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On my worktable – Leaf and Stone Necklace

11 Tuesday Jun 2013

Posted by Julia Monroe in All Sparkled Up, beading, crafts, jewelry making, On my Worktable

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This will be a gift.
The stones are jasper and peridot and turquoise.
The leaves are Czech glass and vintage pearl.
But the best part is the geode.
On the outside, it is cold and hard.

Leaf and Stone Necklace in progress

Leaf and Stone Necklace in progress


But inside is where the treasure is, all glittery and stunning in beauty.
Inside the geode - a secret treasure of stunning light

Inside the geode – a secret treasure of stunning light


It makes me wonder how many people I have met that I didn’t take the time to find the treasure inside. And that cold and hard exterior was just there to keep them safe.
Today I’m going to smile more at people, no matter how angry or disconnected they seem. You never know what’s inside. And maybe it’s the kindnesses we give away that actually make those crystal interiors all the more brave and shiny.

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Look for the sparkle

02 Saturday Mar 2013

Posted by Julia Monroe in All Sparkled Up, Inspirational, sparkling

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I stood at the back door feeling trapped.
I stood at the back door and looked out to a place I couldn’t go.
Where we live, there is rarely snow so winter is just all dead. There is nothing there.
But I wanted there to be something there.
And then I saw it, just a sparkle.

There, barely visible, hovering above the table was a sparkle.

There, barely visible, hovering above the table was a sparkle.


I looked closer. It wasn’t outside, it was where I stood!
A glittery rhinestone heart necklace that I had bought for myself.
It was my own heart that contained the only sparkle in the day. I just had to look for it. It was there all along.

It was my own heart that contained the only sparkle in the day. I just had to look for it. It was there all along.

The heart necklace was the only part of me that reflected in the glass on the dreary day.

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