Spring Virginia Beach Gem & Mineral Show Treasure Trove!

Gena bought the this clam shell from the Mineral Association ~ it is considered a fossil! Banded Amethyst, Mookite Heart, Red Jasper, my new 'Grape Jelly' Amethyst Cluster and Seraphinite. 

It's no secret I LOVE crystals!  I have collected stones and crystals since I was a little girl.  It hasn't been until recently that I have a better understanding WHY I am drawn to Mother Earths sparkling treasures.  I'm not gonna get involved with that today but I am going to show you some of the STUNNING crystals I found.

Star Rose Quartz

Rose Quartz is a wonderful stone for self love!  I've been in search of a heart shaped Rose Quartz for a while.  This baby is full of sparkles and rainbows!  It's called a Star Rose Quartz because of it's sparkles.  Rainbows make me happy in the sky and in crystals!

 

Below is a baby that I've been looking for but had no clue I'd find at our local Gem & Mineral Show.  I've only been going to them for a year and had never seen the specimens that were present at this show.  I felt as though I was attending a mini Tucson, AZ show! 

 

Corinto Smoky Lemurian Quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil!  It's a RECORD KEEPER and full of rainbows!!  Sadly, I haven't gotten a perfect picture of the record keepers yet but I will keep working on it.  The family I bought most of my treasures from are four generation strong rock hounds and own the mine that my babies came from...yes, I do mean more than one!

 

As promised, here is another baby!  May I introduced my Red Lemurian!  Yes, the pix are not completely focused but I feel it actually shows the markings a little better.  Again, I'll keep working on better pictures.  The coolest part about this crystal is it was mined on 12/12/12!  Woohoo!  Lemurian crystals sing to me and the two I got last week are no different.

Okay, so I thought I knew a lot about quartz but after this past show I realized I know so little...LOVE IT!   Have you ever heard of Lighting Struck Quartz?  Me neither...the energy that this bad boy emits is indescribable.  I am blown away by the energy...

Feel the ENERGY baby!

Wow!

 

 

Look at that colors!!!

 

 

 

This little number was a real surprise. Gena, my daughter, and I spotted Agate slabs that I'd been looking for to use as coasters when this Ametrine with Cacoxenite jumped out and screamed "bring me home!" I've actually been sleeping with it in my pillowcase since bringing it home. It's a lovely energy that has had some useful benefit.

My water charging coaster!!!

I bought the Agate slabs for the soul purpose of charging water.  I can't wait to give it a try.  The first picture is a 4 inch slab about 1inch deep...really surprising price. 


This was a wonderful gem show for me!  I love being surrounded by the energy in the hall.  There are a couple of local shows left this year but I am going north for a larger one in August!  I added to my collection but I need to also find homes for some of my rocks and crystals...time to get back on ebay!  Check out local listings for Gem, Jewelry & Minerals shows in your area who knows what you'll find!

Ciao Bellas!

Hugs, Love, Laughter & Light,

Krista   

Emerge ~ Growth, Expand & Create

What does a gas can, mulch, the Green Man, and Morning Glory seeds have in common you may be wondering? 

EMERGENCE...Spring, opening up, growth, energize...Embrace who you are!

Last week I took a class online with my friends at Inner Alignment Mandalas.  It was only a week class that I can already feel becoming a lifetime of growth, change and all around goodness.  I really had no clue where this was going to take me, nor did I know what to expect from the process.  I've never made my own mandala.  WOW! It was an experience like no other... 

Maybe, I should start with what a mandala is or at least my understanding of what it is.  I found this explanation on the website below.  I thought it was well put but you decided.

The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean "circle," a mandala is far more than a simple shape. It represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the organizational structure of life itself--a cosmic diagram that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds.

http://www.mandalaproject.org/What/Index.html


Michelle and Jill had us really listen to what was inside as we worked through this process.  When I sat down to start drawing my mandala I must say my mind had a much different thought than what I put on paper.  When I first did the meditation that started the process I was feeling paint and lots of green with bursts of yellow and I kept seeing a little fairy bursting into spring.  There was a waterfall like flow of flower petals bursting into the universe.  During the meditation it was so beautiful, so when I sat to draw I was almost expecting the picture to look a little like my meditation...well, my intuition had a different idea! 


I think pictures are going to say so much more than words at this point...

Green Man and Morning Glory's became a very strong energy in my creation ~ Love it!

 

 

Writing my intention for this proved to be the most challenging...I need to work on mastering that skill.  I need to work on writing period! :)

 

My mandala is comprised of layers. If you look at the sides of the picture you can see I tore up several colors but again my intuition had a different idea as to what I was creating. 

 

 

My oldest son, Zachary, was very cute and walked over to see what I was doing.  He put his had over my project and told me that it was full of beautiful energy.  I felt a great deal of growth while putting this layer together.  I worked on this layer right after I planted the Morning Glory seeds. 

 

I wrote words when I first drew the mandala but this layer was full of purpose.  It is full of direction for me and all the things that make me warm and fuzzy inside!

 

The last layer, or so I thought, are pictures that represent Spring for me.  Again I was surprised as I flipped through magazines as to what POPPED out.  I had a pile of pictures that I ended up not using because as I was putting the pictures together with the mandala it just didn't speak to me.  What a process... 

 

I spent some time looking at the picture mandala thinking it was complete only to realize I needed SPARKLE!!!  I had bought little jewels and pulled out glitter but I wasn't sure if it would be too much.  After sleeping on it I realized "Nope!" and just went with what felt right.

 

My complete mandala is full of life, purpose, growth, energy and balance.  I was hoping for this lengthy meaningful message from my mandala but found it is full of words and numbers.  I'm still feeling new energies.  Yesterday as I was giving Reiki to my clients I observed it's growth energy.  I really enjoyed  the feeling since I was needing the extra push.

Overall working the Spring Emerge process with Jill and Michelle was a wonderful experience and I hope that they offer a class like this again!  Hint, hint, nudge, nudge, wink, wink!   

Check them out! http://www.inneralignmentmandalas.com/  If you sign up for their newsletter you get the stunning I AM Love mandala FREE!  Love it!

I wish you all the beauty and growth that Spring offers each of you! 

Much Love & Laughter!

Krista

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."

Mahatma Gandhi