[Nfb-krafters-korner] Beading_ crystal gemstones
Laurie Porter
freespirit1 at tds.net
Sun Jan 22 15:05:20 UTC 2012
I enjoy my monthly newsletter about crystals and their healing properties
from www.rainbowcrystal.com
Fire mountain Gems and beads has a really good gems glossery that I have
found useful. I believe everything on the earth is alive including the
earth itself.
----- Original Message -----
From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 7:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Beading_ crystal gemstones
> Sahar, we are kindred spirits! I knew it! lol
>
> I am always interested in the historical context of things, knowing where
> they come from and how they have been used historically. I am particularly
> interested in pre-history and ancient meanings. This makes my bead working
> so fascinating, to know things in their historic context. That is why I
> collect and read the books on crystals - because I want to KNOW.
>
> Thinking about the books gave me an idea though. I am thinking that I
> could scan them on my Kurzweil scanner. I could make a separate file for
> each of the crystals and that way it would be accessible to me.
>
> I work a LOT with HEMATITE, too. I love this crystal. It looks good when
> mixed with just about anything. So lovely! When I do the Christmas
> markets I have an entire hematite display set up with necklaces, earrings,
> and bracelets that I have made. Each is different. I created a very nice
> sign to put with my display. It lists the healing benefits of Hematite. I
> think it is important to know what you are wearing and what it is doing
> for you. All crystals have healing properties and if you know what they
> are you will only benefit from them.
>
> My favorite crystal is my GREEN OPAL. When it arrived in the mail, I held
> it in my hand. Within seconds it began to vibrate, like it has a heart.
> My husband thought I was joking and I told him to hold out his hand. I
> told him to relax and be calm and just hold it gently. He looked so
> surprised, and said, "I thought you were joking! Yes, it is amazing. It is
> actually throbbing with life." You see, everything in our world is alive
> and in the process of change at all times. Everything! This is such an
> amazing thing to really be aware of and the crystals are so alive.
>
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 8:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a request for information
>
>
>> Lol, this sounds familiar. I, too, have to clear my dining room table so
>> that guests could eat. The beads rule most of the time. I would love to
>> find some of the books that talk about crystal healing in an accessible
>> format. I find that different stones speak to me at different times in
>> my life, and each stone has its own energy. I worked a lot with hematite
>> when I lived in Alaska. Incidentally, Alaska has hematite, and they call
>> it black diamond, but that's not why I worked with it then. They say it
>> helps with depression, and I was in quite the funk when I lived there. I
>> would not want to see that state of mind that I lived in ever again.
>> *smile*
>>
>> Warm regards,
>> Sahar Husseini
>> For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, please visit my Website at
>> www.saharscreations.com
>> Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/saharscreations
>> And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
>> If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
>> Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
>> Michael Jordan
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: River Woman
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 4:58 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a request for information
>>
>>
>> Hi Sahar and Holly
>> Nice to see you HERE on the KK list today!
>> I put my beads away before Christmas so I could have a ton of company
>> over
>> the holidays without all the stuff all over my dining room table. I have
>> to
>> get it all out again. I decided to move my beadworking table upstairs to
>> a
>> spare bedroom so I am not all over the dining room again. It is nice to
>> have
>> a clear table and be able to actually EAT there again. Smile!
>>
>> My focus these days is on making encrusted bead worked TALISMANS. That
>> is my
>> personal passion.
>> I also foxus on the spiritual and metaphysical associations of the
>> stones I
>> work with. I use the "Crystal Bible" as a guide, and I have a number of
>> other books like this, too. One good one I use is the "Crystal Code."
>> They are not beading books, but books that are metaphysical in nature,
>> crystal healing books. I am really interested in this.
>>
>> Good luck to you Holly. There are several wonderful bead workers here,
>> and
>> each is very different from the other. Between us all, we can give you
>> help
>> and are glad to do it. Most of all, I think, what you will need is
>> knowing
>> that you CAN do beading, and you WILL find your own path with the BEADS.
>> Like Sahar said, she just let the beads speak to her, and off she went
>> in
>> that direction. That is what I do. In my case, it is the stones that
>> speak
>> to me, and I try to listen and follow.
>>
>> Lynda River Woman
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 4:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a request for information
>>
>>
>> > Oh, Lynda, God bless you! I only told you the truth, and you took off
>> > with it. You are the role model. So many of us get encouragement and
>> > don't know what to do with it. You took wing and flew. I have a lot
>> of
>> > respect for you; I truly do. Thank you very much for your kind words,
>> my
>> > dear!
