Maine Sweetgrass
Blue Sapphire Ring
For 10,000 years, sweetgrass was a part of sacred native traditions all across America. It still is a tradition. Sweetgrass is a sacred, sweet-smelling vanilla-scented grass woven in three strands of seven. Sweetgrass symbolizes healing and peace, strength and resilience, family and community in its connection to Mother Earth.
Sweet Grass is native to North America. It thrives in moist, watery environments and is found near marshes, wet meadows, lake shores, bogs, and other damp places. It often grows in shady areas with long leaves, one to three feet in length.
To make a strand of woven sweet grass, 21 strands are used:
The first seven are the generations who preceded us. They walked the journey to bring us where we stand today.
The second seven strands represent the seven sacred teachings: love, respect, honesty, courage, wisdom, truth, and humility.
The third seven strands are the upcoming generations and a wish for their ongoing success into the future.
Sweetgrass’ scientific name literally translates to “fragrant holy grass.” The vanilla scent is especially noticeable when sweetgrass is dried or burned in ceremony.
The Abbe Museum
Several years ago, I signed up with The Abbe Museum to be part of a week-long archeological dig in the Bar Harbor, Maine, region. One rainy afternoon, I visited the museum and its gift shop. I bought a strand of sweetgrass because I thought it was beautiful.
The following week, we asked our jeweler to make a new ring with a sweetgrass pattern shank. It came out so nice that we’ve made it with both blue sapphire and Maine tourmaline.
Why a Cross Sapphire is the Best
We love blue. We know blue. We live by the blue sea, beneath summer blue skies. Our business is
located on a peninsula called Portland, surrounded by saltwater on three sides. We can feel the blue
ocean pulsing with every tide. From the rooftop of our building, we can see the open sea. Binoculars
show ships coming and going on a blue, blue sea.
We love blue sapphire: It is bright, brilliant and is amazingly durable. As the second hardest gem to
diamond, it is a highly wearable gem, ideal for rings. We love blue sapphire… we love it so much that we
have traveled to southeast Asia to find first-choice colors. We choose a lighter, brighter blue than most
American jewelers because it shows up best under a wide range of real-world lighting conditions. Our
blue sapphires look and perform best on everything from sunny days to a candlelit dinner for two.
We want your blue sapphire to dazzle you, dazzle your partner and everyone in any room you visit.
Cross’ blue sapphires are the best.
