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Northern Gems – About us
Welcome to the Northern Gems! In our online shop you can find a wide range of truly rare and unusual gems… oh, well, let it be gems, not quite gems and the objects that are not gems at all. All the stuff available here is sure to be useful for accessories designers, jewelry makers and gem collectors. "More than just gems” is our motto :)
1. Gems
The gems you can find here include traditional and "alive” cabochons and inserts. The majority of them are made from the minerals of the Kola Peninsula: some are from the minerals mined in Finland and North Karelia.
There won’t be any minerals that come from elsewhere.
All our cabochons and inserts are handmade (unless otherwise noted in the description of an item).
Sometimes true rarities appear here.
The range of the items you can find here is quite unusual due to the fact that the majority of them are made on my personal request.
All cabochons and inserts available in our online-shop are one-of-a-kind. However, you can try and order something similar or, you know, "the same style but different in shape”. Take chance!
2. Not quite gems
In our online shop cabochons and mounts made from caribou antlers are available.
Deer antlers are truly awesome stuff. In jewelry and adornments it combines perfectly with wood, leather, beads, gems, metal and fur.
All the antler goods, available in the online shop "Northern gems”, are totally unique –they were made a la carte.
Oh, and yeah, it is quite possible to try and order, say, «the same beads but with a pattern I sketched” :-).
3. Not gems at all
You can find here gemstone chippings made of Khibiny minerals
Gemstone chippings are sold by weight (50 g).
There are two types of chipping available in our online-shop – that one of natural color and dyed one.
Chippings are beautiful and unusual material that can be used for making jewelry, decorating and scrapbooking. In Murmansk region of Russia gemstone chippings are used for creating paintings.
You can apply chippings to the surface of an item using transparent glue. Also chippings may be used as inclusions in transparent plastic or glass.
Attention! Protective goggles and a respirator are necessary when working with gemstone chippings!
Updates and Shipping
1. Updates
- The updates of the stock happen weekly. New goods appear each Thursday; the exact time of update is around 8 pm - 10 pm by Moscow standard time.
- Special unscheduled updates of some rarities are also possible. Information about them is always available in the News section.
2. Shipping
- The goods are shipped according to procurement within 1 to 3 days after we receive the payment.
3. Information about possible changes in the schedules is to be found in News section.
Also it is available on our Facebook page.
