{"id":11599,"date":"2017-06-30T12:37:31","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T16:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/?p=11599"},"modified":"2018-10-07T15:31:11","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T19:31:11","slug":"sodalite-learn-semi-precious-gemstones-friday-findings-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/2017\/06\/30\/sodalite-learn-semi-precious-gemstones-friday-findings-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Sodalite? Learn More About Semi-Precious Gemstones-Friday Findings Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Recently I sorted through ALL of my beads and jewelry findings.<\/strong> Phew, that was a big project!<\/em> I had them in 12 14″x15″x 2″ Super Satchel Slim<\/a> containers, as well as 4 smaller containers, not to mention bunches hanging on hooks on the wall AND some tucked away into a drawer.  <\/p>\n

They were organized by color,<\/strong> but they weren’t sorted very well in the storage bins, so I took the advice of Marie Kondo in her book, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up<\/a>, and also sorted them by type within the bins.<\/p>\n

I’m a naturally organized person, and have written quite a lot on organizing myself, so I found her book to be neither life-changing nor magic, but I did pick up a couple helpful ideas: <\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. To gather together all of the things of one type in order to sort them<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. Decide what you are going to KEEP, rather than choosing things to throw out, by discerning whether or not the object “sparks joy.” <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Lots of cheap acrylic beads were discarded because, nope, no joy there. They just made me say, “Ick,” every time I looked at them.<\/p>\n

    So, back to my box of blue beads.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    All of this is a long-winded way of letting you know that when I sorted the blue beads by type, I realized that I had quite a few examples of sodalite beads, hence, today’s video all about this pretty, bright blue semi-precious gemstone.<\/p>\n

    It has some interesting characteristics!<\/em><\/p>\n

    Such as “tenebrescence.”<\/a> Huh?!<\/p>\n

    Click on the link to see examples of sodalite stones changing color in the sun! (And read the interesting article, if you like.)<\/p>\n

    Want to use sodalite beads in your jewelry?<\/strong> They come in lots of shapes and sizes. At Amazon you can find:<\/p>\n