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Despite $1b in exports, gems and jewellery sector fending for itself

Small traders, dealers and artisans are unanimous in saying that unless the government provides financing opportunities to budding entrepreneurs ... has all the potential to become the biggest industry in the rugged mountainous regions of ...

Jewelry: A precious fusion

Displaying a fidelity to cultural predilection for large jewels in colors as sundry as their saris, the Indian merchants ... of Indonesia’s jewelry industry. “Indonesia is now ready to replace Italy as the world’s jewellery hub,” he ...

Cutting edge art with precious stones and a floral influence

The leather neckpieces are plaited by him and enhanced with semi-precious stones including pearls, lapis lazuli, natural turquoise and opal. The Blomfields are constantly expanding their collection making a variety of neckpieces, cuffs, earrings ...

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Stone splendour

Precious stone inlay work, done on semi-precious stones, requires a high degree of expertise and Rajesh decided to bring his skills of ‘pakai’ and ‘chillai’ of traditional kundan work to this form. How did he do it? He replies, “With hand tools o ...

Increased gold import duty results in increased black marketing

Several documents were seized on the basis of complaints that some customs officers were helping several importers of gold and semi-precious stones in evading customs duty by showing imports on reduced rates. Similarly, in another incident ...

Increased gold import duty results in more black marketing cases

JAIPUR: An increase in the import duty on gold from 2% to 6% has given rise to cases of black marketing of the yellow metal in the state. The customs and income tax department in recent past have seized gold, jewellery and precious stones from ...

Aime presents live beautiful. jewellery

Celebrate the launch of live beautiful.'s new line 'rough and tumble.' featuring recycled metals and ethically sourced semi-precious stones sourced from small suppliers. We will also reveal the Aime collaboration of matching mum-and-daughter pieces at the ...

Open Question: How to verify the gem's true or not?

How to verify the gem's true or not? http://www.brazlet.com/bracelets/semi-precious-crystal-beaded-bracelets/10mm-natural-rhodochrosite-beaded-bracelet-629.html more

Resolved Question: What should I get my best friend for her 17th birthday?

She's not very sentimental and she's not obsessive about anything like TV shows or music so I'm drawing a blank. We've been friends for 4 years and she likes normal girly 17 year old stuff like clothes and jewelry and stuff. She really like the chevron pattern but she thinks she's starting to have too much of it. She likes things that are intentionally stupid like the grumpy cat and Jerry Springer. She wanted hair chalk for summer but the reviews for it online are really bad so I don't wanna get her that. She got me a Vera Bradley jewelry case for my birthday in September. She watches Weeds and The Client List but she's not like super duper into either. She's not into like necklaces or whatever that say best friends or anything like that haha. I've written her letters and given her like a picture of the two of us and a grab bag of stuff she likes in the past. so like idkkkk any ideas? more

Resolved Question: I am using wire to make beaded lanyards and the wire is breaking after worn for about 2 weeks.?

It is not at the crimp bead. more

Resolved Question: Which one should I choose as birthday gift for my best friend ?

A friend's birthday is coming up next week. And I want to get her something special but not expensive. I had chosen two bracelets here, advice! http://www.brazlet.com/bracelets/semi-precious-crystal-beaded-bracelets/6mm-natural-red-tiger-eye-beaded-bracelet-568.html http://www.brazlet.com/bracelets/semi-precious-crystal-beaded-bracelets/6mm-natural-yellow-tiger-eye-beaded-bracelet-567.html more

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Resolved Question: When was glass invented?

Resolved Question: Need help naming my etsy store?

Okay, I opened an etsy store about a month ago, and I had no idea what to call it so I just put in a really random and unfitting name because when i was signing up it said 'don't worry about the name, you can always change it later!'. I didn't realise that that meant you could only change it once. Now, I really want to advertise my store and stuff, but the name embarrases me and I really need to change it quickly, but I have NO idea what to change it to. I am really open to suggestions right now, even just to start me off because I am totally lost right now. I make mostly things like suncatchers and jewelery from semi-precious beads and such, but I also make wish jars and want to start making some more hippy type stuff. Any help is greatly appriciated! more

Resolved Question: Can't find my favourite online bead shop, ghj trading! Have they gone bust?

