Testimonials

"My soul necklace is a stunning piece of jewellery, an amazing work of art – and a reflection of my soul. That took some getting used to! My soul necklace and I work very well together. I am more of everything that is authentic for me. The joy of discovering my beauty and strength is off the scale. Finding my gifts and their value has been life-changing on many levels. I am eternally grateful that I took that step into the unknown with my necklace. To Margaret and Dan for having the vision and following it, thanks is nowhere near enough!"

Rae Davenport, Christchurch New Zealand

"Why would you pay for something without seeing it? The answer is simple - TRUST and FAITH. This is a huge part of our journey although at times it is difficult as we are constantly tested. So it is with the ordering of a very special item of jewellery with significant personal power and meaning - the ordering of a Soul Necklace. I paid my deposit knowing I could put it off no longer - it felt right to get one - I trusted it was the right thing to do and the money would be there when it was needed. I waited excitedly and enjoyed the emails from Margaret keeping me up with the progress and story of my necklace coming together. The day finally came and I went to collect it. I dont totally understand why it happened like it did but am sure I will one day .. after talking with Dan and Margaret I went to "meet" my necklace. I closed my eyes for some amazing REM - I have never experienced anything like it. I opened my eyes and opened the necklace box. There was a huge outpouring of emotion - lots of tears - it was like meeting someone very very special after a long time apart - again I am sure the meaning of all this will become clear to me sometime soon and look forward to understanding it. I wear my necklace every day and at night it hangs on my Angel statue at the end of my bed - I feel it's protection. It gives me strength, power and protection throughtout the day no matter what I have to do and who I have to deal with. I feel a huge increase in my TRUST and FAITH and it is admired by everyone who sees it. I thank Margaret and Dan for the gift of something so special and can recommend putting your TRUST and FAITH in them also."

Lots of hugs from Sandy McAlpine

"Margaret Since I received my necklace I have felt so good inside. I feel as though my spirituality has been strengthened already. I look forward to my life with much joy and I know my necklace will help carry me through my path of true love. Thanks again for making this wonderful experience possible."

Ana

"Hello Margaret, you surely are psychic! I have just now received the necklace and am amazed. It seems so powerful! I have put it on, and I do love the chunkiness of it and also the grace of it. The stones are so different to what I expected. Thank you so much. I have read the information about them, and amazingly you have my birthstones – and I am sure I didn’t give you my birth date!"

Many thanks, Val

"Hi Margaret! I have had sooooo many compliments and comments on my lovely necklace, it catches a lot of peoples eyes. I have been feeling so happy and content and on an even keel, its wonderful. The first spark was a memory of youthfulness, excitement and optimism; a feeling of I'm in charge of the world not the other way around, which was just lovely as you can imagine. My laughs have been rolling out, even more than usual which I'm sure will not surprise you. This beautiful soul necklace has encouraged me to support myself, to give permission to treat myself well and put myself and my well being first. I am looking after myself and I have such a core of deep, solid and unshakable (peace, calm,certainty,rightness) that was unthinkable and is now unmissable. Thank you again for my beautiful and unique necklace."

Lots of love Miranda van Zoggel

"Dan and Margaret, I received my new necklace yesterday and I couldn’t have been more pleased. It’s beautiful and I started wearing it immediately. It makes me feel like slowing down and taking a closer look. I feel calm and relaxed wearing it. I do believe now that I was ready for it. I’m still wearing the other necklace as well. I feel it compliments the new one and they both serve separate purposes for me. The older necklace seems to catch me in my older thinking and reminds me of all of my progress. The new one seems to be focusing me forward. It’s as though I’m seeing and feeling things very differently and more thoughtfully. I’m feeling that life’s little annoyances aren’t really annoyances at all. It’s all just part of being. How you know what’s going on with me and what would help me in my journey is a mystery, but people that know me remark about the positive changes in me. They also compliment the beautiful necklaces. I like to tell the story of how you made my first necklace on my birthday without actually knowing what day it was, but feeling compelled to make it on that particular day you did. I would like to mention also that I too suffered from anxiety attacks for years and have not had one since I received my first necklace. My life is in a forward motion without the fits and starts."

