Blogging for jewelers and metalsmiths made easy! (and for those interested in jewelry and gemstones)

40 specimens of minerals have been placed in our current theme auction. The focus this week is on minerals with ahardness greater than that of quartz. Please feel free to take a look at: http://auction2.mineral-auctions.com FYI, the measure of minerals hardness is generally given using Mohs Scale. This was devised in 1812 by Friedrich Mohs […]

Summer Exhibitions Go Green!Reclaim, Renew, Reuse, Repurpose Left: 21st Century Breastplate in repurposed circuit boards, brass and rubber by Christine Dhein. Right: Maharaja’s 6th in repurposed LEGO by emiko oye As an artist who has been making jewelry from recycled materials for over a decade, I am very aware of the growing interest from both […]

A great step by step with photos at wikiHOW… How to Remove a Stuck Ring Has it been a while since you took off a ring? Did you try on a ring that seemed big enough going on but won’t readily come off? Don’t panic, and don’t rush to cut it off either. There are […]