I'm not into the whole Bling jewelry scene or jewelry for fashion's sake. For me, it's all about the stones. When I was as young as 6 years old, I remember being fascinated by rocks and what could be potentially inside of them. In Massachusetts, I found a dull, dark greenish black quartz from a field in back of my house. It held a strange mystery inside. A strange rock from the Cape Code shore had little pockets of quartz crystals amidst a purplish sedimentary structure. I always wondered what was inside of it too, but would never devalue its integrity by cracking it open. I still have that rock...it sits on the coffee table on which I assemble my jewelry. One time in first or second grade, a girl brought a geode to school. It amazed me that this object that looked like it was filled with snow crystals did not melt. I wanted one of those so badly, and even though I got many small greyish and brownish geodes at rock shops in Colorado, I still have not found a white geode like hers.
For me, wearing jewelry is like having my good friends with me. It's not about being fashionable, or showing off. It's not about birthstones (although I do include birthstone information when I can about my jewelry for those who it does matter to), as I personally feel if you like a stone but it's not your birthstone...you should wear it anyway.
Because I can't wear my rock collection, I sample it with rings. I'm a big ring collector. Not expensive precious little rings, but inexpensive big rings. A big chunk of jasper or quartz (especially the quartz with mysterious stuff inside!) means more than something "perfect."
Labels: Rock Talk
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