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Popular gemstones and cabochons:
Amazonite
Parrot Wing Understand mm sizes: Quick guide: 1" = 25mm 1/2"=13mm 1/4"=6.5mm Change can help: 1 quarter= 24.2 mm 1 dime= 18mm Both coins: 42mm |
Designer Gemstones, Cabochons and Drusies
Our goal: To bring you the most beautiful stones on the Web! Gemstones ● Bench Tips ● FAQs Glass Fusing ● The Surefire Handbook ● Artist's Work ● Guest Gallery More than 1,250 One-of-a-Kind Cabs and Drusies on this Site! New Additions: Two-Tone Imperial Jasper Black Garnet Druzy Seraphinite Agua Nueva Agate
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theme. Often themes will have two web pages, not just one. So, be sure
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Jewelry Designers, check out our
Professional Customer Policy! Other pages of interest on this site: Testimonials See what our customers are saying about us! The Heart of Stone Gift Catalog Finished jewelry and sculpture with Nature themes, perfect for instant gifts Mineral Specimens Rare and unusual mineral specimens for collecting or home decor. My Favorite Links A page of information about workshops and other artists
Bench Tips Free metalsmithing, studio photography, and glass fusing tips and
instructions Surefire Handbook The complete guide to begin glass fusing! FAQs Glass Answers to frequently asked questions about buying kilns and other glass fusing equipment In our blog: The Importance of Cut in Faceted Stones
and, last but not least: The Work of Judith Kiriazis Original design jewelry with dichroic glass, precious metals, and gemstones by the owner of this site While the term "gemstones" can refer to any precious or semi-precious material used in jewelry, people most often equate gemstones with precious and semi-precious transparent faceted stones, such as diamonds, tourmalines, topaz, etc. However, the world of gemstones is much broader and varied than just these. Heart of Stone Studio does offer faceted gems, but our emphasis is on the world of translucent and opaque gemstones, which, instead of being faceted, are cut in a variety of shapes with flat backs to enable easy incorporation into jewelry designs. These flat-backed, domed-top gems are called "cabochons" or "cabs," and we invite you to browse through our dozens of pages of cabochons which originate all over the world and come to you in every color of the rainbow. Another emphasis of our website is a special type of flat-backed stone covered with tiny crystals, called "druzy" (also spelled "drusy.") Drusies come in a variety of natural colors, as well as with various metallic coatings, and they add sparkle and interest to any jewelry design. We are proud to offer what is probably the web's largest selection of high-quality drusies. We hope you will become part of our Heart of Stone Studio customer community. Every one of our stones is hand-picked and guaranteed to please!
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All photos on this website were taken or commissioned by Judith Kiriazis and are her property, copyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. Photos, text, and any other content of this website are the property of Judith Kiriazis , copyright 2009, and can be used only with her express written permission. |
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