Lone Star Jewelry

Sandy Talen is the artist behind Lone Star Jewelry. She specializes in Texas Topaz, the official gemstone of the state of Texas. In addition to Texas Topaz, Sandy uses other gemstones, pearls, amber, and cameos. Sandy also paints porcelain and sets many of her miniature paintings in gold jewelry.

Sandy is a fifth generation Texan. So owning one of her pieces is owning a little piece of Texas.

The Texas Topaz comes in two cuts: Lone Star and Texas Star.

The Lone Star Cut is the official cut of the official gemstone of the State of Texas. The Texas Star Cut is a star pattern cut into the gemstone

Lone Star Cut

Notice the shape of the stone. This unusual cut was devised to accent the star shape in the stone. The stone is about 2mm deeper than a diamond cut stone. The star is dark on a clear background and has almost a "ruffled" edge. The Lone star Cut is much more time consuming to cut and is therefore the more expensive cut.

Texas Star Cut

The line from the edge to the bottom of the stone straight. The star is light against a darker background and the edge has fewer facets. This cut is more common and takes less time to cut.