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The Symbols of Crystal

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Lowry Mell asked:


Throughout the history of crystal, the product has always been considered a precious material. Even today crystal is considered a valuable commodity.

The early manufacturing techniques were painfully slow, labor intensive and required the skills of highly talented craftsmen and artisans. Consequently, the final crystal items were quite expensive and only available to the very wealthy.

It is safe to say that in many ways crystal was initially a rare product affordable only by the small cadre of nobility and elite of society. The wealthy treasured crystal and the middle class yearned for it. Crystal soon became the symbol of “Greatness.” Kings and Nobles were the first to purchase crystal products with the vey upper echelons of society following soon after.

Because of its clarity and scarcity, crystal took on new meanings for people. Crystal soon became the symbol for purity, innocence and virginity. The Italian Renaissance artists would often place crystal items next to virgins in their paintings to capture and symbolize those concepts.

In the days of Shakespeare, people viewed crystal as a reminder of the ultimate components of life – the four elements: Earth, Fire, Wind and Water. In that period people viewed and explained everything in terms of the four elements and crystal was no exception.

The production of lead crystal for the masses slowly evolved as new production techniques in cutting, gluing and polishing were developed. Today’s crystal manufacturers have strict quality control standards to assure customer satisfaction.

In spite of increased production and cost avings, lead crystal still remains a precious material in glassware, stemware and crystal figurines. However, these products are now affordable for the average family.

The symbols of crystal remain today as they were several hundred years ago. We still view crystal as a highly valued item in our homes worthy of kings and nobility and our own greatness. We can appreciate the innocence of a crystal butterfly or see the purity in a crystal angel and the elegance of a formal dinner setting of crystal

glassware and stemware.

Crystal is more than glass. It always has been and always will continue to be. Crystal has represented so much to so many people over the ages. No doubt the symbols of crystal will continue to make it so well into the future.



Constance
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How can I connect crystals together to make a crystal strand?

Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Rosie asked:


I want to order some crystal strands but they are really expensive. I’d like to do it myself, but I’m not sure how to go about it. What supplies will I need to do this? Is it difficult?

Wanda
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The Function of the Crystal

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
sharon0610 asked:


The different crystal has the different function, many people said it is very good. Is really? Has the scientific basis?

 It is proved by the science that the mineral crystal has the piezoelectricity, and mineral crystal may release 8,000,000 times shake each second, between this containing formidable and rich energy. And, the mineral crystal after thousands of years` temperance by the Earth’s movement, for a long time with the nature resonating and the interaction, the forward magnetic field  implication huge and infinite Energy wave, field is hiding greatly,. Considering of we expose for a long time in negative magnetic field, wear the mineral crystal can be helpful in transfer own energy frequency to more formidable forward magnetic field and release it, then affects our ordinary life, work, making friends or the performance of study. Moreover, according to the Chinese medicine five lines of theories, surroundings the human body distributes the five kinds of color field, wear the mineral crystal can be able to assist or to change some gas field, it has the help to the human body.wholesale handmade jewelry

White Crystal

White Crystal has the function of focus, concentration, expanding, and memory. The white crystal is the most stable and pure in all the types of the Crystal .And it is the best  choise to balance the energy of body. It is also a synthesis of all energy, it Can safeguard house from the evil spirits , purify the body and increase lucky.

Purple crystal

Mysterious and romantic, is the only type of the purple gems. It can help you develop intelligence, steady emotion, enhance intuition, promote relationships, traveler who hold it can bring courage and strength, and also prevent from the occurrence of danger. Purple crystal represent noble and unchangeable love, you can love each other unwavered, so it is the token for lovers.

Yellow crystal

Regulating gastrointestinal, renal and liver function, eliminating pressure, helping the people balance gentle emotional and step-by-step practice. Yellow crystal increases fortune and often brings unexpected windfall .So it is one of the gems for acquisition of wealth. It is also used for developing the round of the sun.

Green spirit crystal

Strengthen heart function, steady emotion, it has a high degree of rallying wealth and representatives of the accumulation of wealth by the hard work.

