[Nfb-krafters-korner] Beading_ crystal gemstones
River Woman
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Mon Jan 23 02:19:46 UTC 2012
Pretty exciting to know!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Beading_ crystal gemstones
> Yes, I believe that. The earth is definitely living. I found that a lot
> of sites use "Love Is In The Earth" and "the Crystal Bible" as references.
>
> 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: Laurie Porter
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 9:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Beading_ crystal gemstones
>
>
> 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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