This is July 4th, a 3 strand necklace with Blue Aventurine round beads, Garnet tumbled round beads, Moonstone round beads and Rhodolite Garnet facets. It's finished with 3 colors of Delica Glass Spacer beads and a Silver filled toggle clasp. The shortest strand is 17 1/2 inches long and the longest is 21 inches long.

Although I've titled it July 4th, the muted blue, dark cabernet red and milky white colors really tell my story. I'm very cautious about the claim of patriotic themes here, because I think the colors do speak for themselves and the gemstones harmonize beautifully together...things that don't seem to be happening much these days with people. So, without getting up on my "soapbox", here are the wonderful benefits of the gemstones I used.

According to crystalvaults.com, "Blue Aventurine combines the elements of Wind and Water in a gentle stone that resonates from the mind to the heart, working calmly, rationally, and steadily. It enhances the masculine energy in both males and females, and is a stone of self-discipline and inner strength, assisting one in making clear decisions and sticking by them. It promotes taking full responsibility for one’s life, relationships and experiences, while lending the support needed to empower change when the current reality isn’t working. [Simmons, 57][Ahsian, 57][www.luckygemstones.com]

Blue Aventurine is particularly stimulating to the Third Eye and Throat Chakras, opening one to higher spiritual guidance, and revealing psychic and intuitive abilities that may previously have been blocked. It encourages open and honest communication and speaking one’s mind and heart. This crystal not only embodies strength, but honors peace and caring for others. It is a stone sacred to the Glory Angel, Raphael – the ruler of Mercury and the Angel of Compassion, Knowledge, Progress, Repentance and Love."

charmsoflight.com says, "Garnet regenerates the body and stimulates the metabolism. It treats disorders of the spine and spinal fluid, bone, cellular structure and composition. Purifies the heart, lungs, blood and regenerates DNA. Garnet boosts the immune system and energy levels." She also says, "A stone for “new beginnings”, Moonstone is a stone of inner growth and strength. It soothes emotional instability and stress, and stabilises the emotions, providing calmness. Moonstone enhances intuition, promotes inspiration, success and good fortune in love and business matters."

Moonstone aids the digestive system, assimilates nutrients, eliminates toxins and fluid retention, and alleviates degenerative conditions of skin, hair, eyes, and fleshy organs such as the liver and pancreas. It stimulates the pineal gland and balances hormonal cycles, being excellent for PMS, conception, pregnancy, childbirth, and breast-feeding. Moonstone is also beneficial to men in opening the emotional self.

sagecrystals.com states, "Rhodolite Garnet is an ideal stone to use for emotional healing, or to build, or rebuild self-worth. It helps us to receive abundance on an emotional level by alleviating the feelings of inadequacy or unworthiness that block us from receiving love, acceptance, abundance, and compassion.

Rhodolite Garnet is used to sooth and heal the emotional body by encouraging self-love and self-respect. It encourages us to remember and express our innate gifts and connect to our soul's Divine purpose.

It is an ideal stone to aid in the recovery from sexual trauma and can release the emotional patterning around all forms of trauma and abuse, which may have remained stored in the physical body.

Rhodolite Garnet is can gently relieve us from guilt and shame, and lightens the burden we carry on our hearts. It activates, opens, and heals the Root, Heart, and Crown Chakras to create a sense of grounded stability, heal emotional wounds, and channel Divine insight. It is associated with the idealism of Aquarius." That information seems to really point out what I'm trying to "say" here.