{"id":9664,"date":"2016-04-15T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/?p=9664"},"modified":"2016-06-06T19:45:42","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T23:45:42","slug":"friday-findings-jasper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/2016\/04\/15\/friday-findings-jasper\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Findings-What is Jasper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/beads-and-jewelry\/ff-what-is-jasper.JPG\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/beads-and-jewelry\/ff-what-is-jasper.JPG\" alt=\"ff what is jasper\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s really quite fascinating to delve\u00a0into the origins of the beads we use in our jewelry. It makes me much more appreciative of these beautiful objects and thankful we have such easy access today!<\/p>\n<p>Jasper is a semi-precious gemstone that is available in a wide variety of colors and designs. In today&#8217;s video I show you several different types and explain a bit about this natural material.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in learning more\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.barlowsgems.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Barlow&#8217;s Gems website<\/a>\u00a0has many gorgeous and intriguing stone beads and cabochons and they do a great job explaining where each comes from. I especially like the story about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barlowsgems.net\/deschutes-jasper-cabochons\/\" target=\"_blank\">Deschutes Jasper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few more examples of jasper beads:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>30mm Fancy Jasper Rice Beads<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=secroforgapeo-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B003VX94RS\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.firemountaingems.com\/itemdetails\/h201140ge\" target=\"_blank\">Dragon\u2019s Blood Jasper beads<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B008ZP8TT6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B008ZP8TT6&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20&amp;linkId=XUMPSX7S2F53ASSB\" target=\"_blank\">Leopardskin Jasper Beads<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=secroforgapeo-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B008ZP8TT6\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00IUCBJKA\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00IUCBJKA&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20&amp;linkId=HZYF6XDRTPW3FUSV\" target=\"_blank\">Picture Jasper Beads<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=secroforgapeo-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00IUCBJKA\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B013TSDPEC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B013TSDPEC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20&amp;linkId=N3VXVE7PNG4JGOVP\" target=\"_blank\">Imperial Purple Jasper Beads<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=secroforgapeo-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B013TSDPEC\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy the video and happy creating!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bOvwv4U3M64\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Watch the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bOvwv4U3M64\" target=\"_blank\">Friday Findings-What is Jasper video<\/a> over at YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s really quite fascinating to delve\u00a0into the origins of the beads we use in our jewelry. 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