Hi there, my favourite online bead shop was called ghj trading but I haven't ordered from them in a while. Yesterday I needed something from them and I can't find them anywhere - have they closed down, moved domain name, am I remembering the name wrong? Any pointers urgently needed, they had the best and largest selection of semi precious gemstones anywhere! thanks very much in advance. more

Resolved Question: Where can I sell Gemstones online?

I am about to have an assortment of semi-precious gemstones that can be used as beads or any other novelty purpose. Where can I sell things like that, besides Ebay, CraigsList and Etsy? I already have my own website, so other than that as well. more

Voting Question: Name for jewelry business?

Me and my friend make handmade bead jewelry. We use variety of beads like Swarovski , semi precious beads, glass beads, fresh water pearls. please suggest a unique, nice and catchy name . I was thinking of using "Bedazzled" but it is already used. Something which has meaning "beautiful", "glittering" , "dazzling" etc. more

Resolved Question: what is the name of this necklace?? look like a japamala?

http://www.google.com.br/imgres?start=243&um=1&hl=pt-BR&biw=1024&bih=511&tbm=isch&tbnid=x0q4dtdjKKOB_M:&imgrefurl=http://www.indiancinemagallery.com/Gallery2/v/South/Movies/Telugu/Vengamamba%2Bmovie%2Bstills/Vengamamba%2Bmovie%2Bstills29.jpg.html&docid=Iq4UCeQzEM3DWM&itg=1&imgurl=http://www.indiancinemagallery.com/Gallery2/d/191794-1/Vengamamba%252Bmovie%252Bstills29.jpg&w=1000&h=1505&ei=zkmLUPCMBoj20gHPxoHADw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=25&sig=113211479531047460560&page=26&tbnh=230&tbnw=173&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:45,s:200,i:139&tx=82&ty=138 Is from meena in Vengamamba movie :) Thank u !Yes true,but it is a religious necklace, I like a hindu,is the first time I saw... more

Resolved Question: Please Suggest Business Names...?

Hi, I am opening up a homemade artificial fashion jewelry business which may expand to handbags, exclusive tops, dresses as well. The jewelry is all fashion jewelry which is made up of superfine material with semi-precious stones and beads. I am looking for a catchy name and a motto / punchline / tag line as well if you can think of. I would like to keep the name versatile to where it can be used for both jewelry, handbags, and accessories. Name should be related to Fashion / Art and Crafts. And if possible combination of 2 words. (e.g. : YOUnique, Cr8ive ... ) Thanks! more

Resolved Question: Finding beads and other supplies?

I am hoping to make necklaces, bracelets, anklets, etc. And sell them at local stores. Where can I find large amounts of various beads and supplies cheap for this? more

Resolved Question: Where is the best place to sell jewelry for free?

They are made of semi precious stones and beads. I have tried ebay but, haven;t gotten much luck. more

Resolved Question: What is sajal (gems & stone category)?

Resolved Question: Where can I buy jewelry making supplies in Mannheim?

My parents just moved us to Germany and I don't know where to go to buy supplies for my hobby. more

Resolved Question: Need a name for my hand made jewellery business?

Not a tacky name.. i was at first thinking of flower names, like orchid but i see most are taken.. then i thought of radiate accesories/jewellery but that is taken on etsy.. its all hand made, using semi precious stone and beads, tribal, ethnic, celtic knots, surfer type, culture, buddhist inspired all with a modern edge to it.. i need a name though and have no idea! something to do with summer or the beach maybe.. as i also want to create bikinis later.. i need like an inspiring unique name nothing like glitzy or sparkle! and also it needs to be a name people can pronounce please help! any ideas would be great doesnt have to be an actual name some ideas would help more

Resolved Question: What type of magic wand do you own & how do you use during spell casting to direct energy?

Just curious what other craft practitioners own and how you use it during spell work to see how it differs from me.I can't give thumbs down to some good trololo but still waiting for real answers. Thanks for the laughs, guys! :)@Sophie Nice! That reminded me of Galaxy Quest, LOL! I haven't seen any of those movies, nor the vampire/werewolves saga. I've owned my wand long before that and just acquired a new one! :) more

Resolved Question: Sites to buy higher quality beads (to make bracelets)?

I don't want those cheap plastic kiddy beads. Stone: opal, turquoise mosaic, onyx. I'm searching but only finding mostly those cheap plasticy beads, or shaped beads I don't want. I just want a normal circular/sphere bead. more

Resolved Question: Where do you buy safe metal parts for making jewelry?

