I hope you enjoy this little trip! Do you like buying your gemstones at gem shows? Or do you prefer purchasing online? Here are some more videos about buying gemstones you might be interested in: - Gemstone buying tips: ruclips.net/video/LgCzIAR6siA/видео.htmlsi=LisFIWh5MK_F42g3 - Tips on how to successfully attend a gem show: ruclips.net/video/iJyTC2RJIE4/видео.htmlsi=QyXTOUl3bXQEixUD - Sourcing gemstones, tips and advice: ruclips.net/video/cfnPK91CbVA/видео.htmlsi=skyWewnvMMsVldwd
You are a delight to watch! Your enthusiasm for silversmithing has helped me overcome my anxiety about trying this craft. I’ve made gemstone beaded jewelry for 17 years. I am so encouraged by your exciting videos that I’m going to begin my own journey in becoming a silversmith in Colorado, USA! Thank YOU!!!
5:12 oh my those beads are stunning, you have magpie eyes like me, those are the ones I love too, though I never find such a lovely haul, lovely shapes too. I’d love to find a size and shape to use for necklaces to pair with pendants rather than cord or chain or seed beads. Your haul of, cabochons are enviable! And that tray of purple cabochons that were beside the malachite you said you weren’t looking at were stunning too, the patterns in the malachite are stunning, and I’m growing to love is …..is it labradite….the oval you rested on your index finger….oh and moonstone, that’s my birthstone, hubby grew up with his grans beliefs that pearls were bad luck….imagine my horror when I found out a few days after ordering my wedding dress and frantic email to the manufacturer in china (I didn’t have money for a dress though wish I had the ones picked from a picture of a perfect bride are never the same when you get them, but they were good and instead of pearls swopped them all for crystals 😊😊😊😊😊 I think I would be dangerous at a gemstone fair, we got nothing like that anywhere near me. 😊😊
Basia, that was an example of dehydrated purchasing! Well done! Selection criteria well adhered to, purchasing smaller, achieving your present design flow, and output schedule, on song, and beautiful are your examples, of fine work, I applaud you for that. I spent nearly 20 years combing several beaches, from a freak region that had some beautiful stones held for perhaps thousands of years, then things changed, over 5 years they had all come down the major river and, now, gone. I got, what I got, end of! No one else saw any, really strange, Since the amount has to be reduced, I am in peril of losing some quantity, therefore using thinner diamond saws, etc. I am 81, and having to move into a mountain cottage. Thanks for being an inspiration, in your own, productive way..........Arohanui...........
I was so envious of you being at a gem show. What a fun day. I enjoy watching your videos, you mixed them up with different things to teach and share your knowledge. You are so very talented. I enjoy adding small beads to jewelry. Anyway, thank you
I loved your trip to the gem show! I have 2 that I attended every year one in the spring and one in the fall and its one of my favorite things to do. 😊
I got so caught up in picking and choosing such a variety of gemstones I DIDNT KEEP TRACK ! Now I have no idea what I paid for which pieces or where I got them ! Mainly online but I must say I have had good luck except for an occasional cracked moonstone which is my favorite...no wait...that's Larimar...no wait...it 's Carnelian...no wait ! ..lol ! Thanks for taking us along !
Oh wow, I am going to my first one this upcoming weekend!! Perfect timing and I havent even finished the first 10 seconds of the video!! Please keep up doing more videos, I really really enjoy them and look forward to them!!
Thank you so much!! I appreciate it a lot ❤ That's so exciting you're going to your first gem show, I;m sure it's going to be AMAZING :) Check out some tips I shared in an older video of mine, I think some may be very useful ruclips.net/video/iJyTC2RJIE4/видео.htmlsi=JY-hnZR8f6ura2Hf (especially the one about lightweight clothes, light backpack, water and NOT crashing on the first stand! haha ❤ Take your time, look around, plan your purchases and don't feel pressure. Stick to your list and leave some space for something extra). Good luck and have FUN!!
