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Our Nest has a Few New Treasures!

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Our Home really is my favorite place in the whole world, and it just became a bit cozier!

We purchased an amazing room size rug from Kaufman by Design (on Cantrell, here in Little Rock, Arkansas.)
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The whole room feels larger, brighter, more interesting, and infinitely more comfortable! I am so pleased! If you’re local, I highly recommend that you check out the store Kaufman By Design!

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I also purchased some gorgeous, shiny new cable knit sweater pillows at Michael’s today! They’re a great addition, aren’t they? Yay!

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I also picked up a few of these glass/brass boxes and filled them with reindeer moss and some of my crystals and gems! It’s nice to have them on display in a way that I can fully see them, yet they’re less accessible to our cat, 3 kids, and guests. You understand, I’m sure!

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In other news, I recently saw this amazing agate perfume bottle on Pinterest. New goal: acquire stone perfume bottles, preferably of a wearable pendant size! Source of image

So, tell me: What’s new in your world? I’m going to hop around blogland and explore this evening! I bet you’re all creating some amazing things!

If you even mildly liked this post, you might also like these posts of mine even better!
DIY perfume storage using a premade frame
Master Bedroom Tour
Up-cycled NECKTIE Upholstery Vanity Seat

If you might want to try one of my projects, enjoy my post, or like a photo, please consider Pinning it to Pinterest! There is a gray PINTEREST button at the bottom of each post! Thank you so much, friends!

Love Ya Lots and Lots,
~AmberHH

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Yay!! Cooler Temps, Finally!

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(In celebration of the cooler temps, how about my Selfie photo blended with art found on Pinterest? 😊 See my Pinterest account for links to more about the art.)

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The 3 girls and I went “Vintique” hunting for a few hours. I was looking to buy some sort of gaudy, intricate wall cabinet to store my perfumes and EOs. Instead, we came home with a modern chrome & glass X side table for the living room. (Pretty typical shopping pattern for me. lol. Next time, I’ll shop for garden statuary and find the perfume cabinet I want?) haha! Love the table, though!

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Gorgeous View from my front door, huh?
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More Later!
Your Friend,
AmberHH

Woody Basil Stem Bundles!

Tonight, I finished wrapping woody stems of basil from my garden that are partially dry, just a bit of pliability left. They’ll be great to toss in the fireplace and bonfires when they finish drying. They’ll sparkle and create an amazing scent.
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Relevant photo found on Pinterest:

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πŸ’ž carry on! πŸ’ƒπŸΌ
— Amber Hamilton Henson

Autumn Equinox! Mabon!

MABON 🏼:: Apples and Pinecones for me this week: picked up pinecones in my Grandmother’s backyard this weekend and I picked apples from my apple. The dehydrator is running tonight, so I’ll have plenty of apple chips ready before Equinox, September 23, 2015. 🏼

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󾁉UNICORN󾁉 (I collect ATC, Artist Trading Cards, a bit, and I thought y’all might appreciate this rare sighting of a Unicorn in my collection during this time of harvest season.) Artist: Barbara Garrett

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In Family news, our girls are growing like wild flowers these days! Last night, we participated in a fundraising event for Robinson Band at Spirited Arts. A portion of ticket sales goes back to the Band. Each student painted their own canvas with a music note and got to keep the painting! Here is our 8th grade 3rd year flute playing daughter preparing her canvas:

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Me, personally? I’m working on my public speaking. I’m more than a bit shy at times. I meditated with a few of gemstones recently and I feel a shift already!

GOAL: Manifest a new ability to communicate effectively in front of large groups. (Labradorite palm stones = new beginnings. Blue Kyanite = throat chakra / communication. Pyrite = abundance. Quartz cluster = amplification. Astrophyllite = manifestation.)

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I hope all is well in your spaces, too! Best wishes! More soon!

Your Friend,
~AmberHH

GoKart Transformation!

WooHoo!!! πŸ™ŒπŸ»πŸ’ž
Our 10 day GoKart transformation is now complete:
new motor,
new brakes,
new wheel bearings,
new front tires,
new gloss black paint,
new hot PINK upholstery, headrest, and pads,
new seatbelts, etc! πŸ™ŒπŸ»πŸ’ž

Ready to ride!! πŸ™ŒπŸ»πŸ’ž Thanks, Mitch!

Before:
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After:

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Our 3 girls are so excited to ride!!
πŸ™ŒπŸ»πŸ’ž
–Amber Hamilton Henson

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Gemstones, Jewelry, & 7 Chakras

As I mentioned in another recent post, I love Sacred Adornment, the act of intentionally selecting pieces of jewelry for a transformational purpose!

So, while I’m talking about jewelry lately, I thought it might be fun to coordinate a few pieces of my jewelry, rock/mineral specimens, and a few personal items in order to create images that correlate to each of the seven chakras, as I understand them to be. (Many of the pieces of jewelry shown are pieces I’ve assembled!)

As we journey through these photos, let’s begin at the root, shall we? We shall!

