Fairies & Jewels
Hi! I'm Kate and I run on online shop called 'Kate's Gifts' in the UK. I also list my stuff in my eBay shop, Fairies and Jewels, and I have a Shopit Store widget on my MySpace profile.
We have fairy gifts - fairy figurines, art prints, cards, postcards, journals, compact mirrors, keyrings and make-up bags featuring the artwork of renowned fairy artists Amy Brown, Jasmine Becket-Griffith, Nene Thomas, Sheila Wolk, Jessica Galbreth and Linda Ravenscroft.
We have jewellery gifts - gemstone heart pendants, amethyst crosses, charm bracelets, gemstone watches, jewellery boxes disguised as chaise longues and gothic, cat, fairy, Victorian and 1920s-style jewellery mannequins.
And we also have free e-cards.
Not quite sure how to use Squidoo yet, so bear with me while I'm learning :)
We have fairy gifts - fairy figurines, art prints, cards, postcards, journals, compact mirrors, keyrings and make-up bags featuring the artwork of renowned fairy artists Amy Brown, Jasmine Becket-Griffith, Nene Thomas, Sheila Wolk, Jessica Galbreth and Linda Ravenscroft.
We have jewellery gifts - gemstone heart pendants, amethyst crosses, charm bracelets, gemstone watches, jewellery boxes disguised as chaise longues and gothic, cat, fairy, Victorian and 1920s-style jewellery mannequins.
And we also have free e-cards.
Not quite sure how to use Squidoo yet, so bear with me while I'm learning :)
My Site Links
These are the places I am on the net:
- Kate's Gifts
- My online shop.
- MySpace
- My page on MySpace. Add me!
- Blog
- This is my blog, from which I've re-posted the gemstone articles here.
Gemstone Folklore - Amber
Amber is fossilised tree resin which is usually yellow but can vary with different shades of brown and orange. It's most well-known for preserving a range of fossilised insects within it's golden wrappings.
Amber is mentioned in Ovid's Metamorphosis, regarding the fate of Meleager. According to Greek legend, Meleager was one of Jason's Argonauts whose life was bound up with a piece of wood that his mother had snatched from fire when he was born. He later killed his own brothers. His mother, in revenge, threw the brand of wood back onto the fire; Meleager died as it burned and as his sisters wept for him, their tears turned to amber.
Amber is mentioned in Ovid's Metamorphosis, regarding the fate of Meleager. According to Greek legend, Meleager was one of Jason's Argonauts whose life was bound up with a piece of wood that his mother had snatched from fire when he was born. He later killed his own brothers. His mother, in revenge, threw the brand of wood back onto the fire; Meleager died as it burned and as his sisters wept for him, their tears turned to amber.
Gemstone Folkore - Turquoise
Turquoise is well-known for its beautiful bluey-green colour and once served as a unit of currency among some Native American groups.
In Tibet, it was thought to offer the wearer protection against the evil eye and was often used as an amulet to bring health, happiness and good fortune.
In Asia and parts of Europe, it was regarded as protection for riders from falling off their horses. It was also believed to help improve and maintain good relationships, so it was often given as a friendship or love token.
In Tibet, it was thought to offer the wearer protection against the evil eye and was often used as an amulet to bring health, happiness and good fortune.
In Asia and parts of Europe, it was regarded as protection for riders from falling off their horses. It was also believed to help improve and maintain good relationships, so it was often given as a friendship or love token.
Gemstone Folklore - Coral
Coral is usually a beautiful pinky-red colour and is formed, rather amazingly, from the skeletons of invertebrate marine creatures. It can, however, be seen in a variety of colours.
It was venerated world-wide as a strong amulet against evil spirits and sickness.
In ancient Rome, babies often wore coral around their necks as a charm.
In medieval Europe, it was believed to defend the wearer against deception, magic and witchcraft, and apothecaries would regularly ground it up for use as a cure-all.
However, brown coral is said to attract evil spirits.
It was venerated world-wide as a strong amulet against evil spirits and sickness.
In ancient Rome, babies often wore coral around their necks as a charm.
In medieval Europe, it was believed to defend the wearer against deception, magic and witchcraft, and apothecaries would regularly ground it up for use as a cure-all.
However, brown coral is said to attract evil spirits.
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- glowchick glowchick May 27, 2008 @ 3:25 pm
- welcome to the shopit group!
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Hi! I'm Kate and I run Kate's Gifts, an online shop based in the Midlands in the UK. I also put my stuff in my Ebay Shop, Fairies and Jewels. (more)
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