Powder crystal

A synonym for affinity, strengthen the closest force of two person. It is a kind of precious stone for promoting emotion. It can help pursuit of love, grasp love and enjoy the love. Who want to develop emotion should first concern of Powder crystal.  pearl jewelry

Garnet

Red and black, can strengthen the vitality, the vigor and the endurance, beneficial to  the reproductive system and the related organ’s health, Promote the reproductive property.  It has the effect of keeping beautiful and feeling rejuvenated .For the human it can  supplement the energy which is overdrawn, improve skin’s problem and prevent the wound worsening. So it is the best choice for female to lose weight and cosmetology.

 





Willie
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Crystals Energy Healing Ground Breaking Research

Saturday, February 21st, 2009
Tony Bondar asked:


Nat Bondar was born in Ukraine while it was part of the Soviet empire, she developed acute, natural clairvoyance at the age of nine years old and “fine tuned” it throughout her adolescence. After the Chernobyl disaster, she used her vision to see whether food was safe to eat or not as many fruit and vegetables would have a “black cloud” of radiation around them. She would also see the energetic residues of herbicides and pesticide chemicals on food and learnt to discriminate what she and her family should eat or drink. She moved to the UK in 2001.

In July 2002, Nat & I began a pioneering research project into the energetic healing qualities of crystals and stones. We wanted answers to some as yet unanswered questions; ‘why do crystals have therapeutic qualities’, ‘what gives them these qualities’ and ‘exactly how do they work’?

The first realization about the therapeutic qualities of crystals and stones is that their qualities are not because of their physical form in any way; it is about their subtle mineral energies – that is where their healing and spiritual influences lie. Where they have an energetic quality – it comes from an energetic level not a physical one. So if the subject is to be researched at all, it has to be studied from an energetic viewpoint. That’s where Nat had an advantage. She could easily switch her vision to see their energies and that was where the research began.

Initially, looking at various crystals and stones, she had tremendous confusion about what she was seeing. Some crystals had all different colours and rays, channels, waves and spirals of energy coming from them – while others seemed almost still, inert and had barely any movement of energy at all. Selenite crystals would have long “beams” of white energy flowing from either end, Topaz crystals appeared to have a “fountain” of energy coming from their points. Turquoise had an energy structure that resembled a sphere or ball shape surrounding the stone, with one hemisphere as light blue and the other half as light green. Ametrine pieces were even more bizarre, with several different energy spheres surrounding them of different colours. It really was extraordinary and at first it didn’t appear to make any sense at all. She drew and later painted the energies of over 50 different crystals and stones; these images were eventually published in her ‘Crystal Energy Cards’ set (www.crystalharmony.co.uk/Cards/Cards%20Main%20Page.php) Although the images appeared to show various channels and feathery waves of energy coming from the minerals; this didn’t actually reflect what was going on all the time. Some stones would have one colour of energy then change to another – and some would have different channels on different levels of reality – so there would be blue and green energies – but each was independent of the other in terms of what particular subtle level she was viewing. To make them as accurate as possible; she took three years to finally complete the most general images of what the actual energies of crystals actually look like over time.

Nat realised that the way man treats minerals seemed to play a major part in answering some of the mysteries. When some minerals and crystals were polished into “tumble stones,” many in this new, aesthetically attractive condition seemed to have dramatically less energy than those same minerals that were unpolished. As there seemed to be problems and contradictions with some of the polished stones, we deliberately only used the natural, rough stones and crystals from this point onwards.

An interesting observation was found with crystal and mineral candle-holders; these are quite common in holistic centres and crystal shops, particularly those cut from rose quartz or amethyst. When they have their candles lit, after some twenty seconds Nat would see a sudden “mini-energetic explosion” and the subtle mineral energy of the stone would increase its field by about 300%. This larger quantity of energy existed as long as the candle would burn, and as soon as it went out, the energy field would diminish back to its normal size. A similar situation happened with a crystal being put into a pot of earth; its energy field would grow dramatically. When we placed a crystal into a glass of water, we found the same thing happened and when the crystal was taken out of the water and dried on a cloth, its energy would shrink back down to its “normal” level. Now here we had Fire, Earth and Water; but what of Air? Surely the crystals are always in, ‘Air,’ so why do they change when put into another condition?

