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Jeanine Hsu interview

October 10, 2023

Can you tell us a little bit about you and your family? My mother is Austrian and my father is Chinese and I was born in London and raised betwe...

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Sapphire - September's Birthstone

September 6, 2023

The birthstone for September is the stunning blue gem - sapphire. This stone was part of the original list of Hebrew birthstones, and has continued...

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The history of the Chinese Zodiac

June 14, 2023

The Chinese zodiac consists of twelve animals that first appeared in the Zhan Guo period [5th century B.C.]. No one knows the exact date when the ...

Posted in amazonite, aquamarine, chinesefestival, citrine, crystal, jade, onyx, rose quartz, stone

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Birthstones

January 22, 2023

The concept of birthstones originates in both Eastern and Western Culture, first recorded by Flavius Josephus in the 1st Century having been ins...

Posted in beaded bracelet, carnelian, citrine, crystal, healing crystals, healing stones, love, mother of pearl, niin jewellery, quartz, rose quartz

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Crystal Focus - Agate

September 23, 2022

Agate is THE stone everyone should have for protection. As well as a protective stone, agate's most noticeable properties are balancing yin/yang ...

Posted in agate, crystal, crystal focus, jewellery, niin, niinstyle

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