The stunning green of May’s birthstone, Emerald has captivated people throughout history. The first known Emerald mines were in Egypt dating back to 330BC. Legends surrounding this stone include wearers endowed with the ability to see the future and its ability to reveal the truth and protect against evil spirits. Emerald is known to help heal and activate the Heart Chakra with its calming, peaceful attributes. It is also a stone of abundance and prosperity and is great for entrepreneurs because of this. We have a selection of hand crafted Driftwood and Acorn pendants featuring this stunning stone. If you see any that catch your eye, please email us for more information.
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One of the birthstones of June, Moonstone is said to be a very soothing stone that helps to relieve stress with its feminine energy. This gemstone facilitates easier decision making by encouraging deep introspection. It is a calming stone and is therefore great for transitioning into meditation. It is associated with the Crown Chakra and helps to open and bring in healing, loving energy throughout our being. Known as a stone of “Divine Inspiration” Moonstone helps us to develop our intuition. Additionally, Rainbow Moonstone is also useful for protection and fertility. The lovely flash in this crystal will have you hooked on its beauty. At Great Lakes Creations, we have an assortment of Driftwood pendants and Acorn pendants featuring this beautiful stone! Please contact us if you’re interested in any of these stunning pendants!
At Great Lakes Creations we take pride in our unique, hand crafted items and are always thinking of new designs and items to create! In Late 2023, we started working on candle holders using larger pieces of uniquely shaped driftwood from the shores of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Each piece is hand crafted, while keeping the natural shape and look of the driftwood, using our various woodworking tools. Once the driftwood is shaped, or cut to size, we use a drill press to drill the appropriate hole to insert the candle holder. Our designs feature chime candles, taper candles and tealight candles. The next step after drilling is to sand the driftwood to obtain reasonable smoothness and make sure it will safely sit level when a candle is inserted. The most fun step comes next, determining which stones will be set into the driftwood and if there will be a wood burning design done on the driftwood. The stone we use is mainly the stone we tumble in our workshop with our rock tumblers or is stone chip sourced from local, small businesses. Once the wood is carved to securely place the stone, and the wood burning is done, another fine sanding is complete and a thin layer of sealant is added. After this dries, the final step is to fit the candle liners and stones in place one last time to insure proper fit. Once complete, we then epoxy these items into the wood. It’s a long process, but well worth the final results. Below I’ve shared a video of these beautiful Driftwood & Stone candle holders!
