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Question about making jewelry

I'm interested in learning to make piercing jewelry, and wondering if anyone here has any advice as to how to go about doing that. Is an apprenticeship in order? What kind of metalworking skills are needed? Are there any courses you can take to get the basic skills required? Any courses I've seen geared towards making jewelry seem to focus more on decorative necklaces, bracelets, etc., which I'm guessing don't use the same techniques at allhaving recently (within the last year) le...

Man Jewelry Catalog

I was looking in a jewelry catalog and I saw some blue topaz pieces I really liked. They were all very inexpensive, too--the earrings are oval shaped in a sterling silver setting for only $19.00. A ring set in sterling is $15.00. Is authentic blue topaz this cheap? This sounds too good to be true. Is it?Depends on the stone - size, cut and color. London Blue Topaz is one of my favorite stones. They range from inexpensive to reasonable. If you look on eBay you'll see quite...