The more she examined their energy, the more she began to appreciate how extremely intricate the subtle energy channels were, both inside and outside the minerals. By changing the level of her vision, she could begin to study the different energetic structures that all minerals possess. She defined that they actually have four different ones, on four different, corresponding levels of reality. Just as we possess several subtle vehicles in our multidimensional reality; so do all minerals of the Earth. To be able to continue her research, because there were no “names” for these structures, she had to give them names.

The most primitive and primeval of all was one she called the “Quad” structure because it has four “petals” and looks like a propeller shape, it exists on a level of reality where there are only the four elemental energies of Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Each “petal” of the Quad structure allows one type of these elemental energies inside it and as the four energies enter, they are transformed to another level at the centre of the structure.

Now the subject really becomes profound because we defined that all minerals are actually “alive.” Let me explain; if you look at other people and at animals, you can see they are “alive.” If you then look at plants and trees, you can understand that they are “alive” too, but there is so little movement that it is simply more of an acknowledgement of life rather than a perception of it. Now when you look at a stone… you generally cannot perceive there being any “life” there at all and this is because they are so primeval and primitive in evolution. However, when someone with highly developed clairvoyance looks at a stone, there is instantly a different story to tell. All minerals are “alive” – but their form of life is very limited. They have what we call a Monad, or a ‘tiny, spark of life which solely exists for one function; to react to different types of subtle environmental energies in a certain way. Every time the Monad reacts to these energies “outside itself” it grows very, very slightly. It does not think, does not feel, is not self aware or intelligent in any way – it simply exists and reacts to specific types of energies around it and that is all. It absorbs these energies in very small quantities and then emits them outside itself. Its structure is that of a sphere, like a ball of energetic life in the centre of every crystal and stone.

The elemental energies are passed from the Quad structure to the “Monadic Sphere.” where they become in contact with these other surrounding subtle energies of that level. The Monad makes changes to these and then emits them as one form of a new energy. Nat called this mineral energy. This mineral energy is different with every different type of mineral. Therefore you get rose quartz energy,” “Amethyst energy,” “Calcite energy” and these are all different types of the same “mineral energy.”

So, the reason the candle-holders would have a dramatic increase in their mineral energy field was because the Monad of the mineral had to maintain harmony and balance. Where suddenly there was an unequal proportion of “Fire energy” entering its system, it reacted the only way it could. It increased the quantity of the other three elemental energies to balance the situation. With this increase of the balanced elemental energies it also increased the absorption of the other surrounding subtle energies and the end result is more mineral energy produced. This is why these crystal or mineral candle-holders are very useful healing tools. We can even add several candles around them to increase the field of energy to a maximum saturation level.

By placing a crystal into earth, or into a glass of water, its mineral energy field is by result much larger due to the same reason. We are however, still left with the mystery of “Air” aren’t we? Well the secret there is not air but wind… If you blow on a crystal, its energy grows; so the fact that it is always present in our environment in “still air” means it doesn’t react, but put it into an area of moving air and its field will grow accordingly. Therefore it might be more accurate to call the elemental energy of air, “wind.”

We can now return to the issue of why some crystals have less mineral energy when they are changed to a polished condition. All minerals have ‘intake channels’ for bringing the surrounding energies inside their structures and exit channels that allow them to give these out afterwards as mineral energy. Yet we found that some minerals such as agate and Aventurine, have either their intake or exit channels so damaged or destroyed from the accelerated attrition process that the Monad cannot deal with the quantity of energies inside its sphere. It either has too much or too little and as a result it suffers a chaotic condition and can no longer function correctly.

The therapeutic qualities of crystals and minerals are a very large subject. There are perhaps some 10,000 different identified minerals on and in our Earth, probably many more as yet undiscovered. Each and every one will have fixed certain qualities. However, where two or more mineral types are combined as one (such as Azurite and Malachite, commonly found together) then their qualities change to become yet different again. That is why it is perhaps an impossible task to list the qualities of all minerals because you could never cover every single different example. Nat took an easier number – she just chose fifty and studied these in depth. Only observing the energies of the natural stones, over five years, she has spent a long time with each of them, learning everything she can. She spent ages carefully drawing, then painting their energies to produce their images.

