Announcing July's Cute Pet Pix Jewelry Give-Away Contest: Aqua Aura Quartz Wire Wrapped Pendant!

It's Puppy's Cute Pet Pix Jewelry Give-Away Contest!!!! That's right humans...cash in on your four-pawed's cuteness power and get free bling from the Pig!

We have a nice sparkly prize this month, a nice-sized aqua aura quartz crystal wrapped in sterling silver!
Here's how our monthly cute pet pix contest works: each month, Puppy's mommy will list a new crystal or gemstone creation as the give away prize. As cute pet pix are submitted, they will be added to the slideshow widget on the right of the blog for everyone's viewing enjoyment and for the increased fame of the four-pawed's involved! New entries will be accepted until midnight PST of July 31st. The cutest photo's will be designated semifinalist (so level of cuteness definitely matters) and then the winner will be chosen from those semifinalist by random number generator!

To enter and be eligible to win you must:

1.) follow this blog (via google, blogger, yahoo, twitter...see widgets near bottom right labelled "Puppy's Fan Club")
2.) live in the US.
3.) submit a photo entry of your pet via email (JPEG file) with the pet's name, your name, mailing address and permission to post your photo on this blog. Entries may be submitted via email to puppylovejewelry@rocketmail.com .
4.) Please submit only one entry per pet per month (if you have several pets, you can submit one picture for each of them, as long as they are CUTE pictures!).
5.) I accept new entries throughout the whole month until July 31st, at which point this month's contest will be closed. The prize winner will be posted on our blog on Sunday August 1'st, 2010.
6.) I will NEVER give your email or mailing address to anyone else. If I send out a marketing email about a sale, you may get one however I sent out a total of 4 marketing emails last year so I think its safe to say that you won't be bombarded, and if you do get anything from me it will be cute!

Let the sharing of cuteness begin!

Our Featured Prize, to be awarded August 1st, 2010:

Sterling Silver Aqua Aura Quartz Wire Wrapped Pendant!

Sterling silver wire is delicately sculpted around a beautiful blue aqua aura quartz crystal! A shimmering blue-green artisan crafted dichroic glass bead is added for adornment!
Aqua Aura Quartz is created when a layer of gold is alchemized to the surface of a quartz crystal, giving it a beautiful blue appearance and enriched metaphysical energies.

The entire pendant measures 2.75 inches long, including the sterling bail.  The unwrapped crystal dimensions are 42mm long and 10mm wide. The crystal demonstrates sparkling clarity and beautiful blue color! This piece comes with a long fine black satin cord, but would also look lovely worn on a silver chain.

My handmade original, infused with love! You will receive the exact pendant pictured here. Comes in a lavender satin gift bag with a card explaining the metaphysical properties pretty aqua aura quartz!

Metaphysical Properties of Aqua Aura Quartz:

This beautiful enhanced crystal is made when a layer of gold is alchemized to the surface of the quartz crystal. The gold itself is believed to change the inherent properties of the quartz. Frees the wearer from limitation and allows new beginnings. Also resonates with the throat chakra, giving birth to self-expression. Soothes the aura and instills profound peace during meditation.

So get your cute on, and send us your cutest picture!

ALL HAIL PARSLEY & SAGE!

Their Cuteness Power won their human a sterling wire wrapped Moonstone pendant from Puppy! Parsley and Sage were two injured baby hares who were luckily found, taken in, nursed back to health and released into nature after the human had helped them! 

Congratulations to their human, Janet in California! Your four-pawed rescue babies have won you something pretty-it will be shipped right out to you with Puppy's compliments! Puppy would like to thank you for your rescue efforts!

Honorable Mentions go to Gunner, who made me smile many times this month when I saw his picture on our blog...there is something about the attitude in his posture..he pulls off the shades quite well:

and also to Sugar, who is part of Puppy's International Harem of Attractive Sows (PIHAS) and can be seen in this picture cleverly using her pigloo as a protective turtle shell that she drags around with her:

Thank you so much to everyone for sharing your adorable photos with me and Puppy! If your cute baby did not win this time, please do not be sad..send us another one of your cutest pictures and try again (you can enter one picture for each pet you have each month if you want)!  The winner is chosen from a pool of the top cutest photos with a random number generator (www.random.org) .

