Lapis Lazuli comes from the Latin word lapis, meaning, ‘stone’, and the Arabic word ‘azul’, which means blue. Because of it’s incredible color Lapis Lazuli is has been used and admired by royalties of different countries for thousands of years. It measures about 5.5 in hardness and 2.7 in density. The blue comes from Lazurite, [...]
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SOFT toothbrush, an artists paint brush, a cotton-flannel cloth, & a polishing cloth. I have also started using Q-Tips in place ofthe artist’s paintbrush–they work quite well on delicate items! •Cover the drain, in case you drop your jewelry. •Run luke-warm water at a gentle stream. •Rub soap on the stone with your fingers or [...]
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Green amethyst jewelry, whether in the form of necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets or rings has been a favourite of women for centuries. Amethysts are one of the most fascinating gemstones. The word amethyst actually comes from the Greek word for “not drunk” as it was believed that the stone could protect its holder from drunkenness [...]
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The gemstone jewelry options like ruby rings, diamond pendants, emerald bracelets and sapphire necklaces among many other options have become very popular among women. Not only are they perfect to be given out as gifts but they are also very popular to be worn casually. If you plan to go ahead and design some gemstone [...]
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Sterling silver is definitely slowly but surely finding its way back into fashion, a large amount of jewelry savvy buyers understand, this affordable jewelry is making a comeback on the cost of the more traditional silver jewelry. If you’re not familiar with sterling silver jewelry you should know that it has been around for years, [...]
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The latest craze is to have jewelry made of various types of beads in different sizes, textures and colors. The more beaded the jewelry the better it is as your outfits look gets changed to causal. Craft beads may be plastic pony beads, fabric beads, paper beads, pearl, glass to swarovski crystals and any other [...]
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Artisan jewelry is classed as being jewelry that has being hand crafted by a creative and unique artist, this jewelry contains mainly one-of-a kind items which are made using high quality stones and findings. Each piece of handcrafted artisan jewelry should have a difference in its design as they will not just be the usual [...]
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Today you will find that there are many types of metals that are used in order to make jewelry, but gold is one of the most popular. Usually in order to make jewelry, gold melting is done to get the metal in a more pliable state so that it can be used. When it comes [...]
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It is important not to confuse with turquoise beads imitation turquoise beads treaties. Unlike imitation turquoise, turquoise treated turquoise is natural that has been modified or improved to be suitable for jewelry. Waxing is a treatment that makes the color of the stone bright turquoise and bright. Waxing has no effect on the hardness of [...]
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Chalcedony is a catch all term that includes many well known varieties of cryptocrystalline quartz gemstones. They are found in all 50 States, in many colors and color combinations, and in sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks. Chalcedony includes carnelian, sard, plasma, prase, bloodstone, onyx, sardonyx, chrysoprase, thundereggs, agate, flint, chert, jasper, petrified wood, and petrified [...]
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