Tiger Gem Store Blog

Mixed Gemstone Cabochon Assortment
A cabochon is a stone that is cut with a highly polished rounded or convex top, with or without faceting, with a flat or slightly domed base.
Technically, cabochons are not really "cut." Rather they are shaped and then polished. Before the art of faceting was developed, all gemstones were produced as rounded smooth topped cabochons, though some were intricately carved as well.  It was a much...

Have your sales seemed to have slowed down this year?  Maybe even the views to your shop?  I know mine have.  So I decided to look into why this might be happening.
Etsy is flooded with sellers right now: new and long time ones, retail and wholesale, handmade and not handmade.  Things have really changed since I started on Etsy almost 10 years ago.  And competition is stiff.   And so, once again, Etsy has changed...

After studying Pantone's color choices for fall and winter 2016, I selected the best gems for you that match the color palette.  These are gems that will compliment fall's fashions in clothing and accessories; colors you may want to consider while planning...

Summer has just begun, and Pantone, the world's leading authority on color for fashion, home decor, and so much more, has just come out with their color selection for Fall and Winter 2016, into Winter 2017.
For more than 20 years, Pantone has been considered the global authority on color.  Each season, Pantone surveys the designers of New York Fashion Week and beyond to collect feedback on prominent collection colors, color inspiration and color philosophy...