What the Difference between Lab Created , Synthetic and Simulated Gemstones? Lab created, Lab grown and synthetic are synonymous terms. To use either of these terms, according to the FTC, the gemstone must be identical to the natural in every way. Chemical Composition, Hardness, and Optically. Below is an excerpt from the FTC guidelines for [...]
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Who Taught You To Save in the First Place?I This Mother’s Day, celebrate the person who taught you to save in the first place.IThere are exceptional gifts for your mom with great, everyday discounted prices at Hand Trades. The best ideas are typically a pendant and sterling silver chain combination. You’ can’t go wrong because [...]
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1. Lab Created stones are the perfect version of the natural stones. Lab created stones usually comes with the best colors and without any flaws or inclusions – that is very rare or highly expensive to be obtained with a natural stone. 2. The price of a Lab stone is just a fraction of the [...]
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Man Made gemstones can be classified as Lab Created Stones and Imitation Stones: Lab Created / Synthetic Stones Lab Created Stones are created in the laboratory and have similar chemical composition and physical properties of their natural counterparts. For example: A Lab Created Ruby does posses similar chemical composition and physical properties of a natural [...]
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Your Favorite Bracelet is on Sale – Limited Timeshop all braceletsIIf you haven’t tried one of our handcrafted bracelets yet, you’re in for a real treat. For a limited time, we’re making an exceptional offer on all bracelets. Select your favorite and choose one for a friend (you’ll save even more). We currently have over [...]
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When considering the effect of a feather ( or any imperfection) on a diamond, it’s shape and cutting style will often play a role. For example, many emerald cuts with feather imperfections still manage to be eye clean- although many Emerald cuts as clean as VS2 may have an imperfection which is visible to the [...]
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The demantoid garnet is the star of all garnets and quite possibly is the most coveted of all colored gemstones. It has a brilliance that some say even surpasses that of a diamond: the name demantoid by definition means diamond-like. The exceptional brilliance of a demantoid garnet is based on two factors, its high refractive [...]
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Solid Pink Gold has become one of the hottest trends in jewelry lately. But what exactly is pink gold? Pink or Rose Gold was very popular the early 1900′s. You will see it used in many antique pieces, especially in wedding bands. Gold is naturally yellow but its color and karat can be altered by [...]
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The Turquoise we sell is natural stone; there are five kinds of turquoise in the bead industry: Natural Turquoise – turquoise that is so hard and beautiful that it is simply mined, cut, polished and set into a piece of jewelry or carved into a fetish or sculpture. Less than 3% of all the turquoise [...]
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A Pearl is a hard, rounded object produced by certain mollusks, primarily oysters. Pearl is valued as a gemstone and is cultivated or harvested for jeweller. Pearls are formed inside the shell of certain bivalve mollusks. As a response to an irritating object inside its shell, the mollusk will deposit layers of calcium carbonate in [...]
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