CrystalsAndJewelry.com Blog & News

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Hannukah, Blessed SolsticeFor the holidays, I’m celebrating and giving what I can. As much as I can. You won’t see this again for at least a year, and maybe not even then. I just can’t do it but once in a blue moon and still survive. But I’m happy to do it for the few days that I can. From now until midnight EST December 27, 2006

30% off EVERYthing at CrystalsAndJewelry.com
and shipping is still free in the US.

Enjoy. Happy Holidays.

Yep, that’s today’s tip for being a better jewelry artist, or actually any type of artist or craftsman. When your work just isn’t up to snuff…

I found this wonderful thought at a friend’s Christmas message on her website. I just had to share it.

"For those that believe in the spirited magic that exists behind the persona of Santa Claus, author Tara Taylor Quinn sums it superbly well when she wrote that … “Santa Claus is a doer. He exists in those who know about the magic of love, who see a need and address it; who enrich the life of someone else just because they can. Santa Claus is a spirit, a power that comes over normal mortals and gives them the ability to do something extraordinary for someone else. To buy something they wouldn’t ordinarily do - simply to make someone smile. A Santa Claus wants only to make his or her small portion of the world a better place. Santa Claus is everyone who believes in the power of love”.
from Portals of Spirit’s Christmas Message

Looky! Chakra Meditation Comfort Beads (Worry Beads) and Comfort Beads Bracelets are now 30% off.

Yep, they’re the most popular ones. And maybe the prettiest too. I wasn’t planning on putting these on sale until later in the month, but a Very Nice Person showed me that I’d not even had them on the regular December 25% off on comfort beads due to a shopping cart programming snafu. Yep, I snafu’d. So to make up for it, I decided to get these out there on sale in time for Christmas. Which brings us to…

Holiday Deadlines!
December 18 is the last day to place orders that will definitely go out by the post office’s December 20th deadline for Priority Mail shipping.
December 19 is the last day to place orders that will definitely go out by the post office’s December 21st deadline for Express Mail shipping.
I’m happy to take orders after that, of course, but I can’t promise I’ll be able to get them out in time for Christmas unless you’re willing to pay enough for a rush so that I can hire someone to take over something else.

New Jools! Jools = Jewelry

I have new jools of my own creation like the Aqua Aura Quartz bracelet to the left there. Yum! I’ve been grabbing up every bead, crystal, and whatnot of Aqua Aura Quartz that I can find. I love the stuff, but it’s impossible to find cheaply. Wah wah! It’s fantastic for psychic awareness and energy work, not to mention stunningly gorgeous. So I nab it when I can. There are other new jewelry goodies of mine that I put up today too.
Plus new Swarovski Crystal, Gemstone and Bali Silver jools by Gabrielle Gaither. I’ve known Gabrielle for years, and she does some gorgeous work with the Swarovski crystals and stones. I know her to be such a perfectionist, I’m giving the same handcrafted jewelry guarantee on her work as I do on mine. I can’t do that, and wouldn’t even consider it, for just anyone.

So pop on over for some eyecandy and/or fun shopping.

No matter what you do … if you have an online shop, there will occasionally be misunderstandings with customers. That’s life on the internet, and we’re all human, so all of us get confused or make mistakes occasionally.