As you may know, when I started this business, I had a silent business partner of a cat. Unfortunately he died at the end of 2015. This February I took a new cat into my home, with the hope of him becoming a new silent business partner. I was persuaded and given the opportunity for […]
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Emeralds – spring greens for a new phase of life
Hi, well, just like the gardens outside, my life seemed to have a bit of a hiccup, where it seemed some things may not grow, but it turned out to be a spring prune! Now life is blooming quickly and I am running a bit to keep up! For a time I was working at […]
Aquamarine – March’s birthstone
This is the birthstone for March and a beautiful pale blue, from a soft milky colour through to a clear icy blue or almost ice blue/white. It is also a gift to be given for those celebrating a 19th wedding anniversary. Who says people have to miss out between their 15th and 20th anniversaries? The […]
Amethyst, not just a gemstone of love
Amethyst is the birthstone for February and one of the most well known stones around, so here are some interesting facts about this beautiful stone. It is actually as purple quartz and so very closley related to garnet, the birthstone of last month. This means it is also relatively tough, at 7-7.5 on the MOHS, […]
Garnet – January’s birthstone
The birthstone of January and a red quartz. This stone was named in middle English from the word, “gernet”, which was the fruit of the pomegranate. This gives a great hint to its known nature, that is, the depth of the redness of the stone. It is known as blood red, claret and deep red, […]
Happy New Year! Planning and Doing
Hello and welcome to 2017! After a time of quiet, due to lack of technology, I am back here on the website! How are you all? Although I was quiet here (and in real life, due to my voice going), I was really busy with Christmas fairs and commissions for Christmas presents and birthday presents. […]
Tuesday Tourmaline
So, how has your week been? I have had a really up and down time, a bit like the temperatures around here. The sunshine days have been wonderful and I have really enjoyed the light and being able to dry my clothes outside. They say its the little things in life! The darker evenings are […]
Colourful October
Hello and welcome to the crisp (and colder) mornings of October. Ok, I will admit it, some of that actually started last week, but it is really becoming more noticeable this week, especially as my bedroom reflooring is still happening and so all my nice warm autumnal clothes are hidden inside my drawers, which then […]
Grace and Fortitude
“twas grace that brought me safe thus far and grace will lead me home”
Peridot
Although the fields are turning gold and gradually brown with golden growths of hay on them, the birthstone for this month is the spring green of Peridot. Peridot is an unusual stone, as it only grows in the 1 colour of fresh green, where other birthstones can be in a variety of colours. The colour […]