Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This reviews a special, limited edition, non-subscription bead box from HomeStrung Jewelry and the Gemstone Orphanage.
The basis for this special collection of Gemstone Orphans and beads is a rare astronomical event in August when the world experiences a second full moon in a single month, known as a Blue Moon.
Only once every 33 months are there 13 full moons in a year and 2 full moons in a month. This second full moon will be occurring on August 30th.
We felt this was worth celebrating by bringing you our "Once in a Blue Moon" Gemstone Orphanage Bead Box.
All of the Gemstone Orphans in these boxes are Blue Agate Crescent Moons. Each is unique and delivered with a full set of adoption papers. The papers include a registry number, stats, description, stone family characteristics, and the Orphan's name.
The rest of the box is filled with a curated collection of gemstone, crystal, glass, and metal beads and findings.
And, if you watch the end of the video, you can see the jewelry we made from the various items in the box.
You can purchase a "Once in a Blue Moon" bead box, through our website, at this link:
homestrungjewelry.com/product/once-in-a-blue-moon-box
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Gina, at Orchid and Opal, will be doing her usual amazing unboxing of this Gemstone Orphanage "Once in a Blue Moon" box on her YouTube channel.
*** Blue Moon Un=boxing: youtube.com/watch?v=3JpcDhYNVec&t=29s
***Here is the link to her website: bit.ly/3YCRmZD
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Once again, this is not part of our regular subscription box program. August is a month between our regular, bi-monthly, subscription offerings. We call these Special Edition boxes "Tween" boxes. We will occasionally introduce them and make them available to all of you.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us by email, thru our website, or by commenting down below.
You may email me directly at: steve@homestrungjewelry.com
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Other projects, materials, information, and tutorials are available on our main website:
homestrungjewelry.com
We also have a couple of Introduction to Making Jewelry books available on Amazon. One is an Introduction to Making Wire Jewelry for beginners available on Amazon at this link:
amzn.to/3azEZGC
And our first book is an Introduction to Stringing:
amzn.to/2MTSFE9
0:00 Introduction
3:34 Meet the Gemstone Orphan
7:17 Strands of Beads
16:51 Loose Beads
39:08 A Few More Word
40:29 Awesome Jewelry from the Box
This reviews a special, limited edition, non-subscription bead box from HomeStrung Jewelry and the Gemstone Orphanage.
The basis for this special collection of Gemstone Orphans and beads is a rare astronomical event in August when the world experiences a second full moon in a single month, known as a Blue Moon.
Only once every 33 months are there 13 full moons in a year and 2 full moons in a month. This second full moon will be occurring on August 30th.
We felt this was worth celebrating by bringing you our "Once in a Blue Moon" Gemstone Orphanage Bead Box.
All of the Gemstone Orphans in these boxes are Blue Agate Crescent Moons. Each is unique and delivered with a full set of adoption papers. The papers include a registry number, stats, description, stone family characteristics, and the Orphan's name.
The rest of the box is filled with a curated collection of gemstone, crystal, glass, and metal beads and findings.
And, if you watch the end of the video, you can see the jewelry we made from the various items in the box.
You can purchase a "Once in a Blue Moon" bead box, through our website, at this link:
homestrungjewelry.com/product/once-in-a-blue-moon-box
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Gina, at Orchid and Opal, will be doing her usual amazing unboxing of this Gemstone Orphanage "Once in a Blue Moon" box on her YouTube channel.
*** Blue Moon Un=boxing: youtube.com/watch?v=3JpcDhYNVec&t=29s
***Here is the link to her website: bit.ly/3YCRmZD
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Once again, this is not part of our regular subscription box program. August is a month between our regular, bi-monthly, subscription offerings. We call these Special Edition boxes "Tween" boxes. We will occasionally introduce them and make them available to all of you.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us by email, thru our website, or by commenting down below.
You may email me directly at: steve@homestrungjewelry.com
###############
Other projects, materials, information, and tutorials are available on our main website:
homestrungjewelry.com
We also have a couple of Introduction to Making Jewelry books available on Amazon. One is an Introduction to Making Wire Jewelry for beginners available on Amazon at this link:
amzn.to/3azEZGC
And our first book is an Introduction to Stringing:
amzn.to/2MTSFE9
0:00 Introduction
3:34 Meet the Gemstone Orphan
7:17 Strands of Beads
16:51 Loose Beads
39:08 A Few More Word
40:29 Awesome Jewelry from the Box
