Spokane Area Social Network Crafts, Lapidary, Jewelry, Misc Art / Artists

August 15, 2009

Brand new Spokane area Social Networking Community for crafts, lapidary, jewelry, and all other related artists. This community was started as a means to simply bring a variety of local niche artists from the Spokane area together in hopes of creating interesting and unique opportunities for all members. Members are not limited to the few […]

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Spokane Sandpoint Newport Area Jewelry, Crafts, Gemstones, and Antique Show / Event / Festival

August 7, 2009

It will be held on the grounds of a Victorian Tea House, and a lovely home just across the lane.
Admission is free, and there are 70+ vendors. Vendors will cover everything from antiques, collectibles, vintage goods, primitives and arts and crafts, jewelry and of course my gemstones. Both homes will have vendors set […]

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Spokane Sandpoint Newport Area Jewelry, Crafts, Gemstones, and Antique Show / Event / Festival

August 6, 2009

It will be held on the grounds of a Victorian Tea House and a lovely home just across the lane. Admission is free, and there are 70+ vendors. Vendors will cover everything from antiques, collectibles, vintage goods, primitives and arts and crafts, jewelry, and of course my gemstones.. Both homes will have vendors set up… […]

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Networking – Local Arts And Crafts Events Combined With Online Social Communities

August 3, 2009

Recently I did a little poll on my forum asking other lapidaries how their online sales have been doing. There were a couple of comments that stood out. First, although the number of folks utilizing the poll were few, online gemstone and jewelry sales seem to be in decline past few months. The month of […]

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Networking – Local Arts And Crafts Events Combined With Online Social Communities

August 1, 2009

Recently I did a little poll on my forum asking other lapidaries how their online sales have been doing. There were a couple of comments that stood out. First, although the number of folks utilizing the poll were few, online gemstone and jewelry sales seem to be in decline past few months. The month of […]

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Shaping Forming Low Dome Cabochon For Gemstone Jewelry Desing

July 10, 2009

After uploading the videos, realized that the audio on most did not pick up my voice. So will type out as best I can a description of what is going on in each video. I can hear them much better using my headphones.
As always, what works best for me can be different for someone else. […]

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Shaping Forming Low Dome Cabochon For Gemstone Jewelry Desing

July 10, 2009

The application that Gnoksin uses to forward these blog entries did not bring the video clips along for this blog entry.. To see the full blog post with video clips you can visit TaoGem.com. In the meantime will try to get them added here. After uploading the videos, realized that the audio on most did […]

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Chrysocolla Mineral Varieties Rough Slabs and Gemstone Cabochons for Jewely Design !

June 27, 2009

Chrysocolla is right up there among my most favorite minerals for cutting cabs from. Most all Chrysocolla makes for some stunning jewelry. Then there are some that are truly a bit more unique than others.
We have been sharing a whole lot of different Chrysocolla varieties on my forum.
I especially like a Chrysocolla with Hematite, Tenorite, […]

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Chrysocolla Mineral Varieties Rough Slabs and Gemstone Cabochons for Jewely Design !

June 27, 2009

Chrysocolla is right up there among my most favorite minerals for cutting cabs from. Most all Chrysocolla makes for some stunning jewelry. Then there are some that are truly a bit more unique than others. We have been sharing a whole lot of different Chrysocolla varieties on my forum. I especially like a Chrysocolla with […]

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Advantages of working with reputable gemstone jewelry designer / silversmith / metalsmith

June 15, 2009

I have blogged before about “Advantages for Gemstone Jewelry Designer who Develop Relationship with Lapidary Shop”. Much of the same really does apply when considering a reputable gemstone jewelry designer/silversmith. Your extremely lucky to find not only a reputable and qualified designer, but a designer who’s unique ability to work with precious metals place them […]

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