The Bisbee mine, near Bisbee, Arizona, is one of the more famous American mines because Bisbee was one of the very first to put American turquoise on the commercial market under the registered name “Bisbee Blue.” The turquoise mine is an off-shoot of the Bisbee Copper Mine (The Copper Queen), the main operation of the [...]
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Gemstone Rings from Master Artisans - Special Discounts View All Rings IOur philosophy is reflected in our gemstone rings , like all designs found at Hand Trades, where items need to be unique, original, and hard to find. From our partners that make the items, from the materials, to the design. We believe you’ll be pleased [...]
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How To Determine Your Ring Size at Home To calculate your ring size: Wrap a piece of string around the base of your finger. Mark the overlap point, and measure the length from start to overlap. Select the appropriate ring size based on the length calculated. Ring Size (USA) Measured Length – Inches Measured Length [...]
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Questions I receive frequently: Where the Baltic amber does comes from? Is it still possible to find amber beads on Baltic Sea shores? First of all, amber is washed up from the bottom of Baltic Sea only right after the storm, not during or few days later. It is washed to random parts of the [...]
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There is so much confusion around Copal Amber and Amber. Copal is a very young amber that has not gone through the entire fossil process. Copal usually comes from Columbia and is tree sap. Yes, it is hard and often has insects inside, but it will craze, crack and it will melt. Natural Amber will [...]
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Opals can be found in a range of colors, from light or white opals to more rare and valuable black opals. Before you start shopping for opal jewelry, learn a little about the many types of opals, how to identify them, and how they relate to each other in value. Black opal: Black opals have [...]
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Larimar is a very rare and unique semiprecious stone (blue pectolite) with different color shades, mostly blue, which can be only found in the mountains of Barahona, in my beautiful contry the Dominican Republic.It is a result of vulcanic activity, which occurred many millions years ago. It’s crystalization took place when the volcanic lava was [...]
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This is a short guide incorporating simple care tips for brooches and costume jewelry. Have you ever noticed that your brooches and other costume jewelry tend to tarnish and fade sooner than your fine and precious jewelry? Suddenly, you realize that your favorite brooch now looks old and used or worse – it is chipped [...]
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Gemstones come from many places around the world. It comes by rough, then we cut it in to a perfect shape. Some stones, for example, Sapphire and Ruby, have to be heated in order to make more valuable. Moreover, no other kind of treatment will be added to our Gemstones. Sapphire, there are many kind [...]
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This guide to gems and semi-precious stones will aid you in selecting jewelry with authentic stones. Gems and semi-precious stones are essential elements of rings, earrings, pedants, pins and cuff-links. The gem or semi-precious stone is often the focal point of the jewelry; the silver or gold serve as a structure to present the stone. [...]
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