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Alright, I went through my necklaces, looking for one that would become my 'faery attracting necklace,' as I can't buy one. It's an old necklace my cousin gave me, it has a heart with pretty designs that I felt might attract the fae.

I did this Sunday.

What I did before I put it on was rinse it with holy water-I got holy water from the religious director at my church (I went to church classes) when I was about 8 and got a doll from a yard sale that ended up crepping me out and giving me nightmares- and drying it with a white washcloth (I'd once heard that drying crystals and necklaces with white cloths 'purifies' them some how…)

For each day up until now, for five minutes at least, I'd wear it. It felt heavy, but I just thought it could be because of the heart pendant.

Now mind you the necklace isn't tight.

It just occured to me what the metal could be-it's a cheap necklace…I thought it was cheap gold or whatever…stupid me…:P-iron.

The reason I said it isn't tight, is because when I took it off today, I noticed the right side of mty neck, where the chain was, was red.

I put lotion on it, but it's still red. And it itches. >~>

Perhaps the fae used this to show it's iron. I really don't know.

I hope I'm no annoying you all with this…it's probably nothing, probably really silly. <//.//<

But I was wondering if you guys could tell me what you think…?

Thanks.

I don't think it's the the holy water, because I've used it before and nothing happened-that and the fact that I only cleansed/rinised it with holy water Sunday, and the redness and itching started tonight.

Maybe I could be allergic to the necklace. Or it could be the fae. Don't really know.

Thanks. :)

Thanks for the information! :)

I actually drizzled the water to rinse it and imediately dried it, so if it rusted, I might not have noticed it.*shrug*

Hmm…probably not, seeing as they hate it.

Thanks again for the information.

(As I said, it's probably nothing…proabably really silly…>///~///> )

Forgot to mention it was when I took it off that I noticed it was red…and that was when it began itching….sorry again….>/////./////////>

(Sorry for all the posts…. though I'm alright at drawing and writing, I can never seem to express myself my talking in real life/talking on the net…it literally feels like I sometimes stumble over words…even though/if I don't….)

Sorry again, I hope I didn't annoy or bother anyone….>///.////>

It's not red or orange…probably just the necklace….Idk…*shrug*

Probably.

Hmm..Idk about the weight, it's not a really heavy necklace…

*shrug*

Sounds like a nickel allergy. It's a common metal in jewlery because it has a nice silvery color but there is also another mix that gives it an appearance like Iron that's popular with gothic style jewelery.. Most cheap jewelry is a nickel/tin copper mix. Nickel and copper are common allergens. Iron isn't used in jewelery unless it's specified and a custom made piece Even stainless steel isn't used much anymore just in posts for ear rings. .

From what I read, it does sound like you are allergic to the metal in the necklace, just like Bluefirephoenix said. For the record, I really don't think you were annoying anyone at all. We like to talk about these things here so don't worry about that, ok? :)

Back to your original purpose which was to wear a necklace that would be a "fairy attracting" necklace. You mentioned that you couldn't buy one – could you make one? Do you have craft materials around? You could always paint a faery star onto a bead or a piece of wood, etc. Or you could paint a symbol on a cloth and fill it with cotton, herbs or stones or a combination of both. Then just get some leather or silk cord and you have yourself a fairy attracting necklace! This is sort of similar to making an amulet which I talked about here: http://www.realfairies.net/how…..l#more-935

Of course, this would probably depend on you having some basic crafting or sewing skills. As far as which symbol you could use, well, both Susan and I wear a faery star and also the faery protection rune. If I was just starting to work with the fae, I would use either a faery star or the faery communication symbol which would work really well.

Well let us know how it goes…

Finished it! Took away to find the ribbon and beads though. Couldn't find any fabric….

It's a green ribbon with a larger pink bead in the middle-still to small to put the the faery star on it though-and on each side there's green beads (transparet green (one on each side) Lime green (1 on each) and light green (again).

It ended up being sorta a choker-style necklace, though….