Jewelry Articles
Sapphire, Queen of Gemstones
Express Yourself By Choosing Unique Lampwork Earrings
The History of the Kashmir Sapphire
The Kashmir sapphire is renowned for its opulent history and powerful symbolism throughout the world. India's notoriety as the hotspot for the most decadent gemstones prevails throughout the world of jewelry. Beryls, pearls, rubies, and rose-cut diamonds lapped in 18-karat gold swirls, embellish their jewelry markets.
Brazil, Thailand, Burma, Australia, Vietnam, Montana, Africa, and Ceylon are ripe with prized sapphire mines too.
The Masai and the Blue Stone: Tanzanite
How Tanzanite Was Discovered
One day in 1967, a Masai tribesman named Ali Juuyawatu was walking along the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania when he found a stone. Perhaps he stubbed his toe on the rock or maybe its unusual color caught his eye, history doesn’t tell us that. We do know that this Masai warrior made history that day; he had discovered Tanzanite! To this day, this rare member of the zoisite group of minerals has been found in only one place on earth: a five-square mile hilltop near Arusha, Tanzania. In fact, Kilimanjaro International Airport is just ten miles north of where this rare gem is mined.
"Memory Beads" Handmade Jewelry
But you just can't bear to get rid of it. The piece evokes wonderful memories of someone you loved who wore it, or your own memories of a treasured time when you wore it yourself, or of someone who gave it to you.
A Silver Lining - The History of Silver in Jewelry
When you think of precious metals, silver should be at the top of the list as a precious metal that has stood the test of time, captivating us with its beauty and never going out of style.
While silver is used in electronics and film because it is a great conductor and easy to shape, the unique history of silver in jewelry is worth telling. The first significant silver mines were discovered in 4000 BC in ancient Turkey. Excitement over silver spread throughout the world.
Famous Gems and Beaded Jewelry: The Chloe Diamond
Famous Gems and Beaded Jewelry: Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond
The Powerfully Regal Ruby Gemstone
The ruby gemstone is the epitome of fiery luxury in the jewelry world. On the Mohs scale, rubies rate a hardness of 9, leveling up with diamonds and moissanite. A familiar structural relative to the sapphire, rubies are from the prized corundum category.
Rubies generally range in pinks and intense reds. Interestingly, the ruby is so close to the makeup of the sapphire, that pink rubies are considered pink sapphires in some regards. The line often gets blurred during the classification.
Summer Jewelry Trends: Time to Sparkle!
Summer is time for fun. So for summer jewelry trends, forget your favorite pearls or your grandmother's cameo brooch. It's time to sparkle. It's time to shine. It's time to be a little frivolous, even whimsical.
Summer is big, bright, and colorful. Flowers are blooming; butterflies are flying. Your jewelry should be bigger, brighter, and more colorful than you might normally wear.
The True Story of the Heart of the Ocean
The movie "Titanic" may have revolved around several fanciful stories, but Rose's fabulous gift, the Heart of the Ocean, wasn't one of them. Not completely.
The real diamond, on which the Heart of the Ocean seems to be based, is the Blue Heart. A rare deep blue, it weighs over 30 carats and was cut in France sometime between 1909 and 1910.
