Feb 4, 2023 | Legacy Jewels, Only Life is More Colorful
It may surprise you that beauty is not in the eye of the beholder. Nor is it just culture telling us sparkling jewels are beautiful: our ancestors also found beauty in gemstones and loved to adorn themselves with them even before they could put their love into...
Jan 26, 2023 | Colored Gems
One of the world’s most beloved gemstones, garnet has a long lineage and a somewhat unruly family tree. Because the garnet group is so diverse, gem garnets come in almost every color. Let’s take a walk through the world of garnets and see how dazzling they can be....
Nov 10, 2022 | Colored Gems
Inherit the beauty and energy of the Earth by wearing her rare treasures. I recently wrote a booklet given to Golden Door guests during my visit two weeks ago on energy chakras and gems associated with healing. Let me share a bit with you. Everything...
Oct 30, 2022 | Legacy Jewels, Only Life is More Colorful
Originating in Mexico, Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is celebrated for a few days after Halloween. Since the holiday is associated with skeletons and skulls, I figured it was a Mexican version of Halloween. Not so. Dia de los Muertos is a reunion between the...
Dec 23, 2021 | News & Press
Diana Jarret raises a glass in praise of Cynthia Renee’s exquisite champagne diamond, baroque pearl, and gorgeous blush pink-toned gems in her article for “Life in Naples”. Read more… See Cynthia Renée's custom jewelry design portfolio here....
Nov 13, 2021 | News & Press
Rapaport article features Cynthia Renée’s Pantea spinel...
Aug 13, 2021 | Only Life is More Colorful
There we were on the hillbilly highway slowly scooting around the hairpin turns, the forest’s thick growth providing cool shade along with alarm as we wondered what crops and bodies were hidden by that lushness. My 17-year old daughter and I left Asheville an hour...
Jun 29, 2021 | Jewelry Care
#1. Avoid Chlorine WHY: Chlorine & hand sanitizers pit metal surfaces and destroy the luster and polish of pearls and many colored gemstones. DO: Take your jewelry off before swimming in a chlorinated pool, bathing & dishwashing. Put your jewelry in a safe...
May 31, 2021 | Colored Gems, Designing Eye
“I adore Pink; it’s the Navy Blue of India,”… …revered Vogue editor Diana Vreeland exclaimed excited by the photographs taken in India by photographer Norman Parkinson. I suspect she meant just as navy blue is a classic color element in...
Apr 21, 2021 | Designing Eye, Jewelry Styling, Legacy Jewels
Isn’t it fascinating seeing how the dots in our lives connect over time? “Chance” encounters or “wrong” turns can be the start of a new purpose, occupation or passion. Have you ever met somebody who took a chance on you, and that made all the difference?...
