The Magic and Mystery
of the Lucky Stone
Bracelet
Visit a Maine island with houses and people, the lucky stone is alive and well. You will find them on bureaus, mantles, window sills, stairs, lining gardens, doorstops, marking the entrance to driveways; you will see lucky stones everywhere. Their provenance is part of island myth and mystery. Lucky stones are part of the structure and safety net of island living.
Talk with locals about lucky stones and you begin to get the sense of the richness and importance of lucky stones to islanders and island life. There was an “of course it’s true” sense that I heard throughout the islands as we visited and stayed on Swans Island, Vinalhaven Island, North Haven Island, Monhegan Island, Isle au Haut, and Matinicus Island.
Curiously, on Little and Big Deer Island the myth and mystery of lucky stones begin to fade. Those islands had bridges that connect to the mainland. Mt Desert, a big island with a car connection is much less into lucky stones. I’ve seen lucky stones in mainland homes and inns along the coast with progressively less understanding. It becomes closer to a pretty beach rock. On one remote island, a man who lived in a house out on the point at the entrance to the harbor had the largest collection of lucky stones I’d ever seen. He had hundreds: big ones, little ones, some weighed 25 and some weighed 50 pounds.
Why Lucky Stones?
It’s a rock of a color with a vein of another color rock running through it, usually in a straight line. What is it that draws the eye, touches the soul, intrigues, casts a spell on the viewer? Most of the time, it’s a dark rock, black or grey, with a pure white vein of quartz running through. Sometimes it’s a rock of a wild eclectic color with an alternate color stripe.
Feel the Energy
There was real Earth force energy in the formation of each lucky stone. Two very different stone materials were melted together. Drape the bracelet around your wrist. First, you have the primary color, then you have the later intrusive color flowing through the stone. On your wrist, the colors play with one another. It’s a fun Earth-toned piece of jewelry.
Found on Maine’s Coast
The stones were picked up all along the coast of Maine. Why the coast? Because two tides a day wash in on beaches, naturally rolling and tumbling stones showing their best natural colors and any subtle variations. For 25 years we collected beach stones for our Maine Coast Bracelet (we still make it). While out exploring other beaches, we occasionally would find a rare rock with a great stripe and interesting color mix. These we saved with no special intention in mind. They were simply beautiful.
Several years ago we cut a collection of Lucky Stones. We mounted them into our bracelet and as they say…the rest is history. Could we make a thousand bracelets? No! Could we make and hundred? No! Could we make two dozen? Probably not. So these are indeed rare and awesome at the same time.
Listen to the Sound of Waves
Today, we have three Maine Coast – Maine Island Stone bracelets in 14K yellow gold made with lucky stones of all colors, lucky stripes of varying widths and colors. No two bracelets are ever the same. Each bracelet is uniquely different. Each bracelet looks awesome wrapped around the wrist. Listen closely and you can hear the waves on the shore. Listen closely and you can hear the beach cobble rolling with the surf.
The Making of the Bracelet
Each bracelet is 14K yellow gold. Stones are hand set. They sit low, close and comfortable to the wrist. Bold suspension bridge links connect stones. It’s designed with a double bayonet clasp and a solid, secure box clasp with the added security of a safety chain.
A question that comes up, Can we make it in silver? No. The stones are too rare. It’s only made in 14K yellow gold.
