Happy 2009 everyone! I've been watching eBay go down hill the last couple of years, I thought I put in my .02 cents! It's not easy when a large company has growing pains that demand new changes. Since not...
Green Garnets Tsavorite and Demantoid what’s the difference? They're both Green? They're both Garnets - but the are different !!! The key difference to the buyer is that the Tsavorite has a very rich bright...
The KGV 1d rough paper shades can be harder to identify than smooth paper.One reason being they were all printed within a short period , December 1916 to August 1918, a lot were not used until the 1920's as...
Garnet This group of silicates has a hardness between 6.5 and 7.5 and densities between 3.4 and 4.1. The name comes from the Latin related to pomegranate the red seeds which resemble red garnet. The grassular...
Pearl Quality Guide 101 Although there is no official quality grading system for pearls (like the "4Cs" for diamonds), there are several characteristics that affect pearl's quality and value which you should...
Colour can be used as an "antidote" to situations in our lives.By being immersed in Colour (by wearing, drinking, eating, using or surrounding ourselves in colour) we can eliminate "missing" colours and bring...
The environmental and social cost of the jewellery we wear is something that has been given limited attention by consumers and the media. A small but dedicated group of wholesalers, educators, non-profit...
Colour can be used as an "antidote" to situations in our lives.By being immersed in Colour (by wearing, drinking, eating, using or surrounding ourselves in colour) we can eliminate "missing" colours and bring...