MatsMachinations

Mat's Machinations LLC

Kansas City, Missouri

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Last updated on Feb 10, 2016

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Featured items

Glass cutter ruby and sterling ring.

$82.00

FREE shipping

Sapphire and Sterling Ring (size 6)

$80.00

FREE shipping

Blue octo cut sapphire tie tack in silver.

$104.99

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Elegant opal and Gold Tie Tack

$185.00

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Row of four stones tie tack.

$19.99

Golden check mark tie tack.

$19.99

Brass shield tie tack.

$24.99

Dark shield tie tack.

$29.00

Large goldstone tie tack

$44.99

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Oregon sunstone tie tack

$45.00

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Gold filled crown tie bar.

$65.00

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Crystal Opal Tie Tack

$90.00

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Large Opal Tie Tack

$85.00

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Large Crystal Opal Tie Tack

$140.00

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Silver and light blue spinel tie tack

$48.99

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Small white hexagon sapphire tie tack

$49.99

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Garnet tie tack

$57.00

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Only 1 available and it's in 1 person's cart

Ruby Accented Garnet Pendant.

$59.99

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Unique amber tie tack

$210.00

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Purple(Alexandrite) rectangle sapphire tie tack in silver.

$58.00

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White topaz tie tack

$89.99

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Bright red ruby oval tie tack

$65.00

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Sky Blue Marquis Topaz Tie Tack

$78.00

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Large Tiger's eye tie tack

$79.99

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Dazzling pink sapphire tie tack

$47.99

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Blue sapphire cabochon tie tack in silver.

$94.99

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Pink sapphire marquis tie tack

$34.99

Large clear red star ruby tie tack

$138.00

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Very large garnet tie tack

$92.00

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Huge white sapphire tie tack in silver.

$85.99

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Large white sapphire tie tack in silver.

$67.99

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Small rectangle white sapphire tie tack

$33.00

Stein tie tack.

$29.00

Cute red Dala horse tie tack.

$29.00

Damn I'm good tie tack.

$44.00

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Grubby shovel tie tack.

$34.00

Huge Ruby tie tack in silver.

$97.99

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Large white sapphire sterling Art Nouveau ring.

$96.00

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Unique silver and stone necklace

$45.00

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Terry on Sep 4, 2023

5 out of 5 stars

The only thing I have to say is the little bar that goes on the back of the tie tac broke off. Other than that it's beautiful!

J responded on Sep 6, 2023

Two replacements are now inbound. Thanks for your patience.

White sapphire tie tack in silver.

White sapphire tie tack in silver.
Gale on Sep 10, 2023

5 out of 5 stars

Gorgeous

J responded on Sep 10, 2023

Thanks!

Large Purple(Alexandrite) Sapphire and Silver Tie Tack.

Large Purple(Alexandrite) Sapphire and Silver Tie Tack.
Karen on Jun 15, 2023

5 out of 5 stars

Sweet little tie pin, bought it for my husbands 60th birthday as ruby is his birthstone

Ruby tie tack in silver.

Ruby tie tack in silver.
Avalon on May 9, 2023

5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful ring and super fast shipping!

Verdant Virtue, emerald and sterling ring.

Verdant Virtue, emerald and sterling ring.
Susan on Apr 30, 2023

5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely beautiful!

Purple(Alexandrite) rectangle sapphire tie tack in silver.

Purple(Alexandrite) rectangle sapphire tie tack in silver.
Cindy on Mar 24, 2023

5 out of 5 stars

Very nice ruby, matched description perfectly.

Large Ruby tie tack in silver.

Large Ruby tie tack in silver.
Barbara on Feb 23, 2023

5 out of 5 stars

Good quality, really pretty peice

Large Ruby Heart Pendant

Large Ruby Heart Pendant
Julie on Feb 20, 2023

5 out of 5 stars

The pin is beautiful and just what I was looking for for our 40th.

Large Ruby tie tack in silver.

Large Ruby tie tack in silver.
Bob on Dec 4, 2022

5 out of 5 stars

Very nice item and great service!

Carnelian Cabochon Tie Tack

Carnelian Cabochon Tie Tack
Rachael on Nov 20, 2022

5 out of 5 stars

The ring is beautiful and unique! Couldn’t ask for anything better!

Blue spinel and red ruby sterling silver ring.

Blue spinel and red ruby sterling silver ring.

About MatsMachinations

Sales 567

On Etsy since 2010

I'm a dwarf trapped in a 6'4" body.

One of my grandfather's did a lot of lapidary work, the other came from a long line of blacksmiths. Neither of these things really registered with me in a significant way until about 5 years ago. Reading a science magazine I came across an article on how we were able to grow rubies by taking the materials that ruby is made up of and basically getting a furnace hot enough to melt them into stone. So after poking around on the internet I found somebody selling them and bought a few for curiosities sake. As soon as I got my first few I was hooked. My dwarven DNA said I needed more, and different stones too! About 3 orders later my brain kicked in and said, "Mat you're spending a lot of money on pretty things to look at that you don't even look at that often since you keep it in a locked chest in the back of a cave guarded by 3 troglodytes."
It didn't take long to wrestle my artistic and creative drive in that direction and figured that if I started making things with them it would be good justification to acquire more. With what little I was able to sell I was able to take a class buys some tools, and start to collect lapidary supplies.(Pretty expensive stuff and my family sold off my grandfather's equipment when he passed.) I found better suppliers and have been increasing production ever since. Very soon I'll be listing some stones that I tumbled set in silver, and I hope to expand into leather work, and gold soon.

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J. Mathew Riggs

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When I was young I read through my grandpappy's lapidary magazines and saw that scientists could actually melt the materials to make ruby. When I got a bit older, and some extra money I bought some rubies that were the size of my thumb. I was hooked.

Production partners

Silver supplier From KC gem and mineral show.

Kansas City, MO

Supplies purchased at trade show to go with my pendants.

Shop policies

Last updated on February 16, 2023

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MatsMachinations

Announcement

Items

Featured items

Glass cutter ruby and sterling ring.

Sapphire and Sterling Ring (size 6)

Blue octo cut sapphire tie tack in silver.

All Items

Elegant opal and Gold Tie Tack

Row of four stones tie tack.

Golden check mark tie tack.

Brass shield tie tack.

Dark shield tie tack.

Large goldstone tie tack

Oregon sunstone tie tack

Gold filled crown tie bar.

Crystal Opal Tie Tack

Large Opal Tie Tack

Large Crystal Opal Tie Tack

Silver and light blue spinel tie tack

Small white hexagon sapphire tie tack

Garnet tie tack

Ruby Accented Garnet Pendant.

Unique amber tie tack

Purple(Alexandrite) rectangle sapphire tie tack in silver.

White topaz tie tack

Bright red ruby oval tie tack

Sky Blue Marquis Topaz Tie Tack

Large Tiger's eye tie tack

Dazzling pink sapphire tie tack

Blue sapphire cabochon tie tack in silver.

Pink sapphire marquis tie tack

Large clear red star ruby tie tack

Very large garnet tie tack

Huge white sapphire tie tack in silver.

Large white sapphire tie tack in silver.

Small rectangle white sapphire tie tack

Stein tie tack.

Cute red Dala horse tie tack.

Damn I'm good tie tack.

Grubby shovel tie tack.

Huge Ruby tie tack in silver.

Large white sapphire sterling Art Nouveau ring.

Unique silver and stone necklace

Reviews

About MatsMachinations

Shop members

J. Mathew Riggs

Production partners

Shop policies

Returns & exchanges