From the Vanity

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Have I mentioned that I love pretty things and bling??

Well, my latest brooch is this magnificent ice blue, amber and jonquil yellow floral brooch, fit for a bride or a bridesmaid or ….. for  me !

I was lucky enough to purchase it from a very kind and genuinely helpful seller Matthew, in West Virginia,USA, who has an amazing online store on Etsy, called –

From the Vanity

The photo was taken off me today out-doors on an overcast rainy day, as we’re heading into winter here “Down Under”.   I plan to wear this beauty in the office with my blue jumpers and look forward to looking gorgeous and showing off this amazing flower brooch.

Matthew’s love for all things vintage certainly shows through his wonderful products that he offers for purchase, and at the time of posting this, he has a Sale!

I was truly astonished to also receive a FREE gift of this gorgeous necklace with my brooch.  I’ve worn it every day to work and had people admire and comment upon it.  It was just right for me when I got it – amazonite stone chips for communication – and a large heart which reminds me to act from the heart.  It’s uncanny that Matthew selected it for me, as something he thought I would find delightful – which I do.

Please visit FROM THE VANITY now for a delicious jewelry treat for yourself and / or a loved one.  The range is wonderful and the prices are good, you won’t be disappointed.

Thank you Matthew.   A more recent photo shown below.

My Crystals

Need I say that I love crystals!

I have been blessed enough to surround myself with the crystalline world, since I was first interested in amethyst years ago.  Click on the images above to view my favourite beauties on a wooden “table tray” this morning, after they have been brought in from the 31st March 2018 special “Blue Full Moon.”

The crystals include rose quartz hearts, orange selenite heart, labradorite heart, aventurine and blue calcite hearts, amethyst cluster, black kyanite, amazonite, black obsidian and lots of gorgeous tumbled stones which I like to place in trinket trays.

My crystal “friends” bring me alot of calm and comfort and beauty, and while I’m not attached to them, particular crystals will seek me out, for what I need in the moment.

Crystals have a crystalline structure with certain atomic configurations and energy frequencies which can interact with the subtle energy fields of living beings.

I love crystals.  I find the following books useful for me.

Crystals for Beginners by Karen Frazier

Crystal Grids Power by Ethan Lazzerini

Crystal Healing for the Chakras by Ethan Lazzerini

Ethan Lazzerini has a fantastic website about Crystals.  Head over now to his site, in order to learn a huge lot about the beautiful and magnificent crystalline world that we are parts of.  Click on the link below.

https://www.ethanlazzerini.com

Little Gems from Mira

I found some wonderful amazing little gems.  I love my baby crystal grids from the Little Gems Metaphysical store of Mira Healy, Australia.  If you pop into Mira’s online store, you will find crystals, grids, mojo bags and even a crystal singing pyramid and a darbuka dream, which I can well imagine me playing!

If you are on Facebook, head over to Mira’s Little Gems Metaphysical Store where there are uplifting honest posts and delectable gemstone treats to feast your eyes on.

A few weeks ago I bought a baby or mini grid with amethyst and rose quartz – at the time of posting this, please see the pink & blue Baby Grid at Mira’s Etsy store  here (link to Mira’s Etsy store below) – it’s the Baby Grid for Travelers.  I love it and was thrilled and very grateful that Mira sent me some teeny citrine pieces also.  You can see the citrine grid in the photo above, which I have close by me in my lounge room at all times.  The box is small at 10 cm square but this is very handy for small places and for travel.

https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/LittleGemsOz

My favourite crystal is amethyst as it gives me feelings of calm, peace and love, but lately I have been really drawn to citrine.  I also bought the Crop Circle grid.  The Baby Grid in pink and blue is really functional as the Flower of Life design is on the lid of the small box.  Inside the small box are a cute mini candle, the crystals safely in a plastic sealed bag and some lovely dried lavender, as well as a see through bag to carry the crystals in.

I can report that I get a lovely healthy soothing happy feeling when I visit Mira’s three sites, and use her crystal grids.  If you’re an Aussie, there is probably something for you from the Little Gems Metaphysical store.  Mira is very prompt and friendly and a very nice spiritual person.

Thank you Little Gems Mira.

 

 

 

Flapper

 

Me in 2013 …..

( P.S.  not really a flapper )

Tom Thumb adds !

Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore. The History of Tom Thumb was published in 1621, and was the first fairy tale printed in English. Tom is no bigger than his father’s thumb, and his adventures include being swallowed by a cow, tangling with giants, and becoming a favourite of King Arthur.   Apparently Tom Thumb was good at calculating too.

When I was at High School, I was awarded the Honour Certificate for being the best History student in Year 12.  I love to think about the origin or source of things, and about history.

I bought a beautiful working Tom Thumb adding machine / slide adder in mint condition, together with stylus, case and instructions from the Vintage and Mod Shop on Etsy !!

Happy New Year 2017

I have created a New Year’s card using Jib Jab.

As I can’t embed it here, I am posting the Link to it below.

My Happy New Year Jib-Jab Card

Click on the square at the bottom right of the Player to see the Video in Full-screen !

Enjoy if you do, and wishing you a Peaceful, Joyous, and Abundant 2017 and Beyond !