Archive for August, 2008
I need help starting a jewelry business. What should i do? Help?
binhthen asked:
My wife design and makes jewelry as a hobby. One day i took all her jewelry and open and online store thru Yahoo. The website is under construction. It is exquisitejewelrydesignllc.com. I am trying to see if anyone could give me any feedback regarding the online store that i setup or any idea whether i could use her jewelry to start a business, a boutique etc… I dont have any idea in this business, but i believe my wife does very beautiful work.. Just dont know how to start making money with it.
My wife design and makes jewelry as a hobby. One day i took all her jewelry and open and online store thru Yahoo. The website is under construction. It is exquisitejewelrydesignllc.com. I am trying to see if anyone could give me any feedback regarding the online store that i setup or any idea whether i could use her jewelry to start a business, a boutique etc… I dont have any idea in this business, but i believe my wife does very beautiful work.. Just dont know how to start making money with it.
do you like jade jewelry?
cOcO asked:
do you like them? what do they remind you of? what does it symbolize or mean to you? if you own a piece of jade jewelry, what is it?
also, what color do you like most for jade? and where did you purchase it?
do you like them? what do they remind you of? what does it symbolize or mean to you? if you own a piece of jade jewelry, what is it?
also, what color do you like most for jade? and where did you purchase it?
What is a good interest or hobby that is easily portrable?
Lily V asked:
I need to make a painting or collage of a hobby or interest of mine for my english class, but none of my hobbies are easily portrable. (most of mine are very passive hobbies ie. painting, jewelry-making) I need an idea of some active hobbies or interests that people have. Thanks!
I need to make a painting or collage of a hobby or interest of mine for my english class, but none of my hobbies are easily portrable. (most of mine are very passive hobbies ie. painting, jewelry-making) I need an idea of some active hobbies or interests that people have. Thanks!
Diamond – April’s Gemstone of Sparkling Glamour
Sarah Stephens asked:
Diamond is a precious gemstone frequently incorporated into some of the most modern, beautiful handmade jewelry in the world. It is a clear stone revered for its ability to reflect light, and is widely recognized as the April Birthstone and the center stone used in most American engagement rings. But beyond its modern-day uses and associations, diamonds hold a decadent mythological, spiritual and etymological history that add nostalgic value to their already strong aesthetic worth. Read on for more information that will help you fall in love with your diamond jewelry – or inspire you to buy some today!
Diamonds are prized for their beauty and durability. A form of carbon, the Diamond is the world’s hardest known natural material. In fact, the word “Diamond” comes from the ancient Greek adamas, which means invincible. Because of their durability, Diamonds have been used in tools for since antiquity. Diamonds were first used as religions icons in India nearly 2,500 years ago. Since then, they’ve become highly coveted gemstones.
Diamonds are often described and valued by their gemological characteristics: The Four C’s (carat, color, cut and clarity). Although Diamonds are used in many types of fine jewelry, they are traditionally associated with engagement and wedding rings. Most people think diamonds are white or colorless. In fact, yellow and brown Diamonds are the most common. Any Diamond with a hue other than brown or yellow is considered a colored Diamond. Colorless Diamonds are pure or nearly pure. The color scale for colorless diamonds goes from D (colorless) to Z (light yellow).
Diamonds look best as parts of formal evening jewelry when paired with Black Onyx, dark amethyst or cool blue sapphire. More casual combinations include lighter, bridal colored blends with aquamarine, pearls and carnelian. To see a selection of handmade artisan jewelry featuring raw diamonds, click here. Diamond is typically considered a sophisticated gemstone that works well with any outfit. In earrings, it works especially well to enhance the luster of blue or green eyes.
Almost half of all Diamonds come from mines in central and southern Africa. The other half comes from mines in Canada, India, Russia, Brazil and Australia. Today, the jewelry industry is buzzing about high-quality or lab-created diamonds. These synthetic diamonds possess the same molecular structure as natural diamonds. With public concerns about the mining industry, these man-made beauties offer a compelling alternative to the real thing.
