If you have a great idea for a custom bit of Jewellery either as a gift for someone special, a ring, necklace, an amazing stone that you have been holding onto...absolutly anything at all then it would be worth getting in touch with us to discuss possibilities. I have over 25 years of experience in designing different pieces of jewellery and entered many of my own creations in the Yowah Opal Jewellery competition. You can see my entries here: https://www.macsopals.com/jewellery/yowah-opal-competition/ To give you some inspiration here are some points that might help! Feel free to have a ...

The piece is a 22 carat yellow gold hollow curved tapered tube, from which hangs 2 beautiful contour cut Queensland Boulder Opals. The smooth finish Opal turns 180 degrees to show off the fine silver and fine gold back, the whole pendant can be turned around and worn the other way showing the reticulated silver back on the dimple cut Opal. 

Many of you might be aware that Opal Horizon, a Brisbane-based Opal mining & wholesaling company have launched a campaign to bring in a “globally quantifiable” grading system for Australia’s national gem stone the Opal. The idea is to bring a standard grading system across the Opal industry so that Opal dealers can capitalise to the full potential on their worth. The new grading system being proposed by Opal Horizon is based on judging three aspects of each Opal: Category – the presence & degree of host rock Colour – Opal face, body tome, play of colour, brightness, pattern, dire...