SOLD!I remember standing next to a creek in the damp dirt before the spring plants started to turn green. This is Creekside, my memory of that sweet spot we loved to visit! I used Andalusite Rondelles, Brecciated Jasper, Leopardskin Jasper and Red Creek Jasper along with Delica glass spacer beads. It's finished with a gold filled slide and lock clasp. The short strand is 18 inches and the longest is 21 inches.

These rich warm colors are also in honor of my favorite dog breed, the Labrador Retriever, that I've been honored to be the human mama for 5 and a Grammie to another one!

According to my reserach, firemountaingems.com says, "Andalusite is the seeing stone that promotes the desire for self-realization, helping one to re-balance and re-align. This stone helps the wearer in discovering problems and emotional blockages while pointing the wearer to the possible resolution. It is also a protection stone and used to ward off the evil eye. The stone is believed to regulate sleep and helps in alleviating the paralysis of nerves, muscles and joints. Wearing Andalusite crystals is believed to help reduce fevers, the pain of arthritis, joint inflammation, gout and rheumatism. Andalusite is associated with the astrological sign of Virgo and vibrates to the number seven. It works well for the solar plexus chakra."

"Jasper was popular in the ancient world for its medicinal and spiritual values, and has been used for centuries by cultures around the world for its unique properties. Legend has it that jasper would drive away evil spirits and protect against snake and spider bites. In the fourth century, jasper was called "the great rain bringer." Medicinal values attributed to jasper include an ability to strengthen the stomach and provide cures to gynecological issues.

Brecciated jasper is also thought to provide mental clarity and focus to its wearer. The uplifting stone may help to increase organization and decrease stress. Jaspers in general have been viewed as symbolizing the variety that is the Earth, and all the balance and grounding that implies."

"Not surprisingly, leopardskin jasper's spiritual values serve as a reminder of the oneness we have with the natural world around us and is a shamanistic stone. Leopardskin jasper is also very connected to the physical body, credited with supporting and strengthening the spine and thigh muscles, giving us the strength to take action gracefully and powerfully. This gemstone takes its beauty and strength from an animal and passes its power on to us when we wear it. Leopardskin jasper is most closely associated with the root chakra and the astrological signs Gemini and Scorpio."

"Red creek jasper is believed by many to bring balance and relaxation, and like all Jaspers, is a stone of protection and grounding. The metaphysical properties of this stone include relaxation, happiness and tranquility, and it is believed to promote compassion, protection and self-discipline.

Red creek jasper is beneficial for electromagnetic and environmental pollution, radiation, stress, prolonged illness or hospitalization, circulation and balancing the mineral content of the body.

Known as the supreme nurturer, jasper provides support in times of stress or worry. It is an excellent stone for quick thinking, promoting organizational abilities and stimulating imagination for transforming ideas into action."

The peace that we would find standing beside that creek was so beneficial, and the healing properties of "Creekside" may bring the wearer some of that same peace and tranquility.