Mohs’ Hardness score is based on a 10 point scale where 10 is the most resistant, like a diamond, and 1 is easily scratched, such as Talc. Diamonds are often proved real by the fact that they can scratch glass. Because they are such scratch resistant stones, diamonds are extremelty suitable as a component of oft-worn jewelry. Diamonds should be regularly cleaned by a professional or with a soft rag and mild soap and water. Avoid ultra-sonic cleaners, solvents and harsh chemicals when cleaning your handcrafted jewelry as exposure to these elements can damage semi-precious and precious gemstones and pearls.
Learn more about all semi-precious and precious gemstones, including amethyst, apatite, aquamarine, black onyx, blue topaz, carnelian, chalcedony, citrine, coral, garnet, white topaz, crystal, diamond, emerald, iolite, jade, Labradorite, moonstone, pearl, peridot, prehnite, rose quarz, ruby, sapphire, smokey topaz, tanzanite, tourmaline and tourquoise when you check out this gemstone chart.
Diamond is a precious gemstone frequently incorporated into some of the most modern, beautiful handmade jewelry in the world. It is a clear stone revered for its ability to reflect light, and is widely recognized as the April Birthstone and the center stone used in most American engagement rings. But beyond its modern-day uses and associations, diamonds hold a decadent mythological, spiritual and etymological history that add nostalgic value to their already strong aesthetic worth. Read on for more information that will help you fall in love with your diamond jewelry – or inspire you to buy some today!
Diamonds are prized for their beauty and durability. A form of carbon, the Diamond is the world’s hardest known natural material. In fact, the word “Diamond” comes from the ancient Greek adamas, which means invincible. Because of their durability, Diamonds have been used in tools for since antiquity. Diamonds were first used as religions icons in India nearly 2,500 years ago. Since then, they’ve become highly coveted gemstones.
Diamonds are often described and valued by their gemological characteristics: The Four C’s (carat, color, cut and clarity). Although Diamonds are used in many types of fine jewelry, they are traditionally associated with engagement and wedding rings. Most people think diamonds are white or colorless. In fact, yellow and brown Diamonds are the most common. Any Diamond with a hue other than brown or yellow is considered a colored Diamond. Colorless Diamonds are pure or nearly pure. The color scale for colorless diamonds goes from D (colorless) to Z (light yellow).
Diamonds look best as parts of formal evening jewelry when paired with Black Onyx, dark amethyst or cool blue sapphire. More casual combinations include lighter, bridal colored blends with aquamarine, pearls and carnelian. To see a selection of handmade artisan jewelry featuring raw diamonds, click here. Diamond is typically considered a sophisticated gemstone that works well with any outfit. In earrings, it works especially well to enhance the luster of blue or green eyes.
Almost half of all Diamonds come from mines in central and southern Africa. The other half comes from mines in Canada, India, Russia, Brazil and Australia. Today, the jewelry industry is buzzing about high-quality or lab-created diamonds. These synthetic diamonds possess the same molecular structure as natural diamonds. With public concerns about the mining industry, these man-made beauties offer a compelling alternative to the real thing.
Mohs’ Hardness score is based on a 10 point scale where 10 is the most resistant, like a diamond, and 1 is easily scratched, such as Talc. Diamonds are often proved real by the fact that they can scratch glass. Because they are such scratch resistant stones, diamonds are extremelty suitable as a component of oft-worn jewelry. Diamonds should be regularly cleaned by a professional or with a soft rag and mild soap and water. Avoid ultra-sonic cleaners, solvents and harsh chemicals when cleaning your handcrafted jewelry as exposure to these elements can damage semi-precious and precious gemstones and pearls.
Learn more about all semi-precious and precious gemstones, including amethyst, apatite, aquamarine, black onyx, blue topaz, carnelian, chalcedony, citrine, coral, garnet, white topaz, crystal, diamond, emerald, iolite, jade, Labradorite, moonstone, pearl, peridot, prehnite, rose quarz, ruby, sapphire, smokey topaz, tanzanite, tourmaline and tourquoise when you check out this gemstone chart.
