"THANKS" to BEAUTIFUL OPALS ...

Australian Opal - Just individually unique and precious ...

and extremely BEAUTIFUL nothing can be

compared to this gemstone!!

Its color, patterns, character, free formed shape and

of course, its 'rareness' ... Just too unique ♪

 

http://www.opal-direct.com

 



Finding one high quality Boulder Opal like what

I am showing here, is a hard sweat ...

The miner must deal with the hot heat all day,

must work in a dusty condition wearing the right gear,

they must spend so much fees and time moving the machinery

& repairing it when it breaks down.

 

Could you be the one to do it all??!!?

Finding Australian Boulder Opal & Black Opal

is not something many miners could do,

simply because there's too much risks & costs involved,

yet the amount of opal they can find is ... absolutely next to nothing !!!!   (><)  !!!!!

 

 

http://www.gemstory.com.au

But why are there still some opal miners continue mining??

Well, either they are crazy (hahaha!) or just too much

in love with this gem, they just don't know how to

stop looking for ONE !!!

 

Once they get involved in mining these

'EXQUISITE OPALS - Black & Boulder' ...

it's in their blood for the rest of their lives. 

 

As an opal exporter & wholesaler, representing Australia,

I really am proud of my profession -

and thinking "I am one of a CRAZY one too,

been involving in this for the last 20 years" ...  (^^;  

 

 

Gold Coast, where I live is so different to the opal mine ... sometimes it is good to be in the field with friends,

but always nice & relaxed to be at home of beautiful beaches.

 

Have a good afternoon, my friends!!!

xxxx    Malayvone

Happy Christmas season & God bless you all !!!!

 

Hi from Gold Coast ... Just returned from Japan !!

We had a great cold winter and a spectacular

Mineral Showin Tokyo again, just enjoying

every moment of our trip & busy business activity -

introducing Australian Black opal & Boulder opal to all opal admire from worldwide this December  (^^)

 

 

 

 

Of course, visiting Japn can never exclude all the good food ♪♪

Sukiyaki, Japanese　Noodles called 'Ramen' and many other beautiful & cultural cuisines over there ... Iｆ anyone has a chance to visit Japan - I promise you won't be disappointed when it comes  to 'great cuisines' for the best value !!!

 

The freshness, natural & healthy ingredients, largest variety of products, great value and perfect service, you can not complain at all, guaranteed   (^^)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Having stayed in Japan for about 3 weeks - busy working & meeting regular opal buyers ...

Time has passed so quick, by the time I realized,

I was already back in Australia (Gold Coast)

where the season / temperature was totally opposite from Japan !!! (><)

 

 

 

 

 

Yet ... somehow, I am still happy to be home ♪

 

http://www.gemstory.com.au/

 

Our Santa appears to be from the 'wave' instead of from the 'north pole' ... wearing a colorful beach shirt, wearing nothing, carrying a surf board  (^^)

A bit unusual, but this is Gold Coast's Santa Clause -

our life saver to be, ahahaha!!!

 

Merry Christmas everyone, lots of Love & Kiss from

GEMSTORY PTY LTD.

 

 

 

xxxx    Malayvone 

 

 

OPAL MINING ...

Mining Boulder Opal in Queensland, Australia - 

is not an easy job. It's hot out there, it's a remote area,

can be a lonely place ... and most of all it costs you 

"fortune" to become an OPAL MINER ...

yet not many people understands it.

 

I drove up to a place called "WINTON" from Gold Coast, approximately 1,600km far North from where I live last week.

It was a long drive in max heat but was worth visiting ...

 

 

On my way up, all I could see was lots of

"road works" and "heaps of dead kangaroos" !!!

That was all I could remember anyway  (^^;)

 

 

 

 

Two days later, I finally arrived & met a

BIG BOULDER OPAL MINER in WINTON (Happy Valley)

called Vlado with his lovely wife June,

also Vlado's son (handsome ) Paul.

 

 

What Vlado & Paul do all day is just moving

an excavigator to remove sand rocks,

dig, dig and more digging, non stop !!!!

They spend so much money on fuels just to

keep moving this monster machine.

 

And only rarely ... very rarely indeed, you'll be able to

see a piece of  "rainbow" like an image here,

if you're lucky. Unfortunately not many miners are

as lucky as Vlado though ... sad ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The buyers often ask me "why is Australian Opal so expensive"

or "why can't you supply more high quality black opal 

& boulder opal from Australia regularly" ...

