A quick note on recycled metal…. Recycled metal is definitely a hot button topic and it is something that a lot of my customers ask about. I thought I’d write a quick post about an experience I had recently with recycled metal. When I was in school–both college and the Gemological Institute of America–I recycled [...]
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Rachael Ray
Monday, March 22, 2010
The other day I was watching Rachael Ray and she was talking about gifts and things and she had two jewelry professionals in her studio talking about jewelry and what to look for if you don’t have a huge budget but still want something pretty. I was interested but had low hopes for her segment [...]
Setting Types
Monday, February 8, 2010
My husband brought to my attention that sometimes I use terms in reference to how stones are set that need some extra explanation so I thought I would write a post dedicated to all of the ways to set stones in jewelry. Read on for pictures and explanations of prong settings, basket settings, pave, channel [...]
Jewelry is only as good as the Jeweler-Revisited!
Monday, February 1, 2010
When I first started making jewelry the only problem I had was finding a good jeweler that had reasonable prices, did good work, and was easy to work with. The first jeweler I tried was terrible and I’ve paid dearly for the mistake by having to have my current jeweler fix the mistakes made originally. [...]
Finally, A Diamond Pricing Gauge!!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
As a young person in business today, I try to use the social media, blogs, etc. to learn about what is going on in my industry. I have blog so it is only fair that I read other people’s blogs and today I found something really interesting! One blog I read is the “Jewelry Expert” [...]