Has this been a design idea for a while or did it come once you received the Opals? I had been looking for such a parcel for years and I found these Andamooka crystals in, of all places, a retire...
I am always up for a challange and sometimes those challenges have a way of working out better than you could ever imagine — This was one of those moments! A beautiful Witches Hat nobby rough opal ...
Over the years my beaten by sand jar has grown, along with a collection of sentimental pieces from my journey as an opal cutter. I wanted to immortalise all these things that mean so much to me and...
When I came across this piece of rough opal, its organic shape struck a similarity to the map of Australia and who doesn’t want an opal that is shaped like Oz? With the sand wreaking havoc on my i...
The discovery of a black opal of this calibre rarely occurs, which makes it so special when they are unearthed. However, when the story behind the gem is just as remarkable, then you know that se...
Witches Hat Nobby Opal are unique to Lightning Ridge and is easily recognisable from its peaked form on top of the rough opal piece.Working Through The Witches HatThis gorgeous Witches Hat Nobby s...
Wishing you all a very merry festive season and a happy and safe start to the new year.We would love to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support over the past year and are so excited...
This humble piece of rough nobby opal certainly does take us from a zero to 100 in a short, albeit intense, amount of time. I didn’t have the highest of expectations for this piece of rough opal, ...
This week Justin will take you through some obvious and not so obvious differences between natural Australian black opal and treated black opal. Key factors when spotting a fake opal. Polish: Tre...