Journal

  Hello friend! So, what’s a spinel? I often get asked this question about a certain stone a customer has never heard of before and I’m never sure how to answer. What info can I offer that would help someone feel better acquainted with a stone?  Are they interested in the geology or history, the hardness, or how it relates to other similar stones? Perhaps they want to know it by color or by the kind of energy it gives off.  Since I just realized, or re-realized, that spinel is an alternate birthstone for August (read my Peri-dot or Peri-dough...

It can be confusing when you look up birthstones and stones for astrology sometimes, you’ll find a list of possibilities. But moonstone for Cancers just feels right! Cancers are ruled by the moon and its emotional tides, being a water sign, and are often known for their depth and powers of intuition. 

I gazed into my palm the other day at the murky spinel earrings I’ve been wearing on repeat and realized, I should talk about proper jewelry care (and I should really clean those earrings). 

I put together a list of FAQs. You’ll either learn something new or you’ll feel the nudge to do a jewelry box deep clean, or both!

I was recently writing in my journal, as I often am, and found myself peeling back some layers of wisdom around value and self worth and what gems and precious metals have to teach us about this.  Have you ever read this quote? “A pearl goes up for auction. No one has enough, so the pearl buys itself.” -Rumi For whatever reason this quote has been rattling around in my mind since I first heard it–I think I didn't fully understand what it meant, or perhaps I was overthinking it. But to me it points to the inherent value of...

We never forget the pieces we’ve lost along the way…for me there are three. The Claddagh ring that slipped off my finger while riding my bike at 7. I rode up and down my street countless times scouring the gutter for a glint of gold, never to find it.    The tri-color tourmaline pendant that slipped off my neck at a gem show in my early twenties….I knew it had a faulty clasp, why didn’t I fix it?! (at least, being at the gem show it hopefully ended up in grateful hands).    The peridot ring that I made (above!)...