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Written by Yvonne Raley

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AGTA, Eternity bands, eternity bands 101, Ethan Sweet, Fish tail Pave, gem show, hauynites, JCK, pave, Vegas Gem Show

Eternity Band 101, Melee Gems and - YES - Las Vegas

May 26, 2016

Written by Yvonne Raley

Recently I'd been asked by customers to offer eternity bands for some of the melee gems I've been selling on my site. The paraibas and hauynites especially lend themselves to those, and I hope to get more of both at the JCK and AGTA show in Vegas in early June. I'm totally psyched already, this time I want to take a little more advantage of the glitz in between gem purchases - I bought new dresses... Continue reading

Written by Yvonne Raley

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8 prong setting, bezel set, channel wire setting, differences in settings, gypsy setting, jewelry settings, pave, prong setting, setting technique, settings 101, what to set your stone in

Gem Setting Revisited

Oct 01, 2015

Written by Yvonne Raley

I have written about setting gems before, but in lieu of the fact that so much of my business is now custom, here are a few of the most important considerations worth having at your fingertips.

1. What metal should I use?

The softest metal is Sterling Silver, but setting costs are high in the US, so my personal view is that doing custom setting in the US in silver is a waste of your money. Gold is...