What should I buy while in China?
Mikki Sue71 asked:
My husband and I will be traveling to China soon. What do you recommend that we buy? I was thinking Jade jewelry and some tea. Others have told me that I should get a fake purse. What do you think I should buy?
My husband and I will be traveling to China soon. What do you recommend that we buy? I was thinking Jade jewelry and some tea. Others have told me that I should get a fake purse. What do you think I should buy?
Im Thinking about selling the jewelry i make, what do I need to do to start my own business?
bchey asked:
I make My own jewelry and I need to start selling some of it to support my expensive hobby
I dont know how to go about getting stores to carry my stuff or how to run my business. HELP!!
I make My own jewelry and I need to start selling some of it to support my expensive hobby
I dont know how to go about getting stores to carry my stuff or how to run my business. HELP!!
do you know some good jewelry website for me to order some jewelry?
Wang Q asked:
i want to open an jewelry store.and want to order some pearl.silver.jade.fashion.Tibet jewelry….who can tell me what is the best website????????very thanks~~~
i want to open an jewelry store.and want to order some pearl.silver.jade.fashion.Tibet jewelry….who can tell me what is the best website????????very thanks~~~
How can I learn to make jewelry?
aaliah326 asked:
I want to start making jewelry and I do not know where to begin. I do not know if I should buy a book or attend classes…I just want this to be a hobby and I don’t want to spend a million dollars on this. So any info would be great. Thanx.
I want to start making jewelry and I do not know where to begin. I do not know if I should buy a book or attend classes…I just want this to be a hobby and I don’t want to spend a million dollars on this. So any info would be great. Thanx.
Garnet – the Travelers Gemstone
Nigel Makin asked:
Almost everyone confuses the Garnet Gemstone with the dark red stone only, the truth of the matter is that Garnet comes in an array of different colours with some of them costing nearly as much as a Sapphire. Garnet is the birthstone for the month of January and is the anniversary stone to celebrate two years of marriage. Good sources of Garnet originate from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, Pakistan, Russia and areas of Scandinavia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania and the United States.
Garnet Gemstones come in a range of colours ranging from colourless to black, the only colour they do not appear is blue. Garnet has a high specific gravity, which gives it a heavy weight. This makes it cost a little more than other Gemstones of the same size and carat weight. Garnet sand is also used for industrial purposes to make sandpaper and mixed with high-pressure water jets to cut steel. Many different Gemstones make up the Garnet Group, here is a list of the more well known.
Pyrope…is the blood red variety of the group and was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, especially in ‘Bohemian Jewelry’. The best stones have a fiery red colour that does not darken too much after being set in Jewelry. Pyrope has a bright glassy look to it and gem quality stones are mined at Buell Park, beyond the reaches of the Painted Desert just east of Canyon de Chelly with specimens up to five carats not uncommon.
Almandite…ranges in colour from deep red to violet-red and sometimes even black.
It’s name is derived from a town in Asia Minor and it is often confused with Pyrope.
Often cut into cabochons with the underside hollowed out to allow more light to pass through the stone. Almandite can be brittle and have been known to chip while being faceted.
Rhodolite…has a beautiful bright purple-red colour with it’s composition between that of Pyrope and Almandite, it also has fewer inclusions. Rhodolite is regarded as a superior Gemstone to both it’s red counterparts.
Spessartite…a rich orange to red-brown in colour often with feather like inclusions, which are actually clouds of minute drops, clean Gemstone quality material is very rarely found and is often confused with Hessonite. A bright orange pure form of Spessartite, which is known as Mandarin Garnet is very rarely found in Gemstone quality material.
Hydrogrossular Garnet…has a very distinctive gooseberry-green colour and is very often made into beads or cabochons. Very often inclusions of black magnetite are present which give the Gemstone a speckled look. Because of its resemblance to green Jade it is known as Transvaal Jade or Garnet Jade in South Africa. A variety of pink Hydrogrossular Garnet can also be found.
