Tag: Burmese spinel

• Uncategorized

  Market Watch: Spinel

  Today’s blog will be short. I have a huge queue of projects lined up that need my attention, and never enough time to do everything I want to do (hint hint: GIA GG). Over the years I have gained a reputation for being someone who loves spinel. It’s true, I…

  August 29, 2016
• Diamond Halo Ring Spinel

  Custom Red Burmese Spinel Halo Ring

  I’ve been incredibly busy, to say the least! I actually took my first day off in three weeks renovating/decorating/etc the other day to exclusively work on jewelry stuff. I had been sorely missing it and really had a stack of things to get back on – gemstone photography, rough jewelry…

  March 28, 2016
• jewelry design My Jewelry Line Project

  Updates on Jewelry Line

  Sometimes I go into Sunday and I realize that I have no idea what kind of blog to post for Monday. And there are sometimes when I’m super organized and have blog ideas or even whole blog entries that are ready to be posted a month into the future. I…

  September 21, 2015
• Gem Blast

  Gem Blast: A Variety

  So, I’ve been super busy. I currently have two ring setting prototypes heading towards production, and a necklace prototype I’m looking towards production on (trying to get the ring setting collection out first!), and about a dozen and a half other designs in my head/in the sketchbook that want to…

  July 27, 2015
• Loose Stones Spinel

  Evaluating a Moderately Included Red Spinel

  So recently I was asked to consult on a stone for an international friend of mine. Typically what happens is that they will ask me to look at a stone that’s in the USA and then send it to them if it passes my inspection/and they like what they see…

  October 29, 2014