All You Ever Wanted To Know About Turquoise Even If You Didn't Think To Ask.

Two different lengths and bead size.

Watching the numbers of child bodies found rise in Canada. Knowing that USA also has blood on their hands. Residential schools, orphanages, run by religious and the state kept their dirty secrets long enough. Bring the children home.

We need to shut up and listen to the needs of our indigenous brothers and sisters. Please support their efforts to find their resolution to the deep pain they are experiencing.

Hey Pope and the Vatican homies this is on you! Many folk over many years, tried to bring Pedophile religious to justice.

In Protest, boycott, defund, file lawsuits against the church, and any living culprit must be bought to justice. Hold the church accountable! Money is the bottom line. Tax the church!

Quartz chips, sleeping beauty turquoise chips, mosaic turquoise, magnesite bear on the longer 2strand. Choker is quartz & turquoise chips with quartz arrow shaped beads. Both have lead free America made pewter clasp, larger has a cool drop pendant, removable. I usually offer my necklaces with earrings. I use surgical steel ear wires, or sterling silver, some may have gold filled. I just purchased ear nuts that I will include.

Never use vinegar to clean your pearls. Will break down & dull outer natural shine.

actually dissolve the pearls.

So on my down days I still get busy. There will always be weeds in my garden to tackle. And as new beads & chains from a few newer vendors arrive i’m busy restocking my supply station. Mixing it up with older stock i get excited and start creating more goodies.

Vendors I trust and have had good service and safe delivery are as follows.

Chains & Metal beads from Jesse James Beads, SilverSilk & More,

Turquoise from Stones n Silver, The Turquoise Chick,

Crystals and more from Beadholique,

Shells, beads, metals, focals from Beads n More, Happy Mango Beads, Beads and Pieces,

Fire Mountian beads for great sales and cool mail catalogue.

Plenty of stock from Magpie Gemstones, Sharka Carter has recently retired and company has switched hands, but man did sharka have plenty of awesome how to videos on YouTube which really helped me learn to get creative.

A few more online favorites I win bids on who have US addresses.

Also Including my cousin bud who welds precious metals for me.

Hint when starting out and purchasing beads, look for bulk, or sold in lengths. That will start you off with plenty of beads to make a necklace, bracelet and earrings.

I’d tell anyone if you are interested in making jewelry check out groups, friends, online videos, some cool stores like Michaels hold classes, and of course do an internship with a jeweler. I did with a cool artist and precious metal jeweler in my hometown. Best experience of my life. Still feel blessed.

Remember to shop good deals even hock shops, thrift stores, yard sales, etc. Any place you can find deals on jewelry for the beads and clasps. Take the stuff apart and get busy. Try trading beads & supplies, including tools with fellow enthusiasts or friends. I trade work for beads too.

Use good strong beading wire. Pay attention to the weight of piece and remember to crimp well. Use proper size, don’t cross your wires in the crimp tube or bead, and press that bead well, not too hard or it will crack the crimp bead or weaken your design. Remember to have fun! Oh and if you’re like me, the sale is not as important as the gift. ✌🏼

My Palm Sunday creation. Mixed gem chips dress up the cactus wood cross, even has an optional detachable choker to wear. Check out the bluebird feathers on cross. This is a commissioned piece. Yep I gotta make more👍🏼

Holiday fun using my stash from jessejamesbeads.com

Kingman Boulder Turquoise

Shape: round beads Stone: Natural Boulder / Ribbon Turquoise Mined: Kingman Mines AZ USA Please note no natural stones are alike. there will be variations in color Kingman, Arizona is home to the famous Kingman Turquoise Mines. The city of founded in 1882, Kingman itself predates Arizona’s statehood. The Mineral Park Mine is home to the Kingman Turquoise Mine and was first discovered and mined by ancient Native American civilizations long before Europeans discovered the New World.