Philip Clark, New Jersey

"Good morning to you lovely souls! Caution! Do not wear while operating heavy machinery! My first thought upon seeing the necklace was "Superman"! My second thought: my partner would say the exact same thing first off (intuition was correct!)! And in a funny way that is apt, given the properties of the individual stones as we then discussed when I picked up the necklace. Initially I was bewildered, and not entirely sure I liked it. Then I put it on! WOW! What a powerhouse. This necklace wasn't designed to match my aesthetics! There is no "fluff" to it. It is incredibly purposeful, and that is it's beauty. It was not designed for where I am at, but where I can be. Or should I say where I am but do not know it! Obviously one of the first things this necklace did was challenge my preconceptions and perceptions! There is an immense clarity this necklace brings. It opens, it clears and cleanses, it connects. The more I wear it, the more I listen to it, the more I can see just how perfect it is for me and my path. I fall in deeper in love with it every time I wear it. Always something new to discover and experience with it each new day. A shaman's necklace it most definitely is. It will be amazing to incorporate its transformative energies into my healing work, transforming me into a vessel and transmuting energies. It is SO FAR OUT THERE! It is so celestial, so stellar, pulling on energies from other planets and stars. I stare into the Lapis Lazuli as if I were gazing into the depths night sky! I love being captivated by the Prasiolite and Tsavorite, and taken on a journey where things get turned upside down and inside out! It is most definitely a tool for conscious expansion. Nothing is ever going to be the same! Thank you for this gift you have given me and for helping me on my journey! I can't believe I didn't see it myself, but when I sent photos of my Soul Necklace to my best friend, her reaction was that it was a "great big beautiful mother goddess of abundance and fertility". And now I can't stop seeing my own "Venus" in my necklace! The best part of it is that her arms curl towards the back of the pendant: She is always hugging me! Not sure if that was part of "the design"...but that's what's there! Lovin' it! And loving working with it. Already I've been able to see energies that I previously could not, and I feel more in tune with my client's energies!"

Much love to you both, Kiri

"Hello Dan, Margaret-- I'm sorry that it took so long to get back to you. I got my necklace some time ago. I wear it every day--in fact, I feel terrible if I don't have it nearby. I decided to wait until after I'd acclimated to the necklace to respond...and to see what the stones had in mind when they awakened. The energy was enough to knock you down at arm's length when I opened it, but the second thing I noticed (aside from its beauty, and how well the setting identified my personality) was that it had not yet risen to anything close to full power and awareness. It still isn't truly awake, though it probably will be within the next two months. I was nervous when I ordered it--I didn't know what to expect. I know the stones I like, but had no idea what was most suited to me. I proclaim myself impressed: only one of the stones was what I'd expected. I never would have expected diamond to be in it--that's a stone that I've never gotten along with. The black diamond though seems to be a better fit for me. It just woke up within the past three weeks, so I haven't been able to determine its energetic purpose as an individual stone is yet. It has helped me find truths and peer into the darkness since I got it, but I also get the impression that this stone is just getting warmed up. Andesine...I'd never even heard of it, though I've always been drawn to labradorite. That stone is the one that most identify as the energy center at the present--it's got a fiery temperament, just like its color. It's the most overt stone of the lot, and can be an aggressive brat when it wants something. If you want the actual power stone of the moment, I'd pick the spinel; most don't see its strength because its energy is subtle. Not gentle by any means, just hard to detect. I think that the black diamond will start speaking up a bit more in a week or so, and ultimately the moldavite will be the ruler when it wakes. But the energetic balance is awe-inspiring. I'd expected far less; I can't tell you how good it feels to wear it. The reflection of self within the necklace is as close to perfect as I could ever have dreamed...so much more than I expected that I'm still astounded by it. I learn something new about myself and the world every day when I wear it, and while not all of it is good or easy to accept, it...lifts something within and without. I can't describe it better than that. I feel balanced, centered for the first time in years. My ability to discern things has gone up, as has my imagination. I feel freer than I have since I incarnated--free enough to get back to something that I was ready to give up on: writing. This necklace is beautiful, even to look at; the spiky setting fits me so well. Incisive, but sharp if you're not careful with it. But I'm more able to accept what I cannot change, seeing the world as it really is. Thank you so much for making this for me. It may well be the best investment I've ever made! I apologize again for waiting so long to get back to you...I just wanted to see what it could really do before I offered my thoughts."

