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Ten Nerdy Facts About Chrysoprase

Chrysoprase comes in a range of green coloration, from a delicate apple-green to a deeper green. The majority of g...

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Lost Wax Casting

Lost wax casting, also known as wax casting and investment casting, is a jewelry-making technique that dates back abo...

Tradition: Class Rings

Class rings are an American tradition, but when did the tradition begin? These rings mark an achievement, and they ho...

Ten Fun Facts about Labradorite

Labradorite is a gorgeous gemstone known for its play of colors. I’m kinda surprised it wasn’t assigned a month so it...

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A Guide to the Three Categories of Jewelry

Your jewelry collection probably contains a variety of styles. Maybe you went through a preppy pearl phase or an over...

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Ten Fun Facts about Tourmaline

Tourmaline is a gorgeous, interesting gemstone. In 1812 the National Association of Jewelers included tourmaline as O...

Greenwashing in the Jewelry Industry

There’s a lot of confusion when it comes to sustainability in the jewelry industry. Dare I say, there is even misinfo...

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A Guide to Caring for Your Sterling Silver Jewelry

Sterling silver is beautiful and popular metal for making jewelry as well as loads of other decorative objects. This ...

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What to Do with Jewelry You Never Wear: Reinvent, Repurpose or Recycle Your Jewelry

Jewelry usually carries sentimental value, but over time, you may find that there are pieces you never wear. This may...

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Ten Types of Clasps

Clasps are an essential component of jewelry design. As a jewelry maker, I'm always weighing functionality versus aes...

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Fast Fashion in the Jewelry Industry

Fast fashion is low-quality products made rapidly, in huge quantities, by mass-market retailers to appease consumers ...

What is Vermeil?

First, let's talk about how you pronounce "vermeil." vur-MAY, yep, it's French. You may also hear vermeil called "gil...

Ten Nerdy Facts About Chrysoprase

Lost Wax Casting

Tradition: Class Rings

Ten Fun Facts about Labradorite

A Guide to the Three Categories of Jewelry

Ten Fun Facts about Tourmaline

Greenwashing in the Jewelry Industry

A Guide to Caring for Your Sterling Silver Jewelry

What to Do with Jewelry You Never Wear: Reinvent, Repurpose or Recycle Your Jewelry

Ten Types of Clasps

Fast Fashion in the Jewelry Industry

What is Vermeil?

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