Happy Friday

“Even now, all possible feelings do not yet exist, there are still those that lie beyond our capacity and our imagination. From time to time, when a piece of music no one has ever written or a painting no one has ever painted, or something else impossible to predict, fathom or yet describe takes place, a new feeling enters the world. And then, for the millionth time in the history of feeling, the heart surges and absorbs the impact.” 

-Nicole Krauss, The History of Love

Happy Friday!

<3,

MacK

Wednesday - What I'm Working On

I went a little crazy with crystals this week, but I finally got my hands on some white leather, so what can I say?

Crystal Fringe Necklace with white leather and coming soon, the apatite necklace. I'm pretty in love with this one.

Apatite helps with spiritual attunement and promotes acts of service and humanitarianism.

Amethyst cluster necklace<3 

Amethyst protects against stress.

Jade fringe necklace!

Jade is a symbol of serenity and purity, signifying wisdom and increasing love.

Hopefully we'll have these items up in the Shop pretty soon.

Hope you're all having a lovely week!

<3,

MacK

Weekend Update

Every now and then I'm struck by the how cool the area we live in is. Sometimes I forget that we've got a lot going on here, besides terrible, awful traffic. Northern Virginia is filled with lots of little towns that all seem to have their own farmer's market, and quaint little town centers with frozen yogurt shops and deli's. Not to mention, we're a few minutes from DC which is filled with some pretty amazing thrift and vintage shopping, art museums, I think maybe the president lives there also? I'm jus sayin, it's kinda cool. Sometimes on Sunday's Trevy and I like to stroll around Old Town, it never fails to remind me that, despite traffic, this area isn't so bad. 

I love old buildings. Anyways, I also got several new designs finished over the weekend. Stay tuned for a preview and be sure to take a look at the shop for new product!!

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

<3,

MacK

Friday - iPhone Photos DFSMAG

We're SO excited that DISfunkshion Mag has been featuring SoulMakes in lots of their lovely looks! Here's some photos they've been posting on instagram with our Crystal Fringe Necklace!!

Get This Look

Thanks again to our friends at DFS Mag! Check out SoulMakes full Crystal collection! Watch out for new crystal pieces coming soon!! And don't forget to follow us on instagram @SoulMakesJewelry!!

Have an amazing weekend!!

<3,

MacK

Look Book: Part II

Part II

SoulMakes

Turquoise Chunk Necklace, Coconut Heishi Necklace, Unisex Bracelets

Heishi Necklace, Crystal Fringe Necklace

Black Skull Wrap, Unisex Bracelets

Arrowhead Choke, Bohemian Rosary, Green Tassel Rosary

Warrior Chest Plate

Bone Feather Necklace

Black Faceted Bracelet, Chain Wrap Bracelet, Black Skull Bracelet

Take a look at the full collection!

<3,

MacK

Wednesday - What I'm Working On

Rings!!! Coming soon to SoulMakes!

Do you think I'm wearing enough crystals? ;)

Hope you're all having a lovely week!

<3,

MacK

Unisex Look Book!

SoulMakes

Warrior Chest Plate

Black Skull Wrap Bracelet, Bone Bracelet, Chain Wrap Bracelet

Arrowhead Rosary

Bone Feather Necklace

Green Tassel Rosary, Yellow Crystal Necklace, Arrowhead Choker, Black Facet Bracelet

Turquoise Chunk Necklace, Coconut Heishi Necklace

Heishi Necklace, White Coral Necklace, Bohemian Rosary, Tribal Skull Bracelet

Chunky Turquoise Necklace

Tribal Skull Bracelet

SoulMakes new unisex line was made with the bohemian male in mind. We think these pieces are suited for all walks of life, fashionable for both men and women, some more rugid than others. Big thanks to my biker friends Ben and Jen for modeling!! You guys are amazing! And Trevor, who as usual, did such an amazing job taking these photos! Stop by the shop today and check out the new line!

<3,

MacK

Word of The Day

I sort of have a thing for looking up words. I always have. I'm a bit of a book worm, I suppose that's how it started, if I ran across a word I didn't know I'd look it up. I have a journal where I write down all the words I look up and their definitions. I think I'd like to start sharing a weekly word of the day. I also like to look up words that I do know the definition of, or that I think I know the definition of. I try to live by certain spiritual principles; honesty, faith, courage, humility, service. In short: put God first and help your fellow man. Every now and than I step off the beam, I forget what my purpose is and I forget what these principles mean.

So my best friend and I like to look up words together, maybe when we're struggling with a resentment towards another human being, or having a bad day, whatever. It's always funny to see how we thought we knew what a word meant, but upon a closer look, we didn't really. The other day we were talking about being patient with others and she asked "what's the definition of patience? My definition of it is waiting for a really long time, but maybe that's not right" So we looked it up..

Patience: The bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune or pain without complaint, loss of temper, irritation or the like.

Wow. Talk about a spiritual principle. I want to be loving and tolerant with everyone I come in contact with, of course I'm not perfect, so this definition was a great reminder. Coincidentally, I had also just been reading a new book wherein the writer was talking about patience. He talked about his kids coming into his office, loud and rambunctious and how his natural reaction would be that of annoyance. But instead of reacting to this feeling of annoyance with anger he decided that it was a great "opportunity to practice patience" and when he showed his kids patience, they too reacted differently, more calmly. And I guess that's the only way to get good at something, by practicing. 

"Patience is the settled reality that we are not in control"

Sounds like freedom to me...

Happy Monday

<3,

MacK

Friday - iPhone Photos

This week we did a small open house. It was great to get our name out and good practice for this fall, we've got a few shows on the books.

I thought our set up looked pretty great and I love our banner <3

This weekend all I wanna do is listen to Fleetwood Mac, play with crystals and eat some chilli. I'm so excited about this fall weather! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

<3,

MacK