Hi! My name is Sue and I make original jewellery pieces. Please check out my new website to see the full range of jewellery I currently have available. Please note that more jewellery is added at least once a week so do keep checking back!:
www.baileysbeads.co.uk
myspace/baileysbeads
Unique and hand-made jewellery for YOU!
A selection of my jewellery is available to view in my Picture Gallery
Although I will be expanding into other types of jewellery, the main focus of my work is incorporating the natural semi-precious stone Hematite (also known as Haematite), but in magnetised form.
I create lovely lengths of chain using a variety of materials including Czech Firepolish beads and Bali Silver in a range of designs and of course the magnetic Hematite beads which stick to each other allowing you to shape the chain in whatever way you happen to fancy that day! It could be a necklace, a choker, a lariat, a bracelet... the only limit is your imagination!
This is a relatively new concept in jewellery design - especially in the UK. I've received many compliments on my jewellery when I go out particularly from people surprised at what the magnetic chains can do - and quite often have receive orders at the same time!
If the flexibility of the chain designs weren't enough, Hematite has long had a reputation for having great healing and de-stressing powers for the wearer! Please read on to discover how my jewellery can make you feel as good as you look!
Mental Healing
Crystal healers credit Hematite with the ability to bring about a calm mental state, improve memory, mental focus and concentration, bolster self-confidence, and increase the effectiveness of logical processes of the brain. Considered by followers of the New Age to be an excellent stone for treating mental stress, Hematite has a reputation for helping people bring order to mentally chaotic situations by drawing tension out of the body, neutralizing negativity and releasing anger. They also recognize its power for increasing mental function and believe it can improve memory, mathematical processes, logic, creativity and mental dexterity. Finally, it is an excellent aid in meditation, recognized by healers for calming the mental state, tuning the consciousness and increasing the pathways that lead to inner knowledge.
Physical Healing
Mineral and crystal healers associate Hematite with blood and use it in their rituals for treating blood-related illnesses such as haemophilia, anaemia, heart, kidney and liver diseases, cardio-vascular weakness, menstrual cramps, and nose bleeds. They also recommend it for use in treating the stress of jet lag, birth and surgery, tumors, insomnia, leg cramps, nervous disorders and fevers. Hematite was also a Native American remedy for dental problems, pimples, canker sores and alcohol abuse.
"Bailey's Beads"
As the moon covers the last slice of the sun, the photosphere shining through the lunar valleys creates an effect called "Bailey's beads." The last sliver of sun breaks up into a chain of bright pearls around the edge of the moon.