ALL ABOUT SWAROVSKI Swarovski was founded in 1895 by Daniel Swarovski I. It has since developed into an international entity with numerous subsidiaries and is currently in the process of reorganizing its North...
Magnetic earrings are the new clip earrings. I am constantly being asked - what are they and how do they work? - so I thought this little summary might help. They work with 2 magnets - 1 attached to the...
Butterflies On Cigarette Cards (Collectables) - Naturally Artistic I've been collecting and selling trading cards, cigarette cards and related collectables for over twenty years. Before you read this guide...
This handy glossary gives you the meanings behind everyday gem and jewellery terminology, as well as detailing the meanings of those more obscure and rarely used words. Alloy: A mixture of two or more metals...
Swarovski was founded in 1895 by Daniel Swarovski I. It has since developed into an international entity with numerous subsidiaries and is currently in the process of reorganizing its North American...
THEANTIQUARIUS F-O ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JEWELLERY TERMS Faience: Glazed earthenware, also used for marking beads, scarabs, etc. from the egyptian period onwards Fancy-Coloured: Any colour in a stone other than...
Moonstones: are a translucent blueish-white colour and belong to the feldspar family, which also includes labradorite and amazonite. Of these three the best know feldspar is moonstone which is most used in...
The fascinating bewitchment of the gorgeous green stone also atracted the Muzos Indians wich came within their permanent movement to the pregnant mountain ranges of gems, where they radicated The splendor of...