Anything's possible!Hattie's teasing the presenter to take over from her. Wouldn't it be funny if it was the gem specialist who goes by the intials DT?
Anything's possible!Hattie's teasing the presenter to take over from her. Wouldn't it be funny if it was the gem specialist who goes by the intials DT?
Even I know that! All of them give inaccurate information, so I am very intrigued about GIA's qualifications. The other day Emily said that "all lapis lazuli is dyed, that's just standard". Has she forgotten that lapis has been used as a pigment for thousands of years?Hattie has claimed on-air that Lepidolite is a type of Amethyst.
How on earth to they get their qualifications to get their letters after their name?
Lepidolite is a type of Mica. Amethyst is a type of Quartz.
Even I know that! All of them give inaccurate information, so I am very intrigued about GIA's qualifications. The other day Emily said that "all lapis lazuli is dyed, that's just standard". Has she forgotten that lapis has been used as a pigment for thousands of years?
Of course it is. Everyone know that. But seriously, you do not need a degree of any sort in the 'earth' and its produce to know they look NOTHING alike.Lepidolite is a type of Mica. Amethyst is a type of Quartz.
And not 'all' lapis is dyed, it just seems to be increasingly so, coz they are trying to make the 'dregs' look better than they are. And I like LapisThe other day Emily said that "all lapis lazuli is dyed, that's just standard"
Exactly that - Emily is using this gaslighting technique a lot more.And not 'all' lapis is dyed, it just seems to be increasingly so, coz they are trying to make the 'dregs' look better than they are. And I like Lapis
Didn't JM go through a phase of concrete jewellery? Surprised they haven't tried that on Gemporia.grade RAAC concrete
AAA grade Blue Circle Cement 18k Gold EarringsDidn't JM go through a phase of concrete jewellery? Surprised they haven't tried that on Gemporia.
I used to work for Blue Circle Cement. Just think I could’ve made a fortune making cement jewelleryAAA grade Blue Circle Cement 18k Gold Earrings
Sounds marvellous!
Absolutely.AAA grade Blue Circle Cement 18k Gold Earrings
Sounds marvellous!
If my memory of concrete is correct, it gets stronger over its lifetime. If so, maybe Gems 'should' make jewellery with it. They wouldn't need their 6 month guarantee then, would they?I used to work for Blue Circle Cement. Just think I could’ve made a fortune making cement jewellery
I used to work for Blue Circle Cement. Just think I could’ve made a fortune making cement jewellery
Unfortunately cement is only one component of concrete. Still I suppose if it’s mixed with resin or another compound it could be gold, silver or platinum plated to make it more expensive. For a cheaper range gold or silver tone.You could have been on standing alongside Dave Troth as a guest, telling us about the healing properties of Concrete, and how its worth 10,000 per gram.
If only you'd have bought one of Lynn Kink's Rock Crystal Balls - you'd have known this.
You could have been a millionaire now.
I can picture it. Cement mixed, instead of with sand, balast and water. The sand can be replaced with the metal (of your choice) shavings, heated into balls to make it more sand like, and the balast can be 'natural' gemstones and the water has to be gathered from the finest Dubai-based mirage of a sparkling (not still) water. That way, you get the metal flecks setting off the gemstones. Plus, the cement has to be coloured to differentiate between platinum etc.Unfortunately cement is only one component of concrete. Still I suppose if it’s mixed with resin or another compound it could be gold, silver or platinum plated to make it more expensive. For a cheaper range gold or silver tone.
Fissure-filled concrete. I wonder if it could be dyed too?Unfortunately cement is only one component of concrete. Still I suppose if it’s mixed with resin or another compound it could be gold, silver or platinum plated to make it more expensive. For a cheaper range gold or silver tone.
The dye is what fills the fissuresFissure-filled concrete. I wonder if it could be dyed too?
Maybe Peter Simon is at a loose end or something?Hattie has announced she's leaving at the end of October.
I dread to think who the replacement will be............