{"product_id":"jewelry-example-product-4","title":"The Forever Tree - Hand-Sculpted Rainbow Petrified Wood Pendant","description":"\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI remember the day I first reached for the sun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI stood near\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a wandering river, the air \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esmelled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of rain and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emoss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. I was small then\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eno more than a hopeful sprout pushing through the soil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeasons passed, and I grew tall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStorms \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflashed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e across the sky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e nourishing my roots adding rings to my trunk each year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. My branches \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estretched further offering shade to dinosaurs small and large\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI stood patient and silent, witnessing a world in motion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the river swelled until the ground beneath me softened and gave way. Slowly, with the long sigh of breaking wood, I fell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMud gathered around me, pulling me deep into the quiet earth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe forest moved on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong after my roots had forgotten the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efeel of the soil in my roots \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esoil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e I transformed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e into a colorful gems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMillions of years later, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eam still here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSure, I am no longer standing, no longer in the bed of an ancient river, now I \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elive on, transformed once again by the hands of a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emodern-day craftsman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStone Type(s):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Arizona Rainbow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePetrified Wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStone weight: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e37\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ct.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarving Style:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fantasy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChain\/Cord type:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Stainless steel bail, and cotton black cord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChain\/Cord length:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” - Choker length\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClasp Type\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Lobster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Piece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eHand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ecarved \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e polished \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eby Anthony Garcia in Albuquerque NM.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eI had a lot of fun carving this colorful stone.  Petrified wood forms o\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ever millions of years, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eliving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e material in the wood is gradually replaced by minerals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003emost \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003equartz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ewhich is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ecarried by groundwater. Instead of rotting away, the wood’s cells become filled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eand replaced with minerals, leaving behind a rock that can still shows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003egrowth rings, bark patterns, and even microscopic cell structures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e of the original tree.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eThe result is essentially \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003ea stone replica of wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e, often with stunning colors caused by trace minerals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storytime Stones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47766696034542,"sku":null,"price":157.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/1879\/4222\/files\/AGarciaPetWoodEntry4.jpg?v=1778103618","url":"https:\/\/storytimestones.com\/products\/jewelry-example-product-4","provider":"Storytime Stones","version":"1.0","type":"link"}