@@TheArtOfMetalsmithing I think I watched all of your videos but forgot about that one you linked!! Thanks so much for all the tips. But I hear you on the decision fatigue.. I am a very procrastinating buyer so I am sure this will be overwhelming. But I am also so excited 😆
@@engnardine oh, true! But trust me, a good list is what usually saves me haha 😁 Know what you want to get and focus on this first. It'll give you that sense of accomplishment and you'll feel more relaxed knowing that you've fulfilled your task and the visit won't be a waste of time. Then you can browse more freely and get something extra or more of what you wanted to buy in the first place 🥰 Sometimes I do visit gem shows without an agenda, just for fun and end up buying some gems as well. So just remember to not pressure yourself to buy or not buy, make sure you're having fun and things you do end up getting will make a beautiful jewellery ❤️
@@TheArtOfMetalsmithing thank you so much Basia for all those great tips. Please always share with us your beautiful well crafted jewelry and your soothing process.
I thoroughly enjoyed this! Even the place where it was held; the 2 times I visited Warsaw back in the '70s I admired that building, but hadn't been inside. Beautiful, the work of man, all the more beautiful with all the gems, the work of God's hands, inside. I never get to go to Gem Shows, so I enjoy seeing the videos of others who do!
Hello Basia. When you can get to know Brazil, I invite you to visit my hometown, Teófilo Otoni, state of Minas Gerais. One of the largest gemstone fairs in the world.
Hello Stanley, please give me some gemstones sellers phone number. I would like to buy some gemstones from them. My favorite gemstone is watermelon tourmaline. Thank you for your attention.
Thank you for watching! :) Where are you going to attend? I went to Cheltenham and loved it :) Lots of stands and sellers! It was several years ago, but I'm sure it's still as nice today
@@TheArtOfMetalsmithing Not sure yet. Probably won't go until next year now as short of money. Manchester is my nearest big city so will wait until it comes to there. Or Liverpool. I plan to get some smallish stones for cabochons so I can use them on silver corner (and central) pieces so my books will look a bit like jewelled medieval books.
O kurczę, to bardzo możliwe, że się gdzieś minęłyśmy 😁 Cafe Nero ma moje serce, bo mają kawę bez kofeiny 🥹 Uwielbiam kawę, ale niestety nie mogę kofeiny, więc ratują mnie swoją pyszną kawusią
I love seeing your purchases. I haven't been to a gem show in a while because I always over spend!!! I just can't help myself with all the beautiful stones!
I think there was a snack bar or something like this, I just didn't want to go there (queues, noise, etc) 😁 being at a busy gem show is already quite overwhelming for me, so I try to avoid additional crowded spaces. Oh, and I can totally understand! It's hard to resist many gems, especially when seeing them in person, it's so tempting to get them! 😁 I did end up going slightly over my budget this time too, some gems were just too nice not to get... 🙈
@@TheArtOfMetalsmithing I have to order from Asia. you would think that ordering from the U.S. would be cheap and easy it is not, their cost and shipping is outrageous.
I hope you enjoy this little trip! Do you like buying your gemstones at gem shows? Or do you prefer purchasing online?
Here are some more videos about buying gemstones you might be interested in:
- Gemstone buying tips: ruclips.net/video/LgCzIAR6siA/видео.htmlsi=LisFIWh5MK_F42g3
- Tips on how to successfully attend a gem show: ruclips.net/video/iJyTC2RJIE4/видео.htmlsi=QyXTOUl3bXQEixUD
- Sourcing gemstones, tips and advice: ruclips.net/video/cfnPK91CbVA/видео.htmlsi=skyWewnvMMsVldwd
Hey I am working in gemstone 💎 Pakistan online can you contact me thanks.
I would love to wander round a' gem show, couldn't afford to, none near and no budget!😊
You are a delight to watch! Your enthusiasm for silversmithing has helped me overcome my anxiety about trying this craft. I’ve made gemstone beaded jewelry for 17 years. I am so encouraged by your exciting videos that I’m going to begin my own journey in becoming a silversmith in Colorado, USA! Thank YOU!!!
