The basics of Healing Crystals and How to Use Them

Hey guys,


I thought with the Wire Sculpture Healing Crystal Workshop coming up very soon and the surge of celebs such as Miranda Kerr, Victoria Beckham and Katy Perry in the media wearing Crystal jewellery or announcing their crystal collections, I will share some positive information about how to use crystals so you don’t just have a pretty collection of rocks on your windowsill.  


I will share the basics of how to choose the right crystals for you and how to use them.


First of all you need to find a shop, whether it be a physical shop, or an online shop, where the crystals are genuine and the owner knows what they are talking about. This can be difficult but there are a few good ones out there.


If you are planning to go and check out a physical shop then remember… a crystal usually finds YOU, not the other way around. Go in with an open mind, and an open heart.
Don’t just look!!! Touch and hold the crystals, feel the energy… you will know if it is meant to be!
If you are looking for something for a specific ailment or reason, don’t be afraid to ask someone for help. If you don’t have either a visual or physical connection to any of the crystals, leave the shop and try elsewhere.


My choice of physical shop is Fossils Galore where I purchase my crystals from - wholesale. They supply the museums and put on educational fossil and crystal displays. All of their crystals come certified. If you would like more information let me know and I will give you a code to be able to purchase smaller quantities for great prices!
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As far as online shops go, it is difficult to check authenticity and it is harder to talk to someone about your needs. DON’T buy from bidding websites and if it seems too good to be true it probably is!!! You may be buying glass! 

If you are buying online it is more about the crystal meanings and whether it resonates with you. Before you look online, write down some notes about what you are looking for… (What you want to change, what you want from life, any health problems or blockages…) then read the descriptions to find the perfect crystal for you. For Example; if you are suffering from stress and need to relieve negative energy, then an amethyst would be perfect for you!

Some places cleanse and charge the crystals before sending them out to you, but I would always do this myself when they arrive so they are not tuned to another person and are free from negative energy. There are many ways to cleanse and charge your crystals… But this is information I will share on the workshop.

Now you have your crystals, WHAT to do with them right?!? 


First set your intentions… You need to either talk to your crystals, telling them your problems or needs. So, if you are holding a Black Tourmaline it may be because you have too much stress at work and need focus for a big project – so tell your Tourmaline the struggles you are having at work and that you want clear focus and to eliminate negative energies and stresses. Be specific with the problems and stresses you are suffering from and what you are asking from your crystal.


If talking to crystals is just not something you can see yourself doing, then a vision board works just as well. I don’t have time to go into detail on these here; it is a blog for another day!
BUT…  A vision board provides all of the information the crystals need about you! Your hopes, dreams, wishes, problems and fears.


Once you have aligned and tuned your crystals you need to decide where to put them. Certain crystals work better in certain places but it depends on what you are wanting from them. For example; Citrine is used for financial good fortune and the best place to position this, if you want to bring fortune into your home, is in the South East (furthest Left) corner of your house.
However, you can also place a Citrine stone in a cash box or till or even carry a piece in your wallet or purse. In fact some crystals work better when being with you or in a place that you can touch them on a daily basis.


I will add a blog soon about inventive places to put crystals for different things.
And please share any places and reasons that work well for you!!!! 


I turn all of my crystals into wearable jewellery so they are constantly supporting me and working their magic where ever I am!!!

   


To learn how to turn your crystals into beautiful pendants check out the workshop at Wire Sculpture Healing Crystal Workshop



That’s it. You’re no longer a novice!
Just remember to cleanse and set your intentions with your crystals on a semi-regular basis.


Thank for reading

Jewellery Making: Improves Fine Motor Skills

Hi again... 🙂

There are so many ways in which Jewellery making can improve fine motor skills and Visual motor skills that I have to split the two posts up. Visual perceptual skills will have to wait until next week. Sometimes it's the little things that we take for granted that have the biggest impact on our children and loved ones and it is safe to say that this is the same for jewellery making.

There are so many opportunities for individuals to improve motor when jewellery making it's amazing!!!

Lets start with fine motor skills:
So... threading beads can help to strengthen the small muscles in a child's hand, especially as they grasp different shaped and sized beads. They will use various hand movement, depending on the size of the bead. For example, smaller beads will be picked up using a pincer grip (using the thumb and finger), whilst larger beads will be picked up using a palmer grip (full hand grasp). Using a bead tray to layout the beads provides even more opportunity to improve fine motor skills. Reaching for a bead, picking it up and then rotating it to thread it, all use different hand movements. The benefit of developing fine motor skills through jewellery making is that it is similar hand movements to gripping a large pencil.
Jewellery making will help children get used to this action at an early age, helping them to hold a pencil when they start colouring or writing in school.

If they are learning about wire and how to manipulate it to create swirls and shapes for their pieces of jewellery this also provides opportunities to use fine motor skills at an even finer level. You may think this is far too difficult for my child but you will be amazed at what they come up with! Its absolutely amazing.

