Hi all Is there any gem show near to our place.i checked in intergems.com that whiteplains,NY may be at august. anything before that?? I would like to do jewelley set in garnet. what mm that we need to buy? we are seeing so many mm in pearls,beads.i am totally confused which measurement,shape is apt for jewels. any idea?? please pour your experiences.i read older posts.i need more
Pooh; I went to Abson inc in Rahway last weekend and purchased a few items. You can google it. It also has a branch in oaktree road. Regarding th size of beads; you alone can be the judge as you are the only person who knows what is in your mind. I brought a string of medium sized peridot which I think is suffice to make a chain. I saw a couple who came back to the store as their jeweller told they need more corals to finish their chain. So;we can always come back to the store if we need more beads. Also if what we brought is excess we can add to bangles or earrings. Endless options Regarding recognising good beads over bad; I am a novice:hide:. I am the sort of person who thinks cubic zirconia is lovlier than diamonds So my policy is, " if it look good; buy it". Guess someone else will give the tips to find good gems over fake ones. Happy shopping nitha
Many thanks Nitha. I went to Abson once and i purchased pearl ear ring and two strings. i want to know how many strings(pearl,garnet,coral) will be needed to make a 1.necklace+ear ring + bangle, 2.chain + ear ring. i saw some jade + coral set they have put.
Pooh; I am planning to do it in gold. Just stones in between the chain (not close). So I need just around 20-25 stones. I depends on how close you want the stones. If you are planning more a proper set; then I guess you will need a lot. Maybe you can chck this link http://www.indusladies.com/forums/jewellery/72875-some-of-my-jewel-collections.html. You will get some idea as to the count; I guess. The store people also will help you to get a proper count. If some Iltes has done this previously will help you. -Nitha
Many Thanks again.. the collections are all really awesome.I saved it. In that first one, what is the stone name?Ruby? Do you know. Got an idea that we can mix stones+pearl.
Pooh You are asking the wrong person I dunno. Since some gems comes in different colours I am not sure. maybe yellow topaz or citrine or yellow sapphire. I have seen only pink ruby so far; so it is not ruby..to best of my knowledge -Nitha
hi nitha you are better i dont know that also. got a catalogue from fire mountains n gems.let me see that first. we can buy pearls,coral,jade,garnet,crystals in US.Did i miss anything??
I CharmingPooh, I responded to you thread here too: http://www.indusladies.com/forums/shopping-restaurants-in-nj/107754-best-place-to-buy-beads.html