Amanda Osterday Boise, Idaho, United States

"Dearest Margaret, thank you. I had no idea what my necklace would look like, and as you know, I was speechless when I opened the box and saw it. It reached out to me and I saw perfect balance. As a Libran, this has been my soul's main lesson in this lifetime - and a long hard road I've traveled to reach this place! I'm reaching it now and the elements of my beautiful necklace are enhancing this. The crescent moon is the balance between dark and light. The up stretched arms join me in balance with the heavens and God/Goddess. The downward curve of the wings with their sparkling, twinkling, lighthearted blue topaz, are the perfect balance of my male and female sides. It has a quiet, dignified, and gracious charm to it and there is great power and strength in it's clear simple form. It serves to remind me constantly that I have the assistance of Heaven and Earth in bringing my life into balance, and sharing what I have learnt with others. The beautiful star sapphire shines on me always and the composite of the whole shows me in perfect balance. As I said before, I am in love..with me..for if this is what my soul showed you as my true being...how could I not be. I am honored to wear a necklace that has been crafted with absolute integrity and purity of purpose."

With love and gratitude, Glennis Jones

"THE JOURNEY TO MY SOUL NECKLACE - About 12 years ago I had a dream that one day I would own an original necklace, and that it would have an amethyst in it. With each birthday and Christmas I would ask for money for the Necklace Fund.I kept searching for the necklace I desired, but to no avail.In 2004 I went to a Mind, Body, Spirit Festival and met Margaret at her Soul Design display. I knew immediately that she would be the one to make my necklace, but it took four years before I felt the time was right.I took a huge leap of faith when Margaret told me that she had no idea what the necklace would look like, what stones would be used, how long it would take to make or what the price would be. I sent a prayer up to the Universe that the necklace would be what I was looking for.When I eventually went to collect the necklace I was very emotional. When I saw it for the first time I knew I had found what I had been searching for. I held it in my hands and could immediately feel the energy radiating from it, and I felt a shift in my consciousness.Margaret related the meaning of each stone that was chosen for me through Spirit,how the stones related to my life and why I needed them for my soul's journey. She also spoke of the intuitive creative journey she took to make it. The gemstones include a golden topaz, a blue moonstone and (at last!), my amethyst. The design was very beautiful and elegant, just what I had hoped for. The cost was exactly covered by the money previously saved.I was privileged to choose the photo that would go into Margaret's portfolio of work. Since then, the energy of this necklace has been amazing. My creativity has blossomed. I am aware of changes within myself which affect all aspects of my life and I feel at a turning point and am excited about what the future holds for me.The Universe always provides what we need, when we need it.It is a privilege to know Margaret and be the recipient of this amazing necklace."

Lyn Every

"Hi Margaret, I received my necklace on Friday. It's beautiful! So far, it's been helping me out quite a bit. I suffer from seasonal affective disorder in the wintertime, and it makes me quite depressed and very irrational. Once I opened the package and touched the pendant, I felt myself slowly calming down and feeling more relaxed. I think that's what the necklace will be for until springtime, and then it will help me with other things once I am fully back to myself. The stones are very accurate, and citrine is one of my favourites. I find it very interesting that amethyst and peridot are stones of my birth sign, Virgo. I love the looping spirals on the back of the necklace. It reminds me of a unicorn's horn, which is one of my animal spirit helpers. That's probably where you got the gentle energy from. If it's on the back, I believe it means it is a hidden trait, and once I discover and embrace that, my spiritual self will literally "bloom". The front does remind me of a flower slowly opening up, but the etchings on the flower remind me of tree bark. One of my goals for this year is becoming connected to the earth, especially trees. This is what I have received from it so far. I am very thankful that we could work together, and I am very grateful that there are spiritual people out there like you who are helping people with their unique type of soul-healing."

With love and gratitude, Ericka Lewis, Canada

"Hi there Margaret I am sending you galactic sized heart hugs of thanks and love for the journey that at time takes me along side you. You are a wonderful woman one of the few who has been able to support me back to myself rather than continuing the projection of myself into them. For this I am most grateful."

Love Emma

"I ordered a necklace because I'd seen the effect of a necklace on someone else, on how Soul Design miraculously, without any information, was able to decipher what was going on with the person for whom I'd ordered the gift to potentially provide support for achieving their goals. When I determined that I was in a bit more of a muddle than I wanted to be, it seemed appropriate to also commission Margaret to interpret what I wasn't seeing clearly. The clarity with which the reasons for the choices of stone and design are presented immediately focused me. I was provided new ways to think about who I am, was and will be. I didn't initially care for the design, the stones, or the color. However, I see that initial design as an entry point to a journey. When one stone fell off, that was a sign and the new design incorporated that stone of a color and size I hadn't liked with something else, plus everything turned upside down. My state of muddle gradually gets clearer and clearer. Another benefit is that the new stone on the upside down design addresses those pesky fatty deposits. I am not saying that my necklace is actually producing weight loss but it's all about everything fitting better, isn't it? Touching one's soul is a good thing."

