Ephemerala
May 2-8, 2005
In This Installment:
** New Items
** Coming Soon
** Stone Fun Facts
** News & Stuff
** Fortnightly Sale
** Insider's Sale
** Last Week's Top Sellers
New Items
Magnetic Hematite
Magnetic Hematite is a naturally-occurring magnetic stone that
is gaining popularity due to its health properties. We have two new
products with this wonderful stone.
Wraps
These are all-purpose wraps made from colored crystals, silver
spacers, and some have Freshwater Pearls. Every inch or so there is a
Magnetic Hematite bead to hold the wrap together in whatever shape you
wish. Wrap one several times around your arm or leg for a bracelet or
anklet. Wrap one around your neck for a choker, necklace, or lariat.
The longer ones can be used as belly chains. There are dozens of ways to
use these. Magnetic Hematite Wraps are a very popular jewelry item right
now, so get in on the fun! Choose from three lengths and many colors, and
you can get them with or without Pearls.
Zingers
These are just too cool. My kids can't play with them
enough. They are very simple--two sticks of Magnetic Hematite. But
they provide hours of fascinating fun. They click together with a whirring
sound that has to be heard to be believed. Our kids fight over them;
that's how incredible they are. I've used them as regular magnets to hold
things on the fridge, and once when I was out without pockets, I stuck two of
them on either side of my shirt and slapped my keys on! My 8-year-old does
magic tricks with them. Even the baby can't keep his hands away. You
HAVE to buy a pair of these!
Salt Products
The benefits of salt are starting to be discovered. Salt
Lamps help to increase the number of negative ions in a room, cleansing the air
and giving it a fresh feel. We now carry two types of Salt products.
In addition to being healthful, they are also fun. When you get yours,
lick it! My 4-year-old son licks his own little Salt Candle Holder and
says, "Mmm, tasty!" Even if you end up not liking the lamp, you can always
grind it up and put it in your soup.
Salt Lamps
These are nice large hunks of natural salt with a light bulb
inside.
Salt Candle Holders
Much smaller size; you can put a votive or tea light
(included) inside for a nice little lamp.
Quartz Lights
We also have lamps and candle holders in pure white/clear
Quartz. Very rough shapes, mainly upright but sometimes a little
skewed. Excellent choice for a natural look in a room.
Quartz Lamp
Comes with cord and light bulb. Nice rough
Quartz.
Quartz Candle Holder
A little bit smaller; comes with a candle. Or you can
use your own cord and light bulb for a smaller lamp.
Coming Soon
New Beads:
Ametrine Chips, Yellow Olivine Chips, Green Rutilated Quartz Chips,
Black/White Quartz Chips, Charoite Chips, Indian Carnelian Chips, Golden Oyster
Stick, Hessonite Heishi, Aquamarine Round, Rhodonite Round, Fluorite Twist, More
Faceted Beads
Ocarinas (clay flutes)
"Fortune Cookie" Silk Purses
Solid Perfume in Soapstone Jars
Spring Bracelets
Large Fan Collars
Cloisonné Rings & Bangles
Shell Bottles & Boxes
Stone Fun Facts
Opalite
** Several of our stones are actually glass. This one is our only
PLASTIC stone! Opalite is made of a plastic resin, designed to look like
Rainbow Moonstone. It has a milky color with a distinct blue fire
tone. Held against a white background, it has a yellowish tinge.
** While glass stones like Goldstone or Cherry Quartz carry the physical
(and sometimes health) properties of natural glasses such as pure Quartz,
Opalite, being plastic, has no known healing properties.
** Opalite is also known as Moonstone Quartz, Opalized Quartz, Gerisol,
Lunar Quartz, and Sea Opal.
** Opalite originated in Hong Kong, and was introduced to the gem trade in
1988.
** It is very lightweight (good for earrings), and soft, so it doesn't make
good fine jewelry, but it is good for costume jewelry.
** There is another, genuine, stone called Moss Opalite, which is a type of
Opal.
Please see other Stone Fun Facts
here:
News and Stuff
Pictures Wanted for Upcoming Gallery
Page
Do you make jewelry with your Ephemerala stuff? Would you like to
show it off? Do you have a website and would like a place to advertise
it? I am now accepting photos and scannings of completed projects using
things you bought from Ephemerala. These will eventually be on a
"Customers' Gallery" page. When you send a picture, please let me know
what information you'd like as the caption. You can have your initials,
full name, first name only, shop name--anything is fine. Also, if you wish
to advertise your business, please give me the URL to include, or the e-mail
address where you wish to be reached. And make a short list of materials
used. Hopefully we'll get enough entries to make a beautiful page and get
everyone's name out there!
And...Upcoming Links Page
In addition to the proposed Gallery page, I would like to create a Links
page. If you have a related online store that you would like to include on
the upcoming Links page, please send me the URL along with your banner if you
have one. This could be a good way to get more hits on our websites, and
ultimately get more customers.
New Products Page
With the arrival of our new Salt Lamps and Quartz Lamps, we decided to
create a whole new page for Lights. See all the above new items plus a
couple of older items here:
Fortnightly Sale
Chips Bonanza!
This week, when you buy any two (2) bags of Stone Chip Beads, you will get
an extra bag FREE. Simply browse our huge assortment of Chip Beads, and
pick out any two that you like. Buy them, and find a special Free bag in
your order. The Free Chips will be our choice, and may include ANY that we
sell. There is NO LIMIT to this special sale, so you can buy hundreds of
bags, and still get a free bags for every two you buy. NOTE: This does not
apply to Value Packs. Enjoy!
Chips Bonanza Sale is good through May 8, 2005.
Penny Sale
Every two weeks, I hide a new special offer somewhere on my online
site. This listing will offer a certain product for ONE CENT, with any
purchase of $10.00 or more. The item and its location will change every
two weeks, so be sure to look often. Simply go to my online store site:
and browse until you find the hidden listing. Add it to your cart,
along with the rest of your $10+ order, and it will be included for just a
penny. Happy Hunting!
(Recent keen-eyed customers got a HEMATITE RING for a penny. What
will you be able to get this week?)
Insider's Special
$1.00 Cash Back with Every Tiger Eye
Purchase
People love the cash back offers! This week, for every item you buy
that is made from Tiger Eye, I will send $1.00 back to
you. If you use PayPal, I will send a PayPal refund for the appropriate
amount. If you use a credit card, I will remove the appropriate amount
before charging, and make a note of it on your invoice. If you send a
check, I will send you a check for your refund with your package. ALL
items are eligible for this offer. You can choose from Tiger Eye beads,
fan collars, marbles, silver pendants, gem bottles, and likely a few others that
I have forgotten. ANYTHING Tiger Eye is eligible for this special cash
back offer. All I ask is that you make a quick note of your Subscriber
status so I will know to apply your
discount.
$1.00 Tiger Eye Cash Back Offer is good through May 8,
2005.
Last Week's Top Sellers
(You know you want to be just like everyone
else!)
1. Gemstone Marbles
2. Amber Chip Beads
3. Opal Chip Beads
4. Peruvian Chip Beads
5. Sodalite Round Beads
6. Jade Chip Beads
7. Amazonite Chip Beads
8. Blue Topaz Chip Beads
9. Amethyst Chip Beads
10. Ruby Round Beads
That's it for this issue. Talk to you
again in a week.
--Suzanne Dallapè
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