A green aventurine tree of life pendant, styled like a fruit tree.

A green aventurine tree of life pendant, styled like a fruit tree.
A likely serpentine cabochon wrapped with sterling silver wire.
A beaded choker pendant.
Hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas holiday so far. Before I left my house for the holidays, I spent a few days working on a small Christmas setup for the living room table. 3D origami is quite flexible and allows you to make lots of different kinds of models. You just have to …
I've had a lot of projects currently being run at the same time, but I've yet to finish any. This is why I haven't updated for a while. I'm really bad at finishing what I started, haha. In a trip to London a few months, I got a book from a Japanese book store called …
I'm part of a group on Facebook called "Origami Kids" (the group is open so anyone can view it) where people post their creations and/or tutorials on a regular basis. Quite a while ago, I came across a post about a rosebud and calyx tutorial (the tutorial creator and the person who designed the model can …
Malachite absorbs negative energies and pollutants, picking them up from the atmosphere and from the body. Guards against radiation and clears electromagnetic pollution. Malachite clears and activates the chakras and attunes to spiritual guidance. It opens the heart to unconditional love. Encourages risk-taking and change, breaks unwanted ties and outworn patterns, and teaches how to …
And so another Christmas has come and gone. Christmas is always a good time to get crafty. When putting up the tree, you can decorate it with handmade decorations. Make your own cards to send to people. Make things for people as presents, and even make the gift tag that goes with it! I remember …
Prehnite is considered a stone of unconditional love and the crystal to heal the healer. It enhances precognition and inner knowing. Enables you always to be prepared. Prehnite calms the environment and brings peace and protection. It teaches how to be in harmony with nature and the elemental forces. Helpful for “de-cluttering” – letting go …
Aren't origami roses just lovely? I've made a lot of flower bouquets in the past year using the wire and stem method, but I did something a little different this time. Instead, I wrapped green paper around a pen and affixed a Kawasaki rose to a calyx on the top of the stalk. Now I …