Amber Auksas

01/24/2026

𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐮𝐤𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 💔

I am sure this is the last news you were ever expecting to hear. Over the past two years, despite the business doing amazing, I have sensed God leading me in new directions—something I’ve tried to navigate openly with you all. My passion for this work, and my hope that "just one more cutback" would create the peace I needed, kept me forging ahead. But no matter how hard I have been trying to push forward or how much I have been hyping myself up for our grand reopening in the new amber cabin, I could not find that stillness in my soul. After much prayer, soul-searching, and counsel, I have finally discerned what God has been gently whispering all along: the chapter of Amber Auksas has reached its end. He has other plans for me. As heartbroken as I am to say it, the moment I finally surrendered, I felt a deep, inexplicable peace, the kind described as surpassing all understanding.

Over the past nine years, it has been an incredible honor to build a community rooted in my beloved Lithuanian heritage. What began as a simple hobby grew into a life calling. I poured my whole heart into this work -- sometimes at the expense of my own health and family -- and stepping away feels like laying down a significant part of my identity. Still, my deepest desire is to follow God’s Path, even when it means releasing a dream I love dearly.

To my Amber Auksas Family: I know this news might bring a sense of frustration or loss. I’ve cherished every moment of being your go-to for Lithuanian treasures and DIY supplies, and I know that what we’ve built here is one-of-a-kind. I want you to know that I see you, I hear your hearts, and I am sitting with the weight of this decision right alongside you. Your disappointment matters to me because you matter to me. I have held all of you in my thoughts and prayers for months as I sought the right path forward.

What’s Next?

While this chapter is closing, I don’t want to simply say goodbye. Some of you have been with me since my humble beginnings and have been my biggest cheerleaders. I would love to stay in touch! If you haven't already, I warmly invite you to send me a friend request at my personal page, Amber Gintarė Gray. I will keep the Lithuanian Baltic Amber Lovers group and this business page open for the time being for contact & discussion, however notating the business is closed.

The Business: I have begun the process of closing the business with the state and local gov’t and disabling the website. Unless God directs otherwise, I will not be reopening or liquidating my stock.

The Amber Cabin & Inventory: I don’t have all the answers regarding the new cabin yet, but I sense God has plans for it to be a space for serving others. As for my inventory, I feel led to hold onto it for now. I may eventually offer a small, manageable variety of products on eBay under our family farm’s account, and I will certainly let you know if that comes to fruition.

A Final Note of Thanks: Thank you for nine years of trust, heritage, and friendship. You have been so much more than customers to me; you have been a community that felt like family. While I am stepping into the unknown, I carry the stories we’ve shared and the bonds we’ve made in my heart forever. I may be laying down my tools, but I am not letting go of the friendships. May you find peace in your own journeys, just as I am finding it in mine.

With love and gratitude,
Amber E Gray
owner/founder 🦔🧡🌿

01/02/2026

Happy New Year, everyone. I hope everyone had a great holiday season! 🎉

So, my custom amber cabin is nearly done.....but they put in the wrong windows and it's taking forever to get that rectified! Last time I told y'all about it, I misremembered the size, it's actually 12x32' so a substantial space!! 🏠

As for my reopening date, as much as it pains me to say so, I still don't have an answer. At this point, I'm now projecting sometime in the spring. Due to delays, complications, surprises, and more complications, this renovation project is kicking our behinds more than we ever could have imagined. To cut down on costs we are doing as much as we can ourselves. There were so many hidden issues we were not prepared for. We are absolutely exhausted, but are trying to continue to hustle as much as possible and finish rather than dragging this out even longer. It's only for a season, albeit a very long season...this will all be worth it in the end. We have no regrets whatsoever & we know this place is exactly where God had for us!

Just speaking from my heart, I'm super anxious and embarrassed about the business being in limbo for so long. 😫 It has been eating at me, but unfortunately all these things are beyond my control & I have to put family first. I really hope you can understand. I will definitely offer y'all something extraordinary upon reopening which will hopefully make all of this worthwhile. 🫶🏼 I will continue to keep y'all updated and I appreciate your prayers and support.

with all my ambery 🧡 ,
Amber

12/26/2025

From my family to yours, Merry Christmas! 🎄🧡

11/27/2025

LATEST UPDATE:

