Jewelry - Sites to See, Part 1 www.lapidaryjournal.com - Lapidary Journal was the first gem and jewelry-making magazine in the world, dedicated to gems, jewelry arts, beads, minerals and more. This is an indispensable site for jewelry, gem, bead, and fossil devotees. www.gemstone.org - The International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) has produced an excellent, informative site, compiling articles from various sources, advice on [...] Garnet Garnets are a related group of gemstones. This family includes the rhodolite, demantoid, grossular, hessonite, spessarite, almandine, mandarin, malaya, tsavorite. Garnets are available in many colors such as orange, green, purpe red, pink, gold and more. They may look similar to ruby or emerald. The dark, slightly brownish or violet red color is the most popular. Garnets [...] How to Clean Sterling Silver? I have a sterling silver bracelet and it’s completely brown. I don’t have a polishing cloth or any cleaners for it. How do I clean my sterling silver using household products? The best jewelry cleaner in the world, including precious stones, is simply denture cleaner tablets like “Steradent”. Drop a tablet in warm water with whatever [...] Jewelry Associations and Jewelry Organizations Part I http://www.jic.org - Jewelry Information Center (JIC) - the source for consumer information on fine jewelry. http://www.gia.edu - Gemological Institute of America (GIA) - is the world’s foremost authority in gemology, diamond grading, jewelry education, gemology research, diamond and gemstone grading reports and laboratory services. http://www.nationaljeweler.com - National Jeweler Network - current affairs and trends affecting the [...] The History of Beads As most of us know adornment has been around since Neanderthal man. Bits of bone, rock, shell, even flowers and leaves made up accessories for both man and woman. Glass came into existence at a much later time. Some where around 2340-2180 B.C. These excavations took place in Mesopotamia, and in the Caucasus region, [...] |