Janet's Prize:

I will be posting our next give away prize in a day or two for our August 1st winner. Use that cuteness power to get free bling from the pig and enjoy the adorable entries which are posted all month!

Announcing June's Cute Pet Pix Jewelry Give-Away Contest!

It's Puppy's Cute Pet Pix Jewelry Give-Away Contest!!!! That's right humans...cash in on your four-pawed's cuteness power and get free bling from the Pig!

We have a pretty prize this month and already a few adorable entries! Puppy and I have been experimenting, trying to find the best way to run this contest. Our most recent version included a voting widget, where people who entered could vote for their pet picture and have friends vote for their entry as well. We have discontinued this version of our contest since we have learned that there are ways to over-ride the limits set on voting (once per hour) that computer savvy people know. To avoid cheating, disappointments and hard feelings, we are returning to our earlier format...because things associated with Puppy the Guinea Pig should only make people HAPPY!

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Here's how our monthly cute pet pix contest now works: each month, Puppy's mommy will list a new crystal or gemstone creation as the give away prize. As cute pet pix are submitted, they will be added to the slideshow widget on the right of the blog for everyone's viewing enjoyment and for the increased fame of the four-pawed's involved! New entries will be accepted until midnight PST of June 29th. The cutest photo's will be designated semifinalist (so level of cuteness definitely matters) and then the winner will be chosen from those semifinalist by random number generator!

To enter and be eligible to win you must:

1.) follow this blog (via google, blogger, yahoo, twitter...see widgets near bottom right labelled "Puppy's Fan Club")
2.) live in the US.
3.) submit a photo entry of your pet via email (JPEG file) with the pet's name, your name, mailing address and permission to post your photo on this blog. Entries may be submitted via email to puppylovejewelry@rocketmail.com .
4.) Please submit only one entry per pet per month (if you have several pets, you can submit one picture for each of them, as long as they are CUTE pictures!).
5.) I accept new entries throughout the whole month until June 29th, at which point this month's contest will be closed. The prize winner will be posted on our blog on Thursday July 1'st, 2010.
6.) I will NEVER give your email or mailing address to anyone else. If I send out a marketing email about a sale, you may get one however I sent out a total of 4 marketing emails last year so I think its safe to say that you won't be bombarded, and if you do get anything from me it will be cute!

Let the sharing of cuteness begin!

Our Featured Prize, to be awarded July 1st, 2010:

Sterling Silver Moonstone and Freshwater Pearl Wire Wrapped Pendant!

Sterling silver wire is swirled and sculpted around polished moonstone cabochon with beautiful blue flash! Sparkling Swarovski crystals and a cultured freshwater pearl are added for adornment!

The entire pendant measures just under 2 inches long , including the sterling bail and dangling pearl. The unwrapped moonstone dimensions are 11mm by 9mm. This piece comes with a long fine black satin cord, but would also look lovely worn on a silver chain.

My handmade original, infused with love! You will receive the exact pendant pictured here. Comes in a lavender satin gift bag with cards explaining the metaphysical properties of moonstone and pearl!

Metaphysical Properties of Moonstone:  Known to many as the “stone of new beginnings”.  It soothes emotional instability, stress and strong reactions to situations.  It also can eliminate tunnel vision  and open the mind to a variety of positive possibilities.  Has a very feminine, empathetic energy.

Metaphysical Properties of Pearl:  Stone of sincerity and purity.  Allows the wearer to readily receive spiritual guidance.  Enhances wisdom and personal integrity.  Balancing and healing to all chakras.

Believed to keep a person balanced in love and relationships.

So get your cute on, and send us your cutest picture!

What is Gem Silica?

I just posted a chunk of gem silica as a meditation stone in my shop, and spent awhile writing an explanation of what this stone really is. Since I had to go to great lengths to learn for myself, I decided to post what I wrote here to share with others.

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So what is gem silica really? I have spent a few years talking to miners, rock collectors, reading and looking at stones to fully understand this. It was confusing to me because sometimes I would see a piece of gem silica selling for hundreds of dollars and other times for under $20.


