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...
Know Your Stone: Amazonite

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...
Know Your Stone: Yule Marble

Know Your Stone: Yule Marble

My parents have always gone on pretty epic adventures. My mother is a retired school teacher and I’m pretty sure some of our adventures when I was growing up were actually field trips. This June,...
Know Your Stone: Red Rocks Sandstone

Know Your Stone: Red Rocks Sandstone

It’s the same beautiful red as the famous Red Rocks Amphitheater. Collected nearby in Morisson, Colorado on August 5, 2023, this sandstone is iconically red. The larger grain size means that the jewelry made with...
Don't Have a Stone? Use One of Mine!

Don't Have a Stone? Use One of Mine!

When you buy stone jewelry, do you ever wonder where the stone came from? How was the rock formed? Who pulled it from the earth? How was it shaped and polished? What memories are captured in...