Beautiful bounty! Thanks for taking us along with you, can't wait to see what you create with those gorgeous cabochons and beads.
I consider this hunt very successful :) Thank you so much for watching today ❤I'm especially looking forward to making jewelry with the moonstone :)
5:12 oh my those beads are stunning, you have magpie eyes like me, those are the ones I love too, though I never find such a lovely haul, lovely shapes too. I’d love to find a size and shape to use for necklaces to pair with pendants rather than cord or chain or seed beads. Your haul of, cabochons are enviable! And that tray of purple cabochons that were beside the malachite you said you weren’t looking at were stunning too, the patterns in the malachite are stunning, and I’m growing to love is …..is it labradite….the oval you rested on your index finger….oh and moonstone, that’s my birthstone, hubby grew up with his grans beliefs that pearls were bad luck….imagine my horror when I found out a few days after ordering my wedding dress and frantic email to the manufacturer in china (I didn’t have money for a dress though wish I had the ones picked from a picture of a perfect bride are never the same when you get them, but they were good and instead of pearls swopped them all for crystals 😊😊😊😊😊 I think I would be dangerous at a gemstone fair, we got nothing like that anywhere near me. 😊😊
Thank you for taking us with you😊. Your videos are the highlight of my week❤
That's so lovely, thank you so much for tuning in and watching! 🥰 It means a lot to me that you enjoy my videos 🙏
Thank you for sharing.
Am all energized and refreshed. I luv ur crystal collection n the way u organize them is excellent.
Gud job. Keep it up. ❤
Basia, that was an example of dehydrated purchasing! Well done! Selection criteria well adhered to, purchasing smaller, achieving your present design flow, and output schedule, on song, and beautiful are your examples, of fine work, I applaud you for that. I spent nearly 20 years combing several beaches, from a freak region that had some beautiful stones held for perhaps thousands of years, then things changed, over 5 years they had all come down the major river and, now, gone. I got, what I got, end of! No one else saw any, really strange, Since the amount has to be reduced, I am in peril of losing some quantity, therefore using thinner diamond saws, etc. I am 81, and having to move into a mountain cottage. Thanks for being an inspiration, in your own, productive way..........Arohanui...........
I was so envious of you being at a gem show. What a fun day. I enjoy watching your videos, you mixed them up with different things to teach and share your knowledge. You are so very talented. I enjoy adding small beads to jewelry. Anyway, thank you
I loved your trip to the gem show! I have 2 that I attended every year one in the spring and one in the fall and its one of my favorite things to do. 😊
I got so caught up in picking and choosing such a variety of gemstones I DIDNT KEEP TRACK ! Now I have no idea what I paid for which pieces or where I got them ! Mainly online but I must say I have had good luck except for an occasional cracked moonstone which is my favorite...no wait...that's Larimar...no wait...it 's Carnelian...no wait ! ..lol ! Thanks for taking us along !
Oh wow, I am going to my first one this upcoming weekend!! Perfect timing and I havent even finished the first 10 seconds of the video!!
Please keep up doing more videos, I really really enjoy them and look forward to them!!
Thank you so much!! I appreciate it a lot ❤ That's so exciting you're going to your first gem show, I;m sure it's going to be AMAZING :) Check out some tips I shared in an older video of mine, I think some may be very useful ruclips.net/video/iJyTC2RJIE4/видео.htmlsi=JY-hnZR8f6ura2Hf (especially the one about lightweight clothes, light backpack, water and NOT crashing on the first stand! haha ❤ Take your time, look around, plan your purchases and don't feel pressure. Stick to your list and leave some space for something extra). Good luck and have FUN!!
@@TheArtOfMetalsmithing I think I watched all of your videos but forgot about that one you linked!! Thanks so much for all the tips.