Gem silica is the name given to highly silicated chrysocolla, also sometimes referred to as chrysacolla in its most gemmy form. Chrysocolla is a pretty blue green copper bearing stone that is opaque to light and often fairly soft as stones go.  

Chrysocolla

It is actually composed of many microcrystals clustered together in a random pattern that does not let light pass through.  Under certain geological conditions, the chrysocolla can undergo chemical changes (ie. covalent and ionic bonds of its component elements can change over eons) and it can become more quartz-like, or chalcedony like.  This has the effect of making the stone more translucent to light (its structure becomes more ordered, although it is still not a perfect symmetric crystal lattice like what you would observe if you could see all the atoms in a quartz crystal laid out).  The color of the chrysocolla can often intensify and become more blue as it undergoes silication into its gem silica form. It also becomes very hard and durable, making it quite desirable for jewelry.

Gem Silica:

In terms of crystal healing, the gem silica stone still has the initial properties associated with regular chrysocolla-a wonderful heart chakra stone that carries an energy of healing and forgiveness. However, the properties are augmented in the silcated form, so that gem silica is also thought to also resonate with the third eye and crown chakras, and to be a powerful initiator of one's intuitive abilities.


The reason there is such variability in both price and quality of this stone on the market is because the journey from chrysocolla to gem silica is an undefined spectrum.  You will often see chunks of chrysocolla with a few tiny spots of silicated transparent blue being sold as gem silica for lower prices. You will also sometimes see the stone being photographed wet to make it appear brighter blue in color and even more transparent to light. The highest quality gem silica on the market appears quite similar to cyan blue jelly opal in color and transparency. Pieces of this quality will sell for hundreds. I have seen many inexpensive pieces of stone on ebay and at gem shows being sold as "gem silica" when they did not exhibit the chemical changes (translucency, color intensity, hardness) consistent with gem silica, so be careful. For those of us who utilize crystal healing, it is important that we are getting the authentic stone that we are searching for.

Nurture Your Inner Fairy! - qsell

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All Hail Paxil and Lucy!!!

Their Cuteness Power won their human a wire wrapped labradorite pendant from Puppy!

Congratulations to their human, Amy in Pennsylvania! Your four-pawed babies have won you something pretty-it will be shipped right out to you with Puppy's compliments! Please go give the kittehs some tuna or other tasty fish immediately!

Amy's Prize!

Thank you so much to everyone for sharing your photos with me and Puppy. If your cute baby did not win this time, please do not be sad..send us another one of your cutest pictures and try again! 

I will be posting our next give away prize in a day or two for our July 1st winner. Use that cuteness power to get free bling from the pig and enjoy the adorable entries which are posted all month!

Blue Opal, Rose Aura Quartz, Chiastolite & Imperial Gold Quartz Pendants! This Week's One Cent Auctions ending Tonight and Tomorrow!

Here are Puppy's sparklies offered as one cent auctions this week, ending Monday and Tuesday evening!

Pretty Cyan Blue Opal Wire Wrap Pendant in Sterling:

Metaphysical Properties of Blue Opal:  Stimulates creativity, communication and courage to voice the difficult.  Gives the wearer the self-assuredness to speak freely as well as discernment regarding who will be most receptive to ideas.  Resonates with the throat chakra and energizes the third eye.  Also said to have a very soothing energy for those who are stressed, often promoting deep and comforting sleep.

Rose Aura Quartz Crystal wrapped in Healing Copper:

Metaphysical Properties of Rose Aura Quartz:  Formed when platinum is bonded to the surface of quartz crystal by a special technique, creating a pretty raspberry-rose color and enriched metaphysical properties.  Rose aura quartz works upon the heart chakra transmuting deeply held doubts about self worth.  It instills a firm connection to universal love, imparting a strong sense of self love and self esteem.

Metaphysical Properties of Copper: A powerfully healing mineral, good for energizing, combating lethargy, raising vibration and promoting self acceptance. Resonates with and opens the base or sacral chakras, to reaffirm optimism for life and awaken passion and sensuality!  Copper has been recognized as an effective remedy for joint pain for centuries.  Thought to amplify the inherent energy of stones and crystals when wrapped around them.

