Gemstones
The Ultimate Guy's Guide To Wedding Bands
Posted on October 13 2016
DISENGAGED DUDES It is likely that your bride-to-be has been planning her special day for a while now, perhaps even since she was a young girl. More often than not, she has a good idea of the type of engagement ring she’s going after. She’ll bring along clippings from a magazine or...
PANTONE’S FALL PALETTE
Posted on September 29 2016
Gemstone shades of the season Colored gemstones aren’t just for celebrating birthdays and anniversaries — they’re opportunities to merge color and personality to create unique, striking designs. This look at Pantone’s fall colors will allow you to playfully select gemstones to coordinate with the trendy shades of the season. Pantone’s Riverside Commanding the importance...
Fall In Love With These Five Jewelry Trends
Posted on September 22 2016
IT’S FALL, Y'ALL Football, pumpkins, and Halloween — fall is officially here! And while we have to wait a bit longer to enjoy the cooler weather, that’s not stopping us from getting excited about fall fashions, colors, and motifs. There are plenty of iconic fall elements that inspire jewelry this...
5 Jewelry Trends from the 68th Annual Emmy Awards
Posted on September 20 2016
RED CARPET WORTHY The 68th Annual Emmy Awards took place Sunday night and, naturally, the Internet was abuzz with praise, commentary, and more for the TV-centric ceremony. The night boasted an abundance of laughs (mostly from host, Jimmy Kimmel), lavish looks (did you see Claire Danes’ metallic masterpiece?), and lasting impressions...
Sell With A Story: Lapis Lazuli
Posted on September 06 2016
SELL WITH A STORY: LAPIS LAZULI Rough Lapis • Photo Credit: GIA High-quality lapis has such an extraordinary color that, once seen, you can never forget it. This intense, brilliant blue defies easy description. Across all cultures blue is chosen as the favorite color and it is considered calming. But personally,...
Sell With A Story: Rubellite Tourmaline
Posted on August 04 2016
SELL WITH A STORY: RUBELLITE TOURMALINE With a name like rubellite, you can be pretty sure it’s a) red and b) probably connected to ruby. You’re absolutely right. Rubellite is a red tourmaline with a stunningly intense color similar to ruby. And they share a common Latin root: ruber or...
Behind The Gemstones: Moissanite Part 1
Posted on July 12 2016
Moissanite is a gorgeous colorless to near-colorless gem grown in a controlled environment from a tiny seed right here in the USA. It is hand-cut and polished by master craftsmen, which brings its fire and brilliance to life. For many years, Moissanite has been known as the slightly tinted yellow...
Sell With A Story: Chalcedony
Posted on July 05 2016
Blue Chalcedony Ethereal, captivating, cool, serene, mystical, and subtle: All of these words apply to blue chalcedony. The stone's shades range from grayish blue to sky blue and the lavender blue. In 2015, GIA received a stunning bluish green chalcedony of African origin so striking they’ve given it its own...
Sell With A Story: Morganite
Posted on June 20 2016
Morganite is a gorgeous pale pink to peachy pink beryl, a cousin of emerald and aquamarine. Unlike emerald, morganite is relatively inclusion-free which adds to its allure. For many years, morganite slipped out of prominence and had little or no promotion. Thankfully that time has passed. Its delicate shade has...
Father's Day Gift Guide
Posted on June 08 2016
The Perfect Present for Pops Time is sure flying this year! Can you believe that half of the year is already gone? Father’s Day is right around the corner (Sunday, June 19)! Customized jewelry is always a big hit from cufflinks, to signet rings to money clips. Not looking to personalize?...
The Story Behind The Opal
Posted on May 02 2016
Quick: What’s the first word you think of when you hear “opal”? The answer will vary from person to person but for me it would be “mysterious” or “wondrous.” That would be quickly followed by “magical” and “exciting.” Something is happening beneath its surface, something dynamic and changing. A living...
Sell with a Story: Tanzanite
Posted on April 08 2016
Discovered in 1967, Tanzanite is a newcomer to the gemstone pool yet it has succeeded in making a very large splash. Following diamonds, ruby, sapphire, and emerald, Tanzanite is the most sought after gemstone. What it lacks in ancient history, it more than makes up for with its beauty and...
Sell With a Story: Turquoise
Posted on March 31 2016
Sell With a Story: Turquoise One of the world’s most ancient gems, turquoise comes in a variety of colors that stretch from a gorgeous rich blue to green and brown. Beyond hue, turquoise is found with or without a matrix — and there lies a world of different styles. How...
The Battle of the Bands
Posted on March 31 2016
It's All About The Bands As one of our favorite seasons [Bridal Season] approaches, we’re gearing up to help our customers solve those perfect bridal equations. And this season we’ve noticed that it’s all about the bands – how many, what color, with stones, without, etc. In the equations below,...
Get In The Mood
Posted on March 31 2016
How Color Affects Your Attitude Even without realizing it, we associate color with emotion. Do the phrases feeling blueor green with jealously ring any bells? Color resonates with everyone differently and can elicit different emotional reactions from people. What color do you gravitate to when you’re feeling happy? Sad? Excited?...
Sell With A Story: Alexandrite
Posted on March 31 2016
Sell With A Story: Alexandrite By gemstone standards, alexandrite is a newcomer. What does it matter that it was formed 2 billion years ago? It didn’t exist for us until 1833, when emerald miners in Russia’s Ural Mountains found what looked like an emerald — but not quite. Count Lev...
The Gift of Love
Posted on March 31 2016
The Gift of Love The perfect gifts for your Valentine It’s hard to believe we are already 18 days into 2016 and the first big holiday for the jewelry world is less than a month away! Yes, I’m talking about Valentine’s Day. And yes, you only have a little over...
Roll Out The Red Carpet
Posted on March 31 2016
Roll Out The Red Carpet Ya’ll, I’m so excited! It’s my second favorite time of the year (behind Christmas) – award show season. It’s a time when fabulous dresses, trending hair/makeup, and the jewelry of dreams make their appearance in the limelight. And following the Twitter commentary on each star’s...
Sell With a Story: Moonstones
Posted on March 31 2016
January's Moonstones This past year we presented birthstone stories. For 2016, we’re taking a different angle: gemstones that sell well in each particular month. Moonstone is January’s star, a gemstone whose otherworldly beauty is loved around the world. The name “moonstone” comes from Greek but the idea has been...
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