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The World of Turquoise

Posted by Dominique Taglianetti · January 16, 2019

A selection of turquoise beads from the SASKIA studio

One of our favorite materials here at SASKIA is Turquoise, and we see how much our customers love it too. This week we wanted to delve a bit deeper into this coveted mineral.

A History of Pearl

Posted by Scott Kerns · October 30, 2018

We don't often use pearls in our handmade jewelry, but it doesn't mean we don't love this breathtaking stone.

Recently we started to think a bit more about the only birthstone that really isn't a stone at all. Why do we walk through the "Pearly Gates"? Is pearl really the "queen of gems and the gem of queens"?