Why gemstones

The Earth transforms minerals into timeless gemstones.

Millions of years in the making.

Long before a gemstone reaches our hands, its story has already begun.

Formed deep within the earth through geological processes spanning millions of years, every gemstone carries a history written in its color, pattern, minerals, and imperfections. No two form exactly alike.

Jeremy and Les in the workshop in their aprons, smiling, each holding a large piece of rough stone.

For centuries, cultures around the world have treasured gemstones not only for their beauty, but for the meanings traditionally associated with them: protection, grounding, strength, healing, connection, and transformation.

We don't create the gemstone. The earth is its source.

We source rough gemstones ourselves, choosing each for its color, pattern, and character. Back in our Arizona workshop, every stone is cut and shaped by hand.

There is no template for what comes next. We follow the natural pattern of the gemstone, revealing what the earth has held within it, sometimes for millions of years.

Only then does the silverwork begin.

Source D'Amour means "Source of Love."

For us, that begins with a love of what the earth has created, and continues through the hands that uncover it, shape it, and give it a new life.

Born of the earth. Shaped with love.