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,...
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by tammy 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...
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by tammy on September 01, 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...
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by tammy on August 07, 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...
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by tammy 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...
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by tammy on June 02, 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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by tammy 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...
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by tammy 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...
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by tammy 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...
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by tammy on March 03, 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...
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by tammy 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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by tammy on February 01, 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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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...
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by tammy on January 03, 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...
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by tammy 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...
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by tammy 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...
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by tammy 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...
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by tammy 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....
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by tammy 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...
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by tammy 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 gem...
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by tammy on November 02, 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...
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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 complimenting...
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by tammy 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...
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