I realize it has been entirely too long since my last check in, but it's been an intense transition. 🥵 Usually how it goes when you purchase an old property, we, too, have enountered numerous unexpected issues & repairs. We are slowly chipping away at them, but it can at times be overwhelming. Due to these setbacks, unfortunately, my reopening will likely be delayed a bit. First of all, the little building reserved for Amber Auksas is just not going to be suitable to run any sort of operation, even with a dramatic downsize. So, I decided to make a considerable investment into Amber Auksas and have made a custom 12'x20' finished out cabin! I designed it with a porch and 6 XL windows, so the natural light is going to be amazing! I cannot believe how expensive windows are though - sheesh! The goal with this space is to be able to receive customers by appointment, so y'all can look forward to that!! Once the amber cabin gets here, I can start moving my amber inventory, office and shipping center in there & then all my equipment and excess "stuff" will go into the little AA building referenced earlier. I guess I won't be downsizing as much as I originally thought! 😅 Will be praying about that and see how it goes & make decisions from there! Anyway, this journey has been a lot harder, more complicated & expensive than expected, but I know all the hard work and patience will be all worth it! And I am so looking forward to being back into full ambery action with you all!

Sharing a photo of my sage green toile accent wall with thrifted French ironwork chandelier I just finished in our livingroom at the farm. The underneath of this wall was stained, ugly, peeling wallpaper. I decided rather than all the misery associated with removing it, I will just cover it and that's what I did. After scrubbing the entire wall, I shaved all the peeling paper off with a razor, sanded it down, primed it with primer paint and then applied peel & stick wallpaper I found on Amazon. This was HARD, but I am SO delighted with the result! Most of the work we are doing is not this glamorous though haha!

Wishing you all a very joyous and delicious Thanksgiving. 🧡🦃
I will check in when the amber cabin gets here!!

10/21/2025

Oh man, how I've missed y'all and being immersed in my amber. 🥺 I'm sorry I haven't checked in sooner. Currently, my workshop is in full chaos mode as I'm tearing down. We were supposed to close on the farm this week, but it had to get pushed out to next Thursday. Downsize or not, there is no way possible all my amber, tools, equipment, supplies, furniture, storage systems, etc are going to fit in the building I have waiting for me. Even stacked to the ceiling, it ain't happening! 😅 So, I'm probably going to have to look for one of those outbuildings and operate out of 2 side by side spaces. May need to have a special sale to fund that idea! 🧠🤑🫣 I'll know better once we close and I can actually start bringing stuff over. For now, I'll share some behind the scenes of my chaos. I so appreciate your patience and support of me having to be closed as we ease into this transition. There are still a lot of unknowns, but I hope to have a better idea in coming weeks! I would covet your prayers over this new chapter! 🙏🏻 🧡

09/22/2025

𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨🚨 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗠 𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗘! 💥
🐂🐓🫏🦃🐖🐝🐐🪿🐑🦆

After several YEARS of waiting in an impossible market, God has brought us an opportunity to purchase a small local farmstead, so needless to say we JUMPED ON IT!!! 😱It has everything we need from fenced pasture to a large barn, some outbuildings, a massive chicken coop, but most importantly, a wonderful space for Amber Auksas! 🙌 We have been looking and waiting for YEARS, so this is nothing short of an unexpected miracle from Heaven! 🕊 We cannot wait to have our animals and ourselves back together on one property and to finally be able to plant some roots! 🌳

Another thing I need to discuss with y’all is over the past year, I have been giving a lot of prayer and consideration for the future of “AA.” Long before this unexpected development, God has been leading me to downsize, like drastically, but I have been fighting it. 🥺I know I have “alluded” to this before and I did cut back “a little” but nowhere near enough to make much of a noticeable difference. 🫣 I am having some ongoing issues with my belly that doctors still cannot figure out and I am concerned I may be pushing my body too hard. Also, I have been neglecting other interests, passions and callings by focusing exclusively on amber the past 8.5 years, and I would like to free up some time to pursue those things including: homesteading, improving my Lithuanian(language) skills, deepening my connections in Lithuania and serving veterans. As a veteran myself married to a retired veteran, I have a deep love and respect for our military. Over the past year or so, I have felt this strong calling to connect and volunteer in the veteran space. Women veterans make up only 11.5% of the total veteran population and honestly are a neglected demographic. So, I hope in scaling back, I can free up some time to get involved with some organizations bridging the gap meeting the unique needs and challenges of our lady heroes. 🪖🩷

