JK Gems

Quartz is a well known mineral to geologists and the general public by virtue of its common use in jewelry. On one hand, geologists know it as the second most abundant mineral present in the Earth’s crust-beaten only by feldspar. A geologist might also describe it as composed primarily of silica, or they might simply label it as a seven on the Mohs scale of hardness. But all of these properties are generally lost to the public. Instead, the public knows quartz as the main component of many reasonably priced jewelry sets.

Perfect for necklaces, earrings, or bracelets, quartz comes in a variety of colors. There is one common form of quartz, which is clear, but it also appears in purple (amethyst), yellow (citrine), milky white, and many more varieties. Another common and popular form is rose quartz, which is pink in color and most often seen in a rose quartz necklace or rose quartz figurine. No matter which color of quartz you find most appealing, the mineral always offers jewelry and other items an element of beauty.

Looking your best is all about understanding what suits your body type and coloring. That’s what makes giving fashion advice to anybody else a little bit tricky. You can’t simply say that one type of clothing looks good, because it really only looks good on a certain body type. The sooner you have a firm understanding of what suits you, the sooner you’ll start turning heads and breaking hearts. And a big part of this understanding is having a general knowledge about what colors complement each other.

This matching and complementing of colors is essential to looking your best. If you have pale skin and light hair, white and yellow will simply make you look washed out. Red will make you look splotchy. And so on. All of these small details can undo an otherwise elegant and flattering outfit. One of the more difficult palettes to complement is light skinned red heads. But don’t fear. There is always the fallback of emerald earrings. Green is a perfect color, and emeralds are always elegant.

Jewelry accessories are one of the few passions my daughter and I can share; we both love to wear and own jewelry.   But aside from that, we don’t have much in common.   I love to read novels, and she loves to go hiking outdoors.   When she was about sixteen, I bought us a set of gemstone bracelets, and gave one to her.  She seemed to like it a lot, and she kept it with her all the time.  We later got into making custom jewelry together, and soon were creating our own original gemstone accessories.

Designing custom gemstone accessories is a passion we’ve been able to share together for some time now, and it’s a great way for us to relate to each other despite being so different in most of the conventional likes and dislikes!