Owyhee Gemstones

Unique Handmade Jewelry Designs. Handcrafted Artisan Jewelry inspired by nature.

By 1a2b | April 30, 2012

www.shop.elledesirejewelry.com . Wire wrapped tree of Life pendants, handmade sterling vine branch rings, one of a kind gemstone designs… Let’s be friends! http Original Music: Tony DeCaprio www.tonydecaprio.com

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Highland Park lapidary copier

By 1a2b | April 29, 2012

Just a quick video showing it in operation

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170.59 Carat Paraiba Tourmaline For Sale

By 1a2b | April 29, 2012

This stone is UNTREATED! This is a Natural Stone – Certified. This Beautiful Tourmaline is said to be worth “Quote: Millions” and is now for sale. This an investment that should be appraised monthly by multiple appraisers. This is for sale mainly for collectors and investors. This is a Family of Gemstones more powerful than gold and diamonds. The mine where this Gemstone was found is no longer open. All Paraiba tourmaline mines I know of are now closed. New appraisals for large Paraibas must be done by a tourmaline gemologist, these stones are going for often 5k to 40k per carat so you want to aquire the highest appraisal for your resale. We will post details and a link to the gemstone a little later. Quotes from Paraiba International: “The prices of the gemstone continue to rise, as does the demand. The stones are usually small but rarely a large one is found. These are extremely coveted and expensive. There are actually very few gem merchants in the world that carry this precious stone in their inventory.” “It is often customary to use a treatment on tourmaline stones to alter or improve their color. This is especially true for the gems that are pink to red in color. ” I REPEAT THIS STONE IS NATURAL! The world record stone is 190 carats being appraised at 25 to 125 million dollars quite some time ago. Our dollar has fallen much since then and I believe this stone is also worth quite a bit. Our stone is from Mozambique and the mines are closed.

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Lapidary — A Film by John Rabe

By 1a2b | April 28, 2012

Ancient Roman statues in Trieste, shot with iPhone’s Hipstamatic app.

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The Perfect Setting DVD by Andrew Berry

By 1a2b | April 28, 2012

Andrew Berry, a professional jeweller for over 22 years, demonstrates the basic principles of Jewellery Repair and Jewellery Manufacture. This DVD is part of the Back 2 Basics Series which shows the basics of gemstone and diamond setting. The DVD runs for 1 hour 40 mins and is only available from www. AndrewBerry.com