Pools of Light Close to Your Heart
Have you heard of the “Red Thread of Destiny?” It is the belief that people who are destined to meet are connected with an invisible Red Thread. This thread can get tangled and pulled but it will...
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Dreaming in Color
You can buy a finished pie at the bakery, just buy a pie crust or make your own. Some even create their own recipes. We made our own recipe creating a jewel starting with finding an elusive...
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Colorful Expressions
Colorful Expressions: Using colored gem jewelry as symbols of self and meaning Initiation and growth are Spring’s hallmarks. It’s 37 degrees the day I’m writing. Since the garden is mostly...
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How the Law of Odds Creates Visual Power
Going from a good design to a great one isn’t a matter of luck. I met with a customer, Frances, who had two pairs of gorgeous, rare and vivid gems – yellow danburite and teal “cuprian”...
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Gem Services Concierge
I was born with an eye. What makes it useful is 34 years of evaluating gem materials and assigning their characteristics to a mental grid I file away. One place my eye and savvy come into play...
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What Should We Do With Them?
“Oh, I like that lavender and green….,” Laura replied to my text showing her several pairing of gems for three-stone rings. “What should we do with them?”That’s...
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It all happened so quickly…
Well, that summer flew past. Hurricane Florence did her best to blow away summer’s last beams, leaving us welcoming Fall. But, we’ll always have Nevada. A few months ago, I put my QVC sales training...
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Ring of Fire
I’ve spent most of my life in San Diego County where we have “fire weather.” No icy roads, or flood waters banking – we get fire. The “Fireball Ring,” featuring...
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What Paris Hilton’s Jeweler May Not Know
You may have missed the breaking news last week that Paris Hilton’s $2Million engagement ring was found in a Miami club ice bucket last weekend. While dancing with her hands in the air, the giant...
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BYOJ: Bring Your Own Jewelry!
The years go by, and we find our jewelry box filled with unworn bits and pieces gathered over the years. Whether beloved jewels passed down from family or gifts and purchases made for our younger...
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The Mother of a Guide to Selecting Wedding Jewelry
A child’s wedding is a landmark event. Among the details of planning a wedding, focusing on the bride and the habit of putting themselves last, many mothers don’t fully appreciate that the...
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Boldly Blue! Creating 32 Earring Looks from one New Pair of Custom Jewelry Earrings
Laura moved quickly on a pair of “sweet” blue Sri Lankan sapphires, claiming them as hers just before I sealed the box returning them to my dealer in Thailand. I flew to Laura’s home, under an...
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