Learn to do a thing

It was Gemsetting polishing prep class at the Big Blue House today. Our last 8 week Gemsetting course for 2025 gets started Wednesday July 9th. Students received a kit of cast mounts in advance, and today was the day to pre-polish before class begins. This way, all attention is on learning the new techniques, setting the stones, and practicing new skills.

By the end of the course, students will have set their kit pieces with gorgeous gems. Their completed jewellery will look something like this:

Gem discovery in Canada and a national treasure

I search for gems a lot through google, so every once in a while information about gemstones pops up in my news feed. I came across a great article about the discovery of cobalt blue spinel deposits on Baffin Island. Although spinels come in a variety of colours the intensity of these natural deposits are amazing (and incredibly rare), take a look:

 

 I wanted to include another image on this post so I googled gemstones of Canada and came across ammolite. 
Ammolite cabochons ready to set in pieces of jewellery
Ammolite is an opal-like organic gemstone. Ammolite is the official gemstone of the Province of Alberta and is considered a Canadian National Treasure. – Alexis



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