>> >
>> > Warm regards,
>> > Sahar Husseini
>> > For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, please visit my Website at
>> > www.saharscreations.com
>> > Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/saharscreations
>> > And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
>> > If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
>> > Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
>> > Michael Jordan
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: River Woman
>> > To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 1:16 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a request for information
>> >
>> >
>> > the person you need to speak with is SAHAR....she was invaluable to
>> me
>> > when
>> > I first got on this list as a newly blind person. I had done
>> extensive
>> > beadowk before sight loss and my passion is encrusted bead work.
>> SAHAR
>> > made
>> > me KNOW that I could do it again. She is the most positive role model
>> > imaginable and I owe her an enormous shout out for what she did for
>> me
>> > back
>> > then. I began doing encrusted bead work again about a year ago -
>> three
>> > years
>> > after my sight loss. I now do mueeum quality bead work that is
>> exhibited
>> > in
>> > museums galleries and private galleries again - it is amazing what
>> you
>> > can
>> > do with the encouragement and contact with others who are doing it.
>> >
>> > You will find the help you need here, and they can point you to where
>> you
>> > will best find what you want to do, I think. Welcome!
>> >
>> > Lynda River Woman
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Holly Turri" <hollyt at comcast.net>
>> > To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>> > <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 12:49 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a request for information
>> >
>> >
>> > > thanks so much. i'd love to learn more about the weaving patterns
>> > > eventually. first i think i will just try some stringing of nicde
>> ones
>> > > and learn what are the best elements on which to put them. baby
>> steps i
>> > > guess.
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: "Neva Fairchild" <nevafairchild at verizon.net>
>> > > To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
>> > > <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> > > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 11:31 AM
>> > > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a request for information
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >>I have recently begun learning bead weaving. I didn't know there
>> was
>> > >> anything more than stringing beads before a friend sat me down and
>> got
>> > me
>> > >> started. There have been a couple of classes in the past on this
>> group
>> > >> that
>> > >> hopefully will be repeated. I have learned the Peyote stitch and
>> the
>> > >> Russian
>> > >> Spiral, thus far. I began learning Right Angle Weave, but didn't
>> get
>> > far
>> > >> in
>> > >> my first lesson. The only one of these stitches I can do
>> independently
>> > >> thus
>> > >> far, from start to finish, is Peyote and I learned the one drop
>> stitch
>> > >> first. You can do multiple bead drops in Peyote. I know this
>> sounds
>> > like
>> > >> Greek to you, but it has to do with how many beads you put on at a
>> > time.
>> > >> In
>> > >> one drop, I have made two bracelets. It is a flat bracelet, much
>> like
>> > a
>> > >> wide
>> > >> watch band only made of beads that snug up to one another very
>> close
>> > and
>> > >> in
>> > >> a pattern. It is pretty easy for me to feel with size 8 seed
>> beads. I
>> > >> know
>> > >> some people work with size 15 beads which are roughly half the
>> size of
>> > a
>> > >> size 8 bead. They are tiny and I have seen a cuff style bracelet
>> made
>> > >> with
>> > >> size 15 beads and it is so fine that it feels like silk. It's
>> amazing.
>> > >> I'm
>> > >> not proficient enough to teach a class, but hopefully Joyce will
>> be
>> > able
>> > >> to
>> > >> find someone on the list who will. I would love to take bead
>> weaving
>> > >> classes
>> > >> through this group as well as working with my friend. She is a
>> great
>> > >> teacher, but we both struggle with starting and finishing
>> projects.
>> > Good
>> > >> luck to you.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Neva Fairchild
>> > >> 972 416-7039
>> > >>
>> > >> -----Original Message-----
>> > >> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> > >> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Holly
>> > Turri
>> > >> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 7:50 AM
>> > >> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>> > >> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] a request for information
>> > >>
>> > >> do you know of a good source for information about beading and
>> beaded
>> > >> jewelry making? I'm newly retired,but craft impaired. I'd
>> really
>> > like
>> > >> to
>> > >> learn this as I have friends who do it but don'thave the time to
>> teach
>> > >> me. I
>> > >> want to make nice stuff not the kind of beading my three year old
>> > grand
>> > >> daugter gives me. Of course i treasure that but I'm quite a bit
>> > older.
>> > >> Anxiously awaint ann answer and have a blessed day.
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