Oct 22, 2010 | Legacy Jewels
Celestial Gems for a Stellar Love It took five years to source the gems and craft a dream of a garland necklace for a 15th anniversary gift. This client wanted to garland his wife’s neck with jewels the color of heaven. He chose blue, the color poets say paves...
Oct 22, 2010 | Legacy Jewels, Once Upon A Jewel
A Ring Bridging Love & Time This client was heart-sick – she had dropped a family heirloom down the garbage disposal! This ring was embedded with family history: It was her grandmother’s platinum ring designed in the early 1900’s, featuring the engagement diamonds...
Oct 21, 2010 | Designing Eye
Cynthia Renée gold cufflinks inspired by a vintage pair of Indian cufflinks, but updated. Six each cabochon emeralds (Colombia) and rubies (Burma) set with white enamel in 22 karat yellow gold. Cufflinks are hand-engraved, millgrained and reversible. See Cynthia...
Oct 21, 2010 | Once Upon A Jewel
Cynthia Renée “Father’s” cufflinks made of 18 karat yellow gold. Each of the 3-mm gemstones represents the birth month of father and three sons; Mama is the natural, freshwater pearl in the middle. The motif was inspired by decorative studs on a Spanish church door....
Oct 21, 2010 | Once Upon A Jewel
Cynthia Renée “Hearth and Hounds” cufflinks made in 18 karat yellow gold, platinum, diamond and black lacquer. The cufflinks feature scenes from the owners’ home and replicas of the family’s Jack Russell and West Highland Terrier dogs. See Cynthia Renée's...
Oct 11, 2010 | News and Events
Cynthia Renee at the fabled Golden Door Spa. The rolling hills and avocado groves of Cynthia’s native San Diego County is also the birthplace of the luxury wellness spa industry. It started with The Golden Door and founder Deborah Szekely’s vision for a...
Oct 8, 2010 | My Life in Jewels
I made carrot cake to celebrate our daughter’s first birthday. We all lined up for a taste of sweetness fed by her little hand. I received the necklace four months prior, a gift to mark my first Mother’s Day. Though being a mother was enough–enough of everything but...
Oct 8, 2010 | My Life in Jewels
Holy to Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists, pilgrims ascend Sri Lanka’s holy mountain Sri Pada in the darkness of night to pray as the sun dawns above the Indian Ocean. While the trail up Sri Pada was clearly defined, my life’s path was at a crux. I had...
Oct 8, 2010 | My Life in Jewels
I was crisscrossing the country, bounding to build my business. I felt like “Run Run Rudolph” in the Chuck Berry song, tearing up the highways and “reelin’ like a merry-go-round.” When I became too frazzled from the frenzy during those years, I gave myself the pep...
Oct 8, 2010 | My Life in Jewels
In 1990, soon after I started Cynthia Renée Company, I met some friends to celebrate an engagement. I wore a small, yellow gold brooch of Marie Antoinette hand-painted on ivory accented by natural pearls. I was in the office of an antique jewelry dealer friend when I...