The original task that she set out to do was to define why they have healing qualities and how these actually affect the mind or body. This is a mammoth task, not because it is essentially complex, but because it needs so much groundwork covered before people can possibly grasp the concept of the answer. So let’s start laying down a foundation…

If a crystal has an energetic quality that can help the health or well being of a person then it must have an explanation of the process. If there’s no explanation – we have to consider the ’supposed quality’ as suspect. So the answer must lie on the subtle reality of the human system. Generally speaking, most people reading this will already be familiar with the fact that illness and disease does not start with the physical body. The exception might be where we might have an accident, ‘cut ourselves’ and thus have a wound… However, even there; there is a reason for the event and there is a cause for why we happened to be in the right place at the right time for the event to take place. We might have all manner of emotions and thoughts as a result of the event… By illness and disease I am really referring to matters internal of the body; things like pain, organ dysfunction, blood pressure, arthritis, rheumatism, nausea, infertility, lack of vitality, lack of concentration etc. All of these matters begin on the subtle side of our being and manifest out into the physical body. When we have problems like these; it is like we are trying to tell ourselves ’something isn’t right within’ and the body acts like a big signpost for our consciousness to pay attention to it. Unfortunately, the greater majority of us can’t read the signs and we just keep on driving. So more often than not, the signs get bigger until we do notice them. Well, that’s all very well as a philosophy, but where is the explanation of the issue?

Imagine, you can look at the energetic system of a person. The first thing you might see is the major chakra system. These funnel-shaped, colourful energy vortices have energy channels that travel from them to all the organs and systems of the body. From the skeletal system to the blood circulation system to the lungs to the pancreas, the bladder, the muscles, the tendons of the limbs; everything is connected by these channels of energy. Now imagine you can look inside these channels and that you find they are actually composed of sub-channels and that these actually fine tune things as they deal with the various functions of the organs and other systems. So in the stomach for example, there are sub-channels that travel to organise things to do with the production of stomach acids and others that deal with the creation and maintenance of the stomach walls.

Inside these sub-channels are micro-channels, and further still, inside them there are energy threads and even deeper, there are micro-threads of single types of human subtle energies. The latter sustain and maintain the vitality of every single cell at any moment, in the body.

However, these particular single, human subtle energies also carry a program or command – to tell the cell what to do. When we are in good health, this program is correct and functions perfect normally . However, it can become distorted or misaligned and therefore it can begin to tell the cell different things to do instead of its normal instructions. When this happens, it is not long afterwards before “we” begin to feel the effects and illness soon can follow.

All crystals and minerals have their own unique variety of subtle mineral energy. Each type of mineral energy is distinct from another type because it has a different strength and frequency of vibration and it is this difference that separates them all. However they all have one thing in common; they all carry a special “coding” or agent that acts to constantly maintain harmony. It is called the Element of Harmony (all of our data that we had documented throughout the research was published in the thesis book ‘The Element of Harmony’). Every single crystal or gemstone therefore has a unique type of mineral energy but they all contain this special harmonizing agent.

Where a crystal has a therapeutic quality for a part or system of the body; it is because its mineral energy has a very close relationship with one or other of the human subtle energies of that organ or system. This is because the two energies have very similar strengths of vibration in their design. When the two are brought into contact with each other, the Element of Harmony slowly begins to react to the miscoded human energy and begins to balance it again. That is the simple secret of why crystals have healing qualities.”

by Tony Bondar

For more details please go to www.crystalharmony.co.uk



Pamela
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Easy Ideas for your Crystal Chandelier Maintenance

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
dimitri asked:


You became a proud owner of a crystal chandelier. Congratulations! How relaxing it is to look at sparkling stars reflecting on your walls, ceiling, and furniture. However within the time your lighting fixtures can lose their former glitter because of the layers of dust on the crystals. It means it’s time to clean them. Frequency of cleaning depends on chandelier location, type of crystal and shape of the crystal jewels.

1. Crystal needs cleaning when it appears dusty or dull. Just look at your chandelier frequently, and you’ll know when to do the cleaning.

