Nau speak: Vegas: Lights and stones

One thing you may have picked up on while perusing this blog of mine over an extended period of time is that Antho and I are suckers for sparkly pretty things. We'll stop into any shop that has glittering stones and crystals on display if we have the time to, and since we've been on the strip quite a bit these days due to my work we've had more time to explore the variety of stores that proliferate there. Vegas, among many other things it does so well, is certainly a mecca for shopping, where any vast variety of consumer goods and material wants can be found and purchased, for the right price. While there's no shortage of major name brands with international recognition, there's also some smaller local stores fighting to stay afloat among the competition. This particular store focuses on fancy lighting, of a Turkish sort of design, and semi-precious stones...as a bit of a stone-geek, I've had a lot of fun going through and trying to recognize and identify different stones!

Another tidbit of information that may not come as any particular surprise, is the fact that Antho and I absolutely love color... maybe the fact we mention this in our Instagram and Etsy bios illuminates that aspect especially, but it's worth repeating because it's absolutely and unequivocally true: we LOVE color! My favorite color changes from year to year, depending on my overall mood and aesthetic, and has predominantly vacillated between shades of blue, green and purple the last few years, with pinks and yellows showing up as strong competitors, too. My favorite stones, too, changes with much regularity, as the more I learn about different stones and their meanings the more new stones I find to study up on and become fascinated by. I actually dabbled in jewelry making for a minute, adding some stones into our shop but they weren't flying off the shelves so I ended up wearing most of them instead. I've worn an amethyst pendant almost every day for the last two years, in fact, and get compliments on it fairly regularly even now. Righteous. Amethyst seems pretty universally popular, and with Pantone's color of the year being Violet I can see why. Purple has long been one of my top colors, but how about you? What's your favorite?