Year of the Tiger, Garnet For January & Tourmaline Beads
15th January 2022
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Content:
Year of the Tiger
Garnet For January
Tourmaline For Love & Friendship
Bead Fair News
2022 Monthly Beading Planner
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Although orders are mailed from Norwich, in the UK – MrBead is based in Hong Kong, so continues the Chinese customs. Lunar New Year is the largest Chinese holiday.
The new Year of the Tiger starts 1th Feb 2022. A strong turbulent year of opportunity & growth. Tiger Years are fortunate, so after lockdown, now is the time to strike out with bold new ideas.
However, keep everything in balance, and use Chinese astrology like a weather forecast to plan ahead. Each animal in the Chinese zodiac is divided into elements with slightly different characteristics – this Yang Year is a Black Water Tiger.
Predictions For This Year of The Tiger
The last Water Tiger Year was 1962, so expect similar. 2022 will be a dramatic year of optimism, excess and change. The element implies ‘running water’, which is quick and powerful. Connected to emotions and wealth, bringing abundance, prosperity, floods and political extremes.
Grab opportunity, be bold, creative, and start something different. However, work hard and selflessly, stay calm and positive for the energy to change you for the better. This year’s tiger will be sympathetic – but it’s difficult to get off when riding the big cat, so don’t get carried away.
Ingenious technology, like pharmaceutical breakthroughs will arrive. New business and investment will prosper, but be careful as recklessness can be troublesome and expenses will soar. The tiger is a loving animal who looks after offspring, so a good year for romance and starting a family.
If You Are a Tiger
Tigers are the King of Beasts, a symbol of strength and boldness – being fearless, adventurous, competitive, confident and creative. They’re also sensitive with a magnetic charming personality and a keen sense of justice – but can be unpredictable, stubborn, irritable, and overindulgent.
2022 will be a good year for romance or a new job, with lots of travel and much achievable. Everything will positively expand, with money flowing in, but be careful with investments and deals. Trivial things could be important, exercise in fresh air more, and wear red for luck.
Best partners are an ox, snake, goat or pig – least harmonious with horse, snake, goat or monkey. Best jobs: advertising, travel, artist, medical research, actor, pilot, musician or comedian.
Tiger Years
If you were born between these dates, then you are a Tiger:
13/02/1926 to 01/02/27, 31/01/1938 to 18/02/1939, 17/02/1950 to 05/02/1951, 05/02/1962 to 24/02/1963, 23/01/1964, 09/02/1986 to 28/01/1987, 28/01/1998 to 15/01/1999, 14/02/2010 to 02/02/2011, 01/02/2022 to 21/01/2023, 19/01/2034 to 07/02/2036
Famous Tiger People
Bear Grylls, Beethoven, Chuck Berry, David Attenborough, Joe Wicks, Lady Gaga, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marilyn Monroe, Mel Brooks, Oscar Wilde, Queen Elizabeth 11, Richard Branson, Stevie Wonder, Tom Cruise, Ziang Zemin.
Tiger Likes
Lucky Colours: Blue, Green, Red & Yellow. Lucky Numbers: 1,3 & 4. Western equivalent: Aquarius.
For a lucky Chinese jade Tiger pendant, or any other zodiac animal, click Chinese Zodiac Charms.
GARNET BEADS FOR JANUARY
Garnet beads are one of the few semi-precious stones getting cheaper – so add some to your ‘jewellery-making stash’ for 2022!
What Is Garnet?
Garnet is January’s birthstone, a name given to over ten gemstones with similar structure. Although usually red, there’s shades of green, pale to bright yellow and fiery orange.
The word “Garnet” derives from the Latin “granum” meaning “grain”. Describing the typically rounded shape of the gemstone and also reminds of pomegranate seeds.
Benefits
Garnet makes good jewellery because it’s very hard, and resistant to wear. Garnet is said to symbolize happiness as well as deep and enduring love and friendship. Garnet has been found in jewellery from ancient Greece, Rome, and dating back to 3100 BC in Egypt.
Oriental warriors made garnet bullets because they believed these would inflict more harm. Others thought garnet brightened the night because of its high refraction of light – explained Noah’s garnet lantern to steer his Ark.
Travellers’ wore garnets to protect against evil, poison and wounds. It was also believed to help depression and prevent nightmares. Red garnet in particular is said to break a fever, stop bleeding and to reduce inflammation.
Modern Garnet
Today, garnet is prized for its beauty rather than its magical powers.
People like its naturalness, its brilliance, and colour of a sun-drenched Indian summer. Deep green garnets are the rarest and therefore expensive. Emerald green and colourless garnet is next rarest, followed by pure red.
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TOURMALINE FOR LOVE & FRIENDSHIP
Tourmaline beads are extremely popular right now. Available in many colours, although pink is the most common. It is said to be the gemstone of love and friendship.
It’s name originates from ‘tura mali’: meaning like ‘stone with mixed colours’. Usually found in granite mined in Brazil or Africa.
Tourmaline is believed to combine creativity and discipline, and is a natural source of negative ions and far infrared rays. Far infrared therapy is common to heal in Japan.
It is also thought to improve circulation, good for digestion, relieve stress, increase mental alertness and strengthen the immune system. As well as creating peace and communication between the conscious and unconscious minds.
Tourmaline, along with opal, is the gemstone for October.
See our new tourmaline category: Tourmaline Beads
Bead Fair News
We’re booking ’em in – full list will be published soon!
Our first show of the year will be at Harrogate, then Kempton Park in London. Norwich is booked for April 3rd, July 10th and October 23rd – along with Beads Up North May 22nd.
However, I’m sorry to say the Big Bead Show in the spring is cancelled.
2022 MONTHLY BEADING PLANNER
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Enjoy the new shop with 15% off anything with no minimum order. This is £15 off £100 worth of beads – the more you spend: the more you save! Only once per customer.
Shipping is free too on UK orders over £30 – under this UK P&P is just £2.50. International shipping from £5. Can only be used at the NEW shop & not with any other coupon.
To get the discount Key TIGER at checkout now, as offer ends Friday 21st January 2022. Use at https://mrbeadshop.com.