It seems like all the findings at Joann and Michael's are made in China with lead warnings. I have strung some beads and am ready to put on clasps, etc, but worried about the lead in the metal beads as well. Where can you get safe metals or do all metal beads and chains have lead? more

Resolved Question: What kind of jewelry should I sell and make ?

I want to sell homemade bracelet, earrings, necklaces etc. I don't know what kind I should make and I don't know what every one likes I want to make stuff that you can't to go to the store and buy it, oh and how much should all the jewelry go for? more

Resolved Question: beads to make earring studs?

anyone know where i can find some? most beads have a hole all the way thru..where can i find ones that don't? thanks more

Resolved Question: Fastest easiest way to make a necklace or bracelets w/my rare semi-precious rondelle stones?

I own a whole string of (very hard to come by semi-precious) gemstone 'beads" shaped like rondelles. I am not crafty and I'm a klutz at any manual labor. 1) What is the fastest and easiest way to turn this into either a necklace or a couple bracelets? 2) Is there a kit that would have the "thread" already with a built-in clasp so I don't have to do too much? (Please link websites of items if possible) 3) What thread would be the best to use here so that it does not break on me?? I don't want to use plyers or wires, I am not good at making tiny knots so I am just looking for something pre-made and where all I would have to do is pass my rondelles into it., secure it somehow and voila. Does that exist??? Sorry, I do NOT enjoy crafts, I simply want to wear this ASAP. If you use any "tech" lingo (verbs, nouns) please kindly explain yourself as I know nothing at all about crafts. With my apologies to you talented crafty people. And please do kindly come back to this Q if you answer it as chances are I will have Q's on your reply, LOL! Thanks everyone! =) more

Resolved Question: jewelry making: using epoxy to bond (please answer)?

I'm making jewelry. Although I have experience with making jewelry, I am having trouble with this current project and was wondering if anybody here can help. I have a teardrop shaped stone that is very small (5x11 mm) that I'm trying to put a bead cap on in order to make a focal pendant for the necklace. The problem is the stone isn't a bead, so it doesn't have any holes in it (it is more like a cabochon). I decided to use epoxy resin in order to bond the two together (the stone and the bead cap), and am currently letting it dry. My question is, will the epoxy hold the two together? I am really worried about it falling off! Would there be better methods of attachment, or should I trust that the epoxy bond is permanent? thanks in advance.http://www.etsy.com/listing/61640392/12pcs-42mm-antique-bronze-filigree-cone?ref=v1_other_1This picture is a good example of what I am trying to do (although my bead cap is smaller). more

Resolved Question: What are some fun easy crafts to make and sell?

So, I recently started my school holiday and I want to save up for a nook. I need at least 100 dollars(or maybe more) and my mom will help me with the rest. I already draw and work with polymer clay but I need more ideas ans pricing ranges? Extra: I cant crochet,or knit. Im also not a pro at this,its a hobby. please include where to get the material for it and what to make it with and be specific! thanks so much! 10 points to best answer! more

Resolved Question: Where are the best places to buy beads and semi-precious stones in Toronto besides Fabric land and Michaels?

My sister is into beading and making jewelry and I want to get her some beads or semi-precious stones for Christmas. Can someone please recommend some places other than Fabricland and Michaels!!! I heard Pacific Mall has the good stuff but that place is huge & I haven't been in years. If someone could recommend a place it would be greatly appreciated. Btw, my budget is $50-$100.00. more

Resolved Question: jewelry i can make at home?

other than beaded more

Resolved Question: The best place to buy strands of beads and semi precious stones is in india or in bangkok?

Resolved Question: I know we all hate this question..(Name)?

Soo I was going to get a gelding and had everything lined up but it fell through so I found a mare I'm going to be buying instead. She was my other choice anyway and has been vet checked etc. I just cannot stand her name so she would definitely need a new one. She is an 18hh black Clydesdale mare with a wide blaze and two back stockings. Her front right knee is white and her front left toe is white. (By toe I mean the part of her feathering that covers the front of her hoof.) She is a very sweet six year old and will be a flat hunter or dressage horse. I do not like human names for horses. Things like Abbie, Karen, etc. are not names I like, I prefer things like 'Kamikaze' or 'Kryptonite'. I was considering naming her Adamantium and calling her Addie but Addie is a very human-esque name and Adamantium sounds rather masculine. (I'm looking for a barn name, a show name suggestion would just be a bonus!) Thank you for any suggestions! more

Resolved Question: Can someone teach me a surefire way to lucid dream?