 

And my answers to this is "because it costs a lot to

set up even before start mining opals,

too much costs & too much efforts to find too little opals

and quality Australian black opal & boulder opal

is extremely rare, much more rare & precious

than many other gemstones" !!!!!

 

 

I think you've got to be crazy or unique to stay

in OPAL BUSINESS,

but once you get involved ...

It's in your blood for the rest of your life.

 

Fortunate or ufortunate ??!!?

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was really a pleasure to get to know Vlado,

beautiful June & Paul at their camp.

They are such hard working miners,

lovely personels, have experiences & histories

in opal industry. Without passionate people like them,

the world won't be able to see or touch an amazing

"Australian Boulder Opal" from Queensland, Australia.

 

www.gemstory.com.au

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, not to forget to mention that June is a wonderful COOK too!! She made us home grown salads, vegie pies,

pasta salads and yummy

BARRAMUNDI FRITTER   (^^) !!

 

A hard work can not end without a great meal, right?!?

I guess Vlado loves June so much because she's beautiful inside out, she's patient, she's smart and

above all, she's a great cook.

 

Thanks for their hospitality!!!

 

 

 

xxxx    Malayvone

 

OPAL FEVER ...

 

 

My long time friend ... (more like older brother?!?) Steve ♪♪

 

Without a legend like him, Australian Boulder Opal from Queensland wouldn't be as popular as today!!

 

www.opal-direct.com

 

 

Check out our latest Australian

Black Opal & Boulder Opal collection from our

online shopping site and learn more about

Australian Boulder Opal! 

 

 

Being a "diamond cutter" before heavily getting

involved in OPAL INDUSTRY, he can also create a

beautiful jewellery like this "INLAY OPAL RING" ...

 

 

100% Hand Crafted Item !! 

 

So pretty, I found a BIG HEART rightaway (^^)

Can you see a heart shaped pattern, in the red color?

 

 

 

And look how much hard work & how much time

one'll have to put into ... before you see a beautiful collection

of Good, Australian Opal or Opal Jewelry.

 

No wonder why the value of Australian Opal is so

'TOP OF THE WORLD'

because only professional people like Steve (and Me ??!!??)

can use their high skills to bring it into life!! 

Big or small, Rough or clean, Tough or soft, I

nteresting or boring ... However condition the opal rock is,

it sure has some sort of beauty & uniqueness in each every piece ... and our mission is to examine & turn it into something

PRECIOUS & MEMORABLE !!!  

Australian Opal is considered the

BEST IN THE WORLD.

 

We love this unique GEM so much,

just can not have enough of it ... And still deeply involved in

OPAL BUSINESS after over 20 years !!!

Love our profession & our friendship ♪

 

http://www.aussieworld.com.au/

 

Of course lunch at AUSSIE WORLD -

near Sunshine Coast, was another great one!!

 

 

xxxx    Malayvone

 

TOP OPALS !!!

Many have seen stunning gemstones,

luxury jewelleries, rare minerals, but not like this "AUSTRALUIAN OPALS"

It's TOP of the range on earth!!!

 

http://www.gemstory.com.au/basic1-what-is-opal.html#opal1

 

OPAL ...

is an amazing Australian History!

 

 

Another kind of rainbow, rain forest, magna,

turquoise ocean, blue sky, flower garden, paint pallet,

jewelry box, you can imagine just about everything around you, when looking at this unique gem!!! 

 

http://www.gemstory.com.au/advanced1-how-opal-is-formed.html#opal7

 

The secret of colors and patterns can be

revealed from the link here ... 

 

 

Not only "gorgeous scenery" it inspires you,

but the "life" in each every piece ...

When you touch and move opal,

its color & pattern changes dramatically!

 

The more you glance at this gemstone,

the more you'll fall in love with it, guaranteed ♪

 

No other gemstone has a PLAY OF COLOR like 

Australian Opal, Lightning Ridge Black Opal

is best of the best !!! 

  

http://www.gemstory.com.au/lightning-ridge-history.html

 

 

 

Top opals ...

 

That's what we are offering you.

Find the piece for the right price is a bit harder than you think ... but if you're dealing with us, your satisfaction is all

 

GUARANTEED  (^^) 

 

www.gemstory.com.au

 

( Here is our online shop you can locate )

Gold Coast, Australia, it's warm again!!!

 

xxxx    Malayvone