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As we stock fairy and jewellery gifts, this blog is going to have a fairy and jewellery theme, and I might also blog about some of the business and marketing aspects of online retail (once I figure out what those are!).
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Fairy Lore: Around the World
Fairies have been called by different names around the world. The word 'fairy' is derived from fays which comes from the Latin word fatum, meaning fate. It's possibly that some of the elements of fai...
Gemstone Folklore - Coral
Coral is usually a beautiful pinky-red colour and is formed, rather amazingly, from the skeletons of invertebrate marine creatures. It can, however, be seen in a variety of colours.It was venerated wo...
Gemstone folklore - Turquoise
Turquoise is well-known for its beautiful bluey-green colour and once served as a unit of currency among some Native American groups.In Tibet, it was thought to offer the wearer protection against the...