J M, New Jersey

"Hi Margaret, When I opened the case all I could say was 'WOW'. The necklace is more than beautiful its Awesome!!!! Thank you very much from the bottom of my Heart. I've got the necklace on as I write to you and the sense of Peace I have got is wonderful compared to last week. I hope the nightmares will now go away and I sleep better. This necklace is changing my life; opening my Heart chakra. I'm more attuned to nature especially dogs and cats and other animals which is lovely. You are a shining light to us who aren't always brave enough to face the unknown. Thank you very much Crystal Angel. Sending you Lots of Love and Light."

Annette Ross. Also Love and Hugs!!! Nelson, New Zealand

"Dear Margaret I am still celebrating the rebirthing of my necklace and integrating the beauty of it. These last 12 months since I got my original Soul Necklace have been a roller coaster ride. I have shed life-times of hurts and unhelpful ways of being. As each period of chaos has surfaced and been allowed to be, my necklace has been right there with me, reassuring me, reminding me of the truth - “I am whole, complete and perfect” and together we emerge through the fires, clearer, finer more refined. Then it came, without warning, life hand me a betrayal, a seriously awful one, and the very next morning, my necklace broke!! Margaret, you were right there with me as I struggled to make meaning by changing my perception. Together we rose above the ugliness of ego gone wild to the beauty of soul. And now (the necklace was reworked)... now we are reborn my necklace and I, with strengthened trust and faith in the vast promise and potential so uniquely encapsulated in the process of Soul Design. Every new day I now celebrate life with a joy that demands to be expressed. I am at last, so very happy to be me."

Love, Wendy

"Hi, I’m Neil. I’m a 39 year old marketing consultant living in Christchurch, New Zealand. I am wearing my second soul necklace now and they are changing my life. For a long time I have felt frustrated, stifled, constricted. I’ve felt like I have a sack of poison sitting at the top of my stomach. I don’t know why it’s there or how I get rid of it. Sometimes it’s a vague sense of unease. Other times it’s unbearably uncomfortable. My thought is I am not doing what I really want to be doing but I haven’t known what it is that I really want to do. Lots of business and vocational opportunities have come my way over the years but none of them so far has felt right. Then I got my first soul necklace two months ago. I met Margaret through a marketing seminar I’d given and once she had explained what they were I knew I had to have one. Once I had committed to receiving the necklace, Margaret downloaded the message that I needed to get back in touch with my feminine side. She created a beautiful necklace with a strong feminine component. It had a Marcel Vogel blue crystal center piece. I felt silly putting it on because I thought it looked ‘girly’. However, I felt incredibly energised. I walked along the beach for 40 minutes and cried the whole way. The release was indescribable. Suddenly I felt compelled to write in the sand. I wrote 6 words; adventure, leadership, healing, teaching, environment, community. I felt they were keys to the puzzle of what I was meant to do with my life but I didn’t how I was meant to manifest them.Two weeks later my necklace broke as I was adjusting the collar of my shirt. I delivered it back to Margaret who told me it had served it’s purpose and she would make me another one if I was prepared to commit to shedding the old patterns in my life. I was afraid of stepping into the unknown but desperately wanted to be free of the poison in my stomach. So I said yes. My necklace was ready in three weeks. This one was made by Dan and it is quite remarkable. It contains the same Marcel Vogel centerpiece, held by a silver piece incorporating ‘universal geometry’. I don’t know what this means but I don’t need to. Margaret explained to me how to reprogram the Marcel Vogel crystal. I went straight out to my car and did as she had instructed me. The sense of peace I felt lasted the afternoon but the next day I was back to where I had been, in discomfort.I experienced the ‘calm’ off and on, then after a hectic time traveling around the country on business I decided to slow down and really give the necklace a chance to work. Yesterday was a warm, sunny afternoon. I was sitting on a bench in the park, shoes and shirt off, enjoying the sun, breathing and focusing internally on what was creating the ‘poison’ in my body. I started writing down the things that I resented about the people in my life. I had filled a whole page in my dairy when my cell phone started ringing. It was Margaret. She said she was simply relaying a message that the next time I was in an environment I felt safe in, I should turn my Chrystal around to allow my body to absorb the energy in that environment. I love the outdoors, so I turned the crystal around. Straight away, with absolutely clarity, I knew what I am going to do. I dislike cities. I dislike working in an office. I am going to move down to Queenstown with my family and I am going to set up a centre to help other people in their own journeys. At that moment something landed on the crown of my head. It was a leaf with a seed in it. I took this as a message for me that I had discovered the seed for my destiny. Last night I went to sleep completely at peace with myself and the world. The poison, for the time being, had gone. Today I’ve been thinking about it and it seems absurd. I have only just started focusing on my own path yet I am contemplating helping others on theirs. I guess I already do this through my business seminars and I’ve assisted many people through my marketing consultancy. It scares me because to commit to this course means I have to commit to myself and historically I haven’t been very good at doing that. However I’ve already ‘moved on’ and there is no going back. Thank you to Margaret and Dan for creating my necklaces and encouraging and supporting me to make changes in my life. The necklaces have helped me hugely so far and I get the feeling this is only just the beginning."

