Crystal Beads Jewelry: 

I spent the afternoon making crystal beads jewelry with my five and seven year old kids. You wouldn’t think a five year old boy would be interested in making bracelets and necklaces but he sat still for over an hour at a time, painstakingly threading the beads one at a time, trying to make sure they matched the colour scheme he had in mind. It was really awesome to behold as it’s been such a big hobby for me in the past and I had really lost touch with it. Once we got over the chaos of getting everything out and organized, and I had untangled, and they had re-tangled, and I had yet again untangled the fine silver wire and elastic we were good to go.

The beads we used were a mix of semi precious stones, which is why I say crystal beads. Amethyst, rose quartz, clear quartz, turquoise, citrine, smoky quartz, moonstone, lapis and fluorite to name a few. All of these stones are beautiful and make amazing, affordable jewelry while having the benefit of some healing properties:

Rose quartz is light pink. It is a stone of unconditional love, heart and healing. It is a great stone for just about anyone to wear and will help with calming, friendship and feelings of peace. Read more about it here: Rose Quartz

Amethyst is a form of quartz. It is a great stone for inner peace and healing, meditation, communication and stress relief. It comes in a range of gorgeous purple. Read more about it here:Charms of Light, Amethyst

Fluorite is one of my favourite stones. It comes in many shades, each slightly unique. It is a rainbow of translucent colours, in purple, smokey grey, green, pink, yellow, brown and blue. It is a stone that helps to ground nervous or excessive energy, so great for kids, and also a powerful healing stone. Check out more about fluorite here: Shimmerlings, Fluorite

Clear and smokey quartz are abundant stones which are easy to work with. I love all types of quartz and they all vary depending on clarity and colour. They are great for mental alertness, balance, energy and focus. Every home should have quartz to help balance the energy in the house. Read more about quartz here: Charms of Light, Clear Quartz

I’m so excited to get to share one of my biggest passions with my kids, which is the crystals themselves, the jewelry for me is really just a vessel, a way for me to wear the stones I love the most… usually all at the same time if I can get away with it! I just can’t get enough!

And to see the boy who can’t sit still at school for five minutes sit and make me a necklace for an hour was so heartwarming. I will never forget it. I loved every minute! (after I got everything untangled of course lol).

Anyhow, I am off to bed to dream up some new designs for us to make. Might have to stop off at the bead store or the Rock shop tomorrow. Guess it’s time to take off my six bracelets and two necklaces now, sigh…

Namaste