stone that also comes in a rainbow 🌈 of colors: The jewel of the Greek sun God, Apollo, it was thought to give wisdom and was worn when consulting the oracle at Delphi. Helen of Troy owned a large Sapphire which was believed to hold the key to her desirability. The ancient Persians were like “Sapphire Earthers”. They believed the Earth was balanced on a giant Sapphire and the blue sky was a reflection of Heaven. King Solomon’s magical sapphire ring gave him the power to command demons, spirits, speak to animals and to...
The adornment and use of Amethyst goes way back, named by the ancient Greeks, the word Amethyst meant “to prevent drunkenness”. The deep purple stone was associated with Bacchus, the Greek God of wine. Drinking vessels were carved out of Amethyst and the Romans believed it would make you faithful.
“Pass me the amethyst gobblet honey and poor me some wine, I don’t want to get drunk and do anything crazy tonight”, OPA!!
It was love at first sight with the Wayuu Mochilas. Nina explained how the bags were handmade by an indigenous tribe run by woman who lived near the sea in northern Colombia. I imagined the Wayuu as a tribe of mermaids, hand weaving these intricate bags🧜♀️ in their matriarchal society, running the show and telling the men folk what to do.
I vividly remember floating down isles of tye dyed blankets filled with crystals, hemp jewelry, handmade clothing and dream catchers that hung from painted busses. There was always a drum circle to jump into, devil sticks flying around like batons, intricate beaded loom jewelry, remodeled live-in busses, flowers, flowy dresses, dreads, and feathers....
