[Nfb-krafters-korner] Beading_ crystal gemstones
Sahar Husseini
sahar at inebraska.com
Mon Jan 23 02:00:46 UTC 2012
Linda, yes, the history and magic of the stones are fascinating to me, too. What a good idea, scanning the books. Did I already say you must have the patience of a saint? I'm not so sure I could sit and scan pages upon pages. Sometimes though, it's the only way to have access to a book one wants.
Yes, hematite is fabulous with the variety of things one can put it with. Sometimes, though, my creativity just flies right out the window. As much as hematite goes with, I have not mixed it with a lot lately. I have tons and tons of the stuff, and I used to put it with everything. It's time to revisit hematite again. Boy, so many beads, and no place to put them.
Ah, green opal ... That's a stone I've been contemplating. FMG started carrying it a couple of years ago, and I'd never gotten it. Now, I'll have to go and get me some. See what you did? *laughing*
Warm regards,
Sahar Husseini
For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, please visit my Website at
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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: 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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