Simply Sarah Style: Q&A with Gem Steady Jewelry Designer Brittany Stad...

Simply Sarah Style: Q&A with Gem Steady Jewelry Designer Brittany Stad...: Today, we're chatting with local jewelry designer, Brittany Stadtmiller, of Gem Steady. Brittany grew up in the Northern Kentucky area,...

Charming Chrysocolla

Happy Tuesday everyone! This week we’re talking about another beautiful gem. This gem is also related to expression, empowerment and teaching. Additionally, this great gem can discharge negative energies, calm its wearer and allow inner wisdom to surface.

Chrysocolla is known as a stone of communication to people around the world.

The amazing gem can also encourage compassion and strengthen your character. These stones range in colors from light green to a deep blue. Chrysocolla is popular in business because of its ability to assist in creating intuitive abilities. It can even stimulate the mind and relax emotions. In addition, this gem is associated with forgiveness, peace and can strengthen your emotional bonds. It can also encourage compassion and help you recover your natural spontaneity.

Chrysocolla can encourage you to reveal your highest knowledge so others can benefit from your experiences. This gem is often valuable for people who speak for a living. It can also be used as a talisman for musicians. Chrysocolla can is believed by some to help with nervous disorders like anxiety and depression, and feelings of guilt. It is also believed to help with sore throats, high blood pressure, blood sugar levels and diabetes.

The gem that is associated with the Throat and Heart chakras is able to assist with aiding heartache and can allow you to hear your inner wisdom. Chrysocolla can teach the value of expression and remaining silent. It can even help you to let go of anger and allow you to communicate with ease. It is also believed to help you remove emotions and stimulate balance and wholeness. This gem has been used to honor the goddess of wisdom, Sophia.

Are you looking for a special gem like Chrysocolla to add to your collection? If so, Gem Steady has you covered! Do you have any experience with Chrysocolla? We would love to hear about it, leave us a comment below or tweet us!

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Captivating Carnelian

Happy Tuesday everyone! This week we’re discussing a particularly captivating gem that is sure to make its wearer the envy of everyone who sees it. The amazing gem’s energy can bring a warmth and joy that will empower those who wear it. Additionally, this great gem is known as a stone of motivation and endurance, leadership and courage. The Carnelian gems have inspired people throughout history.

This member of the Quartz family appears in a variety of colors from a light pinkish orange to a deep rusty brown. Ancient Egyptians used to call Carnelian the setting sun. In ancient Egypt, architects used Carnelian to show their rank of builder. Carnelian was also used to honor the Egyptian goddess of life and most important goddess, Isis.

In its past, alchemists of the Middle Ages used Carnelian as a boiling stone that activated the energy of other Chalcedonies. Additionally, ancient warriors wore Carnelian to give them courage during battle. It was also believed to prevent illness and even the plague.  

Carnelians are thought to be extremely valuable in training and in assisting in coordination while doing physical exercise programs. The beautiful gem is also believed to attract prosperity, new resources and good luck. The stone can also ward off pressures in the workplace and create drive and determination. This gem will stimulate the second and base chakras.

This great gem is popular amongst architects, builders and construction workers in their planning and creating of buildings. It can also stimulate motivation in salespersons. Carnelians can create courage to help people overcome difficulties and defend their causes. Carnelian has been believed to help timid speakers to become much more bold. It can also help to stimulate creativity and will improve concentration.

Are you looking for an addition to your gem collection? If so, Gem Steady has you covered! Do you have a favorite piece for the spring or any experience with Carnelian? We would love to hear about it, leave us a comment below or tweet us!

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Remarkable Ruby

Happy Tuesday again everyone! Time has been just flying by this year and we’re already bringing to see some spring like weather in the Ohio River Valley! In honor of the beautiful spring weather we’ll be discussing an equally lovely gem this week. This gem has been an enormously popular stone for thousands of years. We’ll be discussing the ravish Ruby!

Many ancient societies valued the amazing Ruby even higher than the spectacular Diamond. Rubies have been used to symbolize the sun as a result of the vibrant colors that are seen in each gem. In the past, rubies were worn as a charm to attempt to ward off the plague and other diseases. Rubies have been used to honor the Italian goddess of the twelfth night, Befana, and the Egyptian goddess of war, Sekhmet.

Rubies are also able to keep your body safe and your mind free of sadness. Additionally, this wonderful gem will stimulate the Base Chakra and increase vitality throughout your body and spirit. Rubies will also help to create a clear mind that will enable you to increase your concentration and create a sense of self-confidence. Every natural Ruby is unique and beautiful in the “imperfections” within them. The variations of color within the gem add to the individuality of each Ruby.

Rubies can served a wide variety of purposes that add to the amazing value of the gem. They can be used in some areas such as watchmaking and even in some medical instruments. However, simply wearing a Ruby can help to sharpen your mind and bring a courageous attitude to the wearer. Additionally, this July birthstone can be used to ward off nightmares to the wearer.

Are you looking for a great new Ruby addition? If so, Gem Steady has you covered! Do you have a favorite gem, or piece, that you love wearing in spring? We would love to hear about it, leave us a comment below or tweet us!

