My journey into a world of rock addiction and the people who got me there Rare Morrisonite When I decided to make the investment in to rock cutting equipment I hadn’t really thought about where I was going to get the stones from that I was supposed to be cutting. Of course I have been [...]
Bumblebee Jasper - Completed! I have cut two stones so far in this lovely stuff. This turned out to be a very wise move on my part as the lovely lady who built my web site, looks after it and puts up all of my Facebook posts, (and generally manages everything for me!) recently had [...]
999 Fine Silver Precious Metal Clay was developed in the early 1990’s in Japan by a genius metallurgist called Masaki Morikawa. The development of this product has allowed crafters or self-taught jewellers to be able to make jewellery to a high standard without the years of study needed to make fine jewellery and the expense [...]
Intarsia Stone Design I’ve spent a lot of time over the last few months learning and trying to perfect my stone cutting skills. Whilst researching how to do this I came across some articles about stone inlay and something called Intarsia. Intarsia is something that at some point in time many years ago, held my [...]
Earring Workshop I ran a workshop on how to make a pair of earrings using semi-precious stones and sterling silver. Not only did we all have a blast, but everyone made a fabulous pair of earrings that they can wear and be proud of. 'A lovely couple of hours - great fun! And I wore [...]
Kingdom Gems - Doha I was first told about Kingdom Gems around 4 years ago by a lovely lady who used to visit their shop frequently to get things made. I was looking for a place in Doha that I would be able to outsource work to now and again. I also wanted to try [...]
Bumblebee Jasper - Part 2 I’m sure that you will all be happy to hear that I survived the arsenic and am here to tell you all about it. I studied the slabs to see which bit I should cut as I wanted to make sure that I got a full spectrum of the colours [...]
Bumblebee Jasper - Part 1 I first came across this wonderful stuff in an article in the Lapidary Journal and was immediately transfixed by it. For some reason the flamboyant colours really appeal to me and I found myself staring at images of it on the internet for hours. I finally found a rockhound over [...]
Medical Alert Tags The latest from SRJ is going to take Qatar by sand storm! SRJ has started designing and making a range of Medical Alert tags. The top tag depicts the universal medical symbol while the back tag will highlight the medical or allergy issue. Medical Alert tags can be functional as well as [...]
Diamond Ring Care A lot of people believe that myth that your diamond should be cleaned with a brush and a bit of toothpaste. It may work, but it has nothing to do with the toothpaste – you could just use the brush and that would work. However, it doesn’t work as efficiently as putting it [...]
