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Necklaces and Bracelets: New products

I have a new range of amber bracelets and necklaces. The amber bracelets stretch over your wrists The amber necklaces are long, easily slip over your neck. I enjoy wearing two strands at a time

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Green Amber

Baltic green amber, something completely different from the regular cognac colours that we know so well. There is an artificial way of creating this special green amber. For Baltic green amber, jewellers heat the surface with oxygen, or place the amber in a vacuum chamber or autoclave, along with nitrogen…

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Faberge Amber Egg: Amber Museum, Gdansk

In 2018 I visited the Amber Museum, Gdansk and was enchanted by this Faberge Amber egg. It would only be much later that I learned about it’s fascinating story. One of the leading personalities in the world of Baltic Amber is Ewa Rachon, the Director for Amberif since 1994 (the…

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Prehistoric amber with unknown wasps

  I love wearing my amber jewellery, but entomologists (who study insects), love amber for their interest in researching prehistoric insects. Roger Burks, Department of Entomology, University of California, was assisting Germany’s Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History, analysing amber samples dating back 34-55 million years ago. The museum had…

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The Amber Room: St Petersburg

The Amber Room, St Petersburg has been on my list of places to visit for many years and after the lockdown I am going to make my travel plans. I had no idea what an interesting history lay behind The Amber Room. The very first Amber Room was constructed in…

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Interesting facts about Amber

While we are all in lockdown, I am going to use the time share interesting facts and articles about amber. Please monitor my Facebook page for the links.

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Entomology Today: article on the importance of Amber in Prehistoric studies

This interesting and well-written article refers to the discovery of extinct wasps discovered in amber believed to be 40 million years old. Treasures in Gemstones: Previously Unknown Wasps Found in Prehistoric Amber  

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Baltic amber: a witness of history

Baltic amber is not only a beautiful jewellery stone, but an exquisite witness to history dating back at least 40 million years ago. Some pieces have fragments of insects and plant material, giving us key information about prehistoric life. I will be looking at different examples over the coming weeks.

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Green Amber

  Most of us associate amber with being a beautiful Cognac colour, but equally beautiful is green amber. Green amber is gorgeous when showcased in silver. The skilled artist, uses heat and oxygen against the amber to give the stone this beautiful green colour.

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Gdansk: new beginning with amber

A visit to Gdansk, the heart of the Baltic amber route, took my breath away. These amazing buildings in the heart of the city centre took my breath away. Amongst all the historical architecture you are faced with amber

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