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Welcome to Down to Earth Jewelry
From a lady who works at keeping both feet on the ground, beading away to deliver quality jewelry you will enjoy and appreciate for many years, I send to you a piece of the Earth in a special art form with the hope that we all enjoy harmonious and balanced lives, in tune with ourselves, those around us, and the lovely Earth we share.
If you love
beaded jewelry,
you will want
to check out
the beaded
necklaces,
beaded bracelets
and anklets,
beaded jewelry
with leather,
and other earthy
designs for
men, women,
and children. Normally, orders are made up and shipped within five to ten business days.
Great designs
in beaded jewelry,
the highest
customer satisfaction,
and a
no-nonsense
money back
guarantee will
keep you coming
back to Down
to Earth Jewelry.
Sharon McPherson
~~Stone Facts~~
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis is a gorgeous deep blue stone. The color of lapis is always blue, but the hues will range depending on the quality of the stone. Typical lapis has cloudy, grey-white calcite marbled among the blue, with flecks of pyrite (fool’s gold). The highest quality lapis is the deepest blue, with no calcite, and small veins of pyrite. The amount of pyrite in the stone does not diminish the value, but identifies it as lapis, as sodalite also has the deep blue hue. The high quality lapis is currently more valuable than gold. The best lapis has been mined in Afghanistan for over 6000 years. It can also be found in Canada, Chile, Pakistan, Siberia, and the U.S.
In ancient Egypt, lapis was ground up into powder and used cosmetically as eye shadow, or eyeliner. During the Renaissance, lapis was used as the pigment for a very expensive blue oil paint. This paint was reserved for religious icon paintings, and was the color associated with the Virgin Mary. Today, the same color of paint is called Ultramarine, and contains no lapis.
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