{"title":"Featured Necklaces","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-lady-in-red-rosarita-hand-sculpted-pendant","title":"The Lady in Red - Rosarita Hand-Sculpted Pendant","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI wasn’t even supposed to be at that event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBut there she was, across the room sipping a flute of champagne. She was impossible to ignore. Something about her captivated me. I found myself wondering what she laughed like, what books she read, what stories she’d tell. I didn’t know her name or anything about her, but I knew this: she was refined, radiant, and her smile was sincere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe was a work of art from head to toe. Every detail told me she had taste — the way her red dress framed her figure, the way she moved, her cherry red lipstick. I don’t normally notice things like a woman’s jewelry, unless it is something big and gaudy, but I noticed her necklace. It was not so small as to disappear but not so big as to be a distraction. It's fiery red flowed like liquid flame, and it adorned her neckline as if she was born to wear it.  Like her, it was unique, graceful, and charming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAnd that was my cue, I shook off a few nerves and strolled over to her. I took a deep breath and asked \"I have never seen a necklace like that, does it have a story?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\"Yes!\" she said smiling.  \"It does...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout \"The Lady in Red\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis one-of-a-kind Rosarita fantasy style pendant is carved from a rare, slag glass.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eRosarita is a by-product of 1970s gold smelting.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eRosarita is not technically a stone, still, it is coveted by jewelers for its rich red color. This 41.9 ct piece of wearable art, was hand-sculpted with love by Anthony Garcia in Albuquerque, NM.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt measures 1.25\" high by 1\" across, and it about 1\/4' thick.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e This necklace features a 925 sterling silver bail, and 20\" inch box chain\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storytime Stones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47541274345710,"sku":null,"price":327.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/1879\/4222\/files\/IMG_2324.heic?v=1768504911"},{"product_id":"emergence","title":"Emergence - Hand-sculpted Chrome Chalcedony Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Some things don't ask permission. They just begin.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe was folding laundry when the feeling hit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt wasn't her laundry — it felt like it never was. She moved through the pile with practiced efficiency. One more thing done for someone else. One more act of invisible, thankless labor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere was a sock without a match. She held it, searched the pile, searched again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd somewhere in that small, stupid moment — looking for something that didn't want to be found — something cracked open inside her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt wasn't anger. She'd learned to live around that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrief for the woman she used to be. The one she kept meaning to get back to. The one she'd quietly packed away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe set the sock down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd didn't pick it back up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs she thought back to that moment years ago she smiled to herself. The was the moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe moment her real self emerged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a depth to this stone that earns your attention slowly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChrome chalcedony carries this forest-floor green — rich and layered, somewhere between shadow and light. It shifts as you move it. One angle and it's almost dark, quiet, contained. Turn it slightly and something warm and alive opens up beneath the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe form follows that energy. Flowing ridges move across the stone like something unfurling — not forced, not stiff. Just the natural logic of something finding its shape after a long time of waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt tapers to a point at the bottom. Grounded. Intentional. Not showy — just sure of itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one was made for someone who's ready to emerge. Even if she doesn't know it yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Making\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI didn't know what this one was going to be when I started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rough was dense. Closed in on itself. Not the kind of stone that shows you anything right away — you have to be willing to sit with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the more I turned it in my hands, the more I felt something underneath. A direction. Like it had been holding itself in for a long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo I started grinding away. Slowly removing what didn't belong. And the further I went, the more it opened up — these ridges appeared, fluid and alive, like something finally exhaling for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a point in every piece where you stop sculpting and start uncovering. Where it stops being about what you're taking away and starts being about what was always there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one had a very clear moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI set it down when I was done and just looked at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt had been in there the whole time. Waiting. It just needed someone to clear away what was covering it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Stone's Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChalcedony forms over millions of years as silica-rich water moves slowly through cracks and cavities in rock — depositing layer after microscopic layer until something solid and beautiful is left behind. No rushing. No forcing. Just time and pressure doing quiet work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChrome chalcedony is rarer than most. Its green comes from chromium — the same element responsible for the color in emeralds — absorbed during formation from the surrounding rock. The most significant deposits are found in Zimbabwe, where it's sometimes called Zimbabwe jade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stone was deep underground while dinosaurs were still walking around up top. It has been waiting a very long time to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMetaphysical\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChrome chalcedony is associated with calm courage and renewal — the kind of energy that doesn't announce itself loudly, but quietly shifts something. 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It blinds.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe king's voice was steady when he gave the order, but his hands were not.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Find the Stone of Midnight Wind. Bring it back. It's the only thing that can protect the princess from the forces that have possessed her!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor forty days the knight rode through forests that had no names, fighting anyone or anything that tried to stop him. He crossed rivers that ran the wrong direction. He slept in places where no fire would stay lit. He endured hunger. The cold. The heat. He was wounded, and his whole body hurt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the forty-first day, the Cave of the Guardian’s came into view.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the mouth of the cave lie the bones and armor of knights that came before him. As he looked up, he saw it.  A two-story high scaled black and torrid greed two headed beast stood before him. As the legends told, he knew the stone lay just behind it.  The beast did not speak. Nor did it move. It just watched.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn that moment, a strange instinct came over him, and his fear subsided. He did not draw his sword, instead he set it down in front of him.  He placed his shield down beside it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen he bowed before the beast in respect and honor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe beast roared, and the rocks shook.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen it bowed its heads in return, then shifted itself to the side, allowing the knight to pass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe knight stood up and began to move — slowly, carefully, deeper into the dark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe kept walking, trying not to look back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA flash blinded him for moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe darkness…wasn't dark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere it was, he knew it.  The Stone of Midnight. The pitch-black stone was radiating a blinding light. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow can that be?