Hello from Hove

[StevesStones]

Hello, I'm Steve and I collect gemstones. That sounds like a confession!

I'm looking into some form of etched jewellery design to use a few, and to sell a few stones. As I keep most of them at home my insurers have refused to insure me, so I have to do something about it.

I've made a very amateur blog to show them off and to hopefully sell, but I'm not yet sure of the rules here about posting URLs so I'll have a read and post it later if I'm allowed.

I've got a few ideas, but I'll have a look around here first and post something later.

Steve

[Dennis]

Hi Steve,

The members here generally design and make their own jewellery, so they would no doubt be interested in seeing gem stones for sale. All you have to do is to provide a link under 'Shameless Self Promotion'.

If you wish to set your own without venturing too deeply into jewellery making, then some companies such as Kernocraft www.kernowcraft.com supply ready made mounts which you can use. Welcome to the forum. Dennis.

[StevesStones]

Brilliant! Thanks Dennis, and thanks for the welcome.
Steve

[CJ57]

Hi Steve, welcome to the forum. I'm sure many will be interested to see what stock of stones you have:)

[Vos]

Amen! And your future designs too.

Oh, and hi :)

[Tabby66]

Hi Steve and welcome!!

Are you intending to sell stones, make your own pieces with your stones or hoping to have pieces made for you?? Just intrigued!!

[StevesStones]

Hello Caroline, Vos and Jill – thanks for the welcome!

I've made a post in the Shameless Self Promotion thread as Dennis suggested. Feel free to have a look, and if anyone wants to have a personal tour please get in touch.

Jill, I'm interested in all of those options! I definitely need to do something with all the stones on my blog/website thing. These don't fit into my storage box or my collection plans. I'd also like to design my own jewellery using photo-etched artwork, but I have no idea how I would set the stones in essentially a flat surface with a hole in it. Also, a friend of mine is designing some pieces right now. She works for a manufacturing jeweller in Hatton Garden but would like to design her own, so I sent her a batch of stones to see what she can come up with. Among the stones were sapphires, rubies and an emerald, so I'm hoping they are nice!

If any jeweller would like to use one or more of my stones in their designs I'm sure we can come to an arrangement if the initial price is too great. For example, we could split the proceeds when it sells. I'm thinking out aloud and we'd obviously have to meet up, but I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks, Steve

[Dennis]

but I have no idea how I would set the stones in essentially a flat surface with a hole in it.

You could learn flush setting, also known as Gypsy setting, a skill many new members have learned quite quickly on copper sheet using cheap CZs and hardly any specific jewellers tools.

Put either flush, or gypsy into our search box top right for relevant threads.

Also have a look here: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=soham+harrison+gypsy+setting&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=41wgVZv3LIO8aafygJAF Dennis.

[Wallace]

Hi Steve,
Do I recall correctly seeing you on The UKJC? Welcome here from me.

Kindest
Wallace

[StevesStones]

You could learn flush setting, also known as Gypsy setting, a skill many new members have learned quite quickly on copper sheet using cheap CZs and hardly any specific jewellers tools.

Put either flush, or gypsy into our search box top right for relevant threads.

Also have a look here: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=soham+harrison+gypsy+setting&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=41wgVZv3LIO8aafygJAF Dennis.
Dennis, that's excellent, thank you! A very simple setting which completely avoids the need for prongs. Just thinking out aloud, as I will have 3D shapes as my jewellery pieces I will have to set all the stones while it's a flat sheet before I start folding it up into its final shape.

The videos were great and it looks to be relatively simple with minimal tools, just as you said. I'll have a look on this site for more tips and examples.

Cheers, Steve

[StevesStones]

Hi Steve,
Do I recall correctly seeing you on The UKJC? Welcome here from me.

Kindest
Wallace
Hello Wallace, yes I remember you!

I am a member of the forum at Lars & Ingrid and really enjoyed it there, everyone was so helpful. However, it's now as dead as a Dodo. I've recently signed back in and there is virtual tumbleweed rolling across the threads... The chap that ran it – I think his name was Alan – started a new forum, which I also became a member of. After a house move and buying another business, my stone/jewellery interest took a back seat while I got organised. I went back there last week to sign in again and catch up only to find my status as 'Permanently Banned'. I've asked for an explanation of why and what these means, but he has not responded. I don't know who this chap is, but I think he makes Titanium rings. Geti rings a bell.

This is a shame, as a few members and I were arranging to have a meet up in Birmingham or down south to show our wares and have a chat.

Steve

[ps_bond]

Alan's on here too, he pops up from time to time when laser engraving or Ti rings are mentioned. Issues with other forums aren't something that can be solved here though, you'll need to continue taking it up with him directly.

[StevesStones]

Absolutely Peter, I'm certainly not here to take a pop at anyone else. No loss on my part. The only loss I feel is the friendly and helpful people that I was chatting to previously has been to be started again. Now that I've been here a few days I can see that many of them are actually here too. When I get some time, maybe over the weekend, I'll see if I can contact them privately to pick up where we left off and sort out meeting up again.

Steve

[Tabby66]

Aha, I knew that I knew your name from somewhere Steve,.....UKJC, sadly no longer active, but was a wonderful and helpful forum whilst it was around!!
Nice to see you back about :)

[StevesStones]

Aha, I knew that I knew your name from somewhere Steve,.....UKJC, sadly no longer active, but was a wonderful and helpful forum whilst it was around!!
Nice to see you back about :)

Hello Jill! Hope everything's going well