Do you know how to choose quality when you shop for turquoise jewelry? Can you spot the difference between natural and man-made stones? Do you know that magnesite turquoise and howlite turquoise are not turquoise at all (hello, cheap dyed stones!)? Are you buying turquoise dust glued together or an honest to goodness piece of turquoise gemstone? If answers to some or most of these questions are a total mystery to you, read on.
What about all the inexpensive jewelry out there, on the market, that claims it is made with turquoise? Sorry to burst your bubble, but most of those stones are not turquoise at all. They are usually magnesite and howlite dyed in turquoise color. The rest of the cheap stones are imported, inferior quality turquoise. So, how do you know what to choose? Glad you asked, because I'm about to give you a little lesson here.
With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, I have compiled five ways for those of you, procrastinating man folk, to say a heartfelt, "I love you" to the love of your life, and do it like a real cowboy. Some of them require you to loosen your purse strings, while others will cost you only a bit of your time and effort. So, read on, cowboy!
Do you know how to choose quality when you shop for turquoise jewelry? Can you spot the difference between natural and man-made stones? Do you know that magnesite turquoise and howlite turquoise are not turquoise at all (hello, cheap dyed stones!)? Are you buying turquoise dust glued together or an honest to goodness piece of turquoise gemstone? If answers to some or most of these questions are a total mystery to you, read on.
What about all the inexpensive jewelry out there, on the market, that claims it is made with turquoise? Sorry to burst your bubble, but most of those stones are not turquoise at all. They are usually magnesite and howlite dyed in turquoise color. The rest of the cheap stones are imported, inferior quality turquoise. So, how do you know what to choose? Glad you asked, because I'm about to give you a little lesson here.
With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, I have compiled five ways for those of you, procrastinating man folk, to say a heartfelt, "I love you" to the love of your life, and do it like a real cowboy. Some of them require you to loosen your purse strings, while others will cost you only a bit of your time and effort. So, read on, cowboy!