If you are going to invest a lot of you hard earned money in a piece of handmade jewellery crafted from gemstones then you are going to want this design to be unusual and unique. You do not want to pay a lot of money for a piece to find that someone else is wearing the same piece. Here are four of the favourite semi-precious gemstones that these stunning pieces can be made from.
Rubies are stunning stones to have a piece of handmade jewellery made from. These are one of the most expensive gems as they are one of the rarest to be found by man. Next to diamonds and sapphires these are one of the hardest gemstones making them a dream to work with in making pieces of unusual jewellery and you will find them in earrings, bracelets and necklaces and many pendants have them set in their unique designs. The chemical form of the Ruby is corundum and it is the chromium in the makeup of this stunning natural stone that gives it its deep rich red colour so loved by jewellers. The finest examples of these are found in the countries of Pakistan, Afghanistan and also coming from Burma. The rarest and most sort after of these rubies in the one that is called Pigeon blood and this is the darkest red of these stones and a piece of unusual handmade jewellery that includes these stones are very expensive and one that many women would love to own. In 1904 these gems were started to be produced synthetically so be careful when you are looking at unusual designs set with these gemstones that they are the genuine article.
Sapphires are wonderful gemstones and many people think that they only come in the colour of blue but this is not the case as they also come in pink, and yellow and the most popular places to find these are from East Africa and Thailand. This stone is very hard so another stone that is used in producing pieces of handmade jewellery and it is very resilient to scratching and wear so it is a perfect stone to set into a unusual ring designs. You will find these in bracelets, jewellery sets and necklaces and the blue sapphire looks stunning when it is set into a white precious metal like platinum.
Topaz is also loved by jewellery makers for its lovely golden tones and it can also be found with greenish and bluish shades. This stone can look lovely in pieces of handmade jewellery that have a yellow or gold setting as both metals show the richness of this lovely gemstone at its best and many unusual jewellery designs will contain this stone in its handcrafted designs.
Turquoise is classed as a semi-precious stone because it is not as rare as the other stones and it is found in greater quantities. This stone has a cocktail of elements, aluminium, and cooper sulphate, hydrated phosphate or aluminium and copper. That does not sound very glamorous for what is truly a stunning stone with its colours that range from sky blue to green. Because this stone is relatively cheap you can find it in many piece of handmade jewellery and a lot of fashion designers include it in their unusual jewellery designs and as well as in pieces of jewellery like earrings, bracelets, necklaces, rings, pendants and bracelets it is used to decorate other things like furniture and decorative pieces. This stone can be cut into beads and pendants and used when creating unique beaded jewellery design and also set into metal settings and it looks stunning set into sterling silver.
These are only four natural stones that can be found in pieces of unusual handmade jewellery and when you come to look for that pair of earrings, bracelet, necklace or pendant you will see many more.
Gemstones are used in many pieces of handmade jewellery crafted by hand and you will find that jewellers have used rubies, sapphires, topaz and semi-precious turquoise in many of there unusual jewellery designs. They will have produced earrings, necklaces, bracelets made in the UK and rings that include these and many other beautiful semi-precious gemstones.
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