I am. 🌹❀️🌹
root chakra: earth, ruby, red, grounding
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I feel. 🍁🍊🍁
sacral chakra: water, carnelian, reproduction

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I do. βœ¨πŸ’›βœ¨
solar chakra: Fire, topaz, tiger eye

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I love. πŸŒΏπŸ’šπŸŒΏ
heart chakra: air, wavellite, green fluorite, love

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I speak. πŸŽπŸ’™πŸŽ
throat chakra: your space, turquoise

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I see.πŸ‘€πŸ’ŽπŸ‘€
ThirdEye Chakra: mind, sodalight, peacock ore

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I understand. πŸ’ŽπŸ’œπŸ’Ž
crown chakra: spirit, amethyst, Clear Quartz

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Well? πŸ˜ƒ That was fun for me! I hope you enjoyed it, too! I’d love it if you left me a comment, to let me know that you stopped by!

Your Friend,
— Amber Hamilton Henson

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SACRED ADORNMENT Quartz Memory Wire Bracelet

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Here is a Quartz memory wire bracelet I made recently. Athena (SageGoddess.com) mentioned in one of her listings/posts that she chooses jewelry (sacred adornment) based on intent and the energy shifting process of selecting which jewelry will get worn each day. I totally relate. Jewelry is my thing! This bracelet mentally easily transports me to feeling as if I belong in either of the spaces/rooms shown! πŸŒΏπŸ’ŽπŸŒΏ (I don’t sell jewelry; I only make it in my spare time for myself and daughters to wear.) ☺️
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Source: http://pinterest.com/pin/35184440808922485/

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Source: http://pinterest.com/pin/35184440814293950/

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What do you think? This one is a fun one for me!
β˜ΊοΈπŸŒΏπŸ’ŽπŸŒ›πŸŒπŸŒœπŸ’ŽπŸŒΏ
~Amber Hamilton Henson

Meditations gazing into Black Candles and Palm Stones!

Whether you call them vignettes or altars or other names matters not to me, because I love arranging and rearranging my “treasures” and “tools” and so forth. The combination of crystals, mirrors, plants, statuary, and more can be quickly and easily set into a display that feels soothing and absolutely magical for me when items are chosen with intention.
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COURAGE βœ¨πŸ’žπŸŒΏπŸ’ŽπŸŒΏπŸ’žβœ¨

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LUCK βœ¨πŸ’žπŸŒΏπŸ’ŽπŸŒΏπŸ’žβœ¨

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GOALS βœ¨πŸ’žπŸŒΏπŸ’ŽπŸŒΏπŸ’žβœ¨

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*May you find what you need, as I do!*

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Your Friend,
~Amber Hamilton Henson

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SideNote: Enjoy these photos? You might be interested to know I’m working with magical tools! The candles I’m using are BLACK SHADOW TEALIGHTS from Sage Goddess online store. Click through the link, and you may fall in love with the description of them, too! They’re artfully crafted, smell amazing, and are created with intent! The link: http://www.sagegoddess.com/product/shadow-tealights-for-illuminating-dark-magic/

My Power Gemstone of the Day!

Ammonite! Ammonite! Ammonite!
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The Ammonite is a very powerful earth healing fossil. Its spiral shape symbolizes continual change and evolution. Ammonites have absorbed cosmic energy over eons of time and help to stimulate the life force (Chi) within. Ammonites are often used for activating Kundalini and life path energies. The Ammonite is also often recommended to put in the home to attract health, prosperity and success.

The Ammonite draws off all negative energies. Think of the Ammonite spirals as a filter, drawing in these dense energies which are no longer needed, moving them through the spirals and releasing them as fresh, positive, loving life force energies.

Ammonites are often of gem quality when polished. Physically, Ammonites can help to increase stamina and vitality!

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My “go to” pendant of the day is MYSTIC TOPAZ:
Mystic Topaz is a trade name given to (usually) colourless topaz that has had a very thin layer of titanium metal coated to the pavilion of the cut stone. The very thin layer of metal causes interference patterns with light entering the stone, forming a rainbow of iridescent colours, similar to the colour range you see with oil on water.
Mystic Fire Topaz is made through a special process combining science and mother nature to produce some of the breathtaking and vibrant color combinations available in the world in gemstones. This technique is used on genuine natural topaz gemstones to which titanium, (one of the strongest metals in the world), are bonded together at the very molecular level and become one on the surface of the topaz gem stones after the bonding process occurs.

MEANING:
Mystic topaz promotes kindness, compassion and empathy while enhancing awareness, thus helping one achieve dreams and goals and to exert change in their world. Mystic topaz is natural topaz that has been coated to enhance it, therefore, the beliefs that are attributed to natural topaz apply to it. The ancient Greeks believed that topaz was a powerful stone that could increase the strength of the wearer and even provide invisibility in desperate times. Both the ancient Egyptians and the Romans associated topaz with the Sun God. Imperial topaz is the birthstone for those born in November and for those born under the zodiacal sign of Sagittarius. It is also the gemstone that commemorates the 23rd wedding anniversary. Blue topaz is the birthstone for December and is used to commemorate the 4th wedding anniversary. In traditional belief systems, topaz is said to unlock the throat chakra, which facilitates communication and self-expression. Therefore, topaz is thought to be beneficial to artists, writers, public speakers and others who are concerned with self-expression.

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4th, Y’all!

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lol. “Rocket Dogs!” The kids are amused. πŸ’₯πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ’₯ (BeefHotDogs/chickenSausage skewered and wrapped in breadstick dough and baked. Topped with cheese star!)

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