 

Chiastolite Cross Stone Pendant in Healing Copper:

Metaphysical Properties of Chiastolite: This treasured stone is a variety of andalusite that forms with the appearance of a cross within!  It is known for promoting devotion to awareness and connection to one's spirituality in times of illness, stimulating protective forces and perfection.  It is also thought to be a good stone for times of change, helping stabilize things and inspire perseverance and overcoming of hardship.

Imperial Gold Quartz Crystal wire wrapped in Sterling:

Metaphysical Properties of Imperial Gold Quartz:  Quartz crystal with titanium and iron alchemized to its surface, imparting a beautiful golden  sheen and enriched metaphysical properties.  Gives off a sovereign, charismatic energy, enhancing one’s powers of co-creation and manifestation!

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PUPPYLOVE Imperial Gold Quartz Crystal Sterling Pendant PUPPYLOVE Copper Chiastolite Cross Stone Pendant PUPPYLOVE Copper Wire Wrap Rose Aura Quartz Pendant PUPPYLOVE Wire Wrapped Natural Cyan Blue Opal Pendant

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Announcing May's Cute Pet Pix Jewelry Give-Away Contest!

It's Puppy's Cute Pet Pix Jewelry Give-Away Contest!!!! That's right humans...cash in on your four pawed's cuteness power and get free bling from the pig!


Two month's ago we rolled out our new and improved Cute Pet Pix contest where you and your friends get to vote for your submission (can vote every hour if you are determined to win)! 

Here's how it works: Each month, Puppy's mommy will list a new crystal or gemstone creation as the give away prize. As cute pet pix are submitted, they will be added to the white voting poll widget on the right of the blog for everyone's viewing and voting pleasure! You can size up your competition and if you are really determined you can come vote every hour! The voting closes on May 31st, at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time. Whoever has the most votes at that time wins the prize!


To enter and win you must:

1.) follow this blog
2.) live in the US.
3.) submit a photo entry of your pet via email (JPEG file) with the pet's name, your name, mailing address and permission to post your photo on this blog. Entries may be submitted via email to puppylovejewelry@rocketmail.com .
4.) Please submit only one entry per pet per month (if you have several pets, you can submit one picture for each of them, as long as they are CUTE pictures!).
5.) I accept new entries throughout the whole month, however the winner is based on whoever has the most votes on May 31st, 2010 so the earlier you make your submission, the better!  Prize winner will be posted on Tuesday June 1'st, 2010.
6.) I will NEVER give your email or mailing address to anyone else. If I send out a marketing email about a sale, you may get one however I sent out a total of 4 marketing emails last year so I think its safe to say that you won't be bombarded, and if you do get anything from me it will be cute!

Let the sharing of cuteness begin!

Our Featured Prize, to be awarded June 1st, 2010:

Sterling Silver Labradorite Wire Wrapped Pendant!

Sterling silver wire is swirled and sculpted around  polished labradorite cabochon with beautiful blue fire!  A sparkling Swarovski crystal is added for adornment!


The entire pendant measures just over 2 inches long , including the sterling bail.  The unwrapped stone dimensions are 18mm by 14mm (tear drop shaped). This piece comes with a long fine black satin cord, but would also look lovely worn on a silver chain.

My handmade original, infused with love! You will receive the exact pendant pictured here. Comes in a lavender satin gift bag with a card explaining the metaphysical properties of labradorite!

Metaphysical Properties of Labradorite:  Thought to help one both understand and achieve their true destiny.  Relieves insecurity and apprehension, while enhancing self-reliance and universal harmony in ones life. Transforms intuition into a more understandable intellectual thought that can be easily worked with.

So get your cute on, and send us your cutest picture!

Peruvian Blue Opal and Pink Green Tourmaline Pendants - Fun One Cent Auctions ending today!

Both of these auctions will be closing tonight. They are still available for very little and the shipping is free, of course!

