bringing the aspens indoors

while spending a long weekend up in fairplay, colorado, i was able to soak in some of my favorite things:  lovely company, an outdoor hot tub [with a stunning view of snow-covered mountains], a yard full of beautiful trees [aspens!] + tons of sunshine.

before heading back to the city on the last morning of our trip, my friend katy + i scavenged some aspen branches from the yard with the intent of doing something creative with them.  katy had the plan to gather branches to make a mobile for the nursery she was putting together in her home.  her creation came out GREAT – take a look!

katy’s mobile + a sneak peek at her nursery! mountain-themed.

a view of one side of the nursery.

i was originally planning on using the wood that i collected to make some sort of necklace holder [because i have a trillion necklaces hanging on my closet door].  but, instead, it transformed into an above-the-bed piece…filling up some blank space that i’ve had since rearranging my furniture a few weeks prior.  i work with gemstones almost daily + love being surrounded by their radiating energies, i chose to do some simple copper wire-wrapping accented by meaningful gemstones.

a full view, measuring about 30 inches in length.

after doing a bit of research on gems + minerals that aid with sleeping, i was able to look through my stock of beads to see what i had that would work together – aesthetically + metaphysically.  in my focal piece, i used agate [in both a bead form + a wire-wrapped agate slice], labradorite, amethyst, tiger eye + clear quartz [i used a small raw, wrapped crystal + rutilated quartz beads].  agate provides nightmare protection.  labradorite assists with lucid dreaming.  amethyst + tiger eye create a higher sense of awareness + aid with meditation.  clear quartz amplifies dreams.

detail of the beautiful wire-wrapped agate slice.

another detail with two necklaces hung on twigs.

for the past few months, i have had serious trouble remembering my dreams.  i would wake up in the morning + not recall a single thing.  not that it is a huge issue, but i have always enjoyed analyzing my dreams [to some extent] + also loved those “WTF is going on in my brain?!” moments when i’m lying in bed.

you know what?  ever since i installed my new art above my bed, i have either had whole dream recollection or at least bits + pieces.  power to nature!

xo

PS:  the materials i used were:  fine amethyst + chevron amethyst + black fire agate + agate slice + rutilated quartz + raw quartz crystal + labradorite + tiger eye + thin copper wire + a bit of epoxy.

 

listening to:

50 ways to leave your lover by paul simon

new age girl by deadeye dick