As an extra point... not only can you get different size and shape beads, you can also get different textured beads including chewable beads for people with Autism or Sensory needs.... but more on that another day.

As you can see, there are many things that can and will help your child or loved one develop, maintain or even improve their fine motor skills for now and in the future.
This relates not only to children but too people of all ages with additional needs and not forgetting our seniors.


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Jewellery Making is Theraputic!!!

So as promised... I am continuing on with inclusive jewellery making...       😊


Today I wanted to give a brief overview of Jewellery making as a therapeutic activity.

Beading and Jewellery making is a popular activity for people of all ages. From children to teenagers to adults and seniors, it is a fun way to be creative and pass time. Basic jewellery making is easy and not much equipment or tools are required.

There are many therapeutic benefits of jewellery making it can be very relaxing, in fact can lead to a meditative state when fully absorbed and is a great way to relieve everyday stresses and tension. You may well of heard the term "bead therapy", which  perfectly sums up why some people turn to jewellery making.

Jewellery making gives us a great way to be creative, learn new skills and techniques and make something that matches our favourite outfit, colours and style. It can also give us a sense of achievement and happiness.

Jewellery Making can be beneficial for the young and old

Jewellery making can support your children's early development, providing transferable skills as they grow. It can improve their fine motor skills with increased finger strength and coordination, math skills with counting and making patterns, visual motor skills with hand-eye coordination and an extended attention span plus much more.

The elderly can also benefit from jewellery making in many of the same ways. For them, it keeps their mind active and stimulated, and also exercises their fine motor skills as well as providing additional health benefits. When done in a group setting, it can be a great social experience meeting new people, being creative, sharing ideas, helping each other and showing off their work.

Some of the benefits are:

• Decreases illness-related stress
• Provides positive coping strategies
• Restores a sense of self in those coping with serious illness
• Improves fine motor, visual perceptual, coordination and cognitive skills
• Improves concentration and problem solving skills
• Promotes determination and perseverance to accomplish a task
• Improves creativity, expression and design skills
• Increases diligence and patience
• Increases finger strength and hand-eye coordination
• lowers blood pressure
• Increases energy levels
• Promotes self confidence
• Promotes teamwork

The next post will focus on how jewellery making improves Fine Motor, and Visual Perception Skills 

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Accessible Jewellery Making for all and the benefits

💓💓I wanted to Write about something I am really passionate about.💓💓

I know there are so many people out there who love craft and who are passionate about jewellery but may not have the ability or confidence to attend a workshop or class.

It can be really nerve racking for anyone to turn up to a class where you know no one and you have never had any experience with the skill you are about to learn. So when there are other challenges involved due to disabilities, illness and mental health it can almost be impossible! 😞😢

There are classes out there which specialise in Learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental heath... but I think that it is more important to have classes that are open and inclusive to all.

They are specialist classes which put people into a special box!

This is not always anyone's fault. It's just that a lot of jewellery designers and tutors are not equipped or qualified to work in this way... and that is such a shame!

I teach in a Specialist school for people with PMLD, ASD, Sensory Impairment, Sensory Processing Disorder and more, and I know just how much some of my guys love to create their own pieces of jewellery that they can wear, chew or hang. It gives them a sense of acheivement and best of all its great fun!!!

Over the next few weeks I am going to speak about jewellery making for different age ranges and disabilities, discussing some of the taboos and issues and countering that with the benefits it can offer and the results it gets!


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Gemstones for Jewellery Making

Here are some fun facts and ancient tales about many gemstones I use in my own jewellery designs. These are great stones for jewellery making because they are durable and hard enough for normal jewellery wear. Plus, they’re affordable. Even gems such as aquamarine, sapphire, and ruby, which can be fairly costly as faceted gems, are generally more affordable in bead and cabochon form.

Lapis Lazuli

In the fourteenth century, lapis lazuli stones were ground up and mixed with oils to create the highly prized and very expensive ultramarine used by artists (such as da Vinci) in paintings (such as those in the Sistine Chapel). Ultramarine was known as “blue gold” because it was more expensive than gold at times. Lapis was forbidden to commoners in ancient Egypt, where only royalty could wear it. Blue was divine to them, so lapis was ground into a powder that was used to add color to royal Egyptians and their statues. However, lapis necklaces were given to shy Egyptian children to help them be courageous.

Ancient Hebrews believed the blue lazurite in lapis was symbolic of heaven and the gold pyrite flecks symbolic of the sun, and some Biblical scholars believe that Moses’ Ten Commandments were carved on lapis tablets.

Tourmaline

Tourmaline is one of my favorite gemstones. It occurs naturally in nearly every colour, and some of them are popular enough to have their own names, including the ruby-red tourmaline known as rubellite and a pretty blue-green tourmaline called indicolite.

