Pinterest Awareness

What's all the craze about Pinterest you say?
Call me a pin-head, but I like to have the ability to look up recipes, photographs, craft ideas and otherwise entertaining things quickly without having to look through millions of websites through a search engine. It's a great way to find websites that you may never stumble upon otherwise and easy to share your passions and cool finds.
Many independent artists and big companies have jumped on board to promote their products, although that is not supposed to be the objective. If you are trying to promote yourself, keep in mind that you should also have other "boards" about things that appeal to you. If you only upload only your items for sale, you may not get very many followers and your friends who follow you out of love just might begin to get annoyed. At least on Facebook they can hide your page without you knowing or hurting your feelings but not on Pinterest. So, word to the wise, don't go overboard.
Most of the bloggers are writing about copyright infringement, but we've heard it over and over. So...my question is how long it will take for the mean horrible people to add malicious links to images that will have you screaming about viruses on your computer?! We all know about viruses on Facebook and you have to be smart enough not to click on things that just don't seem right or have an interesting catch phrase. There are already images on Pinterest that have links bringing you to some random other product to buy and it is just frustrating. Don't these people have anything better to do with their time? I just don't get it.
Needless to say - I'm feeling a little weary about clicking on images of interest on Pinterest.
Oh, and if you want to see what I've spent my valuable time doing - you can find me here: http://pinterest.com/jgbeads

Happy Pinning!

Bloodstone is the March Birthstone

Bloodstone is one of the birthstones for March (along with aquamarine) and means "sun turning" in Greek. From what I gather from other rock hounds, it is a very overlooked stone although jewelry made from bloodstone is worn by both men and women due to the earthy color. The deep-green chalcedony (which is a form of cryptocrystalline quartz) is flecked with red spots which resemble blood. Bloodstone is also called heliotrope and is mined in the United States, Brazil, Australia, China and India. It is believed that bloodstone has many healing properties such as aiding in poor blood circulation, helps to mend a broken heart, heightens creativity and brings good luck. Quality bloodstone does not always make it to the jewelry market as finely powdered bloodstone is used to made traditional medicines in India as well as other places to this day. Bloodstone is associated with the zodiac signs Aries, Pisces and Scorpio.

Check out the "Bloodstone Beauties" treasury of handcrafted gemstone jewelry on Etsy brought to you by JG Beaded Jewelry.

Giveaway from JG Beaded Jewelry - Crystal and Mood Bead Sun Catcher

Welcome to March! That means it's time for another giveaway from JG Beaded Jewelry.
Perhaps the first thing in order is to announce that  Melissa G. was the "February Giveaway" winner of the Mood Bead Crystal Suncatcher and she won through Facebook.
Onto the next announcement on the list...
The March Giveaway item is a stunning rearview mirror crystal light catcher! These have been very popular with the winners, so why not keep giving them away?! This one is a favorite of mine and is made with a quality mood bead in the middle that has thermo-sensitive liquid crystals that change color with the temperature. You'll be amazed at the range of colors -  I just love them and hope you will too! The mood bead is surrounded by Austrian Swarovski crystals in the colors of aurora borealis amethyst purple, green tourmaline and topaz. The silver rice and daisy shaped beads are metal and everything is wire wrapped together with sturdy silver wire. There is a loop on top and stretch cord is attached so you can easily hang it in your vehicle. It is absolutely perfect for the rearview mirror, but can be hung anywhere that makes you happy!
If you would like to enter the drawing, there are two simple ways to do so.
1. "Like" JG Beaded Jewelry on Facebook.
    *If you share the current giveaway, you are entered twice.
2. Enter at JGBeadedJewelry.com. Your personal information is safe, as it is never shared, sold or given away under any circumstance - this is taken very seriously. Besides, no financial info is requested, just your name, address, email and phone (although you are not likely to get a call!).
    *If you are a Facebook fan & register on the website, you are entered twice.
    * If you are a Facebook fan, "share" the giveaway post & are registered on the website - you are entered three times!
If you don't win the current giveaway, don't fret as your name is automatically entered into the next drawing!
Side note: random giveaway's DO happen on Facebook, so as long as you check the page, comment, like posts or pictures - you won't be left out! You see, I LOVE to give stuff away even with the current conditions of the economy, it's my way of spreading the love, bringing joy into other's lives and making new connections.
With that said...ready - set - go - ENTER!!!! Good luck everyone!!