In my 30's used to tell the joke, "Do you know why men like younger women? Their stories are shorter." My romance with colored gems and jewels is...

In my 30's used to tell the joke, "Do you know why men like younger women? Their stories are shorter." My romance with colored gems and jewels is...
I made the Pietra Ring (rock, in Italian) to call to mind my backcountry field work in San Diego.
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.
Sourcing sapphires in Sri Lanka, what began as a grateful prayer created the dawning of a new life era – the Motherhood Era.
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.”…
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 twenty-six and guiding a group of geology professors through the Himalaya Tourmaline Mine…
I told my friend Clare I was going to Sri Lanka to explore; that by going “something would happen.” I was feeling drained, missing my softness, the juiciness I needed to nurture creative life…
I learned shorthand, typed 120 words a minute and got an A in Bookkeeping Fundamentals. Make way world – here comes nineteen-year-old Cynthia! I was singing another tune after two years as a legal secretary…
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2024 AGTA GemFair Tucson ELEVATED Seminar Series Sponsored by the American Gem Society Discover the art of infusing luxury and legacy into your retail space with the allure of colored gemstones. Cynthia was part of a panel of colored gem experts focusing on empowering...
What to Expect in Creating Your Custom Jewel. Liana, drawn by my newsletters and a friend's suggestion, reached out. Her profound connection to her late husband and their shared passions set the stage for our creative quest.1. Let's TalkUsing Zoom or phone, we learn...
Your jewelry serves as a tangible link that weaves together your past, present, and future. Beyond being mere trinkets, they encapsulate the energies of the remarkable individuals who preceded you.“There’s something like a line of gold thread running through a man’s...
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