Skippys Gems in Sapphire, Queensland | Arts and crafts shop

Skippys Gems

Locality: Sapphire, Queensland

Phone: +61 437 724 606

Address: 1056 Rubyvale Road Sapphire Qld 4702 4702 Sapphire, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.skippysgems.com.au

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25.01.2022 1.79 ct yellow parti sapphire, mined and faceted locally $625

25.01.2022 Back in stock - flocked ring and earring+pendant boxes in Grey with white insert. Sold individually or per dozen Skippysgems.com/shop/display-packaging/flock-earring pendant-box-grey-with-white-1-dozen/ Don’t forget for local pick up select click and collect on checkout. Afterpay available!

24.01.2022 See you there!

24.01.2022 *IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT* Skippys Gems is relocating! As of this Saturday, 22nd June, I will be trading in and with the Pats Gems Tourist Fossicking Park establishment. Please bear with me and Pats staff in the transitioning stages over the coming days. Exciting times! Call in and say hello and see what we are up to

24.01.2022 #QBR2018 #GC2018 #SHARETHEDREAM

23.01.2022 Assorted findings kits - crimps, crimp covers, rings, tags etc Www.skippysgems.com/product-category/findings/findings kits/

23.01.2022 A selection of gemstone cabochons have been listed on the website. Gemstone chip strands have been updated with previously out of stock items. Www.skippysgems.com/product-category/cabochons/

23.01.2022 New stock -faceting supplies

22.01.2022 One week apart, 70 mm of rain! What a difference!!

22.01.2022 I’ll be at the emerald markets tomorrow at the emerald Showgrounds 8-12

21.01.2022 New wires! Some funky multicolour wire, three colours in 1!!

21.01.2022 Okay, last animal post, I promise!! But these are my fave....

21.01.2022 Every colour of the rainbow and more! 24 and 26 gauges, also some 20s.

21.01.2022 Sapphire markets on tomorrow, 8-1pm. You can find us on the football oval side. Lapidary, wire, jewellery tools, gems and jewellery, books, findings and bags of wash - See you there

18.01.2022 Chain maille supplies - jump rings for every project! Www.skippysgems.com/product-category/chain-maille/

17.01.2022 Sterling silver semi precious gemstone studs - 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm Garnet, topaz, citrine, amethyst and Peridot

17.01.2022 Just a little bit special orange and green parti sapphire Currently NFS

17.01.2022 Ill have to rename Skippys Billabong to Skippys farm yard shortly! It has been a minimum 43+ degree heat for the last 3 days so Old Mr Emu and his four chicks hung out most of the day today.

16.01.2022 The Brolgas and their baby searching for pippies (fresh water mussels) Freshwater mussels are a small clam like animal with 2 shells hinged together. They have a relatively smooth shell that helps them burrow into the mud of the dam etc. They have a large long foot/tongue that they extend out of the shell and use this tongue to move themselves around. As your dams and ponds flood and then dry up the mussels will move up and down the banks using their tongue for traveling. Mu...ssels are a very tough, hardy animal that survives extremely well in your wetlands and dams. They will survive very high temperatures over 30C and very low temperatures around 4C. Freshwater mussels are biological filters; they spend their time sucking water in, filtering the algae and bacteria from the water and discharging pure clean water. This filtering lifecycle is the key to their success. They constantly filter and clean your water 24 hours per day. They create a small current around themselves as they suck water in and then eject the cleaned water out, both feeding and breathing at the same time. Freshwater mussel They also breed this way by the males releasing sperm into the water column and the females sucking the sperm in with the water to fertilize her eggs. A few hundred initial dam stock mussels can, over a 3 year period, produce thousands of new recruits to the population to help filter and clean your water. These mussels are a long lived species and survive for over 20 years, all that time helping you and the environment. The mussels are never a problem in your pond, they are smooth and round so you can walk on them without injury and they do not bite or sting so are a great addition to swimming dams and ponds. You can eat these mussels; they are traditional aboriginal tribal food but are relatively tough to eat - more like a clam, not like a salt water mussel.

