MAKE MONEY WITH A PEARL STRINGING CAREER
This is a talent that you probably didn’t know existed: Pearl Stringing. It’s not only a hobby for some, but a career. This is because stringing pearls is usually not done at the jewelry store. [Read More…]
Gemstones
ASTROLOGICAL ZODIAC GEMSTONES
Gemstones are always interesting because they represent so many different things. For example, most of us know that gems represent our birth months: Birthstone Gems: January – Garnet February – Amethyst March – Aquamarine April [Read More…]
APRIL’S BIRTHSTONE DIAMOND GEMSTONE
You lucky April babies. You get the prize! Out of all the gemstones in the world that could have been associated with April, you get the king of gems: diamond. Legend says that priests wore [Read More…]
SPRING GEMSTONES
Spring has come. So put a spring into your step with gemstones that are perfect for this time of year. Bright, vivid stones, blue skies, warm sun, budding flowers, grass, trees, birds and bees… Gemstones [Read More…]
BUYING A CZ ENGAGEMENT RING?
True story: A couple comes into the jewelry store to get her engagement ring sized while they wait. She’s happy and smiling. He’s happy and smiling. Everybody’s happy… Too bad it didn’t stay like that. [Read More…]
BEAUTIFUL INLAY JEWELRY CREATES PROBLEMS
I love inlay jewelry. If you don’t know what inlay (or inlaid) jewelry is, take a look at the pictures. Inlay is basically taking gemstones and setting them flush into the mounting to create a [Read More…]
TOP TEN MOST POPULAR JEWELRY POSTS
Want to know what people read? What drives people to my site? Here’s a list of the top ten most popular jewelry posts that bring me the most amount of traffic. This is what people [Read More…]
BUYING A BIRTHDAY BIRTHSTONE?
The best time of the year to buy a birthstone (gemstone of that month) is to buy it during that birthday month, or the previous month. So if you want to buy a peridot (birthstone [Read More…]
ARE YOUR SAPPHIRES BLACK INSTEAD OF BLUE?
Many sapphires (one of the 3 precious gemstones) that you find in the jewelry stores today are very dark in tone. So dark in fact, that these sapphires (I’m talking about genuine stones, not the [Read More…]
PRECIOUS & SEMI-PRECIOUS GEMSTONES
Why do they call some gemstones “precious” and others they call “semi-precious“? Is there really a reason? Aren’t all gemstones precious? Only three gemstones have the title of “precious” attached to them. They are: Sapphire, [Read More…]
CAN DIAMONDS FLOAT IN WATER?
Floating diamonds, specific gravity, volumes of water? Huh? Yes, I’m going there… People are always interested in diamond’s ability to float. They are curious and ask “Can diamonds float on water?” The answer is “No”. [Read More…]
HOW DO YOU DETERMINE GOOD GEMSTONE CLARITY?
A lot of people understand the basics of diamond grading and the 4C’s. But what about gemstones? Where do they fit in? Is there a similar grading system that helps customers understand clarity in gemstones? [Read More…]