Hi All - Just a quick note today because the Citrine I've just uploaded is really special, and a great price too ! It has a lovely mellow tone to it which made me wonder whether it was natural - I really couldn't decide either way until I uploaded the pics only to realise it's probably heated, as is 99% of the Citrine you see out there. Nevertheless, that mellow tone makes all the difference. It's still Citrine, but the energy is warmer and a bit more relaxed. Also each piece has small inclusions in it which really catch the light and bring the stones to life. Well worth checking out here C...

Although I think of myself as an old Hippy at Heart and often dream of a different life in a little off-the-grid home listening to the birds in the Trees and watching the waves rolling along some infinite sea, the truth is I love this Business ! People comment on how much determination and dedication I've displayed to keep the Heart going for over 3 decades, through good times and bad. But I don't see it like that at all. I feel blessed because I've been given this opportunity to fulfill my life's purpose. There's never been any question in my mind about that. I'm really proud that the Crys...

Ametrine was one of the great finds at the last gem show because you don't see a lot of it around, so I was very happy to find a lot of good quality are reasonable prices. Layers of Amethyst and Citrine, which comprise Ametrine, are only created when the heat of formation is hovering around the 500°C mark. Below that you get Amethyst but above, Citrine. So it's an unusual quirk of Nature. The nice thing, as with most natural partnerships, is that they are very complementary energies. I love Amethyst, but can't wear it because it pushes me too far into my natural spirituality and away from t...

Got a really efficient production line going on those uploads now. Can't believe how long it used to take me ! So in New Jewelry you'll see some really lovely "A" grade Rhodochrosite - I think we all need a bit of that warm loving self indulgent energy ! There's a new range of Manifestation quartz, an ideal stone for manifesting in this ONE year as we start a new cycle ( great prices too. ) An extraordinary and beautiful star shape Golden Rutile ring, and tonight's contribution is a lovely range of Malachite, so we can detox those negative energies and associated thoughts and focus our natu...

Arrived back in Melbourne 10 days ago with a nasty Flu which of course I made worse by pushing myself to get organised. But at last I'm back on track ! Uploaded various Opals this evening, tomorrow I'll do Aquamarine Rough and Cacoxenite. So "New Jewellery " will be well worth a look over the next month ! Apologies though for the Crystal pages - we've massive amounts of lovely stock, just not enough time to upload it . . . . . working on that :-) Did you have a particularly intense Full Moon over the last week ? We certainly did. Right at the peak of our dramas, a customer made an interesti...

Yes, I finally got away for a break before the Gem Show. But just before I left we had another influx of stock so I put a few long shifts in photographing it.  According to plan, I'm now sitting on my Balcony in Thailand devoting a few hours to uploading. Because I don't what you all to get bored with the site !!! It's all going into the New Jewellery collection. There's lots so I'll do an hour a day. OK, off to the pool now :-)