The beads you find here are made using raw, local, responsibly sourced materials which are selected individually and intuitively. With the addition of touch - your natural skin oil, a bond develops over time that often reveals hidden qualities, depth and detail that may otherwise go unnoticed. They come mounted on recycled card with copper wire and are sealed with monogrammed coloured beeswax.

ALL beads are available from my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Stoneanima

Every sale gets matched with a donation to Beads Of Courage, UK & Ireland.

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Fun facts:

*Cornwall has more variety of minerals than anywhere in Britain, which have been mined and used for centuries, shaping the history of this region.

* Beads are one of humanities earliest known art forms and have been found to date from as early as 30,000 B.C.

* Beads were originally made from a variety of organic materials and were a sign of wealth and prestige.

*Beads are known to be one of the earliest forms of trade between the human race alongside seeds, minerals, metals, services, livestock and of course slaves. There is even some discussion that its due to the bead trading that humans first develloped language.

* The English word 'bead' comes from the Anglo Saxon word ‘Bede’ and ‘Bidden’ which means ‘prayer’ and ‘to pray’ and throughout the ages, beads have and are still used to assist with mindfulness practises, meditation and prayer in many cultures all over the world.

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"Beads are one of humanity’s earliest symbolic forms, evidence of activity beyond mere survival." Le Moine