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Fun n’ Nerdy Facts about Opals
Here are some interesting facts about the birthstone for October:
1. Opal is a sedimentary stone that is formed from ...
Golden Milk Recipe
Cool weather is rare where I live, but as it gets closer to what should be Fall, I can’t resist pretending there’s cr...
10 Fun n’ Nerdy Facts about Sapphires
Here are some fun facts about the September birthstone
1.Sapphire is a term for all varieties of the oxide mineral co...
What is Pickle?
Pickling is something that metal smiths are doing all the time. We forget that there’s a lot we do in the jewelry-mak...
5 Tips to Keep Your Jewelry Safe This Summer
Keep your jewelry away from chlorine and salt water! Take off that jewelry before you hit the hot tub, swimming po...
Five Tips to Help You Level Up Your Zoom Game
We’re all mastering the pulled-together-look above the waist. I thought these might give you more ideas for sprucing ...
What is Rhodium?
Rhodium (ROH-dee-um) is a chemical element. It’s “Rh” on the periodic table. It’s a silver-white metal that is very r...
Jewelry is Not Indestructible
Lots of people seem to view jewelry, especially metal jewelry, as indestructible, but there are plenty of chemical re...
Firescale Explained
I think it’s important to educate consumers about jewelry. The techniques, the materials and so much more! Without fu...
Charmed, I'm Sure
When I worked in jewelry repair every now and then someone would come in with a charm bracelet. The ones that had bee...
Mohs Scale
The Mohs hardness scale was developed in the 1800s by Friederich Mohs. He was a German geologist and mineralogist.
Ar...
The Sorcery of Ring Resizing
I want to clear up the myth that ring resizing is sorcery or witchcraft.
My time working at a jewelry repair shop w...