Cyber Monday SALE! Starts November 28

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a peaceful weekend.  Both The Healing Pet and Anosia Custom Jewelry will be having a cyber Monday sale, starting at 7 a.m. MST on Monday, November 28.

To receive 20% off on your total order, upon checkout, use coupon codes: "cybermon" for Anosia and "thpcyber" for The Healing Pet.

To receive additional discounts, follow us on Facebook (Anosia and The Healing Pet) and special coupon codes are listed on those pages.

There are over 70 items on The Healing Pet website, and many new items on the Anosia website as well (I will be adding at least 30 new items today!).  Thank you for supporting handmade!

Kind regards, Jen

Stones That Provide Love and Support in Times of Grief

While the holidays can bring much joy into our lives as we get together with friends and family, it can also be a time when we feel sadness for those that we have lost.  In light of a personal recent tragedy of the passing of my brother-in-law at the young age of 39, I thought I would list a few stones that have been known to help to energetically provide love and support in times of grief:

• Amethyst:  known to he a powerful healer and protector, also known to specifically help on process grief due to loss.

• Rose Quartz: a stone with a gentle energy, helps to provide love and support to the person who is feeling lost

• Dioptase: a rare stone, and can be mistaken for an emerald.  This stone is a stronger heart chakra stone and can help dissolve grief and sorrow.

• Sugilite:  One of the major "love stones" this rare stone, which is mined only in Japan and south Africa, helps alleviate sorrow, grief, and promotes self-forgiveness. 

Stone of the Month, November: Moss Agate

Moss Agate and Sterling Silver Necklace and Bracelet. Created by: Anosia

Oftentimes, I find myself gravitating towards one kind of stone over others.  Last night I could not get enough of Moss Agate.  If it wasn't because of the late hour, I probably could have made 10 jewelry pieces of moss agate alone.  In the end, I made a simple moss agate and sterling silver necklace and matching bracelet.  Somehow, those pieces immediately ended up on me vs. putting them in the box for my upcoming show this weekend.  It got me thinking...what is so special about this simple, common green stone?  Is it the inner texture of the round beads, to where the green interlaces through milky white like moss (hence the name)? Is it because the green color can be worn with pretty much any outfit? 

Its more than the color and texture, although these qualities lend them to be unique.  Its the energy and the meaning behind moss agate.  When I am working with this stone, it makes me feel connected to Mother Earth, similar to that feeling of one who spends time gardening.  Since I live in an apartment, it is rare that I garden, digging my hands in the ground; feeling the cool, moist soil in my hands. I believe this feeling is important to reach in other ways, and last night, I found it with this stone.

Additionally, moss agate is associated with the 4th (heart) chakra, and is known to be a stone of love.  Sure, love is a good thing: we want to attract love in every aspect of our life (especially during these times), but there is something different with moss agate vs. other "love" stones like rose quartz.  This is a bit esoteric, but moss agate helps me feel connected to a universal source of love, a nurturing feeling that we are watched after and are all loved.  I felt my doubts and insecurities melt away after I put on the necklace.

There is some information* as well that moss agate attracts abundance.  Abundance can be money, but I like to believe that it is more than material things. It is feeling fulfilled in all aspects of life.  We can be abundant with good relationships, be it family, a partner and/or friends. It can be feeling fulfilled in the daily work that we do. Most importantly, it is feeling fulfilled with ourselves.

Moss agate: grounding, love, nurturing and abundance.  A cool stone if you ask me.  I think I will have a hard time selling these pieces!

Peace, Jen

*Source:  "The Crystal Bible" by Judy Hall