Grossular Garnet-Hessonite…A brown-orange to brown-yellow member of the Grossular Garnet group, Hessonite is also known as cinnamon stone. The Gemstone has inclusions of small crystals of apatite, that give a swirling effect.
Grossular Garnet-Tsavorite…is a lime-green to emerald-green member of the group, it was first mined in Kenya in 1968. Emerald-green crystals only produce small stones of 2 carats or less, ensuring that they are more expensive than the lime-green stones. Tsavorite is nearly always faceted as a Gemstone.
Demantoid…the bright green variety of andradite group of Garnet is very rare, it is also rare to find stones greater than 1 carat in weight. Demantoid has a very lively fire, as it has a higher light dispersion and brilliance than a diamond. The Gemstone has distinctive inclusions of yellow-brown hair like pieces of asbestos. Of all Garnets, Demantoid is by far the most valuable.
To give a gift of Garnet is believed to be a symbol of love and to show desire of a loved one’s safe travel and speedy homecoming. Garnet Gemstones are said to help attract love and to assist in past life recall. Garnet Gemstones have been carried by travelers to protect them from accidents while far away from home. Wearing Garnet Jewelry is believed to give guidance through the night and protection from nightmares. It is said that Noah used a Garnet lantern to navigate the Ark at night.
Garnet has a hardness of between 6.5 and 7.5 on the Moh scale of hardness. It is a perfectly suited Gemstone for use in Jewelry. This quite robust Gemstone is one of the few gems that look better in sterling silver rather than in gold. Above all enjoy the many different colours that Garnet Jewelry has to offer.
Almost everyone confuses the Garnet Gemstone with the dark red stone only, the truth of the matter is that Garnet comes in an array of different colours with some of them costing nearly as much as a Sapphire. Garnet is the birthstone for the month of January and is the anniversary stone to celebrate two years of marriage. Good sources of Garnet originate from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, Pakistan, Russia and areas of Scandinavia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania and the United States.
Garnet Gemstones come in a range of colours ranging from colourless to black, the only colour they do not appear is blue. Garnet has a high specific gravity, which gives it a heavy weight. This makes it cost a little more than other Gemstones of the same size and carat weight. Garnet sand is also used for industrial purposes to make sandpaper and mixed with high-pressure water jets to cut steel. Many different Gemstones make up the Garnet Group, here is a list of the more well known.
Pyrope…is the blood red variety of the group and was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, especially in ‘Bohemian Jewelry’. The best stones have a fiery red colour that does not darken too much after being set in Jewelry. Pyrope has a bright glassy look to it and gem quality stones are mined at Buell Park, beyond the reaches of the Painted Desert just east of Canyon de Chelly with specimens up to five carats not uncommon.
Almandite…ranges in colour from deep red to violet-red and sometimes even black.
It’s name is derived from a town in Asia Minor and it is often confused with Pyrope.
Often cut into cabochons with the underside hollowed out to allow more light to pass through the stone. Almandite can be brittle and have been known to chip while being faceted.
Rhodolite…has a beautiful bright purple-red colour with it’s composition between that of Pyrope and Almandite, it also has fewer inclusions. Rhodolite is regarded as a superior Gemstone to both it’s red counterparts.
Spessartite…a rich orange to red-brown in colour often with feather like inclusions, which are actually clouds of minute drops, clean Gemstone quality material is very rarely found and is often confused with Hessonite. A bright orange pure form of Spessartite, which is known as Mandarin Garnet is very rarely found in Gemstone quality material.
Hydrogrossular Garnet…has a very distinctive gooseberry-green colour and is very often made into beads or cabochons. Very often inclusions of black magnetite are present which give the Gemstone a speckled look. Because of its resemblance to green Jade it is known as Transvaal Jade or Garnet Jade in South Africa. A variety of pink Hydrogrossular Garnet can also be found.
Grossular Garnet-Hessonite…A brown-orange to brown-yellow member of the Grossular Garnet group, Hessonite is also known as cinnamon stone. The Gemstone has inclusions of small crystals of apatite, that give a swirling effect.
