Sparkle

What better motivation to put some sparkle back in your life than to look at people prettier, see things done by people more creative than you and listen to the fell-good stylings of Art Vs Science play their hit song, 'Flippers'. At the moment I'm waiting by the phone and seeing when I get my hours for the basketball tournament this week and find out which venue I'll be dumped at. The good thing about this upcoming tournament is I can buy some more things I've had my eye on and I've been motivated to get on the exercise bike a lot more this past week in fear of being unable to keep up with the play up and down the court.

I've been meaning to hang up some bunting or letters across wires in my room but there's the minor details of I have no means of hanging up wires or string in the first place and my room isn't really set up to zigzag things overhead. All the cupboards that would be used to create such an effect are against the walls or my room and darting things overhead would be a bit of a bother, but on the plus side I would have somewhere to put all my old Christmas cards and birthday cards I can't bring myself to throw away.

I really don't go outside often enough to get some fresh air, especially at dusk when the mosquitoes are most likely to bite me. I'm already covered in bites and spend too much time scratching them when I'm trying to sleep so I don't want to increase my chances of meeting with the annoyances anymore than I already have. This time last year I was still in California on the tale end of my student exchange and twenty day holiday and I took some good sunset photographs over there, but nothing to this calibre. I've never quite seen such a variation in shades of the sky but there have been some spectacular pink and orange sunsets in my very own front yard.

Although the hypnotism/ healing crystals used as a pendulum aren't that expensive by themselves, it seems those wanting to use the pyramid shaped stones in the jewellery world have no conscience as far as charging whatever prices they like. Unearthen are charging $215 AUD for a small pendulum crystal as well as gold band ring and Clink jewellery charge just under $100 NZ for their necklaces. If you're a bit stint like me and want to save a little money, what you can do is buy your own chain and then buy a healing pendulum charm separately, mash the two together and hey presto you have a cool looking necklace! This tactic has been working for me since I was about ten and working pliers carefully so I see no reason it can't work for you.

Clink Jewellery

I've been after mystical and healing crystal jewellery for a while and I found the perfect solution to my search while looking on a New Zealand shop's blog! Superette are a store I added to keep in contact with brands such as Deadly Ponies, Stolen Girlfriends Club as well as D_Luxe Jewellery but I have now discovered another gem of a brand to add to that list. Clink Jewellery have created and harnessed some of the mystical properties believed to be carried in some semi-precious stones in the forms of gorgeous pieces of jewellery. The first photograph shows the raw crystal characteristics of an amethyst coloured quartz geode, hung aloft on a chain necklace and a silver bail.

I was most impressed with this netting necklace which supports a small carved piece of quartz in an amethyst colour in the shape of a skull. I have a small addiction with skulls in pretty shapes and sizes at the moment; along with this piece there's a cow skull in sterling silver I'm thinking of buying down at one of my local shops as well as a small glass bottle of vodka in a skull shape I'd love to display on my window sill. I can't find this piece available on the shop's website so I think someone else may have beaten me to it but it would have been a lovely necklace to wear while on public transport- being able to touch and feel over the sculpted curves and dips of the skull as well as the neat and square teeth. The polished and tumbled look of the rock is what really speaks to me in the design of a skull.

In the traditional shape of a healing crystal comes this pointed and pyramid shaped stone on the end of a silver chain necklace. It looks more like a prop to be used by a hypnotist rather than something you'd wear around your neck but it still looks lovely. I know the perfect thing to wear with this jade coloured stone: a red coloured jumper! Subconsciously I've been wearing red and green as well as favouring my green turtle backpack when going out to work the last two days... I've come down with an infectious case of tinisilitis and holiday Christmas fever. I much prefer the clean lines and sharp point of this necklace compared to the rough and raw look of crystals bound by netting, but I'm morning the loss of the skull stone necklace still.

This Jade Point Necklace is definitely a must have! Jade is known to strengthen the heart, kidneys and immune system. Helps cleanse blood and is a powerful emotional balancer.