[Jewelry making - Article 00171] - Re: [Orchid] [Orchid] Customers' acceptance of man made gems

[JSEllington]

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    I use lab-created blue sapphire, alexandrite, Moissanite, emerald. I
    try to avoid "simulated" but only use "synthetic" stones with
    exactly the same optical and physical properties as the natural
    stone. 

    If there have been prejudices, they have not been voice to me by my
    customers, but only by other artists. 

    My hand-fabricated jewelry ranges in price from $150.00 to $500.00
    or so. 

    Some of the natural stones are prohibitive for me and for my
    customers. 

J. S. Ellington
jsellington AT cs.com


 
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