MatsMachinations
Announcement Imagination born in metal and stone.
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Imagination born in metal and stone.
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Nancy on Jun 14, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThis is sooooo beautiful! The sapphire is a beautiful deep blue and the perfect size for a tie tack. Great craftsmanship and fast shipping!
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Kathy on May 20, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI had an item made for me by this seller. I was messaged every step of the process and the finished product is absolutely gorgeous!
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Robert on May 14, 2022
5 out of 5 starsGorgeous sapphire tie tack! It arrived well polished in a nice gift box. The pictures don't do it justice. It is an amazing shade of blue and really shines. Great communication with seller/artist. Shipped incredibly fast!
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Robert on May 14, 2022
5 out of 5 starsVery nicely made tie tack bar. Sturdy and secure. The stamped monogramming is perfect. Great communication with seller/artist and shipped incredibly fast!
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Wild on Mar 31, 2022
5 out of 5 starsCompletely perfect and absolutely gorgeous. I will certainly be back and it was a pleasure doing business!
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samanthabteague on Mar 16, 2022
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful piece! I couldn’t believe the pricing, but the shop owners said they found the gemstone for a bargain and passed the savings onto me. My husband loves his new toe tack and it will be perfect for a big job interview that he has coming up. Thank you!
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Jacob on Dec 17, 2021
5 out of 5 starsGot this for my wedding. The color is lovely and so clear, and catches the light in understated ways. Clasp seems of good quality, too. Overall, extremely happy.
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blynndrury on Dec 14, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis is stunning! Absolutely beautiful. I’m giving this to my husband for our 40th (Ruby) anniversary. I’m so happy I bought this.
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About MatsMachinations
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.
Shop members
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J. Mathew Riggs
Owner
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
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Silver supplier From KC gem and mineral show.
Kansas City, MO
Supplies purchased at trade show to go with my pendants.
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