Jewelry

[equss]

The amber pieces were not shown for very long but they did look like they had a glow. I know nothing about how amber is graded, but Judith mentioned it is very high quality. Will it look like basic amber or might it be as rich looking as on the screen? Anyone know much about amber?? Thanks so much.

[MizKringle]

I like amber but don't know as much about it as I do other stones. I know there are different shades, and larger sizes can get expensive. I know some vendors on other channels are now starting to use "compressed" amber to get the look for less money. In general, the quality of Judith's stones is much higher than other vendors overall, so my guess is that she has been very selective about the quality of amber that she put into her pieces. I've been looking for a new amber ring for years, and I ordered hers right away.

[equss]

thank you Mskringle~

[MizKringle]

You are welcome. Amber is a softer stone, so you need to be a little careful with it. No cleaning products, etc. But I've never had any trouble with my amber pieces.

ETA: Amber is very lightweight. I believe it will float in water. Sometimes people complain that it seems like plastic. But I don't feel that way at all. I think it's beautiful. They're just used to harder gemstones.

[stevieb]

I don't care for amber but did think the ring was quite pretty. Didn't purchase it because I don't want amber in my collection, but it was a pretty piece, prettier than most amber I've seen before.

[Sakuya]

I thought baltic amber was the ""good"" stuff and is the darker richer amber color that Judith was showing.

[MizKringle]

Baltic amber comes in different colors. Some of the more common colors are golden yellow, honey, and cherry. You can usually see into amber and see bubbles and sometimes parts of critters. But some amber comes in a milky version which you can't see into at all - and that also comes in shades. Some Baltic amber is also green, but that's pretty rare. The pieces I've seen have shades of olive and forest green.

[Sakuya]

I thought the green amber was dyed.

[MizKringle]

The green amber from the Baltic is natural and not dyed. I don't have any green amber at all, but you can get some from the Caribbean too and I think that is supposed to be natural too - but maybe they treat some of it. I wouldn't be surprised if the shades of green differed based on place of origin.

[librisfb]

Thanks for the info mskringle. I put the ring on check hold because I thought it was stunning but I wasn't sure if this was something 'really' good. (I've never had amber before and don't know a lot about it.) Sounds like this one is worth getting home to take a look. Thanks again.