There are many beautiful semi-precious stones but probably none as pretty as the natural pink stone Rose Quartz. This is used in creating many pretty pieces of pink handmade jewellery and these are not only worn because of its beauty but because of its many and varied metaphysical qualities.

This stone can be very useful to help with meditation and by wearing this semi-precious stone close to you in a piece of handmade jewellery it will bring to you a feeling of calm and inner sanctuary. Your inner sanctuary is that place where you connect with feeling of great joy and happiness, our personal connection with the divine and the lovely semi-precious Rose Quartz if kept close inside your energy field helps with prayer and meditation.

Rose Quartz is the stone of the heart and love and if you want to give a gift to someone to show them how much you care and love them then a pieces of unique handmade jewellery crafted from this pretty pink semi-precious stone is the perfect thing or you could choose a piece for yourself and it does not matter what this piece is it could be a pair of earrings, a ring, a pendant, necklace or bracelet or if you do not wear handmade jewellery you could carry a piece of this semi-precious stone around on something like a key ring as long s it is within your energy field you will receive the benefits of this stone.

This being the stone of self love it is the semi-precious stone of the heart and has a gentle sweet and calming energy and will nourish you on an inner level. The unconditional love of the archetypal mother is conveyed simply by a touch and it will help us to stat and love ourselves and not to judge ourselves too harshly. Venus is the planet that is associated with Rose Quartz and this is what adds the sense of value and self appreciation of ourselves and if we cannot achieve this then we cannot have the ability to love other people. Love is a state of consciousness which begins inside and when fully achieved that spreads and you are able to love everybody and this pink semi-precious stone will deepen our awareness of the oneness of the spirit that we all have. We should all wear a piece of handmade jewellery containing this stone and it is a good idea to keep a piece next to your bed for when you sleep.

Because this is natural quartz and a hard stone it is ideal for polishing and cutting into many shapes to create beautiful pieces of handmade jewellery that can be adored for their ascetic qualities and all its healing and calming qualities. It can be made into beads of every size and shape and these can be placed in a metal setting or a piece of beaded jewellery can be crafted from through drilled beads. The piece of Rose Quartz that is set in the handmade jewellery does not have to be large as some of these stones have strong energies.

Because this stone has very strong connections with the heart it is said to be the stone of love so it is the perfect semi-precious stone to give to someone that you love and this does not have to be sweetheart love you could give your Mother a piece of jewellery set with Rose Quartz just because you love her or you could give a polished piece to your best friend to show them how much they mean to you.