July 17, 2007: Today’s tea was so successful that we had to bring in extra chairs! Although we ran out of the scones and Devon cream, we had plenty of other treats to fill the plates. Everyone enjoyed learning about and comparing a range of green gemstones, including peridot, chrysoberyl, emerald, chrysoprase, diamond (irradiated to bring out the green color), tourmaline, sapphire, gaspeite, green turquoise, and jade. A visiting gem cutter provided insights on the various stones and taught us just a bit about cutting gemstones. We were delighted to photograph a few of the ladies at the tea and their photos are shown below.

NEW: We’d love to photograph you in some our jewelry before (or after) you purchase it. We’ll post the photos on this blog site. Then you and a special person who might want to give you jewelry can see how great you look in it. This could be an experiment to see how a different piece looks, or it could be a way to show that special person a visual wish-list. This is a new idea and we’ll see how it works!