{"id":38184,"date":"2022-12-12T19:40:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T00:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=38184"},"modified":"2022-12-12T19:40:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T00:40:42","slug":"dark-gem-shoppe-offers-jewelry-mostly-designed-made-by-owner-jessica-boshek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2022\/12\/dark-gem-shoppe-offers-jewelry-mostly-designed-made-by-owner-jessica-boshek\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Gem Shoppe Offers Jewelry Mostly Designed, Made By Owner Jessica Boshek"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_38185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38185\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/12\/dark-gem-shoppe-hc-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/12\/dark-gem-shoppe-hc-sm.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/12\/dark-gem-shoppe-hc-sm-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/12\/dark-gem-shoppe-hc-sm-768x551.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jessica Boshek displays some of the items she sells at Dark Gem Shoppe, a business she owns in the Beekman Arts District in Saratoga Springs.<br \/>\u00a92022 Saratoga Photographer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Jill Nagy<\/p>\n<p>One could easily get lost browsing in the Dark Gem Shoppe, jewelry designer Jessica Boshek\u2019s new shop at 30 Beekman St. in Saratoga Springs.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is jewelry everywhere, much of it designed and made by Boshek, and trays of jewelry-making supplies including pearls, precious stones, silver and gold.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, there are crystals, candles, incense holders, and enough skeletons and moons for year-round Halloween celebrations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>She describes the decor as \u201cdark academia\u201d mixed with \u201csteam punk.\u201d There are pillows, a bird cage, paintings and other wall hangings, beauty products and shelves of odds and ends. On the whole, more jumble shop than Harry Potter.<\/p>\n<p>Boshek makes custom jewelry and also offer classes for the do-it-yourself crowd. She plans \u201cdesign and wine\u201d and \u201cdesign and dine\u201d classes, probably beginning in January.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\"><b><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>For the latter, she will invite local restaurants to provide food. She will also offer minor repairs and redesign for existing jewelry.<\/p>\n<p>Boshek has been making jewelry for 20 years. She said that she was not really looking to open a shop but \u201cthis spot kind of opened up.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>She was pleased with the idea of joining the Beekman Street art district.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hours are Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Monday, noon to 6 p.m.; open only by appointment Tuesday and Wednesday; Thursday, noon to 6 p.m.; and Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The shop is on Facebook and Instagram as @thedarkgemshoppe. The telephone number is 518-879-5131.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jill Nagy One could easily get lost browsing in the Dark Gem Shoppe, jewelry designer Jessica Boshek\u2019s new shop at 30 Beekman St. in Saratoga Springs.\u00a0 There is jewelry everywhere, much of it designed and made by Boshek, and trays of jewelry-making supplies including pearls, precious stones, silver and gold. 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