ephemerala
July 18-24, 2005
We're back! You may have wondered why there
have been no newsletters for several weeks now. We got a new computer and
haven't yet gotten around to transferring the newsletter info to the new
one. See the News & Stuff section for the
full explanation.
In This Installment:
** New Items
** Coming Soon
** Stone Fun Facts
** News & Stuff
** Fortnightly Sale
** Insider's Sale
** Last Week's Top
Sellers
New Items
New Marbles
We have added a half dozen new stones and/or sizes to our
gemstone marbles collection. There are no pictures yet on some of them but
they will come soon. Choose from bight Yellow Jade, brilliant Rainbow
Quartz, funky Leopardskin Jasper. And find mini marbles in Moonstone and
Black Onyx. (These are really tiny!) Also, we have Crazy Lace Agate
and Fluorite back in stock, and you can now choose your Fluorite colors.
See all of the marbles here:
New Stone Eggs
We've added two interesting new stones to our mini Egg
collection: Marcasite and Red Malachite. Marcasite is a lot duller than
you'd think, with a rusty brown finish. It's technically the same stone as
Pyrite but with a thick oxidized layer, not golden and shiny like our other
Pyrite eggs, sort of dull, heavy and coldly metallic. You won't
impress anyone unless you tell them it is Pyrite. Then they'll be like,
"Oh fools gold, you're so cool." Red Malachite, which actually isn't
Malachite at all, is a wonderful red brown stone with strong cream
stripes. Really nice looking eggs. They make up for the ugly
Marcasite ones. Again, no pictures here, but soon.
Coming soon
New Beads:
Golden Oyster Stick, Hessonite Heishi, Aquamarine Round,
Rhodonite Round, Fluorite Twist, Pink and Red Cuppolini Coral Chip, Stabilized
Turquoise Chip, Blue Marble Chip, Black Obsidian Chip, Sea Foam Chip, Lime
Quartz Chip, Lilac Amethyst Chip, Tsavorite Chip, Chrysocolla Chip, Sapphire
Chip, Turquoise Cube, Red Aventurine Cube, Multicolor Aquamarine Rondell, more
Faceted Beads
Ocarinas (clay flutes)
Spring Bracelets
Many new Stone Pendants
(Including many more Animal shapes, Discs, Scarabs,
Leaves, Zuni Buffaloes, and old favorite shapes in new stones)
Stone Fun Facts
Diamond
** Diamonds are the hardest mineral there is. Not
only are they harder than anything else, but the degree of hardness is greater
between Diamond and Corundum (the next hardest mineral) than it is between
Corundum and Talc (the softest mineral). Some Diamonds are harder than
others. For example, Australian Diamonds can cut South African
Diamonds. Even though Diamonds are the hardest substance known on earth,
they are also very brittle, so they can shatter under a hard blow.
** One of the things that makes Diamonds unique is that
they are always found as crystals. There simply are no non-crystal diamond
specimens. This is likely because they are so hard that they cannot be
eroded like other minerals can.
** Another unique feature about Diamonds is that they are
the only gemstone that are made up on one single element. Diamonds are
pure crystallized carbon.
** While Diamonds can come in several colors, the
colorless variety is the most prized. Chemical impurities create the
different colors, so an impurity-free Diamond will be perfectly colorless.
The famous blue Hope Diamond, as well as other Diamonds with a smoky
blue tinge, are not actually blue. The blue color is an effect caused by a
complete lack of color paired with perfect transparency. These so-called
Blue Nile Diamonds are the most prized of all.
** If heated, a Diamond will decrease in size and finally
disappear without any residue.
** The word Diamond comes from the Greek adamas,
which means "hardest steel" or "unconquerable."
** Diamonds are called "ice" because they are actually
naturally cold stones, often several degrees below room
temperature.
** Diamonds are known as the "King Gems."
** Hindu lore says that Diamonds were created when bolts
of lightning struck rocks. They believe that Diamonds are very powerful,
but will lose their powers if bought or sold. They must be given as a
token of love or friendship in order to be used as a talisman.
** Long ago, Jewish high priests would use Diamonds to
determine the innocence or guilt of the accused. A Diamond was believed to
grow dull and dark in the presence of guilt.
** Even though we tend to set Diamonds in gold, they are
actually thought to be most potent, powerful, and valuable if set in
steel.
** Diamonds are the official birthstone for April.
They are the traditional gemstone for the 30th and 60th anniversary, and are the
winter stones of the season.
Please see other Stone Fun Facts
here:
News & Stuff
Newsletter Dark for Four
Weeks!
You might have noticed that there have been no newsletters
for four weeks. This is because we recently got a new computer, and
while we planned to set the new and old ones up together and share files
(including all of my mailing list contacts), this has not gotten done
yet. I compromised by transferring all of the e-mail addresses on a
disc, so now I have all the subscribers, if not the old newsletters to use as a
template! But dark no longer--from here on out we will send out the
newsletter every week as before. Thank you to those who wrote in
wondering where I was!
Google AdSense
Recent visitors to my site may have noticed the little
yellow ads at the bottom of the pages. I have signed up with Google
AdSense, whereby Google places their AdWords ads on my page, and every click to
one of these advertised sites will earn money for me. So far, most of the
ads seem sort of "out there" and not entirely relevant to my site (there are
some ads for "Gifts for Men," and "Blank T-Shirts"!), but now and then you'll
find a bead store listed there. Most of the bead stores are ones that sell
mainly Swarovski and metal beads, rather than gemstone, so they actually make a
good compliment to my site. Go ahead and click on some of these ads next
time you browse. You may find an interesting new place to shop, and I will
get a few pennies for the click.
Fortnightly Sale
Icy Chips a Dollar
Off
We need some cold. Seriously. It's been 110
degrees around here lately, wildfires starting every day, power going out and
leaving us with no air conditioning. Time for some ice. This week,
selected Chip Beads of a decidedly "icy" color will be a dollar off. This
covers the light blues and purples, mainly. Now is the time to stock up on
those cool colors for your winter jewelry!
Dollar Off Icy Chips Offer is good through July
31, 2005
Penny Sale
Every two weeks, I hide a new 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 two weeks, so be sure to look often. Simply got to my online store
site:
and browse until you find the hidden listing. Add it
to your cart, along with the rest of your $10.00+ order, and it will be included
for just a penny. Happy Hunting!
(Recent keen-eyed customers got a bag of RED CHALCEDONY
NUGGET BEADS for a penny. What will you be able to get this
week?)
Insider's Special
Free Chain with
Pendant
This week, when you make any Pendant purchase, we will
include a gold or silver tone 18" Chain at no extra cost. Any and all
Pendants are eligible. All I ask is that you drop me a quick line to let
me know you are a subscriber, so I will know to include your free Chain.
Limit of ten free Chains per order.
Free Chain Offer is good through July 31,
2005
Last Week's Top Sellers
(You know you want to be just like everyone
else!)
1 Gemstone Rings
2. Coral Chip Beads
3. Turquoise Chip Beads
4. Sunstone Chip Beads
5. Aragonite Chip Beads
6. Power Bracelets
7. Fluorite Chip Beads
8. Dumortierite Chip Beads
9. Hessonite Chip Beads
10. Tanzanite Chip Beads
That's it for this issue. Talk
to you again in a week
--Suzanne Dallapè
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