+keeping connected+

stumbled upon this website Cisthene which has more folkish, talisman type jeweller. It features hand-crafted jewels, bath and beauty products, as well as hand-tooled leather accessories.
Cisthene (pronounced kees-THEE-nee) is the mythical island where Medusa is thought to dwell. She is the subject of seduction, envy, and spell-binding tales.

Brooklyn based designer Erica Bradbury from Species by the Thousands created this connection ring (found here) from renewed and recycled materials which i think is pretty dope. I love me a good connector!!

Species By The Thousands::Connection ring
Brass

Debra Baxter also created this Quartz necklace (found here) which i think would be better shortened as it's on a 34" long chain. Clear quartz is seen to amplify healing energy so a good one to have by your heart, especially if you're heart broken ;) 

Debra Baxter::Crystal Quartz
Brass & quartz

+kitted out+

when did kitson go online? or am i just that daft? i swear they weren't a year ago, but then again, my mind is not a trustful thing at times.

so i'm excited! a few things i could lust for whilst i have nothing to do...

Buba:: Maya cuff
found here

Buba::Rubia necklace
found here

The Urban Smith:: Amazeballs necklace
found here

+meow+

I adore Iosselliani. Their craftsmanship is so beautiful, intricate and detailed that i feel like i'm in a Saharan matrix looking at this bangle. This is one fierce kitty cat!!

Iosselliani Cheetah's head bracelet:: Bona Drag

+crystal friendships+

so i've been meaning to tell you about my latest bday present which is this beautiful friendship bracelet from Swarovski. I absolutely adore it and wear it all the time, and on their US site it's on sale! so get it now if you can!

Tosha Blue Cupchain Bracelet::Swarovski
Crystal and thread

It also comes in this pink/black version found here

Tosha Pink Cupcahin Bracelet:: Swarovski
Crystal and thread

+at the end of the rainbow+

it has been a tumultuous couple of weeks for me, but there's nothing like treating you with a pot of gold at the end. Spotted and bought by the clever Iosseliani once again, let me introduce you to this shard of colour...

Iosseliani::Rainbow rhinestone abstract tooth bracelet
Brass, rainbow rhinestones, swarovski crystals

found at Liberty

+it's personal...for Marie+

it's been awhile my dear friends, but i was away on holiday and i have a rule to not be on any technical gadgets then which is such a liberation. so, i went to see my little dubai starlet who always gives me inspiration and rejuvenation. on the lookout for blogging stories, i happened to ask her about the jewellery she was wearing so, we got personal...

marie makes it personal through milestones and healing

so tell me about your ring, when you got it and how...

"i got it when i was 14, turned 14, from my parents and i remember opening the box and i was completely shocked. i was like 'HOLY CRAP! is that real? is that a ruby a pearl and diamonds?"

and you got it because?

"i was leaving for boarding school, so it's my 'grown up' gift"

and what about your necklace?

"my necklace, was... i got it made in America from thingsremembered. it was originally a bracelet, but when i got it i didn't like it as a bracelet so i made it into a necklace. the inscriptions read 'MLE', 'live, love, laugh', 'universal love' and 'health'. it brings me luck for my health, and is very personal. and the little evil eye is to ward off evil energy. and the little dolphin reminds me that im a pisces. it's also made of rose quartz." 

Thanks Marie. 

Whenever i'm at her house i feel a sense of ease and calm every time. part of me thinks its partly to do with the crystals around her house which is why she also mentions the significance of rose quartz. Rose quartz aligns with the Heart Chakra, governing the emotions, especially love, and is known as the “love stone”. It can be used to nurture, attract love, promote self-acceptance or, on a more spiritual level, love of whatever you hold sacred.

whenever i have bought a crystal or stone, ive never done my research. it's been what i am drawn to. afterwards, when i find out the meaning of it it does directly reflect my energy and emotions for something that is going on in my life at the time. so always pick what your mind tells you to... 

+pixie pharaos+

the sun is finally out after a frosty morning, and it makes me long for the midsummer's eve in sweden where you make wreaths of flowers to adorn your head and run in the fields picking wild strawberries and boat rides in the archipelago...a girl can dream right? some months to go. until then, maybe a more elegant head bang for the cityscape...

Asos
Hanging crystal and hair band

+slice of love+

i'm not sure whether i believe in crystal healing, but i do know that my friend's house is one of the calmest and most peaceful places i have ever been in, and she has crystals around her house. so, for her sake, i've found these gorgeous necklaces from axthread that offer a slice of love. Amethysts symbolize 'natural awakenings' and purity, also signifying the third eye/7th chakra. i could use a little of this in my life right now having been unfolded some truths about a past i'm trying to filter out.

simona v amethyst slice necklace
24k gold and amethyst

simona v amethyst slice double bail necklace
24k gold and amethyst