Check Your Phone Bill for Fradulent Charges!

Here we go again!!!

We've been slammed yet again by a fraudulent telecommunications company through Qwest. this time, it is from "ESBI ETS" who charged our telephone bill $14.95 for a residential email service we do not use (Last time, it was "Orbit Telecom" that tried to charge the same amount for an voice mail service we do not use).   The last time Qwest allowed this to happen, we spent nearly two hours on the phone trying to get this remedied.  At the time, we were allowing Qwest to auto-debit our bank account, which we immediately stopped.  Since this is the third time we have had this happen, we can only come to the conclusion that this deceptive practice is accepted by Qwest. 

After doing a Google search for this company, I found that many other people are experiencing the same thing on their phone bills. I also found a great link where you can report these types of fraudulent companies online via the FCC.

Double check your latest phone bill and look for a charge from "Orbit Telecom" or "ESBI ETS"!  Ours was listed under "Enhanced Telecommunications Services".

Oh, and if the Qwest corporate office happens to have a Google alert set for any online occurances of it's name being mentioned and is reading this, here's a little heads-up for you--We are reporting you to the FCC.....again!  We expect a higher level of professionalism from our utility providers than this!

Use this link to reach the online complaint form for the FCC:

http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm

I've Been Cross-Pollinated!

A Little Cross-Pollination

How cool is this!!

Diana, of dyedianadye, has cross-pollinated my "Be the Mermaid" ceramic pendant with one of her gorgeous shibori tops! Diana has paired my pendant with her Origami Shibori Top in Teal and Amethyst shown in the photo above. Please take a few minutes to visit her gallery of beautiful hand dyed tops!

Undersea Voyagers Treasury

Undersea Voyagers Treasury

What a wonderful surprise! I was wandering through the Etsy treasuries and found a gold star, which meant I had been included in a treasury! My little starfish ceramic pendant was included among the other fabulous Etsy treasures.

This beautiful treasury curated by CagedBirdSings, is full of wonderful things of interest to those of us that love the ocean. Please take a few minutes to visit CagedBirdSings Etsy shop to see her gorgeous stained glass windchimes.

Sacred Celtic Salmon Ceramic Pendant

Sacred Celtic Salmon Ceramic Pendant

Made with love on Grizzly Mountain!

I created the "Sacred Salmon" from earthenware clay. It has been glazed with an earthy rust colored glaze. This pendant hangs from an 18" ball and chain necklace. If you would like to view more photos of this piece, please visit my online store at 1000markets.com.

**The Sacred Salmon**

To the Celts, the fish symbolized knowledge, wisdom, the gift of prophecy and inspiration.

The Salmon of Wisdom were keepers of all knowledge. Mythology tells us that this knowledge was attained by eating the nuts of the sacred hazel tree.

Good Dirt Jewelry can now be found on Twitter! I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to do with it, but I have it! :)

http://www.twitter.com/gooddirtjewelry

Celtic Prosperity Ogham Ceramic Pendant

Celtic Prosperity Ogham Ceramic Pendant

All of my Celtic Ogham pendants are individually hand carved by me. There are about as many variations of interpretations of the Ogham symbols as there are interpreters. I hope you enjoy mine!

This "Prosperity" Ogham has been glazed to give it an aged look. Each piece comes out of the kiln with it's own unique color! The Ogham writing on this 3 1/4" long pendant has been glazed with a dark blue glaze, and the pendant hangs from a faux suede cord that can be tied to accommodate many necklines. This material is also great because it doesn't shed all over your clothes like suede can. The pendant is accented with an old Tibetan yak bone bead that has been inlayed with chips of turquoise and coral.

You can find more Celtic ogham and Norse rune jewelry in my 1000markets or Etsy shop!

Old Irish Blessing Stone Ceramic Pendant

Made with love on Grizzly Mountain!

This unique 1 1/2" diameter pendant has been made to look like the Buckquoy spindle whorl, which was excavated in Buckquoy, Birsay, Orkney, Scotland in 1970. The old Irish Ogham inscription is believed to date back to the 8th century. My pendant was created with earthenware clay and has been glazed with an earthy iron ore colored glaze. No two pieces ever come out of the kiln the same!

The cord is a wonderful faux suede material that doesn't shed all over your clothes like real suede can. It can be tied to accommodate any neckline.

More photos of this piece and other Celtic and Norse ceramic pendants can be found in my Good Dirt Jewelry 1000markets shop and in my Etsy shop.

According to Wikipedia, the inscription was once used as positive proof that the Pictish language was not Indo-European, being variously read as

E(s/n)DDACTA(n/lv)IM(v/lb)

(e/)(s/n/)DDACTANIMV

(e/)TMIQAVSALL(e/q)

however, in 1995 historian Katherine Forsyth reading

ENDDACTANIM(f/lb)

claimed that it was a standard Old Irish ogham benedictory message, Benddact anim L. meaning "a blessing on the soul of L.". The stone from which the whorl was made, and on which the inscription was written, is native to Orkney.

Spiral Hand Ceramic and Turquoise Necklace

Made with love on Grizzly Mountain!

I created this Spiral Hand pendant from earthenware clay. It has been glazed with a chili pepper red glaze. No two pieces ever come out of the kiln the same! The bead work consists of two old Tibetan yak bone beads that have been inlayed with turquoise and coral, mahogany obsidian, ostrich shell, carved bone beads, and turquoise. The clasp is copper and the overall length of this piece is 17". This piece can be found in my 1000markets.com shop.

The spiral is an ancient symbol reflecting the universal pattern of growth and evolution. The spiral pattern appears again and again in the natural world from the milky way galaxy to snail shells. The living spiral does not begin or end, it is an ongoing process of innocence, discovery, community, and the essence that connects all things