God has a funny way of giving us that little extra shove when we fight decisions that we already know need to be made. 🥺😅 The business space at the farm is really amazing and perfect...but...verrrrrry small. So, needless to say, now I don’t have a choice, but to drastically downsize, otherwise, the building may implode from amber! 💣✨ It is too soon to say how this will all look like when everything is said and done. My best answer for now is something along the lines of a small amber boutique with a couple hundred options instead of a superstore with thousands and thousands of items. 𝙄 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙮 ~𝙤𝙧~ 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙄𝙔 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙧𝙮(I can already hear the cries of despair😰), because maintaining likely the largest DIY selection in the world is the most time consuming aspect of the business, so logically makes the most sense to ✂️ it. Additionally, I will likely cut baby/kid options from around a thousand choices to a dozen or two. Yes, I actually have that much – if you have shopped in those categories, you know!! 🙈The new Amber Auksas, I am hoping, should be much easier and simpler to sift through. But, what on earth am I going to do with all this amber I have accumulated in going on 9 years? That I do not know yet either, but I am trusting God to reveal His perfect plan for me in due time. It’s been an incredible and rewarding journey sharing my Lithuanian heritage through my amber superstore, but as we all know, with everything there are seasons. 🥲And it is time for me to expand my horizons and explore what else God has waiting for me. 🚶‍♀️✨

This has all happened so fast ⚡️ - we are 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 under contract for the farm, therefore our clock has 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 started ticking!! ⏰And with all this comes what I am most pained to inform you – 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻. ❌ ...This also means I will 95% not be back in operation for the holiday shopping season. 😭🎄Now that my husband is retired from the military, we desperately want to plant roots and get settled into our new season of life, which has, up until now, been placed on hold. 🙏 I do hope this all is not too disappointing and that you can understand. 🙏 Whether you have been with me from my humble beginnings in Virginia or you have just discovered me just days ago, I want to sincerely thank you for standing by me both with patience and support. 🫶

Should an amber emergency arise and you realllly realllly need something, please do not hesitate to contact me. If I am able to accommodate I will, but if not, I will be forthfront about it. If in doubt, always ask. 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚, 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙉𝙊𝙏 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙙/𝘿𝙄𝙔 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚. 🚫📿As we get deeper in this transition, I will have a better idea of what the newly reopened Amber Auksas will look like & when I will be ready to relaunch. 📆 But for now, I have a house and a business to pack up in a relatively short period of time. 🥵🏠📦⏱

If you made it to the end, let me express my most sincere gratitude for your support of my passion to be an affordable resource for high-quality, natural, beautiful Lithuanian Baltic Amber!! 🥲🥹🥰I can’t wait to include you all on this journey ahead, so I do hope to keep in touch regularly and share little snippets into the process. And please know you can always message, email or text me anytime and I mean that! 💛💚❤️

📧 [email protected]
☎️ 210-996-9647 (text preferred)

with all my ambery 🧡,
𝓐𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻

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09/17/2025

🦇 Presenting this absolutely massive, breathtaking piece of luxurious amber art featuring this 4.25" European sterling silver Mama Bat interchangeable brooch pendant. She is impeccably well made featuring a glittery cognac domed cabochon belly and spreading her hand-cut glittery honey amber gumdrop encrusted textured wings. No detail was missed....if you look closely, each gumdrop even has its own setting! She has both a large pin back to wear as a brooch and a bale to wear as a statement pendant. This is an heirloom level piece you can be proud to pass down for generations! ⚜️

I will leave links in the comments!

09/16/2025

🦇🦇🦇 New amber batties for 2025!
(𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦)

MASSIVE bat coming tomorrow!!
https://amberauksas.com/shop/ols/products/sterlingbatcollection2025

09/16/2025

Loving the contrast of my amber lace & amber rock candy headed out to a sweet babe in Washington state! 💛

09/14/2025

💁‍♀️ Did you know that Amber Auksas supports various missions in Lithuania as well as here in the US? Since AA has opened in 2017, over 💲1️⃣1️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ has been given in support to various charitable causes. This year, in Joniškis, Lithuania, all these smiling faces got to attend a faith based summer camp supported in part from your purchases. Simona, one of the camp directors, said that this was an exceptionally challenging year due to all the food allergies. They had to cook separate meals and bring a separate refrigerator to ensure no cross contamination for those special dietary needs campers. The kids learned some western line dances, learned about God's love and just had an overall amazing time. Many of these campers come from difficult home circumstances, so this camp has been so life-giving for them finding peace, hope and purpose. I hope it blesses you that when you are supporting this small business for your amber needs, you are also supporting wonderful causes such as this one. In coming days, I have an exciting announcement about another mission project I have up my sleeve! 🥰

👩‍🏫 You can learn more about all the mission projects AA has had he privilege of being a part of here: https://amberauksas.com/missions 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦.

🎥 I will attach a short video clip of a few of the campers dancing in the comments.

09/12/2025

Do tell! 🧡