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Gemstones
on March 16, 2010
My husband went shopping for the diamond for my engagement ring in the diamond district in New York. He and the diamond dealer were looking at stones, and the dealer kept picking them up with tweezer...
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Costume and Fashion Jewelry
, Did you know
, Gemstones
, Jewelry/Gem Resources
on February 18, 2010
We women love to dress up and accessorize. Not only do we want the right outfit for every occasion but we also want to have the right accessories (read: jewelries) to go with the outfit. However, we a...
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Gemstones
on August 24, 2009
Gemstone Jewelry
The colors present in Ammolite are caused by light interference during refraction into the many layers of the gemstone. Each color in Ammolite represents a different layer of the gem...
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Gemstones
on January 1, 2009
Created Gemstone Jewelry
Moissanite is a created gemstone that was born from a rare geological find more than 110 years ago. Discovered by French scientist Dr. Henri Moissan, Moissanite can trace its...
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Gemstones
on June 5, 2008
Summer 2008 Jewelry
Classic designs in gemstone jewelry will be the hot trend for summer 2008. The bright colors in fashions also translate to colorful jewelry. A large gemstone ring in a bright candy...
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Gemstones
on March 26, 2008
Buried deep in the heart of the australian outback lies an elusive gem that entices men and women to give up the city and head for the outback, affectionately known to Australians as the bush. Now, li...
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Gemstones
on September 25, 2007
This is part of the semi-precious topaz gemstone collection called 4 Elements by Nomination. Coming out of Italy, of course, you can expect some beautiful craftsmanship.
I found this and loads of ot...
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Gemstones
on September 1, 2007
I wrote about watches from Ecclilssi earlier this summer, so I went over again recently to take a look at their jewelry. While I was a tad disappointed not to see more jewelry on the web site, I did f...
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Gemstones
on August 7, 2007
I hadn't been over the the Blue Piranha jewelry site in awhile, so I decided it was past time to see what jewelry designer, Jill Sharp was up to. I'm always happy to see how she finds a way to...
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Gemstones
on June 20, 2007
On first glance as I pulled up and started cruising through the Color Craft web site and saw things rings, I thought - oh, opals. Then I thought - oh not opals. Hmmm? The description below them reveal...
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Gemstones
on June 2, 2007
Manak (who I have visited before) has a very cool slide show over on its site that showcases various types of jewelry pieces from their collections. I managed to get a few screen captures for you, but...
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Gemstones
on May 26, 2007
First, I apologize for not figuring out a way to get the full picture of this. I just couldn't get a full screen capture of it, or any of the other way cool...not sure what to call them....gemston...
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Gemstones
on May 13, 2007
Happy Mothers' Day to all those moms out there. I hope you received some special jewelry gifties today. You totally deserve them.
In honor of Mom today, I'm feature a gemstone than many cons...
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Gemstones
on March 21, 2007
One of the most popular consumer-based web sites for diamonds, A Diamond is Forever, is now promoting the idea that the diamond ring is not meant only for the left hand - as in the finger you wear you...
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Gemstones
on March 3, 2007
Back in the late 80s when I first started seriously making and selling my own jewelry, crystals were all the rage. I sold those puppies like not cakes. The whole "new age" era was hot, so cr...
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Gemstones
on February 28, 2007
Anne Maa of Anne Maa Designs recently emailed me with news of her latest collection. She also blogs about her newest rings on her Cool Stones blog:
Whew, seemed like it wasn't gonna happen there ...
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Gemstones
on February 1, 2007
Bodyrocks Jewelry is announcing a new line of heart-themed and gemstone jewelry just in time for Valentine's Day. Actually, they are pushing it for Mother's Day, which is also coming up in the...
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Bridal Jewelry
, Gemstones
on January 18, 2007
The Noor jewelry collection has a unique method for setting the stones in each piece.
All diamonds, you can see that the settings are sort of a mixture of bezel and channel. The bezels are diamond s...
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Gemstones
on January 3, 2007
Cutting gemstones is a very meticulous processes. My husband took a faceting class once and I came by to watch. Yes, it was kind of like watching paint dry, but this video I found on YouTube is much m...
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Gemstones
on December 30, 2006
As I replied in a comment concerning a previous post about Moissanite, I've been doing more research on this and other simulated diamonds with the idea of this follow up post. At the time of my fi...
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Gemstones
on December 28, 2006
For awhile now, I've been reporting on what I've heard (and really read) concerning the whole Blood Diamond issue. Last I read, and this could be propaganda obviously from the jewelry industry...
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Gemstones
on December 22, 2006
Like many women who find they need to totally rearrange their lives due to new members of the family - aka children - Lori Anderson turned in her high-tech day job into lo-tech mommy-hood, staying hom...
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Gemstones
on December 10, 2006
Diamond jewelry is no longer only worn on the red carpet. These days, everyone seems to have a little diamond sparkle here and there, even if it's just a simple charm dangling from a chain.
Jewel...
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Gemstones
on November 28, 2006
Red is a favorite holiday color right now, so if you're looking for rich reds to go with your holiday wardrobe, consider garnet.
Most garnet jewelry is affordable, especially when compared to oth...
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Beads
, Gemstones
on November 16, 2006
Though white agate, or really any kind of agate gemstone, is actually a fairly common stone, you don't see it often used in jewelry.
I'm not sure really why that is so.
But just because a g...
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Gemstones
on November 2, 2006
I love the bright colored gemstones in this jewelry collection by Valente Milano entitled "Shirasi."
Wow! They just pop off the screen. Could you imagine these earrings dangling from your e...
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Celebrity Jewelry
, Fine Jewelry
, Gemstones
on October 24, 2006
Penny Preville has come a long way from stringing up hippy style jewelry using turquoise beads to creating jewelry with mega star power.
Her finely crafted jewelry designs are often seen complimenti...
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Gemstones
on October 18, 2006
Welcome to the colorful gemstone-filled world of jewelry designer Richard Palermo. I'm dying to jump into showing off his gorgeous gold and gemstone jewelry collections, but first, here is a littl...
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Gemstones
on October 16, 2006
Probably at the top of the average woman's list of "good things" are chocolate and diamonds, but what about when these two are combined. Ever hear of chocolate diamonds? Like many colore...
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Gemstones
on October 8, 2006
While peridot is the birthstone of those born during the month of August, this beautiful green stone can be worn any time of the year. In fact, bright green has become more and more popular in the jew...
