In recent years, the term Keshi pearls has also come to include Chinese “reborn” or second harvest pearls. When the word Keshi is used in reference to Chinese freshwater pearls, it is most often erroneous and has also been contested by leading gem trade associations. The process to culture freshwater “Keshi” pearls starts with the [...]
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One effortless guideline to remember whenever you need to take care of your jewelry is always to put on all your creams and gels, make-up, hair spray before you decide to wear your jewelry. Pearls and other non-metal jewelry items can be especially ruined by the solvents in hair sprays. Being in the jewelry industry, [...]
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The only place where you will get the rarest and most beautiful Natural Amethysts & Citrines is Bello Jewels! There are so many loose amethyst & citrine gemstones on ebay. How do you find the right one and how do you know that its NOT a synthetic/hydrothermal and 100% Natural? Amethyst & Citrine seekers, you [...]
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When glass is worked in the molten state, the molecules in the glass are moving very quickly. After the bead is finished, the temperature needs to be controlled so the movement within the glass can slow at a rate that won’t cause the glass to crack. When beads are annealed in a kiln they are [...]
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Jade has six natural colors: green, lavender, red, yellow, white and black. • Green is the most traditional and expensive color for jade. The green color varies from pale or yellowish green to Granny Smith apple green, its best color. Richard T. Liddicoat Jr. writes that in its finest green color it bears a close [...]
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Discovered in 1830 in Russia and named after Czar Alexander II, who was then Crown Prince of Russia, Alexandrite appears to change color under different forms of light. It can look red when viewed in candle light, green when viewed in fluorescent light and blue green in sunlight. It appears reddish purple in standard electric, [...]
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The more you ask a seller about their jewelry or gem stones the better prepared you will be to bid on or purchase the item with confidence. The world of gems and semi-precious gemstones can be very confusing to the buyer, as an experienced jewelry design hobbyist I have even been mislead. When a piece [...]
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Chalcedony (kal SED’ nee) is any form of microcrystalline quartz , where the crystals are too small to be seen without high magnification. However, in the rock world, only the translucent or transparent, single color types are sold as “chalcedony”. (The exception would be Carnelian, a blood red variety.) Other colors are white, blue, purple, [...]
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The rest of the stones in the chalcedony family are sold under individual variety names, or as jasper or agate. While the definitions overlap, Jasper usually refers to an opaque stone, with a solid color or an irregular display of colors caused by various mineral impurities. The named is derived from the Greek word that [...]
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Buying guide for elephant ivory vs. plastic or bone The best way to tell whether your item is not plastic and is in fact ivory is with the Pin Test. This is done by heating a pin until it’s red hot and placing it on the item where you don’t mind putting a small burn [...]
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