Being Featured in the Etsy Gift Guides...

I suppose if one is not an Etsy seller -- or they are, but are such a fantabulously popular Etsy seller that being featured has become old hat -- it's hard to figure out what is so exciting about it. But it is for me. Today, Adorn Me's "Treasured Rose necklace" was featured in the for "Her" section of Etsy's Gift Guides. It is the same Treasured Rose necklace that was highlighted in this blog entry that was featured. Yay! :c) (so much for calm, cool and collected...) The exposure and tacit recognition and validation is lovely.

Dragonfly Lore

They say when a dragonfly lands on you, you will hear excellent news from someone far away from home.

Dragonflies, or damselflies, were connected to Freya the Norse goddess of love, fertility and warfare. Freya was famous for her beauty and her knowledge as a magician. It was she who taught Odin the shamanic practices known as seidr which were still practiced during Christian times. The paired bodies of mating dragonflies form the shape of a heart, perhaps being the source for that modern symbol of love. In ancient lore, the dragonfly represents transformation, adaptation and insight. (Source: Crystalinks)

I find their iridescent gracefulness charming, and have clothing and jewelry featuring their images, so this necklace seems like a natural to me. I have taken a brass casting dragonfly made from a vintage mold and paired it with a beautiful 29mm ocean blue jade briolette to signify the water, which draws them, and some moonstone nuggets that are iridescent, like their wings. The necklace also has two kinds of small coppery Czech beads. The necklace is 21" long and has a lobster claw closure; if you would like it longer, let me know. If you want it a lot longer, a small extra charge may be involved.

The dragonfly has a 2 7/8" wing span and is 2 1/2" long. It's meant to hang just below the clavicle, but wear it as you feel comfortable. It sells for $27.50