"This was my third time at the Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show — the world's largest and one of the most important events in the jewelry industry. If you work with gemstones, this is where you need to be. I spent four days in the Arizona sun, did two live shows with CovetbyChristos right from the show floor, and came home with way too many new stones, a handful of pendants I couldn't leave behind, and a head full of new design ideas. Every year I build new relationships, discover new cuts I've never worked with, and somehow come back even more excited than the last time. Tucson never gets old — especially when you're escaping the northern Midwest in early February."