What Are Green Garnets?
The Garnet family of minerals encompass a wide range of fascinating and beautiful, varieties and colours. The colour most often used in jewellery is reddish-brown and these stones are often...
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Bespoke Tanzanite Ring And Earrings
In October 2021 we were approached to make a very special set of bespoke jewellery using heirloom diamonds and Tanzanites for a customer's golden (that's 50 years!) wedding anniversary.Tanzanites are...
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Gemstone Earrings
There are so many different ways gemstones can be incorporated into earrings, whether they be studs, drop earrings, or something more intricate. There are also many considerations regarding cut, clarity,...
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Rare Gems
Gemstones are little miracles of chemistry and nature. We love their colours and their sparkle, as well as the legends and meanings that people have assigned to rare gems for...
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Modern Wedding Jewellery, Yellow Gold And Pearl Ring
Pearls are the classic choice for wedding jewellery, often this means going for pearl studs, a string of pearls around the neck or a bracelet, but what if you love...
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Freelance Jewellery Designer UK
My experience as a freelance jewellery designer in the UK. I have been a part of the jewellery industry in the UK since 2004 in one role or another. Since...
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Demantoid Garnet Earrings
Demantoid garnets are a fascinating green variety of the mineral garnet that sparkle more than diamonds and are found in only a few places around the world. We love making...
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Tanzania Gem Hunting Trip Part 2
Again, the expedition started with a trip to the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, where Styve checked with the minister that we had permission to visit the mines he had...
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What Are Salt And Pepper Diamonds?
The cost of a salt and pepper diamonds depends on its size, its colour, cut and transparency. A stone that is mostly clear but has a few large visible inclusions...
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Round v Pear Cut Diamond Price Comparison
We wanted to know, if you were going to buy a diamond that had exactly the same characteristics other than the cut, would there be a difference in price?
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Blue Green Shield Cut Tourmaline From Namibia
This was the first gemstone I bought when I visited Namibia back in January 2015. It was purchased from The House of Gems in Windhoek, which I’m sad to hear...
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Faceted and Cabochon Gemstones
In very simple terms, a faceted stone has many flat sides and a cabochon is smooth. Faceted stones are more popular for transparent stones and cabochons are more popular for...
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