MatsMachinations
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Announcement Imagination born in metal and stone.
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Todd D on Feb 23, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThese were a last minute idea for Valentine’s Day. They arrived a couple days after Valentine’s Day, but he absolutely loves them. They look great.
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seantheturtle on Dec 8, 2020
5 out of 5 starsExcellent quality, gorgeous and eye-catching but not too overbearing. Sapphire acts like Alexandrite (changes color). Size is comparable to a dress shirt button. Would recommend.
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Carl on Oct 5, 2020
5 out of 5 starsI was rather surprised when I opened the small box and saw it for the first time. It was exactly what I had pictured in my mind. I am very pleased.
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Casia on Sep 8, 2020
5 out of 5 starsMy husband said that it’s the most beautiful thing he has ever seen and I designed his wedding band! The sparkle that it has is wonderful and the colors are amazing. Really an amazing piece. Pictures do not do this justice at all
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Meg on Aug 29, 2020
5 out of 5 starsSuch an interesting piece! It was a gift and he loved it! Just as described. Thank you again for another well made piece and an excellent gift. Highly recommend this shop as they have amazing customer service as well as high quality items
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Dawn on Jul 21, 2020
5 out of 5 starsSmaller than I realized but will still work. Very nice against the tie..
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Meg on Jul 10, 2020
5 out of 5 starsThis pendant is even more beautiful in person! I love the amazing color in the ruby. Just as described and good workmanship as well. I contacted the seller about my concern that I hadn’t received the pendant and that it was severely delayed due to covid. They were kind enough to look into it and even updated me about the mail’s progress almost daily. Excellent customer service, and you won’t be disappointed ordering from this shop.
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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