Although my interest now is more in writing novels,
I continue to write non-fiction, under the name of Sandra I. Smith.
So I started creating my own patterns, and also discovered I had a talent for expressing directions in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. It didn't take long for me to start submitting my patterns to craft magazines, and that's how I earned my first paycheck for writing. There was no stopping me then!
As time went on, and my eyesight started fading, I did more writing than crafting, and started writing articles about anything that caught my interest. I've had articles published in national magazines on on the Internet, but in recent years have worked only with small regional publications.
During my crafting years, I accumulated a lot of interesting bits of information about gems and jewelry. I've complied what I learned into a handbook titled:
A Collection of Facts and Folklore About Gems and Jewelry
Introduction
Chapter One Gold and Silver 5 Chapter Two Minerals 10 Chapter Three Jewelry History 14 Chapter Four Weights and Measures 20 Chapter Five Mohs Scale 23 Chapter Six: Color 27 Chapter Seven Jewelry Names 33 Chapter Eight Birthstones 36 Chapter Nine Amber 39 Chapter Ten Amethyst 43 Chapter Eleven Aquamarine 45 Chapter Twelve Beryllium 47 Chapter Thirteen Chalcedony 49 Chapter Fourteen Diamond 53 Chapter Fifteen Emerald 56 Chapter Sixteen Feldspar 59 Chapter Seventeen Garnet 62 Chapter Eighteen Ivory 64 Chapter Nineteen Jade 67 Chapter Twenty Jasper 70 Chapter Twenty-One Lapis Lazuli 74 Chapter Twenty-Two Opal 77 Chapter Twenty-Three Pearl 82 Chapter Twenty-Four Peridot 87 Chapter Twenty-Five Quartz 89 Chapter Twenty-Six Ruby 93 Chapter Twenty-Eight Topaz 99 Chapter Twenty-Nine Tourmaline 101 Chapter Thirty Turquoise 104 Chapter Thirty-One Fake Gems 108 Chapter Thirty-Two Jewelry Design 114 Chapter Thirty-Three Care and Cleaning of Jewelry 120
Chapter Twenty-Seven Sapphire 96
Sandra I. Smith
The Write Smith