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Unique Engagement Rings

Hi everyone I hope you’re all enjoying the beginning of spring! I’m so excited about this week’s post. We’re going to shake things up and, rather than focus on a “gem of the week,” we’re going to discuss a growing trend in the jewelry world. Every bride is unique and today there are a number of brides who want everything from their engagement to their wedding day to be as unique as they are. As a result, non-traditional engagement rings have been steadily growing in popularity.

An engagement ring can be classified as “alternative” for a variety of reason including the metal and gem choice. Gem Steady has also been taking part in this trend with more and more people selecting colored gems such as Moldavite, Ruby, Emerald, rough Diamonds, and Diamond Slices. People from all different walks of life are selecting alternative rings over the traditional diamond engagement ring. While non-traditional rings may still not be the most popular ring option, they are undoubtedly the most memorable.

And like many trends, these non-traditional rings are popping up all over Hollywood. A number of stars, such as Jessica Simpson, Halle Berry, and Olivia Wilde, have all opted for alternative engagement rings. With a growing number of people wanting their weddings and lives to be as unique as they are, it’s no surprise that so many people are following these celebrities’ leads.

If you’re looking for a ring as extraordinary as you are be sure to check out Gem Steady’s amazing selection! Do you think alternative engagement rings are simply a trend or do you think they’re here to stay? Let us know! Leave us a comment below and tweet us with your thoughts!

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Jaunty Jade

Jade Photo from Wikipedia Commons

Happy Tuesday everyone! This week we’re continuing our green theme of the month. Our gem of the week is one that has been a highly esteemed, and highly used, gem for thousands of years. This week we’re going to focus on the beautiful Jade. There are a wide variety colors that Jade can appear in including green, black, blue, brown, lavender, orange, purple, red, white, and yellow.

This gem has one of the most interesting histories of any stone. In ancient times in the British Isles, people used Jade to create axe heads, knives and weapons. Additionally, in Mexico, Central and South America people used Jade to create deity masks and ritual artifacts. Most interestingly, Jade has been highly valued fin China throughout its history and was popular for its beauty and powers of healing and protection.

Jade has been known to increase access the spiritual world, encourage creativity and dream-solve. Also, Jade is used as a protective talisman because it can assure long life and a peaceful death and is also a powerful healing gem. Jade can also help to balance nerves and can heal feelings of guilt. Additionally, this gem is a great cleansing stone and can help the body’s filtration. Jade has been used to treat kidneys, spleen and balance the fluids.

Additionally, Jade is a popular dream stone that can help release negative thoughts and irritability. Jade can also stabilize your personality and stimulate ideas. This gem can help to improve your ability to remember dreams. This gorgeous green gem is also used to provide confidence, self-reliance and self-sufficiency. Jade is associated with the Heart chakra and will aid in both emotional and physical well-being.

Are you looking for an amazing unique addition for your jewelry collection? Be sure to check out Gem Steady’s great selection! Do you have any experience with Jade? We would love to hear about it, leave us a comment below or tweet us!

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Elegant Emerald

From Wikipedia Commons

Happy Tuesday everyone! And welcome to our second week of green-gem-packed month! As much as I love winter, I’m very excited for the beginning of spring. With slightly warmer weather approaching the Ohio River Valley this past weekend, discussing another spring gem seems completely fitting. This week we’re going to learn more about the stunning Emerald.

This great gem can help to promote friendship, create balance within relationships, and can even create domestic bliss and loyalty. Emerald is also associated with the heart and Heart Chakra. The birthstone for those born in May and June, Emerald is known to embody compassion and unconditional love.

Emerald has also been believed to give its wearer the ability to foresee future events. This awesome gem is a stone of wisdom, which can help promote memory and increase mental clarity. Additionally, Emeralds can increase your focus and intent. Emeralds are particularly effective in the work place because it can increase mental acuity, strengthen your memory and inspire eloquence in speech.

In ancient times, Emeralds were used to honor the goddess Venus. Interestingly, Emeralds were sold in markets in Babylon as early as 4,000 B.C.  Also, the Incas who believed the beautiful gem contained a goddess worshiped Emeralds. This beautiful stone was believed to be a symbol of eternal life in ancient Egypt and was even a favorite jewel of Cleopatra. Emeralds were talismans for Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Charlemagne, and moguls of India.

Emeralds have been used to honor a number of other goddesses as well. Including, Annapurna, the Hindu goddess of food, kitchens and cooks. Astarte, the Phoenician goddess of fertility, love and war, has also been honored using Emeralds. This gem has been used to honor three Celtic goddesses of sovereignty, Banbha, Eriu, and Fodla. Finally, Emeralds were used to honor Persephone, the Greek goddess of spring.

This great gem can help to cure a number of aliments including treating lungs, liver, gall bladder, and the spine and muscle system. Additionally, Emeralds can help to combat aging. This gem is considered by some people to be the best gem for treating the eyes and restoring eyesight. Emeralds are also useful in healing emotional troubles and can fill you with energy of hope, encouragement, and abundance. Emeralds are also often used in meditation.

Are you looking to add to your own jewelry collection? Be sure to check out Gem Steady’s great selection! Do you have any experience with Emeralds? We would love to hear about it, leave us a comment below or tweet us!

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