The H. Stern bracelet my husband gifted me for Valentine's Day last month inspired me to pull out stones with the colors of the rainbow to make this collection of jewelry. This was not, however, the first time that a "rainbow" sparked my imagination.
For our first anniversary as parents, otherwise known as our daughter's 1st birthday, we had a rainbow-themed birthday party. Although inspiration came from meaning in the ballad "Over the Rainbow", we had a colorful party with the rainbow motif visible in the decorations, Jade's outfit, and the food, including the cake.
Humans have long found rainbows alluring. Ancient Polynesians believed heroes climbed rainbows to reach heaven. In Norse mythology the rainbow connects the world of men and the realm of the gods. Of course, as everyone knows, the Irish leprechaun's pot of gold is to be found at the end of the rainbow.
Professor Donald Ahrens describes a rainbow as "one of the most spectacular light shows observed on earth". Rainbows are among the most beautiful of nature's displays. It is no wonder that we are fascinated with them.
The color spectrum of a rainbow provides innumerable possibilities in color choices. I had fun picking from my inventory of stones to create this Over the Rainbow collection made of iolite, prehnite, lemon citrine, citrine, Malaysian jade, amethyst, garnet, and fluorite.
Without the rainbow, I would have never dreamed to create jewelry with this color combination!
For our first anniversary as parents, otherwise known as our daughter's 1st birthday, we had a rainbow-themed birthday party. Although inspiration came from meaning in the ballad "Over the Rainbow", we had a colorful party with the rainbow motif visible in the decorations, Jade's outfit, and the food, including the cake.
Humans have long found rainbows alluring. Ancient Polynesians believed heroes climbed rainbows to reach heaven. In Norse mythology the rainbow connects the world of men and the realm of the gods. Of course, as everyone knows, the Irish leprechaun's pot of gold is to be found at the end of the rainbow.
Professor Donald Ahrens describes a rainbow as "one of the most spectacular light shows observed on earth". Rainbows are among the most beautiful of nature's displays. It is no wonder that we are fascinated with them.
The color spectrum of a rainbow provides innumerable possibilities in color choices. I had fun picking from my inventory of stones to create this Over the Rainbow collection made of iolite, prehnite, lemon citrine, citrine, Malaysian jade, amethyst, garnet, and fluorite.
Without the rainbow, I would have never dreamed to create jewelry with this color combination!