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Of Organization and Traffic Stops
I recently got a box full of goodies from Levenger to organize my custom orders, gems I need to order, sketches of prospective projects, etc. My inner neat-freak is in heaven! (My neat-freak has to remain an inner one…my house is a Federal disaster area.) Their Circa system lets you add, remove, and sort pages [...]
Rose Cut Gemstones for my Post Earrings!
I’m excited by odd things, being a jeweler! A cool gemstone can actually make my heart beat faster, and it just happened when I opened up my latest gem order and pulled out several varieties of rose cut gemstones to use in my Little Beauties line of stud earrings. You see, the rose cut is [...]
How to Identify Fake Sugilite Gemstones
If you’ve found this article, you probably love the rich, royal color of sugilite and are wondering if that strand of beads you found on ebay for under ten dollars could possibly be the same stuff you’ve seen for sale for far, far more. The short answer is no. Genuine sugilite with good color is [...]
Is It a Ruby or a Pink Sapphire?
They’re two different things, right? Or are they? Rubies and sapphires are actually color variations of the same mineral, corundum. Corundum occurrs in a remarkably wide color spectrum including blues, pinks, reds, yellows, greens, blacks, whites, and every shade in between. Traditionally, the red variety has been called ruby while all of the others [...]
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Jessi is the creative mind, jewelry maker, web designer, and marketer of Distinction Jewelry. She has an obsession with pretty colored gemstones, and may in fact be part magpie.
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