Goldstone is a manmade stone with differently coloured specks of cobalt and manganese suspended in the stone to create a sparkle effect. This version uses blue goldstone – a red goldstone is just as common and has flecks of copper. Some people like to call it ‘starstone’ instead. I wrapped this using sterling silver wire […]
It’s been a while since I did this. Here are the steps I took to assemble my own origami lily jar. First, fold a number of origami lilies. I folded 10, one for each colour in a pack that I recently acquired. Then, I attached wired gold and white pearls to florist’s wire and inserted […]
Trying to make a set of lilies for the house, but it’s taking a while and I keep losing focus. Here’s something on the side for now. Some kusudama flowers in a glass jar with some polished glass. I wanted to brighten up my office desk a bit. I got the paper as a gift, wires […]
If you are interested in carnelian as a healing stone, you can find its properties here. Hello all! I am actually still alive! I have been dealing with the young adult life responsibilities of finding a place to live and working in a graduate job. It has been a few months since, but I think […]
I made a pendant with serpentine previously – see here! By the way, I got this cabochon as a gift, so I determined that it could be serpentine. If someone could tell me otherwise, that would be great! This pendant is named for the still waters you see in lakes that are tinted green with […]
