Summer is such a bounty of produce, I ritually mark it’s end by making a fresh tomato-basil sauce on angel hair pasta and am sure to get in one more grilling of peaches. I never heard of grilled peaches before I moved to North Carolina…
Boutique Treasures
Joy
Joy: a feeling of great pleasure, delight. “I had to include parrots in my Reflections Collection,” says Cynthia Renée…
“Gia” Earrings
Studying geology, I scrambled all over rocks learning their secrets, trying to make sense of their place in Earth’s history. My jewelry creations start with the gem and how best to enshrine it.
Phoenix
Meet “Phoenix,” the third of my three new collections launching in November ~ featuring layered pieces of extraordinary gems and minerals.
Pools of Light Close to Your Heart
Have you heard of the “Red Thread of Destiny?” It is the belief that people destined to meet are connected with an invisible Red Thread. This thread can get tangled and pulled but it will never break. Those connected by this Red Thread will play a major part in each other’s lives, at some time, place, or circumstance – whether at a pivotal point or for a lifetime.
What’s blue and green and gold all over?
The “Heaven and Earth” ring’s colored gems were inspired by Earth. 18 karat gold featuring a vibrant blue Zircon (Cambodia) accented by a pair of Peridot.
Of Mice & Moonstones
“Beauty and nature have always supported me, and I find myself turning again and again to the metaphors the natural world provides,” says Cynthia Renée. “I purchased the hand-carved moonstone mice and the cat’s-eye moonstone pairs separately.
Heaven and Earth
The Chinese concept of yin and yang — how seemingly contrary forces are actually complementary — is often explained using metaphors from nature and life. The lightness of air, the solidity of earth; the brilliance of the sun, the dark shadows it frames; the feminine and the masculine.
Origami Origins
Jewelry artist Cynthia Renee, fascinated by the shapes and ceremonies of origami, watched her young daughter create an origami shape. She was struck by the similarities of the two crafts…
Jewelry Shouldn’t Just Be Worn
It Should Awaken Something Inside You.
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