Jewelry

  

Tiger's Eye 

courage, energy and luck

Stone's names: also called crocidolite cat's-eye or African cat's-eye. 

Color: Tiger eye has a rich yellow and golden brown stripes, with a fine golden lustre when polished. 

The name's origin: Tiger eye with its bands resembles an eye of tiger, so it is received its name due to this similarity. 

Wedding anniversary: Tiger Eye is the anniversary gemstone for the 9th year of marriage. 

From the stone history: Roman soldiers wore tiger's-eye for protection in battle. Tiger Eye was thought to be all seeing due to its appearance. 

Healing ability: Tiger eye relieves high blood pressure.

Mystical power: Tiger Eye is used for focusing the mind. 

Deposits: The most important mine for Tiger Eye is in South Africa. 

To read more on it's healing abilities you can click here on Gemstone Encylopedia a great site with in depth explanation of its origins, the diseases it helps in, how to care for each specific gem. It's a great learning experience and you do have to really believe in it in order for it to work. 

Jewelry

Jewelry made by Me


So recently, I've really gotten into two things. 

1. Baking cookies, cakes and trying to practice decorating
2. Making jewelry, mostly bracelets 

These are just a few examples of the bracelets I've been making. More are on their way. 

These are religious icons, I actually haven't shown them at my church, but I will. The iconic beading are the same, but I've re-arranged each one so that it looks differently. These bracelets were kind of a request from some of my friends who are heavily involved in church. They wanted me to do Rosaries, but I haven't sat down and figure it out. It's not as easy as they think it is, that is a little rougher on the eyes and it has to be precise when you do it. For now I'm starting small, and it may be a good business. lol! I sell quite a lot. These are to be sold at $2. It's not really that bad. 

Noter's Digest:

 Want to know how to make bracelets: 

Ok, the way I do it is the simple way. It won't require much work really. I want to learn how to different ones though.

Things you'll need:

1. elastic jewelery string 
2. scissors 
3. ruler
4. Jewelery glue
5. and the selection of beads

How to:

1. Wrap the string around your wrist 
2. Once you get the desired length, use the ruler to add at least another 4 in. and cut it from that length
3. once you do that, before yous tart string the beads, on a flat surface, this is what I do, get one end of the string and tape it down to the surface 
1. this will help in the beads not flying off every time there's a bad movement. So you won't have to start over every time. Trust me you don't want that 
4. Then you just start beading 
1. If it's different assortments I suggest you figure out the design you want, and then start the beading. Again it will facilitate the process
5. Once your done, measure at a certain point and make sure it fits nicely and perfectly around your wrist 
1. then just add or take away beads 
6. Once your done. Tie the two ends together

1. What i do is like you tie your shoe, as the above pic. and I put a drop of jewelery making glue (specific glue I'll write it later, right now I've seem to have misplaced it)
2. I repeat step 1, 2 or 3 times, and you have your fast and basic bracelet

Hope you enjoy. Please feel free to leave a comment or any questions regarding. I've put all basic steps that I use.