Many of our familiar stones belong to the Quartz family, so I won’t attempt to talk about them all in one blog. Earlier blogs have been about Amethyst and Citrine. Here’s a brief mention of the well known ones. Rock…
Well the festivities and holidays are over. I hope everyone had a good time. It’s now 6th January and normal service resumes. I will be booking events for this year, as they become available. UPDATE Unfortunately my usual monthly Forest…
Pearls are back in fashion! Colourful, long, short, freshwater, cultured and they come in so many different shapes these days. These three short pearl necklaces, are now available through my website. They are newly made, to bring some colour into…
Summer is Coming! How about making your ankles look pretty for summer, with a gemstone anklet? Here is a range of different coloured handmade gemstone anklets with charms. The clasps and charms are all sterling silver, so nothing will rust…
We had a lovely weekend at Firle Garden Show over Easter. There were such an amazing range of things to buy. I managed to have a wander round and bought a heron from this stand for my garden. If you…
Purple Amethyst, the birthstone for February, has been highly prized throughout the ages for its stunning beauty and legendary powers to stimulate, and soothe the mind and emotions. It has always been associated with February, the month the Romans dedicated…
Agate is the obvious stone for autumn jewellery. It forms by filling a cavity in its host rock, known as a geode. The result is round nodules, with bands like the rings of a tree trunk, looking like eyes, often…
Finally we are allowed to have outdoor markets. It was lovely to see so many happy faces at the recent Forest Row Outdoor Market. We really enjoyed being there and many purchases were made. We had to have special measures…
Garnet is January’s birthstone, a name given to over ten gemstones with similar structure. Although usually red, there’s shades of green, pale to bright yellow and fiery orange. The word “Garnet” derives from the Latin “granum” meaning “grain”. Describing the…
I’m often asked where I buy my beads. There are rock, gem and bead shows all around the country open for anyone to visit for a small entry fee. This is a little flavour of what to expect. For me,…
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