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DID YOU KNOW. . . Our models are our customers.  We are hoping to create collages of people wearing their Chakra Jewels because it's fun to model something that you love and it's especially fun for us to see people wearing the jewels we so lovingly make. It's been said that you don't choose the stone, rather, it chooses you.  I've noticed this many times, especially when we are selling at a show.  It's very interesting to put out a bevy of jewels and watch them attract people from across the room.  The stones literally draw people to them. Like people, no two jewels could...

Tax Day Ruminations     Taxes. Mention the word and there is a collective groan from everyone in the room.  Now that tax day has come again, I wanted to post something about this yearly event.   Firstly, the relief of getting it over with is enormous.  As a right-brained artist, keeping track of all the dollars in my life is a dreadful burden. Paying my taxes is nothing compared to the torture of getting everything in order first. Unlike some, I am not opposed to putting money in the pot for the common good. I enjoy the library, want my...

More Orange Please! Orange is the combination of red and yellow.  While red is rooted in passion and survival, and brilliant yellow floods us with confidence, orange is the color of happy.  Stimulated by this color both physically and mentally, we respond by becoming more extroverted, upbeat, spontaneous and creative when we're around it.  Not only that, but orange makes us hungry.  Restaurants often employ orange somewhere in their color scheme to make us eat more and feel happy while we're doing it.   There are many psychological ways that color can influence our emotions.  Orange is really a helpful color in treating...

Diamonds anyone? So, when the Denver Art Museum brought the Cartier Jewelry Show to town, I HAD to go...twice!  The installation took place in darkened rooms with black walls.  The glass cases on the walls were lit up to reveal the most lavish, opulent and exquisite display of diamonds I have ever seen.   Aside from the jewels themselves, I was most interested in the work room and mock studio they'd set up.  Each step in the process of creating these amazing jewels was explained and shown with the necessary tools and photographs.  I thought it was fascinating to see...

Like Us On Facebook. Chakra Jewel is happy to announce our new Facebook page!  It's been our goal to have a Facebook page for more than a year, but we needed to find the right person to make that happen.   Marie is our new Facebook specialist, and she has already begun creating interesting collections and wonderful images of Chakra Jewels which you can see on our page.  Watch our Facebook page for the latest in new gemstones.  Want to learn more about chakras?  Visit our Facebook page for valuable information about chakras and how gemstone energy affects them.   Consider this...