Long Time, No Blog

When life gets crazy, certain hings tend to fall along the wayside. Unfortunately, one of the first things to fall off my planet is blogging.

This past year has has been full of changes, especially for me as a jewelry artist. I've had a lot of success's, especially over this summer, and it's given me the confidence I've needed to try to make RavenWorks my full-time endeavor.

There's been a lot of learning, and there's a lot of learning to go. I've learned how to better perfect my art, how to present my work, how to sell, etc. Now I have to learn how to promote, grow my customer base, and a million other things, such as doing taxes for my business this year for the first time.

I'm hoping that I can use this blog as a platform to share some of my experiences and hopefully help other people along the road to doing their art full time. I also hope to be able to get feedback from people as well. Oh, and laughing at myself now and again is always good.

So bear with me as I get this rusty blog train on track once again. I promise it will be worth it.

Stone Souls- Amethyst

Lately I've become very interested in individual stones and there mataphysical meanings the more and more I work with them. Stones have a lot of influence of their wearer, and I wanted to be able to share my findings.

The first stone I'd like to explore is: Amethyst


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AMETHYST-

Amethyst is a very common stone used in jewelry making. It comes in several lovely shades of purple, and is mined in several different countries. It's a beautiful and an affordable stone, which makes it appealing to both jewelry makers and jewelry buyers.

Metaphysically speaking, Amethyst is a very "mental" stone, both stimulating, and calming as needed by the wearer. It is especially good at protecting its wearer from negative energy, and has even been said to have a sobering effect, which makes it useful if you are trying to overcome any type of addiction.

Amethyst is also a very spiritual stone, connecting one to the more divine energies. In this vein, it also helps the wearer to remember and interpret their dreams, and to have more intense visualization. Placed under your pillow, it can aid with insomnia or nightmares.