http://www.mistymoonlightcreations.com/Blog feed for Misty Moonlight CreationsCopyright 2010 Misty Moonlight Creationshttp://www.mistymoonlightcreations.com/articles/view/?article=32This is a practice we discourage by offering many selections of gems which are picked off of the surface of the Earth, such as dinosaur bones, coprolite, and many agates and jaspers. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:16 GMThttp://www.mistymoonlightcreations.com/articles/view/?article=31What I find most offensive about this billboard in Rio De Janeiro is that the Catholics are not represented--What only certain religions appreciate the beauty of a woman? If you do not have a sense of humor we do not want you as a customer--sorry.   The Management Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:16 GMThttp://www.mistymoonlightcreations.com/articles/view/?article=30"If a gemstone can reflect the essence of the Czech people, it is an Almandine Pyrope Garnet.  Much eighteenth and nineteenth century jewelry was set with gem material from a large area near Trebenice, in the Bohemian region of Czechoslovakia.  The Bohemian garnet industry tapered off when other gem materials, such as the attached specimen*, became available from other parts of the world, but Bohemian garnet jewelry is still popular today." Quote from brochure with garnet attached…Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:16 GMThttp://www.mistymoonlightcreations.com/articles/view/?article=29As artists, we believe we can have an influence through our participation in the fashion industry to promote environmentally sustainable gemstones and designer jewelry:  We do not have to choose to tear apart the earth for gems, many can be found on the surface--or if we do mine, less intrusive tunnelling is an option with reclamation processes as an important final stage in the mining process.    When these ethics are important to the fashionista expressing themselves at …Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:16 GMThttp://www.mistymoonlightcreations.com/articles/view/?article=28We are dedicated to promoting the Art & Craft of Lapidary.  We love what we do, which is creating original hand-cut gemstones, and we will do this without aiding conflicts or wars; we promote and choose to cut rough gems which have a low-impact on the environment, preferring to cut gems picked off of the surface, as opposed to those which are mined in open pits.   Our cutters are our friends, and we are all working hard to survive this recession, as artists wanting to continue to…Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:16 GMThttp://www.mistymoonlightcreations.com/articles/view/?article=27Hello, my wife, Rae Anne, and I, Chris, inherited this site from Rae Anne's mother, Lynette.   Thank you Lynette. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:16 GMThttp://www.mistymoonlightcreations.com/articles/view/?article=26Hello, and welcome to my show and tell for this week!   As I was reading my newest edition of "Where Women Create" it occurred to me that I have a whole different approach at this...For one thing, Misty Moonlight Creations studio is not owned by me...I have 4 CEO's that vye for my time and have quite a few demands on me. I have been asking them for a more spacious and artistic environment but the truth is, there is constantly a lot of quality control going on around me and then …Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:16 GMThttp://www.mistymoonlightcreations.com/articles/view/?article=25Pink Friday Please scroll down for a list of participating boutiques! Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday May 22, 2009 as we present "Cherished Memories" Old photographs, yellowed with age. Dad's pocket watch, the hands of time still ticking. Maybe slower than before. A delicate needlepoint, not quite completed, wrapped in tissue and waiting to be rediscovered on the bottom of  a hope chest.   Pieces of the past, your most cherished memori…Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:16 GMThttp://www.mistymoonlightcreations.com/articles/view/?article=23My Show and Tell for today is going to be fairly brief as it is late and I need to fall back into bed again...But wanted to show you a few things I made this week:       I like to make a variety of styles of things and this agate I just fell in love with...the rest are natural stones as well and crystals with sterling silver.       Jadite, lampwork, Austrian crystals and enamelware bird charm with sterling and silver plate     Silver pla…Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:16 GMThttp://www.mistymoonlightcreations.com/articles/view/?article=22Romantic Roses   Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday May 15, 2009 as we present "Romantic Roses" We're in love with roses. From the gentle scent of the first spring rose to the hand painted roses on repurposed furniture, we surround ourselves with the beautiful flower and its romance everywhere we can. In a bedroom, fabric pillows and slipcovers covered in romantic red roses and buds. On a sofa in the living room, needlepoint pillows rich in history and memories, with t…Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:16 GMT