Know Your Stone: Pink Granite

Know Your Stone: Pink Granite

Pink granite from Colorado is more than just a striking natural material—it’s a piece of the landscape shaped over millions of years and one that calls to me every time I see it. I love...
Know Your Stone: Dalmatian Jasper

Know Your Stone: Dalmatian Jasper

  Have you ever heard of Dalmatian Jasper? What makes this rock so unique and where is it found? Origin and Appearance Dalmatian Jasper, with its creamy color and distinctive black spots, is primarily found...
Know your stone: Milky Quartz

Know your stone: Milky Quartz

Milky Quartz may be common along Colorado’s Front Range, but each stone I collect feels uniquely magical. With its soft glow, shimmering cracks, and unexpected flashes of translucence, every piece carries a bit of Rocky...
Know Your Stone: Lapis Lazuli

Know Your Stone: Lapis Lazuli

Cleopatra's eye shadow. Girl with A Pearl Earring. The Sistine Chapel. What do they all have in common? It's a bright blue stone that's been prized by humans for over 9,000 years: Lapis Lazuli.  What is...
Know Your Stone: Smoky Quartz

Know Your Stone: Smoky Quartz

Smoky quartz has a moody, mysterious beauty that makes it one of the most captivating members of the quartz family. While it isn't a precious stone, its subtle gray-brown hues make it a popular choice...
Know Your Stone: Surfite

Know Your Stone: Surfite

  Have you ever heard of Surfite? This fun and colorful material is not only visually stunning but also environmentally friendly. Let's dive into the world of Surfite and discover how it is transforming waste...
Making Jewelry with Fossilized Dinosaur Bone

Making Jewelry with Fossilized Dinosaur Bone

Not every stone we turn into jewelry comes from rocks we've collected ourselves. Occasionally, we come across a local rock dealer with some pieces that we just can't pass up. Recently, my dad went to...
Know Your Stone: Petrified Wood

Know Your Stone: Petrified Wood

Our collection of petrified wood jewelry shows off a variety of colors and patterns - but each one is reminiscent of the living, breathing tree that it started off as. The pieces have that warmth and...
Two chunks of raw blue-green Amazonite held in a hand

Know Your Stone: Amazonite

The mineral is a type of feldspar, which is a rock that forms during a volcanic event. Feldspar is very common, but normally is white or gray in color. The theory is that while the...