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece has a mirror polish that does something unexpected — the deeper the black, the more dramatic the light return. Every ridge catches it differently. Move it slightly and the whole thing shifts, like wind moving across still water at midnight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe contrast between deep reflective black and the warm gold isn't subtle. But subtle wasn’t what I was going for when crafting this piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Making\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJade is a hard stone that doesn't ask to be sculpted. It tolerates it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI had a specific design and a symmetry that I was going for when sculpting this gem.  I had to move very slowly, because if I took too much off one side, it would destroy the balance of the peice. I had to take off a little at a time, meticulously checking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJade can be difficult to polish so the moment when I hit that final polish and the light caught it for the first time I laughed. This deep black gemstone just lit up. Not warmly. Not gently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI have to admit, I am quite proud of this peice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Stone's Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJade is one of the oldest stones in human history — worn by warriors, buried with emperors, carved into sacred objects for thousands of years across cultures that never knew each other. There's a reason for that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack jade gets its color from graphite or iron inclusions woven into the stone during formation — a slow, high-pressure process that happens deep in the earth along ancient subduction zones, where ocean floor is pushed beneath continental crust over millions of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a material of unusual density and toughness. Jade is famously difficult to break. Historically, that wasn't just symbolic — it was practical. Warriors actually trusted it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece carries that same quiet authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMetaphysical\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack jade is considered one of the most powerful protective stones — believed to deflect negative energy, guard against psychic interference, and create a kind of invisible shield around the wearer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth visible and invisible threats. Which is exactly what the knight was looking for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStone Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Jade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStone Weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 47 ct.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.3\" tall × 0.97\" wide × 0.17\" thick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCarving Style:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fantasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e High Polish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBail:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14kt Gold Plated Sterling Silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChain:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14kt Gold Plated Rope Chain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChain Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20\" (Non-adjustable)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storytime Stones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47992334745838,"sku":null,"price":347.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/1879\/4222\/files\/IMG_3075.jpg?v=1778194258"},{"product_id":"drift","title":"Drift - Hand-sculpted Petrified Palm Wood Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Some vacations start before you book them.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe was twelve minutes into a forty-five minute video call about Q3 reporting when her fingers found her pendant. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe didn't mean to drift off, but the petrified palm wood in her hand sent her into an involuntary daydream, overriding her better judgement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue sky. White sand. The kind of palm trees that sway like they have nowhere to be. Salt air and the sound of absolutely nothing important happening. A drink with a little umbrella in it. No agenda. No camera on.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Costa Rica, mmmmmmmmmm!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"...Sarah, did you want to weigh in on that?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe blinked. half a dozen faces staring at her from their little rectangles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Sorry — yes. Totally agree.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe had no idea what she agreed to. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe minimized the meeting window.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpened a new tab and typed... \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eflights to Costa Rica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon't you deserve a tab on your work browser actually want to open? This one might help you get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis gemstone stops people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot because it's loud. Because it looks like a wood carving — and then you realize it's stone, and your brain has to catch up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePetrified palm wood has this warm, rich brown that shifts in the light, with grain lines running diagonally like they're still mid-movement. The sculpting follows that energy — flowing ridges that feel like wind through tall grass, or the slow bend of a palm tree in a coastal breeze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's nothing stiff about this piece. It feels like something that has been moving for a very long time and finally decided to stop just long enough for you to wear it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Making\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePetrified wood is humbling to work with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou're holding something that started as a living tree and became stone over tens of millions of years — and now you're in your studio in Albuquerque deciding what to do with it. There's a responsibility in that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grain in this piece does a lot of the work. Those diagonal lines aren't something I put there — they're the actual cellular structure of the original palm, preserved perfectly in silica. My job was to let the sculpting follow that natural movement rather than fight it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I finished polishing and the grain caught the light — warm, almost glowing — I thought: this one wants to go somewhere warm. Somewhere with palm trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho can blame it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Stone's Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround 35 to 40 million years ago, palm trees fell into ancient swamps and riverbeds in what is now Texas and Louisiana — back when that part of North America was warm, humid, and subtropical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver millions of years, silica-rich groundwater seeped into the wood cell by cell, gradually replacing the organic material with quartz. The wood didn't rot. It transformed. Every growth fiber, every vascular bundle, every structural detail of the original palm was preserved perfectly in stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you're seeing in those grain lines isn't a pattern. It's a memory. The actual structure of a tree that was alive when modern mammals were just getting started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePetrified palm wood is so beloved in Texas that it's the official state stone. This piece is from that same ancient coastal world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMetaphysical\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePetrified wood is associated with grounding, patience, and transformation — the kind of calm that comes from knowing you've already survived the hard part. It's considered a stone of ancient wisdom and steady growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso, apparently, spontaneous vacation bookings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStone Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Petrified Palm Wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStone Weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 49 ct.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.52\" tall × 0.91\" wide × 0.20\" thick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCarving Style:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fantasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e High Polish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBail:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silver Plated Twisted Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChain:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silver Plated Twisted Rope Chain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChain Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20\" (Non-adjustable)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClasp:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lobster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storytime Stones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47992425480430,"sku":null,"price":247.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/1879\/4222\/files\/IMG_2908.jpg?v=1778198356"}],"url":"https:\/\/storytimestones.com\/collections\/frontpage.oembed","provider":"Storytime Stones","version":"1.0","type":"link"}