Did you know that when tourmaline is rubbed, it can become statically charged and attract lint, dust, or small pieces of paper? It’s sometimes referred to as “the electric stone” for that reason; this characteristic is related to the properties of pyroelectricity and piezoelectricity.

Peridot

Peridot comes in such a cheery, bright shade of green, it’s no wonder that it has been symbolic of happiness, loyalty, and friendship. It has had an interesting history throughout ancient cultures, including everything from preventing “terrors of the night” to being strung on donkey’s hair and tied around the left arm to ward off evil.

Ancient Egyptians even believed that peridot disappeared in sunlight and glowed at night, so it was mined in darkness. Today, most of the world’s production of peridot is mined on the San Carlos reservation in Arizona . . . but I’m not sure whether it’s mined during the day or night!

Amethyst

Amethyst’s purple hues have long made it a symbol of purity and royalty for rulers, clergymen, and the wealthy. Amethyst plays an important role in religion throughout history, as bishop’s rings and rosaries and with its colour replicated in their robes. Celebratory ancient Greeks wore amethyst to be protected from seduction and drunkenness.

Another bonus about amethyst is its affordability. It’s a plentiful stone, so you’ll find it in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and at budget-friendly prices.

Ruby

Ruby has such a long and storied history, it’s impossible to even begin to share it here. My favorite piece of lore about ruby is that ancient Hindus believed that dark, heavily saturated rubies were male and pale, less saturated rubies were female. Ruby is mentioned throughout the Bible and has often been used as a symbol of life, possibly due to its color similarity to blood.

Have you heard the mysterious story of the Black Prince’s Ruby? It’s a must-read!

Citrine

What a fortunate stone citrine is believed to be! Throughout history, various cultures have attributed citrine with bringing them success and wealth and protecting them from evil thoughts and snake bites. All of those would come in handy to Scottish warriors, who used citrine in dagger handles during the seventeenth century.

Citrine owes its modern popularity to its pretty orange hues and affordability but also to Queen Victoria, who gave citrine a place of honor in traditional Highland brooches and kilt pins to celebrate citrine mining resources in Scotland.

Sapphire

Sapphire’s lore generally centres around eyesight and vision, especially for blue sapphires. Clergymen in the Middle Ages wore blue sapphire rings, believing the blue hues were symbolic of heaven. Healers and medicine men believed touching a blue sapphire to the eyes would soothe tired eyes and improve vision.

But sapphire goes way beyond blue and literally comes in every color of the rainbow–including red, which is known as ruby.

Aquamarine

In addition to protecting sailors from drowning, nightmares, and seasickness, aquamarine is associated with many other legends involving water. No wonder, as the word aquamarine literally means “ocean water.” Ancient sailors believed that the fish-like lower portion of mermaids’ bodies were made of aquamarine. Healers and medicine men in various cultures thought water touched by aquamarine could heal ailments of the eyes and lungs.

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The Basics of Jewellery Making

Jewellery making can be a real fun and fulfilling activity for those with a creative bent of mind and an understanding of gems and stones. However, like every other field, here too, you need to know the basics first before you move on to more advanced levels. In other words, only if your base is strong can you hope to build a tower on it, right?

The techniques for making jewellery have continually undergone a change ever since man first discovered to strong beautiful beads in intricate patterns. However, despite the advancements, the basics of jewellery making can be divided into 5 broad categories:

Techniques of bead stringing

Beaded jewellery is perhaps the most ancient of the lot. Therefore, lessons in bead stringing form an important part of learning how to make ornaments. As part of the bead stringing lessons, you must learn the traditional knotting of beads, the advanced techniques of bead knotting, covering your crimp beads, important finishing techniques and a whole lot more.

Metal clay techniques

While techniques of using metal clay are not very essential if you want to learn making ornaments, they do come in pretty handy for making some really intricate pieces. Some important metal clay techniques you must be aware of include firing clay methods, rolling and stamping the clay, texturing metal clay and other such stuff.

Wire work methods

Wire jewellery can be really exotic and beautiful to look at if made right. And if you are serious about your jewellery making endeavor, wire work methods should be paid close attention to. There are various methods to be learnt under this field, some of the important ones being looping wires, making wrapped briolette pendants, taking care of jump ring issues, knitting with wire and a whole lot more.

Fabrication techniques

Of course, you can't hope to be a good jewellery designer if you don't know how to handle your metals, which is what fabrication is all about. From oxidization to various tools available to modern jewelers, you learn everything under this field.

And if all those techniques of jewellery making sound too much to you, there are always hand made jewellery classes to your rescue. There are quite a lot of art school which have hand made jewellery classes as part of their course offerings, helping people pursue their passion in gems, stones and all kinds of metals. Make sure you find good hand made jewellery classes if you are serious about pursuing your passion in the field.

Please visit http://www.sydneyjewelleryschool.com.au/ for more information on jewellery making courses.

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