I asked a question about lucid dreaming a few months ago about what it was and if it is possible and learned that it actually is. I actually tried some of the methods of the people that answered my question on how they do it. When I tried it, I fail. I tried it again, I failed again. I tried again, and whoop-dee-doo, I failed AGAIN. Can someone teach me an absolutely positively successful way to lucid dream? If it works, 10points! :D more

Resolved Question: Can you purposely induce a lucid dream?

Who here can do it? What's it like? I want to be able to know that I'm dreaming when I dream every night, it sounds fun. I hear it's possible to do it on command, how? more

Resolved Question: Why don't i have dreams?

Its not that i don't remember them. I legitimately do not have them sometimes. When i moved to Ohio i went a year and a half without having a single dream. Then now when i am moving back to Alabama in two weeks i have once again already stopped having dreams, but i am hoping this will be more temporarily since i'm moving back to the same city i was in before. more

Resolved Question: Conscious thoughts influencing dreams?

A while ago I read some material about how we can search for answers to questions in our life through dreaming. The idea was that if you focused on a particular situation and question before sleep, you could end up dreaming about it. If you remembered the dream, you could analyse the symbols and meanings to interpret answers to the questions. It's really interesting to see that some of the dreams I've had turned out to be true or there were elements that ended up becoming reality later on. Do you believe that we can help to focus on solutions to problems using the power of dreams and the subconscious mind?Ant Rich: agreed that it can influence the dreams. I was talking about my home and how my wife and I are going back to Australia together. Her dream incorporated my parents taking us both to their house (to my bedroom, which is where we will be staying until we get established and find a place of our own). I was dreaming about my mother, a drive-through and oddly enough a former work colleague whose book I needed to find the name of the day before (SAT vocabulary book for my teaching). more

Resolved Question: Lucid dreams?????????????????????????????

What are some lucid dreams you remember having? I NEED TO KNOW! more

Resolved Question: Why are my dreams so vivid?

The last two nights my I've had one dream both nights that are so vivid and I remember basically everything in the dream. The first one I had found out my mum had died, I am away from home now as I was in my dream, the pain in my gut I got in my dream felt so real, in my dream I was crying and holding my stomach as I felt sick. It was horrible. The second dream was of the apocolips (sorry spelt wrong I know) i can't remember what it's called but in my dream was the huge white statue of Jesus or some other religious person, the statue stands there with it's arms out. Maybe someone knows what it's called? Anyway people were clinging to it and i know there was a lot more going on a round me but what I remember so clearly is the statue rising up into the sky, towards "heaven". Then i was in heaven when the statue came crashing down . I am not a religious person at all and do not believe in the end of the world. Also sometimes random thoughts come to mind and I'll think nothing of them but then normally sighing the same day or a few hours later I find out those random thought are actually true. Like for example I was out to dinner with the family I work for at there friends place and there was one family there that had two boys who both had a disability. The thought that came to mind was that both parents had a rare gene that together caused their children to have a disability. Later I found out it was true! This has happened quite a few times and if a random thought does come to mind I've started thinking if I just ignore it now it will happen late but if I over think it it doesn't and it usually works like this. Can anyone suggest a reason to why my dreams are all of a sudden so real and vivid when normally I can't remember my dreams even 5 min after waking up? more

Resolved Question: Lucid Dreaming - Wake Back to Bed?

I've been very interesting in Lucid dreaming for a year or so, but now I'm on Summer break I thought it would be a better time to try it; especially the WBTB method. I read the WikiHow guide and found it very informative but there is one stage in the method which I don't find too clear. "After you wake up, stay up for an hour with your mind focused on lucidity and lucidity only" What things should do in that hour? Practise other techniques like 'Any I dreaming?' or listening to Theta binaural beats? http://www.wikihow.com/Lucid-Dream more

Resolved Question: My lucid dreams have stopped?

