Announcement    To celebrate the exuberance of spring thefeelingofkindness offers 20% less on most necklaces right now - incredible prices on necklaces with semiprecious stones collected over a lifetime on three continents.

Thefeelingofkindness is showing at Mother's SaturDAY Market at HandMade at Nutty Brown/Austin Crafts Lounge, 12919 Nutty Brown Road, Austin, May 7th 10:00-5:00, rain or shine. Stop by to see our new collections - a line of hand beaten silver chokers with semiprecious stones and new necklaces with Buddhist inspired leaf pendants made of argentium silver and 23k gold leaf after the Korean KeumBoo technique. All made here in Austin. Call at 512-789-7507.


Be sure and look at our new designs - hand hammered and beaten into shape sterling choker necklaces with gold plated pewter medallions and globally collected semiprecious stones and mostly one of a kind!

New gold leafed argentium silver bodhi leaf pendant necklaces with matching earrings on silver or gold chain.

Enjoy!

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The Feeling of Kindness recently launched three necklace lines. While each necklace we create is unique, there are a few themes and designs that are common across necklaces. Here are the new lines:

RADIANT KINDNESS
Our choker necklaces with freely swinging gilt medallions floating among colorful stones including lapis, quartz, onyx, jasper, aventurine, just to name a few (we work with almost every kind of stone imaginable). Like all of our necklaces, these are all assembled here in Austin and make us dream of all the memorable places and people we treasure.

NATURAL KINDNESS
Our Bodhi leaves are specially crafted and custom designed by myself and made from scratch by Zach of Rockcycled. These pendants originate as a sheet of Argentium silver. Each leaf is drawn onto a sheet of paper, cut from the silver, and oxidized. Finally, 24k gold leaf is fused to the silver surface using heat and pressure, an ancient Korean gilding technique known as Keum-Boo.

The leaves from the Bodhi tree, found in India, inspired me. Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment under a Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya ca. 500 B.C.E., a place in India that is considered one of the holiest of Buddhist sites. Kindness is one of the core tenets of Buddhism and the Bodhi leaf is a wonderful reminder to uphold this value.

EXLUSIVE KINDNESS
Centered around stones acquired during my global travels spanning the last 50 years and secured through a rock cutter or directly from a mine. With these necklaces, we design each individually with a unique style not found in our other pieces. They come together slowly and are crafted one piece at a time.

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We normally ship out within two days of receiving your order. We send insured; please insure if you return.
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CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS

Stones
– According to the International Gem Society (IGS) the safest way to clean stones is to soak them in warm soapy water, clean with a very soft brush, and dry with a soft cloth.
– Not all gems or jewelry can be soaked—porous gems such as turquoise should not be soaked.
– Reference the specific instructions for cleaning your gemstone(s) at: www.gemsociety.org/article/care-maintenance-gemstones
– There are many caveats and best consult with your jeweler if you are uncertain.

Brass
– Brass does tarnish.
– Jewelers recommend dipping the brass—not the stone—into a solution of water and dish soap, then drying the piece quickly with a microfiber cloth.