The BWA Journal

Stories worth wearing.

What the stones mean, how to choose and wear a bracelet, and the stories behind the pieces.

A bracelet of round, polished mahogany obsidian beads in red-brown and black on a walnut table

Stone guides

Obsidian: The Rift Valley's Volcanic Glass

What obsidian is, why it is so glossy and sharp, how people in Kenya's Rift Valley used it for a million years, and the difference between mahogany and snowflake obsidian.

8 November 2026 · 6 min readRead the story →

A tiger's eye stone bracelet of large gold and brown banded beads on a walnut wood surface

Stone guides

Tiger's Eye: The Stone With Light Inside

1 November 2026 · 5 min read

Three beaded bracelets held across four fingers: white speckled beads, porous black lava beads with one tiger's eye bead, and patterned zigzag beads

Stone guides

Genuine Stone: How to Know What You're Wearing

25 October 2026 · 3 min read

A black lava stone bracelet and a white speckled bracelet on a wrist against a rust-red wall

Stone guides

Lava Stone: The Volcano on Your Wrist

18 October 2026 · 5 min read

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