2. Every time you dust your house, take the dust from your chandelier using antistatic dust brush.

3. While dusting keep in mind that crystal pendants shouldn’t beat each other – it may create invisible cracks and eventually spoil the clear structure of the crystal.

4. If you have a modern crystal chandelier you can clean it without detaching the pendants from the frame. The experts from world famous company “Schonbek” suggest: “while handling pendants, use white cotton gloves. Prepare a solution of one part isopropyl alcohol and three parts distilled water. Put it in a spray bottle. Put on your cotton gloves. Spray one glove with the solution. The other glove should be kept dry. Caress the crystal with the damp glove and wipe it immediately with the dry one”.

5. Do not use packaged cleaning fluids, even if they claim to be for crystal. They may contain ammonia or other chemicals that will eventually degrade the frame finish. Specialized lighting stores can offer you to buy cleaning solutions produced by chandelier manufactures specifically for lighting fixtures cleaning. You can use them following the instructions on the package.

6. If you have a classic crystal chandelier, it’s better to detach the crystal from your chandelier for cleaning. Hand-wash the crystal in lukewarm water, using mild dish soap. Rinse in clean water and dry with a soft clean cloth.

7. Draw the trim diagram or a sketch of the crystal pendants patterns of your chandelier before removing crystal. This will help you to reassemble it without difficulties.

8. Wear white gloves when re-hanging the crystal on the chandelier.

9. Do not put crystal pendants back to the chandelier while they are still wet. It may cause the corrosion of the metal parts of the frame.

10. Never twirl or rotate your chandelier. When cleaning, walk or move your ladder around your lighting fixture. Clean in sections. Rotating the chandelier could cause it or its parts to fall.

11. Do not handle crystal with bare hands. Always wear white cotton gloves. Crystal picks up fingerprints easily.

12. Always remember – crystal is a very delicate and fragile material.

Gentle care and following the instructions with precision will help you to enjoy the beauty of your crystal chandeliers, wall sconces, or floor lamps for many and many years.



Lois
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What drink can I substitute for crystal light, besides water?

Saturday, February 14th, 2009
Josh Z asked:


I still drink water but sometimes it can get bland.

I’ve recently heard that crystal light can cause cancer due to the sugar substitute.
So, what healthy drink should I purchase to replace this?

Iv’e been thinking about v8 fusion light, welches grape juice, ocean spray, or Kellog’s protein water.

Any suggestions?

Gilbert

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How can you provide more nucleation sites for crystal growth?

Saturday, February 14th, 2009
wrooney97 asked:


What are nucleation sites, and how can you provide more of them in order to increase crystal growth?

I’m only a 9th grader in high school, so is there anyone who can explain this to me on simple chemistry/geology terms?

Charlotte

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Know Your Crystal Before You Buy

Friday, February 13th, 2009
Lowry Mell asked:


Whether you are buying crystal glasses, crystal stemware or crystal figurines, it is important to know the quality level of the crystal. This is especially true if you intend to purchase lead crystal product which is the highest quality of crystal.

Knowing just a little bit about crystal will help you to make a wise purchasing decision and prevent you from paying a higher price for lower quality product. Without getting deeply into the technical aspects of crystal manufacturing, here

are some of the basics to help you.

The main difference between glass and crystal is the lead content. Both glass and crystal are composed of sodium, but crystal also has silicone and metallic oxides added to give it a lead content of at least 10 to 24%. The addition of these materials makes the crystal heavier and changes the light refraction index of the item. The result is a brighter and cleaner piece. Since lead crystal is not as brittle as standard glass, craftsmen can make deeper and more complicated cuts in the crystal.

For glass to be called “lead crystal,” the glass must meet three criteria defined by rigorous rates and percentages.

There are four types of lead crystal,:

Full Lead Crystal which has 30% or higher lead content, a density rating of 3.00 and a refractory index of 1.545 or greater (how crystal refracts light)

Lead Crystal which has a 24% lead content or higher, a density of 2.45 and a refractory index of 1.545 or higher refractory index.

Crystal glass also referred to as Crystalline which has only 10% lead content, a

2.45 density and a refractory index of 1.520

Crystal glass also referred as to crystalline (resonant glass in French) which has a 10%

lead content, a density rating of 2.40 and a low to zero refractory index.

