Our story has always been about creating connections between family businesses
A meaningful connection
I had already been buying and selling cabochons with my father, who was a lapidary artist himself, for several years when I met Sandra in Southern Mexico. She had kind eyes and a calm nature and I felt an instant connection.
It wasn’t long until she was telling me all about her dad, who cut all the amber that she sold. It was very similar to my own story of entering the industry. I placed a small order immediately. Little did I know that would be the beginning of a meaningful relationship with her whole family.
Business and friendship
Our business, and friendship, grew. One day Sandra and her family invited myself and my late husband Graeme to Southern Mexico to stay in their family home and learn more about amber. We visited the amber mine and learned about how the amber is hand cut in their home lapidary workshop. It is a labour of love from start to finish!
But it wasn’t all work. In the evening we spent time walking in the Zocalo (town centre) making jokes and eating food they prepared for us.
We are proud to say that ALL of our amber and rare sand dollar fossils have been ethically sourced from Pablo's family since we started in 2015. This product is special to us because we know where it comes from and who cut it.
Sourcing with integrity
The relationship with Sandra and her family is the type of relationship that we try to model as we continue to expand and work with other small scale lapidary artists and their families. We aim to source with integrity. This means being truthful about the origin of the stones and the cutting practices. Not selling stones that we know have ethical concerns. Being accountable and transparent and respecting the lapidary artists and families that we work with. We aim for the relationship to be mutually beneficial for all.
And now a bit about me
Hello! I’m Rosa, the founder and co-owner of New Stone Age Cabochons. Growing up between Canada and Mexico, I’ve always been immersed in the world of stones. My father was a lapidary artist himself and I spent my younger years selling his product before starting my own business in this industry.
In 2016, I followed my roots and turned cabochons into my life’s work. What started as local markets and gem shows soon became a thriving, international business. I connected with passionate jewellers and alongside my late partner Graeme, helped create a community of buyers and sellers of semi-precious gemstones across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.
Looking forward to working with you
After becoming one of the biggest and most consistent Instagram sellers, we’re excited to introduce a more traditional online selling platform, this website!
Thank you to everyone who has been supporting us since 2015. And to everyone else who plans to buy from this website - welcome to the community! We have been dedicated to this trade for over 10 years and we are happy to continue to serve this community of creators. Keep creating, like only you can!