Gem and Jewellery Festival
Each year, usually on the first full weekend of March, the North Brisbane Lapidary Club hosts a Gem and Jewellery Festival at Aviation High, Hendra. We believe one of, if not the best, gem shows in SE Qld. The Theme for the 2012 show on the 3rd and 4th March, is "The Colours and Shapes of Quartz " and displays can include pieces made from silver, gold, PMC and well as other materials.
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Within the hall are Exhibitors selling rough gemstones, faceted stones, cabochons of gemstones and opal, jewellery, fossils, mineral specimens, lapidary tools and equipment and much more. There are also demonstrations, of faceting, by members of the Australian Faceting Guild. A list of Exhibitors and what they sell is here.
On stage are the entries to the various competitions we run in conjunction with the show. There are individual pieces as well as displays. The Gemmological Association of Australia have a stall here to promote their courses and identify gemstones.
Outside we have Tailgaters selling anything and everything that relates to lapidary.
Please don’t forget to get tickets in the Raffle which is drawn on Sunday at 2.30pm. These are available at the Front Gate, where the prizes are displayed, as well as on the stage and at the NBLC stall. All the prizes are jewellery and come with an independent valuation. The prize photo’s and descriptions are below.
Please come along and bring the family, like so many other people you’ll find yourself coming back every year.
Details
Date and Time
Saturday 3rd March 2012 8.30am – 4.30pm
Sunday 4th March 2012 8.30am – 3.00pm
Location
Aviation High
Widdop St
Hendra
UBD Refidex Map 140 N6
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Admission
Adults $3.00 Children $0.50 Families $7.00
Raffle Prizes For the 2012 Gem Show
Results for the raffle drawn at the gem show Sunday 4th March 2012 :
1st Prize – Sapphire Ring Ticket No 1890 Mr Jim Collins Kallangur
2nd Prize – Topaz Ring Ticket No 3124 Di Wilks
3rd Prize – Opal Earrings Ticket No. 1786 Mrs Irene Geels Aspley.
Lucky Gate Prize – Lapis Lazuli pendant and earrings Pam Dawson Carbrook.
1st Prize: Sapphire and 18K yellow gold ring, valued at $1815. Ring features a Green and Yellow "Parti" Australian Sapphire
2nd Prize: Handmade Blue Topaz and 9K yellow gold ring, valued at $1046. Ring features a 7.75mm Blue Topaz.
3rd Prize: Pair of Handmade Silver and Opal earrings, valued at $751. They are etched drops with a rub over setting featuring a 7x5mm oval Opal.
Total value of the raffle prizes is $3612.00 All prizes come with independent valuations. You can download a copy of the 2012 Raffle Ticket Poster.
All prizes can be viewed at the front gate, where tickets are available, on Saturday and Sunday. Raffle drawn at 2.30 pm on Sunday 4th March, at the show.
Lucky Door Prize
This year we will be having a lucky door price of a set of Silver and Lapis Lazuli jewellery. It features a pair of earrings and a pendant. To enter take the entry form, all paying patrons will receive, fill it out and then drop it into the entry box on the stage. Winner will be drawn before the main raffle at 2.30pm on Sunday, and notified by phone.
Whilst you are on the stage please view the entries to the competitions detailed below. Don't forget to vote for the most "Appealing Gemstone" whilst you are there.
Competitions 2012
NBLC has a number of competitions for the 2012 Gem and Jewellery Festival and they are open to any member of any Lapidary Club or the Australian Facetors Guild. We encourage members from any club to enter one or all of them. The specific Competition Schedules will be made available here as soon as they are compiled. Prizes will be offered for each competition and full details are available in the specific schedules.
Club Competitions
There are 4 competitions this year and they are listed below. These are Level one competitions only available to NBLC members.
Metal Smith - any handmade piece with a gemstone. Can be any metal but the gemstone must be quartz. Competition Schedule
Faceting - Modified Swiss Cut in Quartz with a minimum size of 8mm. Competition Schedule and Gemstone Diagram
Cabochon - Any standard cabochon, description is included with the competition schedule, not smaller than 15mm and cut in Quartz. Competition Schedule. Prize is sponsered by Gemcuts.
Most Appealing Gemstone
This competition is open to any gemstone cut in quartz. It must be CUT but can be faceted or cabbed, any style, any shape and anything else you can think of. It will be judged by the public voting for what they consider the "Most Appealing Gemstone". Competition Schedule
Entry Form for the above competitions.
Qld Faceting Competition 2012
This years Faceting Competition is being conducted by the Australian Facetors' Guild and it is being sponsored by North Brisbane Lapidary Club and Coolamon Mining. There are two classes, Open and Novice, and prizes, from Coolamon Mining, are being supplied for each class for the Ist, 2nd and 3rd place of $150, $100 and $50 of sapphire rough respectively. Download the Comptition Schedule 2012.
Indoor and Outdoor Stall holders
Please view the Exhibitors for the 2012 Gem and Jewellery Festival here.
If you wish to exhibit inside the hall please contact the Gem Show Convener.
Outdoor Stall Holders should download an Application and Invitation. Outdoor Stall Holders can fill out the form and bring it along on the day, there is no need to mail it to us.
A copy of the 2011/2 Gem Show Schedule for Queensland and Northern NSW can be viewed or downloaded here.
For NBLC members a copy of the Show Duty Roster is here. If your name isn't yet on it then contact the Gem Show Convener or the Website Manager.
