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I have found big hole beads, in gemstones! 'Crystal Trolls' work on the same principle as the Trollbeads. They are quality manufactured 12mm x 6mm large-hole beads with a .925 silver tube. The crystals and stones found in the collection are beautifully polished and/or facetted. You'll find; Aventurine, Red Jasper, Coral, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, White Agate, Black Agate, Clear Quartz, Reconst. Hematite, Tiger Eye, Smokey Quartz, Labradorite, Amethyst, Blue Lace Agate, Amber, Lapis Lazuli, Copper Turquoise, Sodalite, Snowflake Obsidian, Howlite, Reconst.Turquoise. All have crystal meanings which hint at gemstone metaphysical lore. The package insert that comes with your purchased bead briefly describes the crystal's meaning. Use the crystal meanings to remind you to find your own inner truth; what is best and right for one is not necessarily so for another. Some crystals and formations have long-standing traditional uses and properties while others may have ne...

SEPTEMBER BIRTHSTONES Sapphire is   the traditional September birthstone. The blue variety has been popular since the Middle Ages and, according to folklore, will protect your loved ones from envy and harm.  Medieval clergy wore sapphires to symbolize heaven, while commoners thought the gem attracted heavenly blessings.  Blue sapphires range from very light to very dark greenish or purplish blue, as well as various shades of pure blue. The semi-precious variety of Sapphires consists mostly of the mineral corundum. Red corundum gems are rubies, and all other corundum shades are considered sapphires. The most popular and valuable sapphires are the traditional indigo-blue color, but sapphires come in many other colours, including white, yellow, orangy-pink, black and pink. The star sapphire is a variation of this precious gem. It contains an intersection of inclusions that yield the pattern of a six-pointed star on the surface of the stone . Lapis Laz...

Garnet is the  birthstone  for January.  The warm, bright  Garnet is mined in a rainbow of colours. From the fiery orange of Spessartite or Mandarin Garnet through to the rich green of Tsavorite Garnet,  yellow  Grossular  and black  Melanite  and finally to the most widely recognized colour of Pyrope  Garnet, it is considered a great gift to symbolize friendship and trust .  The January birthstone is said to symbolize peace and happiness, as well as, deep and enduring friendships. Garnet is a very popular gemstone, and is the most well-known dark red gemstone. Red Garnet gemstones ( Almandine  and  Pyrope ) are very affordable and faceted into all types of jewellery. Round  cabochon s of red Garnet are also popular and are set into rings, pendants and bracelets. The variety  Rhodolite  has become a very important jewellery gemstone, and the rare green  Tsavorite  and...