I have been working on this for years! I finally started having lucid dreams about a year ago. It was amazing. You people are going to think I am weird but it was literally like a drug. I looked forward to going to bed every night, and I woke up feeling so in tune and rested. Then my husband and I started working graveyard shift, and the dreams stopped. I haven't been having any dreams that I know of and I have always had vivid reams even before I began studying lucid dreaming. can my sleep schedule have an effect on my dreams? am I going to have to retrain my mind and body? Have my years of work on this gone to waste because of my sleep schedule? more

Resolved Question: How do you know if you control your dreams?!?

Ok i had a dream right where im in my living room and i see the clock then time flowed by fast and then i looked at my hands -4 fingers ok i was aware but at some points to didn't control i barely controlled anything.So how do you know if you do control?!test it or something???also how do you control the sex in your dreams?thanks to all who answer!and who ever answers both questions in the detail box and gives great info gets 10 points :b more

Resolved Question: Help with lucid dreaming?

Every dream I have is just too normal, I look at peoples faces and normal, my fact in mirror normal, fingers normal, situations are the same as everyday events with absolutely nothing weird at all! I've lucid dream in the past but its pretty hard to recognize a dream when its sooo normal. more

Resolved Question: I want to lucid dream,but I'm afraid of the sleep paralysis?

I really want to learn how to lucid dream,but I am afraid of the sleep paralysis.I hear that you see terrifying hallucinations.Do you always get sleep paralysis anytime you lucid dream?Is there a way to be able to lucid dream and never have sleep paralysis? I already know that you can make yourself change the hallucination,but I know that I don't have enough courage to look at the hallucination straight in the eye and change it.I'm not that kind of person.What can I do?I really want be able to have lucid dreams more

Resolved Question: Is it possible to control dreams?

Is it possible to control dreams? Not talking Inception but just a general control of what you dream when you wake up etc. more

Resolved Question: What should you do with your dreams?

Resolved Question: Does a lucid dream feel like real life?

I suddenly all of a sudden got interested in lucid dreams. I was wondering if when you actually have a lucid dream, it feels exactly like real life, or kind of like a normal dream? Does it feel like you're up and moving around? Can you not tell the difference between real life and your dream? 10 points. <3 more

Resolved Question: How can I have a dream that I want?

Is it possible to dream about what you want to?? Is so how? more

Resolved Question: I'm not haveing/remebering dreams?

I love my dreams,or at least used to love them occasionly once a month I actually remember a dream but i used to remeber tons of them.I used to think that maybe i just was not dreaming but after looking into it for a while i guess i just don't remeber them.I'ts been happing for about a year now and it's really bugging me. If you have any tips for me please,I would really be thankful.P.S. i'm 12,I'm not sure if that has something to do with it.Thank you. more

Resolved Question: I want to know a lot about lucid dreaming?

I read about some techniques and I was going to start using a dream journal, remember the dreams, do reality checks, etc. But how does meditation help and how can I do it? I also heard of binaural beats. Is that dangerous? It reminds me of something I saw on 1,000 Ways To Die. I would also like to know about the limitations of lucid dreaming. I heard that you can do anything you can imagine, but it takes practice. So what would I be able to do in my first lucid dream (assuming I don't wake up right away)? I was thinking about flying and having sex, because those are the most common things. Would I be able to do this stuff? Also, how real does a lucid dream feel? And to anyone that's ever had sex in a lucid dream, how real does that feel? Would I be able to have sex in a lucid dream if I'm a virgin? more

Resolved Question: Would it ever be possible to connect with someone in a lucid dream?

A bit like inception. I stole this idea from it. And don't say *IT'S ONLY A MOVIE*, because I've known about Lucid dreaming LONG-BEFORE inception. Anyway, could it be possible for two people to connect in a dream and be with one and other? I don't really believe in anything spiritual neither am I religious... :D Thanks! more

Resolved Question: Are lucid dreams a form of reality?

I mean you are using all five senses more

Resolved Question: i have started export import business,how can we get the suppliers and manufacturers contact info..?

we are dealing in handicrafts wooden, brass, iron, aluminium , candles etc and all kinds of jewellery beads, brass, artificial, semi-precious stones, silver etc......we are looking for suppliers,manufacturers and craftsmen who could provide us products as well as can produce products as par our designs..... any one interested in doing business with us can contact at g.loverseas@yahoo.in more

Resolved Question: lucid dream experience?

have you ever had a lucid dream? if so what are some techniques to have a lucid dream? more

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