Winterscape is a 3 strand necklace celebrating the browns, tans, sparkling ice and puffy snow clouds of the winter landscape. I used Bamboo Agate rounds, little faceted Citrine rounds, faceted Feldspar rounds, faceted Pyrite, Tiger's eye in 2 shapes and a large banded Agate center bead. There are Delica glass spacer beads and a Sterling Silver toggle clasp to complete this one of a kind statement necklace!

The short strand is 22 inches long and the longest one is 25 inches long. It's perfect to wear with almost any outfit!

My research has found a lot of great information about these gemstones. "Essentially, banded agates are layered agates that are a combination of two main minerals: quartz and chalcedony. In a sense, it’s an opaque form of these minerals, but because of its rather special formation process, it developed a unique appearance to the others. Up close, you can see microscopic quartz crystals. This is especially true for banded agates.

Banded agate helps in bringing a sense of calm and peace to its wearer. It’s a famous grounding stone, able to bring back a person’s energy to the earth whenever they feel “out of sorts.” It’s a crystal known for improving day-to-day life by balancing the mind, body, and spirit. Banded agate also helps you organize your life, assisting you in putting everything back together. It helps you release unhelpful ideas, thoughts, and connections so you can take control of your life once more. It re-instills order in chaos, transmuting the negative to the positive, all the while organizing all the details in your life and helping you stand on your own feet. It helps you appreciate the beauty and joys of nature, life, and the Earth." as per crystaldigest.com.

charmsoflight.com says, "Citrine energizes every level of life. It cleanses the chakras and opens the intuition. Citrine attracts wealth, prosperity and success. It imparts joy, wonder, delight and enthusiasm. Raises self-esteem and self-confidence. Stimulates the brain, strengthening the intellect. Citrine promotes motivation, activates creativity and encourages self-expression. Enhances concentration and revitalizes the mind. It releases negative traits, depression, fears and phobias. Emotionally balancing.

Energizing and recharging, Citrine also reverses degenerative disease and helps balance chemical imbalances in the body. Beneficial in the treatment of diabetes, it stimulates digestion, the spleen and pancreas. Negates kidney and bladder infections. Citrine helps eye problems, increases blood circulation, detoxifies the blood, activates the thymus and balances the thyroid. Relieves constipation and removes cellulite."

"Feldspar helps us to find unconventional and exciting ways to reach our goals. It supports us in issues relating to self-awareness and self-love. Feldspar assists in finding misplaced items. It is a stone of creativity and is good for Astral travel.

Feldspar aids in the treatment of skin and muscular structure disorders."

"A stone of protection, Tiger Eye may also bring good luck to the wearer. It has the power to focus the mind, promoting mental clarity, assisting us to resolve problems objectively and unclouded by emotions. Particularly useful for healing psychosomatic illnesses, dispelling fear and anxiety. Useful for recognizing one’s own needs in relation to the needs of others. Balancing yin-yang and energizing the emotional body, Tiger Eye stabilizes mood swings, imbues us with willpower, purpose, courage and self-confidence, and releases tension.

Tiger Eye treats eyes, throat and reproductive organs, releases toxins, alleviates pain and is helpful in repairing broken bones and strengthening the alignment of the spinal column."

According to crystalmuse.com, "To harness the powerful and protective vibes of the Pyrite meaning and uses, give your self-confidence a boost when you use this warrior stone in a prosperity or aspiration healing layout. Incorporating several stones with Pyrite allows for even more powerful vibrations because it forms a union of energies between the stones using the ancient principles of sacred geometry."

I'm always excited when I've "painted" a picture with gemstones to create a piece of jewelry that represents my world around me and then I learn of all the amazing potential benefits of the gemstones! This necklace is powerful!