15.01.2022 New stock being added to the website!

15.01.2022 Open tomorrow-Saturday 27th - 10am til 2pm

13.01.2022 Website has finally been resurrected We now offer Afterpay and Click and Collect!

13.01.2022 Weather permitting, I will be at the Capella markets tomorrow

12.01.2022 Natural Gemstone Chip Bead Strands Large range from $4 each www.skippysgems.com/product-catego//gemstone-chip-strands/

12.01.2022 Open this Saturday, 20th June from 11am til 2 pm. See you there

12.01.2022 Find us in the Gemfields section in the Walter Pearce Pavilion at Gemboree 2019 Rough and cut sapphires and zircon, fine jewellery, wire wrapping supplies, chain maille, lapidary, jewellers tools, books, do it yourself kits, findings.....lots! See you there!

12.01.2022 Wire wrapping kit - step by step guide book, wire, tapered plier, bent nose plier, round nose plier, wire straightening pliers, flush cutter, pin vise and pouch to store your tools. Over $100 value for $80!

11.01.2022 Clermont markets tomorrow 14th November 8-1pm lots of kits and Christmas gift ideas

11.01.2022 Day 1 at the Gemboree done #gemboree #rockhampton

11.01.2022 Finally, the best kept secret in the world is out, what does Santa do for the other 364 days of the year when he is not Santering. Well believe it or not, when ...Santa is not at the very north of the pole he can be found down south, deep in a sapphire mine in Qlds Sapphire Gemfields. Yep thats right, Santa is a Sapphire miner and heres the shot that proves it. Well done Santa, great find. Ho Ho Ho and a merry and safe Christmas from all here at Discover Central Highlands See more

11.01.2022 Plenty of display boxes for your gemstones Skippysgems.com/product-/display-packaging/gemstone-display

10.01.2022 Yellow Parti Sapphire .85ct Beautiful and bright in overcast weather

08.01.2022 All set up at the emerald markets at the show grounds - 8-12

07.01.2022 9 ct Gold Earrings with 5 mm natural Australian Sapphires. Mined and faceted on the Sapphire Gemfields

07.01.2022 Find us on eBay http://stores.ebay.com.au/skippysgems

07.01.2022 Happy Easter from Skippys Gems Gemboree 2019

06.01.2022 Love this time of the afternoon. Very relaxing listening to the birds and feeding the fish

06.01.2022 Easter is fast approaching! We are open everyday from 9 am til 4pm. Plenty of action with the pulsator bucket wash, take away bags of wash, lapidary and craft supplies, and so much more! Be sure to drop in at 1143 Rubyvale Road, Sapphire and see whats happening daily!!

06.01.2022 Sprucing up the shelves...looking very clean and bright. Who needs spotlight

06.01.2022 Christmas gifts made easy - silver plated and sterling silver bracelets from $19.95

05.01.2022 I cancelled out of the capella markets - it was pouring rain when I wanted to leave and had more storms behind it so I opted out 21 mm of rain this morning in that short time, and 37.5 mm the night before, the place will be green in no time I’ll be working on the website some more today constantly adding stock and revamping. Glue on bails and pinch bails were added yesterday in the findings category. Enjoy your Sunday

05.01.2022 Templates - All $10 each

05.01.2022 stores.ebay.com.au/Skippys-Gems

03.01.2022 Not long to go for the Queens Baton Relay in Anakie Qld. My daughter Tayla Graham is super excited to be a baton bearer! See the link to see what time and where! Make sure if you are in the area to come along and support the baton bearers!

02.01.2022 Looks like someone forgot their birthday today!! Skippys Gems is 9 today Looks like someone forgot their birthday today!! Skippys Gems is 9 today

01.01.2022 I ended up giving myself the day off today. I celebrated my sons 18th birthday last night with style and finesse Woohoo, finally an adult! makes me feel old! Apologies to anyone that visited back on scene at 9.30am tomorrow

01.01.2022 Learning to cut? Look at our new range of top grade cubic zirconia

01.01.2022 2.39 ct skin polished parti colour sapphire I have just finished. Just love the distinct blue colour bands through the yellow!

01.01.2022 Closing early over the weekend. Tomorrow will be closing at 1 pm.