Thank you! I will do that. That is just cool. Have you posted the picture here?

BillyJo, you can set up a nice business with the crystals. Are you crafty?

Well now Paula, that depends...LOL "Crafty" <~~~~irony Um...yes I'm crafty-ish I've never worked with Crystals...I mean I have one and my neighbor found rock after rock of crystal. What kinds of things would you do with them?

you can get jewelry findings and make necklaces, charms, keyrings etc. this is easy and a great look IMO

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just saw this site about the area, WOW, it looks incredible www.earth-keeper.com/arkansasarticle.shtml

WOW! That piece is really very beautiful. See that didn't even cross my mind. I was thinking of a night light. Now I just really want a necklace like that So how do I purify the crystals? I have heard they have to be done in the ocean. The natural salts of the sea? I really want to know about this.

I just got a crystal bracelet and Tress told me to smudge it just as a precaution, maybe that is what you need to do as well. when you get really, really brave you can make one like this one


I am a gemologist (GIA), have been a jeweler for years so if you need help it would be my pleasure to direct you to creating unique pieces

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Actually, that is one photo that I have not posted. I don't put it on the web. I will release it when I'm completed with a book; not sure when that will happen. Ask CC about it; he has a copy. Lol.

Also, here is a photo of my Tibetan crystal which was wrapped in a more natural way. My wife and I want to learn to wrap crystals down the road.

Yep, salt water will do as well as smudging. Here's a pretty detailed list of instructions on how to cleanse crystals:

www.mkprojects.com/fa_Cleansing_Gems_Jewelry_Pendulums.htm

I would avoid salt water, it can cause pitting on softer stones. Love the earth idea, will try that one on mine. Thanks for the link Angela xoxo

I would also like to add that an intuitive friend of ours told us that the quartz crystals are self cleansing and will also cleanse other crystals. Not sure if that's true or not, but that's how we do it and seems to be OK.