Gemstone Guide

Faceted peridot heishi beads in bright, slightly olive green with 18k white gold accents and 14k yellow gold finishings

Gemstone Bead Necklace: How to Choose a Strand ...

How to choose a gemstone bead necklace, from natural color and careful cutting to bead shape, size, length and a solid gold finish.

Gemstone Bead Necklace: How to Choose a Strand ...

How to choose a gemstone bead necklace, from natural color and careful cutting to bead shape, size, length and a solid gold finish.

Faceted aquamarine and morganite beads in soft blue and pale pink, hand knotted on light blue silk with 14k gold

Morganite Bead Necklace: What to Look For in Pi...

What morganite is, how it relates to aquamarine, and what I look for in a morganite bead necklace.

Morganite Bead Necklace: What to Look For in Pi...

What morganite is, how it relates to aquamarine, and what I look for in a morganite bead necklace.

Sleeping Beauty turquoise nuggets with pyrite, hand knotted on red silk with an 18k gold daisy bead

Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Necklace: What to Loo...

What makes Sleeping Beauty turquoise different, how to tell a real strand from a dyed look alike, and what to look for in how the necklace is made.

Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Necklace: What to Loo...

What makes Sleeping Beauty turquoise different, how to tell a real strand from a dyed look alike, and what to look for in how the necklace is made.

Smooth golden orange hessonite garnet rondelles with a solid 14k gold Worry Fish

Hessonite Garnet Necklace: The Honey Colored Ga...

What hessonite garnet is, why it is called the cinnamon stone, how it differs from red garnet, and what to look for in a hessonite necklace.

Hessonite Garnet Necklace: The Honey Colored Ga...

What hessonite garnet is, why it is called the cinnamon stone, how it differs from red garnet, and what to look for in a hessonite necklace.