Etsy

Link to our etsy shop page http://www.etsy.com/shop/crownrosegems?ref=si_shop
My name is Rosita Pisarchick and I create eclectic jewelry in various mediums and techniques: bead weaving - line beading - knotted beading - metalwork - chain mailling, using pearls, stones, beads, metals.
I favor streamlined jewelry with natural stones. My pieces are always simple, elegant and wearable.

I am certified by the Gemological Institute of America (G.I.A.) in pearl grading and all manners of pearl and bead stringing. I have developed this knowledge to integrate it with other jewelry making techniques. I constantly continue learning and developing new techniques.
..And I like making treasuries, take a look at them here http://www.etsy.com/people/crownrosegems/treasury

Just a little info about Bernie, he is a Graduate Geologist, (Penn State Univ.), a Graduate Gemologist (G.I.A.), lapidary and silversmith/goldsmith, (trained with Alan Revere).
All our beads and stones are guaranteed to be what we describe. He cuts and polishes many of the stones offered here.
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About the amber sold here:

Here is an aside about amber testing as I have received requests for it.

The assumption that amber floats in water with a little salt is so common that it has become somewhat an urban legend.
Amber only floats in a SUPER-SATURATED salt water solution. The confusion results, I think, because most people have no idea that super-saturated means a specific chemical technique that needs to be done correctly to result in a correct reading.

How to prepare the solution:

Prepare the super-saturated solution by bringing water to a boil, add salt little by little while boiling. Add as much salt as needed until it no longer dissolves but leaves visible salt crystals in the bottom of the pan. Let the solution cool, then test the amber in this solution.
This test will require quite a lot of salt.
Here is a link explaining super-saturation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersaturation
or do a google search on super-saturated solutions.

This test is non-destructive.