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Each handmade necklace 
at Favorite Blings is original and painstakingly created to dazzle you - hand crafted to be a sublime treasure. Consider it wearable art.

Nothing common or cookie-cutter 
here. You get uncommon handmade semiprecious gemstone necklaces 
joyfully designed with originality, 
passion, and personal expression - 
unlike any cheap commercial 
 imported necklaces. 

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Metaphysical Properties of Gemstones and Crystals

My own curiosity about the gemstones I use in my necklaces here at FavoriteBlings led me to learn more about them. 
Most of all, I enjoyed researching the metaphysical properties of gemstones and crystals. Here’s what I found so far, 
culled from folklore, cultural and esoteric wisdom, spiritual beliefs, religious traditions, ancient rituals, and crystal 
therapy. This information is for your entertainment only, merely a joyful diversion:

• agate                          strength and courage, good fortune, healing, sense of well being,  nurtures energy, promotes 
                                      longevity,  protects against danger

• amazonite                  empowering healing stone, boosts confidence, helps reduce stress,  attracts success

• ammonite fossil        beauty, intelligence, prosperity, vitality, changes negative into positive energy, 
                                       protective stone,  named for Egyptian god Ammon

• amber                         courage, warmth, well being, promotes joy, energy, sympathy, understanding, protects travelers

• amethyst                    uplifting, courage, inner strength, brings calm and serenity, contentment, fights stress, 
                                       eases grief

• ametrine                    powerful stone drawing special powers from amethyst and citrine

• apatite                         brings ideas and inspiration, brings love, harmony and peace, rids one of grief

• aquamarine                stone of joy, hope, soothes jangled nerves, clarifies emotions, sharpens thinking

• aventurine                  good luck gemstone, sense of well being, creativity, independence, healing stone

• bronzite                      brings order, certainty, fosters good decision making, contentedness

• carnelian                    protector stone, aids memory, focus, creativity, courage, helps ease sorrow  

• chalcedony                 sacred gemstone linked with generosity, kinship, kindliness

• chrysoprase               soothes heartache, helps depression, aids emotional balance and tranquility, thought 
                                       to bring sucess

• citrine                         joy, healing, enhances self esteem, self-confidence, open-minded thinking, uplifting stone, 
                                        balances negative energy

• copper                         strength, healing properties, claimed to reduce inflammation, increase circulation, 
                                       long used as a healing metal

• coral                            wards off others’ bad vibes, protects body, mind, psyche, and women’s health, engenders 
                                       inner peace, determination

• emerald                       protector stone, linked with love, wisdom, hope and intellect, has deep spiritual roots

• fluorite                        tranquility in stressful situations, balances the psyche, promotes focus, harmony, intuition

• fossil coral                 actually coral fossilized into agate, attracts love of others, strength, healthy life, 
                                        protects from stress, danger

• garnet                          brings positive thoughts, boosts energy, increases confidence, wisdom, dispels bad 
                                        dreams and melancholy

• jade                              relaxation, protective and lucky, safe journeys, long life, harmony, wisdom, peace

• jasper                          soothes wearer, inspires optimism, helps eliminate worry, brings joy, insight, 
                                       sense of purpose, individuality, confidence

• kunzite                       represents strength, conviction, determination, grace, and fairness

• kyanite                        a bridge to aspired hopes and dreams, connects mind and matter

• labradorite                 inner strength, attracts success, reduces anxiety, increases intuition, slows aging proces

• magnesite                   enhances meditation, fosters love, desire, crystallizes perceptions

• mookaite                     subdues worries about the future, supports the curios, adventurous

• moonstone                  draws and protects true love, fosters tenderness, engenders success, nurtures inspiration  

• moss agate                  prized by warriors, harmonizes emotional energy, powerful agate conveys wealth, 
                                        friendships, good health  

• obsidian                      decisiveness, calm, receptive to positive forces, boosts confidence

• onyx                             protective stone against stress, banishes grief, brings happiness, aids vigor and balance

• pearls                          symbols of love, harmony with natural world, intuition, soft healing energy

• periodot                      healing, protects wearer, inner well being, serenity, harmony in relationships, courage  

• prehnite                      symbol of love without limits, enhances intuition, sense of purpose

• pyrite                          attracts money, fosters intelligence, logic, diminishes negative energies, boosts memory

• rhodonite                   fosters self esteem, helps achieve potential, dispels worry, confusion, attracts love   

• rose quartz                soothing, protection, fortifies body strength & mental energy, healing, friendship  

• ruby                             character building, decision making, wisdom, a noble stone of power
• ruby zoisite                draws positive energies, supports thought process, mental stamina
• rutilated quartz         ignites the heart, kindles the soul, draws positive energies
• sapphire                      stone of destiny, instills hope, wisdom, gemstone of truth, honor, justice, fidelity,
                                        enhances joy

• silver                           enhances patience, intuition, attracts money, draws energies of surrounding gemstones

• smoky quartz             power stone, fosters positive thoughts, energy, calmness, minimizes negativity, heightens 
                                        balance, fortifies relationships

• sugilite                       uplifting, draws out pain, boosts inspiration, confidence, protects against anger  

• sunshine druzy         uplifting, emits optimism, joy, sparks energy, power

• tanzanite                     diminishes stress, eases change, boosts harmony, poise, composure, grace under pressure 

• topaz                            happiness, wealth, calm, boosts self-confidence, creativity, helps soothe physical pain

• tourmalinated            quartz that ignites the heart, kindles the soul, draws positive energies

• tourmaline                  lucky, protective in all colors, helps healing, cheerfulness, confidence, serenity, happiness, 
                                        crystallizes thinking, opens horizons

• turquoise                    major healing stone, soothing, powerful protector, attracts wealth,  boosts creativity, success, 
                                       popular, sacred since prehistoric times