So i'm level 205 and seem to have come to a slow pace now that most of item's require truesilver bars and i'm only mining 200. Should i just man up and pay for the truesilver bars and all the gems or should i get my mining up first then go from there? or is there an easier way which i haven't thought of?
any help would be useful!

either way will work. seems to be a few trainer designs in the leveling process that require expensive mats if yoiu dont have the cash. get your leveling past that and then will mostlikely get to some easier ones that get your level up quicker. hope that helps.

This is a strange question, because I noticed that normally the gathering skill is a higher level then the production skill. I would continue to train mining, so that you aren't in serious debt just trying to get your jewelcrafting to 210.