Peruvian Blue Opal Sterling Silver Pendant

Blue Opal: Stimulates creativity, communication and courage to voice the difficult. Gives the wearer the self-assuredness to speak freely as well as discernment regarding who will be most receptive to ideas. Resonates with the throat chakra and energizes the third eye. Also said to have a very soothing energy for those who are stressed, often promoting deep and comforting sleep.

Pink and Green Tourmaline Sterling Silver Pendant

Pink Tourmaline (Rubellite) :  A heart chakra stone that promotes a state of universal love and going with the flow of life.  Also stimulates creativity and openness to new concepts.   It is a stone to assist one in attainment of peace and understanding, trust and awareness, and love. 

Green Tourmaline:  A very powerful stone for opening the heart chakra and encouraging compassion. Aides in visualization and connection between the third eye and heart chakras.  It inspires creativity and attracts success, prosperity, abundance.  Also facilitate one's ability to communicate wisdom and truth in a charismatic way!

Nurture Your Inner Fairy! - qsell

PUPPYLOVE Sterling Green & Pink Tourmaline Pendant PUPPYLOVE Sterling Wire Wrap Natural Blue Opal Pendant

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All Hail Huntyr!!!

His Cuteness Power won his human a wire wrapped rose quartz heart pendant from Puppy!

Congratulations to Huntry's human, Monica in Illinios! Your four-pawed baby has won you something pretty-it will be shipped right out to you with Puppy's compliments! Please go give Huntry some bacon or other tasty meat immediately!

Monica's Prize!

Thank you so much to everyone for sharing your photos with me and Puppy. A special honorable mention goes to Gus the dog, who put up a valiant fight with his votes! If your cute baby did not win this time, please do not be sad..send us another one of your cutest pictures and try again!  Our prize winners are now determine by online voting so the cuter the better!

I will be posting our next give away prize in a day or two for our June 1st winner. Use that cuteness power to get free bling from the pig and enjoy the adorable entries which are posted all month!

Puppy's one cent auction ending tonight: angel aura quartz & moonstone sterling wire wrapped pendant!

This little treasure is a one cent auction ending this evening with free shipping! It hasn't bid up very high at all! One cent auctions (they start at one cent and people bid them up to the price they are willing to pay) are a fun way to get yourself something nice for way below market cost!

Sterling silver is sculpted around a rainbow sheen Angel Aura Quartz crystal!  A cascade of blue flash rainbow moonstone briolettes dangle from a sterling chain! A Swarovski crystal and miniature cultured pink fresh water pearls add charm! 

Angel aura quartz (also called opal aura quartz) is created when a layer of platinum is alchemized to the surface of a quartz crystal, giving it a beautiful rainbow finish and enriched metaphysical energies.

The pendant measures just over 2 inches long, from sterling bail to crystal point.  The moonstone briolettes dangle down to 2.5 inches.  The unwrapped crystal measures 34mm long by 6mm wide.  There is cyan-blue fire present in the moonstone briolettes when illuminated from the right angle! The pendant comes with a long fine black satin cord, but would also look lovely worn on a silver chain.   

My handmade original, infused with love!  You will receive the exact pendant pictured here, the only one like it.  Comes in a lavender satin gift bag with cards explaining the metaphysical properties of all the gems used.

Metaphysical Properties of Angel Aura Quartz: Also called Opal Aura Quartz. These crystals have a magical rainbow sheen to them imparted by a thin layer of platinum alchemized to the surface of quartz crystal. The finished stone has new properties, inspiring joy and angelic connection. Bestows the wearer with hope, optimism and a sense of connection to the Divine Consciousness. Purifies and energizes all chakras.

Metaphysical Properties of Moonstone: Known to many as the “stone of new beginnings”. It soothes emotional instability, stress and strong reactions to situations. It also can eliminate tunnel vision and open the mind to a variety of positive possibilities. Has a very feminine, empathetic energy.

Metaphysical Properties of Pearl:  Stone of sincerity and purity.  Allows the wearer to readily receive spiritual guidance.  Enhances wisdom and personal integrity.  Balancing and healing to all chakras.  Believed to keep a person balanced in love and relationships.

Nurture Your Inner Fairy! - qsell

PUPPYLOVE Angel Aura Moonstone Wire Wrapped Pendant

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