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Gem Show Shopping

Yvonne Raley
Written by Yvonne Raley
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AGTA, baguette, burmese, elongated pear shape, emerald cut, garnet, gem show, gjx, Hauynite, paraiba, ruby, sapphire, spinel, star, tourmaline, tucson

Tucson: The List

Yvonne Raley
Written by Yvonne Raley
I don't think I've been this excited about a trip in a very long time - not even my Christmas trip home to Germany and France.  Going to Tucson is just different.  And expensive, lol.

I am slowly assembling a list of gems I want to look for. Here is my progress. Additional suggestions are welcome - if you have a specific order, let me know, suggestions are just that, I won't hold you to buying... Continue reading
Yvonne Raley
Written by Yvonne Raley
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AGTA, cabochon, dudley blauwet, gem show, gjx, Hauynite, jentsch mineralien, las vegas, paraiba, sale, sapphire, spinel, springfield gem and mineral show, tourmaline

Gem Shows: Past, Present and Future

Yvonne Raley
Written by Yvonne Raley
Traveling to gem shows to shop was a new thing for me this year. I did go to the Springfield Gem and Mineral Show last fall but I exhibited with my jewelry and gems. Or rather, I pretended to exhibit because I shared the booth with Jochen Hintze from Jentsch Mineralien, and since nobody was interested in my jewelry (wrong audience), I shopped while Jochen watched my inventory. Other than that, I...
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Yvonne Raley
Written by Yvonne Raley
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AGTA Gemfair, arizona gem show, Arizona Mineral and Fossil Show, Brazilian Paraibas Tourmaline, Gem and Jewelry Exchange, GJX pavillion, Hauynite, paraibas, spinel, tourmaline, Tucson gem show

Diary From My First Tucson Show

Yvonne Raley
Written by Yvonne Raley
As I reported a couple of blogs ago, this year I took a big step forward for me in my gemstone endeavors because I went to Tucson for the first time. Hosting over 55 shows with more than 20,000 vendors, the relatively small Arizona town turns into a theater of tents, cramped with visitors from all over the world, buying and selling gems, fossils, minerals. You have to plan your trip carefully,...
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Recent posts
Tucson: The List Jan 16, 2016
Gem Shows: Past, Present and Future Jul 06, 2015
Diary From My First Tucson Show Feb 20, 2015