I’m Tiffany Wolters and my husband is Stephen Wolters. When we were married, we loved collecting abalone, sea glass & driftwood after storms. All the treasures in the wild. Then we came across "Unheated/Untreated Aquamarine”. This began our long journey with genuine gemstones. We've spent years learning about their origin, rarities beyond measure, even mines & gemstones being newly discovered as we were collecting. About 6 years later, the entire world was transformed from genuine gemstones to lab created & there we were, watching a dying age of beauty disappear. For over a decade it seemed that the love of genuine gemstones was lost. Jewelry stores had lost their desire to sell them.

5 months after the pandemic lockdown, there were over 10,000 lightning strikes in one weekend in California. I remember waking up and watching it that night. We’d had drought for so long, I was excited to see a storm. 4 days later our house burned down from this wildfire caused by lightning.

We had already evacuated when I realized I had forgotten my laptop at the house. We returned the next day to get it and thought we could grab a few more things. When we got inside the house, we heard what sounded like a dragon roar or a jet engine above us and screamed to each other “RUN!!!!” We ran to the car, jumped in and drove through the creek where the bridge had burned down. 45 minutes later our house was gone.

Recently, genuine gemstones began reappearing. It was so refreshing to see them again. There is a desire for the purity of a natural earth grown gemstone with amazing phenomena: color change, chatoyancy, adularescence, schiller, dispersion & brilliance.

We realized it was time to sell our Private Collection of Genuine Gemstones. With our Custom Design Website, we are here to create, or assist you in the creation, of your own heirloom jewelry. After surviving the fire, it is time they shine for you. Wear what is rare…