HAWAII LAVA ROCK CURSE
My last vacation to the Hawaii Islands landed me in Kauai. It’s a beautiful island way more remote than any of the other Hawaiian Islands I’ve been to: Hawaii (Big Island), Maui, and Oahu. While [Read More…]
Gemstones
CAN YOU FOOL A DIAMOND TESTER?
Can diamond testers be wrong? Can diamond testers be fooled? ABSOLUTELY! You can have a stone that’s not a diamond beep just like a diamond. In fact, a lot of jewelry stores and customers in [Read More…]
JASPER GEMSTONES – A MUST HAVE FOR JEWELRY MAKERS
Jasper… Such a beautiful gemstone, that’s often forgotten. But with these stones, you may think twice. For these gems are not only beautiful, colorful, but ideal for jewelry makers. They’re cabochon Jasper gems… And boy [Read More…]
SEPTEMBER BRINGS SAPPHIRES
Happy Birthday… It’s time to celebrate September babies with lovely gemstones. For all those born this month (the entire month of September, not partial months like Zodiac Signs) are one stone, and one stone only… [Read More…]
YES, YOU CAN BUY ROUGH DIAMONDS
Rough? Yes. RAW! Raw, uncut, real rough diamonds (Earth made), that are ideal for jewelry lover’s and jewelry makers. Rough diamonds look cool (like a meteorite). They are irregular, uneven, odd shaped, and fascinating. And, [Read More…]
THE HAWAIIAN DIAMOND IS PERIDOT?
Vacationing in Hawaii (the Big Island) years ago, this happened… I like to peruse the local jewelry stores to see what’s new, as always. When I come across a flier that made me stop, read, [Read More…]
PERIDOT GEMSTONE – AUGUST BIRTHSTONE
Peridot is the official (one and only) birthstone for the month of August. Peridot, pronounced Per-Ih-Doe (the T is silent) is actually from a parent stone called Olivine, which is a silicate of Iron and [Read More…]
WHAT IS A HERKIMER DIAMOND?
You go to Amazon and search for diamonds. You see something called “Herkimer diamond“… What is a Herkimer diamond? It sounds like a particular trade name, like Hearts on Fire, True Hearts, Tolkowsky, Centillion… It [Read More…]
THE GEMSTONE AQUAMARINE
You could practically drop an Aquamarine gemstone into a glass of water and it would disappear… Sort of… That’s because Aquamarine looks exactly like water. Light, transparent (so transparent that you could even read newsprint [Read More…]
THE GEMSTONE COLORS OF VALENTINES
Valentine’s Colors… Valentine’s Day is coming, February 14th… And many men are torn with what to buy. But did you know that certain COLORS apply towards Valentine’s, even if they aren’t her Birthstone? And of [Read More…]
GARNET RING SALE JUST $44.99
It’s a SALE! And perfect timing. For garnet is January’s birthstone… Which is why this stunning silver ring is on sale 40% off. Sterling silver with diamond accents and 3 oval garnet gemstones… And all [Read More…]
FREE 2020 GEMSTONE CALENDARS
It’s official… 2020 is HERE! WOW!!! So once again, I’ve created my yearly FREE calendars. FREE FOR 2020!!!! Calendars that you can download and print. PDF files that will make the New Year easy and [Read More…]