Grossular Garnet-Tsavorite…is a lime-green to emerald-green member of the group, it was first mined in Kenya in 1968. Emerald-green crystals only produce small stones of 2 carats or less, ensuring that they are more expensive than the lime-green stones. Tsavorite is nearly always faceted as a Gemstone.
Demantoid…the bright green variety of andradite group of Garnet is very rare, it is also rare to find stones greater than 1 carat in weight. Demantoid has a very lively fire, as it has a higher light dispersion and brilliance than a diamond. The Gemstone has distinctive inclusions of yellow-brown hair like pieces of asbestos. Of all Garnets, Demantoid is by far the most valuable.
To give a gift of Garnet is believed to be a symbol of love and to show desire of a loved one’s safe travel and speedy homecoming. Garnet Gemstones are said to help attract love and to assist in past life recall. Garnet Gemstones have been carried by travelers to protect them from accidents while far away from home. Wearing Garnet Jewelry is believed to give guidance through the night and protection from nightmares. It is said that Noah used a Garnet lantern to navigate the Ark at night.
Garnet has a hardness of between 6.5 and 7.5 on the Moh scale of hardness. It is a perfectly suited Gemstone for use in Jewelry. This quite robust Gemstone is one of the few gems that look better in sterling silver rather than in gold. Above all enjoy the many different colours that Garnet Jewelry has to offer.
Fine Jewelry and Semi-precious Stones
Priyanka Arora asked:
We all want to look good. However, not all people have the same budget to spend on beautifying and accessorizing ourselves. Though some can spend lots, there are some that have limited budgets. But even if we have a small budget, that should not stop us from looking for great ways to add some embellishments in our look or outfits. One of which is jewelry.
Basically, it is our taste and sense of style that are vital factors which determines what pieces of jewelry we buy. For those who can spend a lot, there are great and fabulous pieces of fine jewelry that not only would serve as great enhancements to outfits, but also as great investments. Today, there are fine pieces of jewelry that do not cost too much and have become affordable to anybody.
These pieces can be made of metals like gold or silver and then adorned with various semi-precious stones or beads. Through having these stones accent them, regular jewelry is transformed into complete and powerful accessories which would surely bring out the beauty in everyone.
Semi-precious stones such as amethyst, garnet, onyx, citrine, jade, aquamarine and many others have long been used in the crafting of fine and elegant jewelry that can be used for various occasions. Fine jewelry are specifically designed for the discriminating eye and these pieces are available in exquisite and unique designs which have been immaculately crafted. Fine jewelry pieces are considered to be heirlooms and works of ethereal perfection, and when semi-precious stones are tossed in, they can surely end up looking like little pieces of jewelry from heaven.
We all want to look good. However, not all people have the same budget to spend on beautifying and accessorizing ourselves. Though some can spend lots, there are some that have limited budgets. But even if we have a small budget, that should not stop us from looking for great ways to add some embellishments in our look or outfits. One of which is jewelry.
Basically, it is our taste and sense of style that are vital factors which determines what pieces of jewelry we buy. For those who can spend a lot, there are great and fabulous pieces of fine jewelry that not only would serve as great enhancements to outfits, but also as great investments. Today, there are fine pieces of jewelry that do not cost too much and have become affordable to anybody.
These pieces can be made of metals like gold or silver and then adorned with various semi-precious stones or beads. Through having these stones accent them, regular jewelry is transformed into complete and powerful accessories which would surely bring out the beauty in everyone.
Semi-precious stones such as amethyst, garnet, onyx, citrine, jade, aquamarine and many others have long been used in the crafting of fine and elegant jewelry that can be used for various occasions. Fine jewelry are specifically designed for the discriminating eye and these pieces are available in exquisite and unique designs which have been immaculately crafted. Fine jewelry pieces are considered to be heirlooms and works of ethereal perfection, and when semi-precious stones are tossed in, they can surely end up looking like little pieces of jewelry from heaven.