There are many factors that affect the price of crystal beside the lead content. Obviously the higher the lead content the higher the base cost of the product. The method of producing the final figurine also affects the price. Figurines can be made by pouring the glass into a mold, creating a figurine by assembling and gluing various shaped crystals or cutting a design from a solid block of glass. Each method is progressively more expensive because of the labor involved.

Another factor affecting the price is the intricacy of the crystal figurine design,

regardless of the production method. Each method will usually involve some cutting, grinding, gluing and polishing.

There are a number of companies, mostly Chinese, that produce crystalline figurines. You can purchase these figurines at a very reasonable price if you are on a tight budget. Just keep in mind that you are not purchasing a lead crystal product. Also be aware that there are unscrupulous companies that claim that their figurines are lead crystal when they are really crystalline. It is difficult for the untrained eye to tell the difference between the two. You certainly don’t want to buy a crystalline figurine for a lead crystal price.

You can protect yourself by purchasing from reliable merchants in your local area

or on the internet. Your dealer can tell you the lead content of any crystal figurine you want to purchase. They are carefully instructed by the major figurine manufacturers in all aspects of their products. The major manufacturers also include a Certificate of Authenticity with every crystal figurine. The certificate is

your additional assurance of the quality level of the product.

You can buy with confidence using this information. You don’t have to be an expert to purchase good quality products. Just ask the right questions and determine the correct type of crystal and you will purchase the right product at the right price.



Jacqueline
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Love With Crystal VI — Tips About Shopping for Crystal Jewelry

Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Krista QQ(www.123giftfactory.com) asked:


Following are great tips, good ideas, smart advices about how to select a piece of real, fine quality, elaborate and beautiful crystal jewelry that special suited for you.

 



 

 (A) Material:

 

No gas or liquid inclusions shaped in star points, clouds and wadding in a piece of crystal jewelry made of find and quality crystal could be found, and to select those jewelries made of crystals with pure, smooth and limpid characters, if you find touches of irregular rupture stripes, points in the crystal, which can be decided to an inferior.   

 

(B) Workmanship:

 

There are two types of crystal products processing techniques: grinding and carving, for example, crystal necklaces, bracelets and crystal earrings are belong to grinding pieces, and crystal statues of Kwan-yin, inner-carved snuff bottle belong to carving pieces.  

 

A fine made crystal jewelry with exquisite and elaborate craftwork will not only display the exterior beauty of crystal jewelry such as the designs, styles and symmetrical features, but also could dig out its inner beauty such as its limpid and brilliant quality, artful colors extremely. 

 

 (C) Polishing:

 

The quality of polishing will have a direct impact on the value of the crystal jewelry. In the process of the machining the crystal must go through a procedure of silicon carbide polishing, and a careless and coarse workmanship will leave traces of friction on the crystal surfaces. Fine crystal jewelry are all with good natural transparency and shiny luster, as a local saying as “made by hot enough fires”.   

 

(D) Eyelet:

 

As to those bunched string pieces of crystal jewelries such as necklaces, bracelets and Rosaries, it’s necessary to view whether the eyelets of crystal beads are flat and straight or not, the sizes of eyelets are fine shapely or not, and in which there are no small cracks too. At the same time the walls of eyelets should be clear, clean and transparent, and have no “white marks”.  

 

(E) Color:

 

Even within the same type of crystal jewelry, there are a variety of textures and colors in the different parts. The crystal jewelry in a particular plain color should made of crystals with same colors, while the crystal jewelry of crystals with different colors, it’s required to have a texture and tone that is attractive and elegant.   

 

(F) Appropriacy:

 

When you are shopping for a piece of crystal jewelry, you should to wear it for a try, and to see whether the size, elasticity and length of the jewelry are all suit for you. For an enchased jewelry, it’s necessary to make sure that the crystal jewelry is strong, standard and shapely. In addition, another thing should take for consideration is the design, style and color of the jewelry is fitted with your fit, your skin color, your face and your clothing.  



Tanya
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Crystal?

Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Monika_Gee137 asked:


when you hear the name crystal, what’s the first thing you think of?

Jessie
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