You know what I miss about Jewelry Stores today? Precious Gemstones! There are 3 Gemstones that are called “Precious“: Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. They are called Precious because they are rare in nature, difficult to [Read More…]
Being able to Correctly Measure your Gemstones and Diamonds can help you with 4 Main Issues: Determining Approx. Carat Weight Determining what Size Head you Need Determining if your Stone is Cut Properly Determining what [Read More…]
Many people are very familiar with the “Monthly Birthstones“, which is a Gemstone (or two), for the Month you were born in. But, did you know that there is actually a Gemstone or Birthstone that [Read More…]
Making Dangle Drop Gemstone Earrings My First Attempt at making Earrings was Fun. I liked how they turned out. But there are also things that I didn’t like. Here’s the Process… Picking out the Beads [Read More…]
Where it all Begins… I Bought Tons of Beads and Wire and Decided that my First Adventure into my Jewelry Making Business would be a Bead Bracelet. I had a Friend in mind who Loves [Read More…]
Starting a Jewelry Making Business Day One: Starting a Handmade Jewelry Business Requires some Apparatus. After all, you can’t Create Jewelry from Thin Air! My First Step: Buying Tools! And not just any Tools, Tons [Read More…]
Listen Up… Here’s a Great Tip that Very Few People know about… Buying Jewelry at Clearance Prices! Really, did you know that you can Buy Jewelry at Discounts like 60%, 70%, 80% and even 100% [Read More…]
Party like it’s 1999… Are you still Wearing the same Jewelry and Rings you Bought 20 Years Ago? Do you ever think to yourself “I’d like to Update my Jewelry and get Some Fresh, New, [Read More…]
If you want a Good Microscope for Home to look at your Rings, Diamonds and Gemstones, there’s a couple of things you should know… Not every Microscope will Work Microscopes are Not Cheap! So I’ve [Read More…]
What’s the King of Gems? RUBY! Of Course! ;) Ruby is the Official Birthstone for the Month of July. As well as the Gemstone used to signify Babies Born on Tuesdays! (Didn’t know that did [Read More…]
I’ve discussed some of the Qualities of Cubic Zirconia (Man-Made Gemstone) and compared them to Diamonds here… However, I haven’t discussed the Various Grades of Stones that are available. So, let’s look at the differences [Read More…]
Buying Pearls is not as easy as it seems, because Pearls come in every mm size available (and every color). It makes it tough to order online when you don’t know how big the Pearls [Read More…]