| A fast growing trend is jewelry designing and | | | | emeralds, and sapphires, other less expensive |
| making. Whether for yourself, family and friends, | | | | stones still make beautiful jewelry while being |
| or customers, homemade jewelry that is properly | | | | affordable. The value, and consequently the price, |
| made and stylish makes a simple, inexpensive, | | | | of a gemstone are determined by the four C's: |
| and unique fashion statement. While the materials | | | | cut, color, clarity, and carat. |
| and styles for jewelry can be endless, a beautiful | | | | The importance of each classification will depend |
| material to use is gemstones. Gemstones can be | | | | on the stone itself. For example, the cut in a |
| used in all jewelry-bracelets, necklaces, earrings, | | | | diamond is paramount, followed by clarity and |
| rings-and in all varieties. A simple gemstone on its | | | | color. Diamonds are known for their sparkle and |
| own with a flawless cut and sparkle of color is | | | | brilliance, which are only achieved after are they |
| elegant and timeless. A rougher and more natural | | | | cut. In colored gemstones however, including |
| looking gemstone can evoke an organic and | | | | colored diamonds, the purity of the color is the |
| whimsical style. Your creative possibilities for | | | | most important value determinant. When making |
| jewelry with gemstones are endless; as long as | | | | your own jewelry, first decide the purpose of |
| you can design it, you can create it. | | | | your jewelry and then secondly determine your |
| Just as the jewelry designs are varied and | | | | price range. From there you can determine which |
| plentiful, so too are your options for gemstones. | | | | gemstones you will fashion into your sure to be |
| While rare gemstones have been used in jewelry | | | | striking work of art. |
| since ancient times, such as diamonds, rubies, | | | | |