Gem Buying Guide How to Buy a Gemstone The good news is we can teach you about gemstone quality. After you read our gem buying advice, you will know more than the average jeweler. The bad news is that you...
TESTING FOR BAKELITE; SOME Thermo Plastic Bakelite tests easily / Some does not, but they are still what we consider Bakelite today.The MOST conclusive test of what WE call Bakelite TODAY is to Cut it with a...
Squash blossom necklaces are a lovely and popular form of Native American jewelry and are traditionally associated with Navajo silversmiths. This guide will explain the components of these lovely necklaces and...
INTRODUCTION When I first started on eBay, around seven years ago, there were only a few people selling beads. An occasional listing of an antique bead, and around 1,800 total listings for lampwork beads,...
Antique old european cut diamonds are causing quite a stir..some modern day cutters are even begining to cut diamonds in this way to keep up with the demand. But what really makes an Old Mine Cut or Old...
Selling clothes and accessories on E-bay is an art unto itself. You must be a photographer, a stager, and a marketer to gain top dollar for clothing and gain a customer following. This guide is aimed at...
Nineteenth and Twentieth Century costume jewelry is an exciting area of collecting for personal enjoyment as well as an excellent for-profit business opportunity. The first and best piece of advice to the...
After having worked in the costume industry as a Designer and as a Head of Wardrobe for some of the biggest theatre and dance companies in Western Canada, I feel I have a knowledge of products that I wish to...
Hello fans of Apple Green Wyoming jade, and of mjwy (mjwy is Millennium Jade of Wyoming after all).I will start this guide as a buying guide, and note that real apple color from Wyoming has just a pinch of...
Southwestern Native Fetish Symbolism Here is a guide to meanings attributed to the various Zuni, and other southwestern Native American, fetishes and totems.Some of the listed fetishes are non-traditional...