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

I ran into the nicest man Marcos Campos Venuti is in Tucson representing what he is calling a “New Finding From The Past”. Alurgite – is a stone that combines several minerals – it is referred to as “a purple manganiferous variety of muscovite mica”. Venuti has a great selection of “boulder and drusy algurite, […]

Pala International President Bill Larson will present a free seminar at next week’s AGTA GemFair in Tucson, entitled “Collectors of Gems and Minerals: How and Why.” The presentation is targeted at the basic-to-intermediate level:Collector Bill Larson follows a fine tradition of a few noteworthy gem and mineral collectors such as Dr. Edward Gubelin, Dr. Peter […]

Heading for Sunny Tucson (these are some really great tips from Jean Campbell – a contributing editor with Beading Daily – if you don’t already get their free email newsletter take a minute to follow this link as subscribe http://www.beadingdaily.com/) Usually the weather in Minnesota at this time of year makes people cuss and throw […]

JVC to Host Two Seminars at GemFair— JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone, 1/22/2009 10:28:00 AM “The Industry’s Guardians of Ethics and Integrity” The Jewelers Vigilance Committee will present two seminars, “The Basics Of Memo Transactions – The Do’s And Don’ts Of Trading On Memo” and “Burma And Beyond – Operating Your Business In Today’s New Regulatory Environment,” […]