Simple Elegance Gems 2011

Gemstones Are The Original Wearable Art

At Simple Elegance Gems, we are all about the stones. We purchase stones, one-at-a-time, from suppliers who have been with us from our beginning. Many of our suppliers are also the miners or cutters of our stones. Our suppliers know where to find the best stones and how to enhance their beauty by cutting and polishing. We can often tell you precisely where your stone came from.

We developed Simple Elegance Gems to reverse the standard approach to gemstone jewelry. We make a single stone the star of the show and have that stone complement you. We want the stones we choose and set to become your stones – the ones that speak to you. We want to make pieces that people will ask you about. And we want you to be proud and able to tell people about them. In short, we want to make jewelry that emphasizes the uniqueness of you.

A gift for a certain person in your life?
A present to yourself to celebrate a personal victory?

You know it's not about the price. It's having or giving something unique that "speaks" to you - or for you. That's what we offer in our online store. Each stone is unique. Every wrapping is hand-crafted especially for that particular stone.

Browse through our very special wearable stones
to find the one that should be yours.
Or the one meant to be your gift to someone special.

Gemstones Information

We (at Simple Elegance Gems) think the more you know about gemstones, the more you'll appreciate their uniqueness and their beauty.

Click Learn More About Gemstones to open a primer on gemstone groups we especially like. If you're curious about a gemstone or gemstone issue that's NOT here, please email us with your question or comment. Our team will answer or research for you an in-depth response to your gemstone inquiry. If you think the new answer belongs in this Gemstones Information section, we'll add it or link to it. Keep us posted about what you want to know and we'll continue to grow the resources available on our site.

All products sold by Simple Elegance Gems are custom made and
one-of-a-kind.

Each product is necessarily subject to prior sale.

Email us with any questions and
we will get back to you
as soon as possible.

What if I get the item and I don’t like it?

That’s easy! If within 30 days from purchase you decide you don’t like the item you got, you can return it for a full refund of the purchase price. You do not need to have a “good reason”. We will ask you why you’re returning the item simply so that we can do better next time. You need to return it the way we sent it to you – in original condition, by USPS Priority Mail, Insured.

Should I buy only untreated gemstones (if I can find any)?

Why do you send your items by mail instead of courier service?

Can I send one of your pieces to someone else as a gift?

Claire G. from Schenectady, NY says.
The necklace I bought from you is so striking it that my friends keep telling me that it SHOULD be man-made. You showed me that it was real stone. Even better, you showed me how I could tell others exactly what it really was. I could tell them how it formed and what was done to it before it wound up around my neck!
What a kick!

Trina W. from Fairfield, CT says.
I love the necklaces I bought from you at the fair. I haven't worn either because they both might become Christmas gifts.
But maybe I'll keep them for myself. We'll have to see...

Leilani P. from Hanamaulu, HI says.
One of the things I really love about wearing your jewelry is knowing something about the stone and the work that went into bringing it to me. I know, for example, that my boulder opal came not only from Australia, but from Queensland in Australia.
I know that, if I really want to know, I could find out who
found and polished it. Thanks for the education as well as the beautiful, people-stopping piece!

Shelly M. from New York, NY says...
Love the ring. Still wearing it 24/7
with no side effects [from the silver]. Also the earrings.

Bridget B. from Woodbury, CT says...
Thank you so much for the beautiful stone!
The jeweler said it was a great stone. They also said it was very, very nice for its size and a very unique shape. Also, hard to find larger sized peridot for such a fair price! I love it!

Caoimhe A. from Kapalua, HI says.
My silver ring keeps getting better looking as I wear it. I don't ever remember to take it off when washing dishes or floors (or me) and it just keeps shining. Now I know I don't have to take it off. Ever.