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September 20-26, 2004
Ephemerala
September 20-26, 2004
In This Installment:
** New Items
** Coming Soon
** Stone Fun Facts
** News & Stuff
** Weekly Sale
** Insider's Sale
** Last Week's Top Sellers
New Items
Sandalwood Fans
These are beautiful fans carved out of Sandalwood. They SHOULD be
cool, but, as a true Sandalwood Snob, I can't seem to get into them. They
look gorgeous, but I personally don't think the fragrance is as Sandalwoody as
it should be. Maybe because each slat is so thin; the smell might be
slightly different when the wood is thin. Someone told me that the fans
smell differently in different humidity. To me, they smell a little like a
stationery store. I'm not kidding. They smell like fresh
paper! I thought it might be the smell from the little box the fans come
in, so I took one out and let it sit on the counter for a while, and some of the
new paper smell did go away, but it still isn't Sandalwood enough for me.
My little 4-year-old, who is also a Sandalwood connoisseur, says it smells like
incense, which may or may not be a good thing. My husband and 7-year-old
tell me they think the fans smell like Sandalwood! So maybe it's just
me. You'll have to make up your own mind.
Fan Stand
The Sandalwood Fans work wonderfully to stir the air, but if you prefer to
display your fan, be sure to get a Bamboo Fan Stand.
Coming Soon
New Beads:
Silver Leaf Jasper Chip, Gold Leaf Jasper Chip, Kambaba Chip, Aragonite
Chip, Lemon Aventurine Chip, Snowflake Obsidian Round, Fluorite Heart, Carnelian
Rondell, Cinnabar Beads (3 different types), Amethyst Points, Smoky Quartz
Teeth
Soapstone Elephant Candleholders
Rainsticks in 3 sizes
Ocarinas (clay flutes)
"Fortune Cookie" Silk Purses
Power Bead Necklaces
Colored Agate Heart Pendants
Power Bracelets in New Stones
(Including Mother of Pearl, Smoky Quartz, Lapis, & Fluorite)
New Gemstone Marbles
(Including Hematite, Sodalite, Scenic Jasper, Mugglestone, Clear Quartz,
and others)
Cat's Eye Eggs
Break-Your-Own Geode "Marbles"
Stone Fun Facts
Turitella
** Turitella (also known as
Turritella with two Rs) is composed of fossils embedded in a limestone
matrix. The fossils consist mainly of snails and crinoids.
** This stone is also sometimes known commercially as Fossil Agate, Fossil
Stone, or Fossil Limestone.
** This is a very soft stone, prone to chipping and shattering, and should
be treated with care.
** Turitella is rich in lore and metaphysical belief. Fossils
traditionally are thought to extend the life of the wearer; thus Turitella is
said to bring longevity. Fossils also have traditionally been used to
strengthen bones and teeth.
** The stone is worn to help overcome fears and insecurities. It aids
in easing domestic relations and group interaction. It is also thought to
help soften a strong ego.
** The hard fossils in a soft stone are thought to help the wearer combine
old and new; to make transitions easier.
** Turitella has a special significance for
me. When I was in college, I became friends with a certain Earth Science
professor. When he discovered that I was an artist, he asked me to
illustrate a scientific paper for him. The task included taking fossils of
a prehistoric animal called crinoid, which would die with their branch-like
armlets tightly closed (much in the same way a spider tightly curls its legs
after dying), and envision and illustrate the creature as it would have looked
alive. The job took a good degree of paleontology knowledge, imagination,
and artistic skill, and at that time, I was the only person in the entire St.
Louis metro area to fit that requirement. Thus, my original job led to
quite a few other jobs, often very lucrative (one commission paid $200 an hour),
and my illustrations appeared in several different published papers and
paleontology textbooks. For your enjoyment, I have scanned some of these
early illustrations and placed them on a website for all of you to
see:
Please see other Stone Fun Facts
here:
News and Stuff
Now Taking Requests!
I have a special invitation to the Bead Show in Las Vegas next month, and
will do my best to attend. I will likely be able to obtain quite a few new
beads at wonderful prices, so if anyone out there has a specific request, please
let me know and I will put it on the "Search List."
Weekly Sale
Free Pendants for TWO WEEKS
I just got in a large assortment of cool stone pendants, and am raring to
give some away as gifts! This week, for every $5.00 worth of stuff you
buy, I will include a Stone Pendant at no extra charge. That means
if your order totals $5.00 or more, you'll get one free pendant. If you
order totals $10, you'll get two. An order of $50 will get you 10 free
pendants. And so on. You are only limited by the size of your
order. PLEASE NOTE: Due to some time restrictions on my part next
week, this sale will go on for TWO weeks instead of the usual one
week.
Enjoy!
Free Pendants Offer is good through October 3, 2004.
Penny Sale
Every week, I hide one special offer somewhere on my online site.
This listing will offer a certain product for ONE CENT, with any purchase of
$10.00 or more. The item and its location will change every week, so be
sure to look often. Simply go to my online store site:
and browse until you find the hidden listing. Add it to your cart,
along with the rest of your $10+ order, and it will be included for just a
penny. Happy Hunting!
(Last week's keen-eyed customers got a FREEFORM CABOCHON for a penny.
What will you be able to get this week?)
Insider's Special
$1.00 Mystery Beads for TWO
WEEKS
I had this "Closeout" section on eBay for a while, and it was
a big hit. For $1.00, you might get any type, shape, and number of
beads. Some will be ordinarily available in my store; others will be
one-of-a-kind bits and pieces we have around the place. Take a chance that
you'll find something you love! PLEASE NOTE: Due to
some time restrictions on my part next week, this sale will go on for TWO weeks
instead of the usual one week.
$1.00 Mystery Beads Offer is good through October 3,
2004.
Last Week's Top Sellers
(You know you want to be just like everyone
else!)
Chip Beads win out this week!
1. Cherry Quartz Chip Beads
2. Amber Chip Beads
3. Pietersite Chip Beads
4. Garnet Chip Beads
5. Rhodolite Chip Beads
6. Ruby Aventurine Chip Beads
7. Black Onyx Chip Beads
8. Tourmaline Chip Beads
9. Mugglestone Chip Beads
10. Aquamarine Chip Beads
That's it for this issue. Talk to you
again in a week.
--Suzanne Dallapè
eBay User ID:
ephemerala
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interested!
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