Neil Edmond,Christchurch, New Zealand

"Hi I'm Barbara I have been gifted with an exquisite soul necklace that I have owned for 7 weeks and I haven't once taken it off. Since wearing my stunning soul necklace I have noticed diversity in my intuition, it's immensely enhanced. My feelings are generally accurate regarding new people and situations.I'm experiencing an assortment of my new found things in life.My panic attacks have become no dilemma any more, as I have not suffered from a panic attack since wearing my soul necklace. My anger is minimising each and every day.I still have a collection of areas I wish to improve on, however this has been a warm positive step on my path and I know there are greater doors to be opened for me."

Barbara Graham,Christchurch

"Oddly enough, in a way my Soul Necklace found me. I was on the hunt for the perfect engagement ring. I wanted something totally unique and out there.So I started the search in finding an individual jeweller. I found the name Soul Design in the yellow pages. It sounded perfect to me. When I phoned to talk to Margaret, I quickly discovered that she didn't design rings. But oddly I kept talking to her and something inside just clicked. It felt completely right to start talking to Margaret. As soon as she asked me if I had problems breathing, she captured my attention. I couldn't believe that she was so in tune that she could pick up on my difficulties breathing, as I am a Taurus. Whenever I'm upset or anxious my throat is the first thing affected. I just can't seem to take full breaths for long lengths of time, sometimes days. But it is not something that you can pick up by just talking to me. I was so intrigued with how in tune Margaret was with me I told her then and there that I would love to have a Soul Necklace designed by her. While I was waiting for my Soul Necklace, we had really strong winds on our crop farm, hitting a paddock that was cut and lying there waiting to be baled that was ear-marked for my engagement ring. The sale from the paddock was the money we were using for my ring. We tore off up to the paddock to see how much damage was done. All we could do was stand there and watch the crop and the fences blow in to the air. Four thousand dollars worth was gone in about half an hour. I was so devastated. There went my engagement ring. By the time we walked back to the house and got inside my partner looked at me and said “I'm so sorry babe. I don't know what to say”. I started smiling at him. “What are you grinning for?” he said. I just smiled at him and said “I think it's a sign that my Soul Necklace is supposed to take centre stage for now, and that's fine for me.” Somehow I felt that if I got this big flash ring to show off it would take the limelight from my necklace. My Soul Necklace was more gorgeous than I could have imagined. I have since got my engagement ring. But in my heart it will never mean as much to me as the necklace. I quite often forget to put my rings on when I go out. But I never leave the house without my necklace. My breathing has improved. I have started losing a lot of weight. I feel charged and in control when I'm wearing my necklace. I will never be able to thank Margaret enough."

Julia Ewans, Hawarden, New Zealand

"Sometimes for transitions to occur, a catalyst is required. In my case it has been my Soul Necklace, which has not only enabled me to grow and evolve but has evolved and changed with me. At times the journey has been quite a challenge. (Certainly not a case of putting on a necklace, sitting back and hoping the universe will hand out rewards without effort.) I have had to look within myself and peel away the layers that no longer resonate; trust in my intuition when choices/doorways of opportunity have presented themselves as if by divine timing, as well as cope with copious energy shifts, revealing the person I am now. It's amazing how I've changed and how others now perceive me – just ask my friends! Life is about following your dreams, believing in yourself and living in the NOW."