Jewelry related links. A good way to spend a rainy day.
	Jewelry by Emmy		Specializing in wax-carving, lost-wax casting, and custom fabrication. Handcrafted jewelry in precious metals with colored gemstones. Studio located in Boulder Creek, California, in the Santa Cruz mountains.
	Gemstones.
	Gemstone pictures		Very nice gemstone information gallery called TheImage with property data of many gems. Extremely high quality closeup photographs help with gemstone identification. Also, a well-annotated bibliography of gem and mineral books.
	Birthstone Photomicrographs		Photographs taken through a microscope of mineral thin sections for each birthstone. A description of each gem includes its crystalline structure as well as where the birthstone is found and something of its history. The site is from the Florida State University.
	Precious metal.
	Facts about gold		This site has lots of facts about gold, including a history of gold, and technical data too.
	Platinum Metal		This is from a platinum producer in the UK. This page talks about platinum as a jewelry alloy and the history of platinum. It also has links to technical data and pages describing other uses of the platinum group metals.
	Artists, Craftspeople, Online Galleries and Stores.
	Art Metal		Extensive site dedicated to metal art, jewelry, sculpture, furniture, architectural goodies, and so on. Includes lots of links and several discussion forums.
	Electronic Cottage		Online Arts & Crafts Gallery. An extensive listing of artists and craftspeople producing fine art in all media. The emphasis is on handcrafted and quality work.
	Jewelry-Paideia.com		The Source for Jewelry - find the best jewelry sites on the Net, stay current on the latest jewelry trends and fashions and learn important jewelry facts to be a smarter shopper.
	Jewelry-making resources.
	Ganoksin Online		Articles, publications, reports, and technical data on gem and jewelry related topics; also a listing of art and jewelry galleries.
	Frie Borel		Tools and supplies. (Do you drool over tools too?)
	DH Fell		Refiner. Manufactures precious metals. Supplies casting grain, sheet, wire, solder, etc.