Love in the Time of the Coronavirus: A Tribute to My Children:
Love in the Time of the Coronavirus: A Tribute to My Children: We are living through a situation that is completely unique to all of us and I look at my girls [...]
My Rock Addiction Journey
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 [...]
Bumblebee Jasper – Part 3 Completed!
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 [...]
999 Fine Silver Jewellery
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 [...]
Intarsia Stone Design
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 [...]
Earring Workshop
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 [...]
Kingdom Gems – Doha
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 [...]
Bumblebee Jasper – Part 2
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 [...]
Bumblebee Jasper – Part 1
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 [...]