If you think of making your unique piece of jewelry for a special occasion, you will first have to deicide the materials you are going to use. You can consider using gems, for instance. At gemselect.com you can find many fine gems for making that original jewelry. The company is located in Thailand and has over seventy thousands of diverse gems available. They have both precious and non precious gems. Among the gems you can get there are: agate, almadine garnet, amethyst, andalusite, andesine, apatite, aquamarine, citrine, garnet, jade, moonstone, ruby, sapphire, turquoise, quartz, pearls, zircon, lapis lazuli, topaz, and many more. For fine jewelry-lovers they also have diamonds in store. On the right side of the webpage there are links containing: precious gemstones, caring for gemstones, colored gemstone business, top grade gems, gem hardness, etc. There is even a Gemstone glossary with explanations and definitions, as well as a buyer’s guide.