You know, for those days when you just want to grab something that goes with most of your outfits....  simple loops with cat's eye stones.  Because yes, I am currently in love with green...

Silver plated hoop earrings.  BlueBeehiveStudio.com

Stones, stones, stones. . . .

UPDATE:  Yes, free pendant give away is still going on - see first entry in this blog for details!

Thanks to the sunny day and a cooperative 4-yr old, I was able to take some pictures of earrings made from semi-precious stones to post on the Etsy shop.  Who doesn't love stones?  They just have their own magical properties . . .  I can't tell you how many boxes of "rocks" I've moved from state to state! And yes, rocks in quotes, because they are more that just some random aggregates of minerals - they are memories, they are meaning.  And now, years later, my own kids are turning my car into a geological and botanical museum of pine cones, acorns, and yes, rocks.

And for those interested, Huffington Post had an interesting article on shaman stones collected sometime between 4,000 - 4,800 years ago...  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/16/shaman-stones-panama-magnet-crystal_n_2481670.html

Corydalis Pendant SWEEPSTAKES! Win a pendant!

Hello 2013!  Starting off the year with a FREE giveaway... 
 
Between now and February 5th, 12:00pm Eastern Time Zone, if you check out my Etsy shop and like what you see - follow this blog, on Twitter (@theBlueBeehive) or on Facebook and you'll be entered in my first sweepstakes of the year! ONE follower from one of the three sites will be randomly drawn to win this pendant (one entry per person). It is a Corydalis flower, pressed and set into a antiqued silver pendant. Good luck ! ! ! Winner will be contacted February 6th for their mailing address! (if you live out of the U.S.A., you'll be responsible for any taxes / fees on your end!)

Feel free to invite your friends to enter in the sweepstakes!