ABOUT THE GEMSTONES

I like using gemstones and semiprecious stones for my jewelry pieces. These materials can be found from the earth, from nature, from the sea. It cannot be more natural than that.

Can You Imagine

Imagine an ordinary piece of rock from your backyard can look absolutely stunning after polishing. Thanks to the generations of technical inventors before us for discovering these techniques. We can see the true beauty of the gemstones we have today.

Before these gemstone are made to look beautiful, they are usually rough, dark, and dull. I have always wondered what made the finders of these stones know that they are gems in the rough. That they are beautiful on the inside after being polished. It is like the ugly duckling becoming the beautiful swan.

Before these gemstone are made beautiful, they are usually rough, dark, and dull. I have always wondered what made the finders of these stones know that they are gems. That they are beautiful on the inside after being polished. It is like the ugly duckling becomes the beautiful swan.

Myth of Stones

Throughout history, mankind has used gemstone in rituals. Different countries use different gemstones for different reasons.

The Chinese believes that jade can protect the wearer. The fortune tellers use the crystal ball to tell the future. The Catholics uses amethyst because it is thought to encourage celibacy.

There are beliefs that certain gemstones have healing powers. Here are a couple of titles if you would like to read more on the power of gemstones.

Crystal Therapy How to Heal and Empower Your Life with Crystal Energy
by Doreen Virtue, PhD and Judith Lukomski
Publisher is Hay House USA, www.hayhouse.com

Healing with Gemstone
by Pamela Louise Chase and Jonathan Pawlik
Publisher is New Page Books, www.newpagebooks.com

Books

Here are two other books you may find interesting on gemstones.

Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precous Stones
edited by Kennie Lyman
Publisher is Simon & Schuster New York, www.SimonSays.com

Smithsonian Handbooks Gemstones
by Cally Hall
Publisher is DK, www.dk.com