DAY 1
Our first day at the fair is over! We were able to start our search today while the sellers were still setting up. This meant we walked among moving forklifts and stacks of boxes, but it was, of course, wonderful to be the first to view the gemstones.
In this blog, you can read which gemstones we purchased and we'll tell you a bit about how our day went.
The first finds
Our day started with a familiar contact of ours who has beautiful quality polished gemstones. He himself is from India, and we met him last year here in Sainte-Marie. We've stayed in touch since, so it was really nice to see him again this year! It feels great to buy stones from him again; he's just such a lovely man!
Below are some photos of the beautiful stones we purchased from him!
The search continues...
After a short break, we enthusiastically continued browsing the different stalls.
From a distance, we spotted a very large ammonite, so we immediately went to see if they also had them in mini sizes, and sure enough! We were able to purchase several beautiful pieces again, as the previous pendants had sold out quickly.
Find of the day!
After a number of successful purchases, we arrived at a stall where we had bought beautiful aquamarine last year. We were curious to see what they had this year. Then, in a corner, we suddenly saw these beautiful quartz spheres.
These quartz spheres come from Morocco and can sometimes be found inside a quartz geode.
They really do look like tiny sweets, we think they're so cute! These are going to be really unique pendants!
On to day 2!
Below are some photos of even more gemstones that we have purchased.
Tomorrow we will go to the fair again to continue our search. We will write another blog in the evening about how our day went and all the beautiful things we encountered!
See you soon and love from us 🥰