But I hear you on the decision fatigue.. I am a very procrastinating buyer so I am sure this will be overwhelming. But I am also so excited 😆
@@engnardine oh, true! But trust me, a good list is what usually saves me haha 😁 Know what you want to get and focus on this first. It'll give you that sense of accomplishment and you'll feel more relaxed knowing that you've fulfilled your task and the visit won't be a waste of time. Then you can browse more freely and get something extra or more of what you wanted to buy in the first place 🥰 Sometimes I do visit gem shows without an agenda, just for fun and end up buying some gems as well. So just remember to not pressure yourself to buy or not buy, make sure you're having fun and things you do end up getting will make a beautiful jewellery ❤️
@@TheArtOfMetalsmithing thank you so much Basia for all those great tips. Please always share with us your beautiful well crafted jewelry and your soothing process.
I thoroughly enjoyed this! Even the place where it was held; the 2 times I visited Warsaw back in the '70s I admired that building, but hadn't been inside. Beautiful, the work of man, all the more beautiful with all the gems, the work of God's hands, inside.
I never get to go to Gem Shows, so I enjoy seeing the videos of others who do!
Hello Basia. When you can get to know Brazil, I invite you to visit my hometown, Teófilo Otoni, state of Minas Gerais. One of the largest gemstone fairs in the world.
Oh wow, that would be a wonderful trip! The gemstone fair sounds amazing 😍
Hello Stanley, please give me some gemstones sellers phone number. I would like to buy some gemstones from them. My favorite gemstone is watermelon tourmaline. Thank you for your attention.
That necklace you made is absolutely beautiful 🤩
Thankyou for sharing your visit with us. I loved the malachite and turquoise. Am looking forward to going to my first gem show soon (in the UK).
Thank you for watching! :) Where are you going to attend? I went to Cheltenham and loved it :) Lots of stands and sellers! It was several years ago, but I'm sure it's still as nice today
@@TheArtOfMetalsmithing Not sure yet. Probably won't go until next year now as short of money. Manchester is my nearest big city so will wait until it comes to there. Or Liverpool. I plan to get some smallish stones for cabochons so I can use them on silver corner (and central) pieces so my books will look a bit like jewelled medieval books.
Definitely amaizing❤❤❤❤
Thank you!! :)
Piękne kamienie ♥️. Czekam na video jak będziesz robiła z nich coś wyjątkowego!
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O wow, też byłam na tym mineral expo i też poszłam potem do green cafe nero❤
O kurczę, to bardzo możliwe, że się gdzieś minęłyśmy 😁 Cafe Nero ma moje serce, bo mają kawę bez kofeiny 🥹 Uwielbiam kawę, ale niestety nie mogę kofeiny, więc ratują mnie swoją pyszną kawusią
my pops and grandparents are originally from Poland. Last Namne=Rolinski. nice video. we live in Washington State.
Nowhere to purchase snacks or beverages? The shows here in the US always have some kind of snack bar.
I love seeing your purchases. I haven't been to a gem show in a while because I always over spend!!! I just can't help myself with all the beautiful stones!
I think there was a snack bar or something like this, I just didn't want to go there (queues, noise, etc) 😁 being at a busy gem show is already quite overwhelming for me, so I try to avoid additional crowded spaces.
Oh, and I can totally understand! It's hard to resist many gems, especially when seeing them in person, it's so tempting to get them! 😁 I did end up going slightly over my budget this time too, some gems were just too nice not to get... 🙈
God I envy you, I live in Calgary,Alberta ,Canada and we do not get many gem shows here.
Oh dear, that's a shame! Do you have to travel far to attend? I hope that they will organise more shows in the near future, fingers crossed! 🤞
@@TheArtOfMetalsmithing No I do not have to go far but the shows are only once a year...frustrating !
@@wellhello6 oh wow, only once a year?! What a shame...😔 How about ordering from the US sellers online, do you have to pay customs?
@@TheArtOfMetalsmithing I have to order from Asia. you would think that ordering from the U.S. would be cheap and easy it is not, their cost and shipping is outrageous.
You are also a gem.