Feelings can be so raw and hearts so tender that words are clumsily inadequate for expressing them. Our hearts break, simultaneously expanding, ushering us through a terra incognita where emotions and meaning can be more powerfully expressed by symbols.
B.Y.O.J. = Bring Your Own Jewels
Spring is in the air bringing with it our desire for something new……We can recreate starting with your own jewelry – you know… the jewelry that’s languishing in your drawer and seldom sees the beauty of spring. Sometimes, it’s just a few tweaks. Others, a complete redo. But, you bring the jewels.
Ring of Fire
Jewelry designer Cynthia Renée creates a legacy jewel with a client telling the story of her family’s evacuation during a California fire.
Torii Necklace Masterpiece: A Tourmaline Labor of Love
In the Spring of 2010, I took on the challenge of immortalizing one man’s love and devotion to his wife for their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary....
Heirloom Custom Jewelry from Life’s Key Moments
Have you had those fleeting moments in life when you experienced an unusually profound insight, a feeling of connectedness or intimacy? It’s as if God pulls a curtain back, showing us the deeper workings of life. Then, it’s over, and we’re back to everyday life once more. I call these luminescent moments “Blue Pearl Moments”.
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...
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...
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...
Custom Jewelry Created from your Life Story
Stories give us life. Hard-wired into our being, we don’t just love stories, but need them. Telling our stories, and listening to others’, shines a light on our life path that can also help our loved ones know us more completely or find their way over life’s sometimes rocky trail…
Discover how your jewels can be a guide to personal transformation.
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The Brilliance of Danburite: A Gemstone Exploration
Gems can connect us with a feeling, a response to their incredible beauty created over eons on Earth. It's amazing how minerals are formed through natural processes. Skilled hands can transform them into something as dynamic and mesmerizing as this Danburite. Imagine...
Ruby’s Red Hot Secrets
July brings us its passionate red birthstone, Ruby, a gem that inspires both admiration and intrigue.Recently, the gemstone world was abuzz with the auction of two spectacularly sized unheated rubies grabbing headlines for auctions in June of 2023: The Sunrise Ruby...
Symbolic Jewelry for Family Bonds: The Story behind the Three Lights Ring
Jewelry holds the power to capture the essence of our most precious moments. Here we tell the story of the Three Lights Ring - a tangible representation of love, togetherness, and resilience. Embark on a co-creation journey with us and let your jewelry become a beacon...
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