Feb 4, 2023 | Once Upon A Jewel, The Inner Jewel
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...
Apr 16, 2019 | Designing Eye, Once Upon A Jewel
For this extraordinary project, we knew that the main ingredient was extra special so we made our own recipe for creating a jewel starting with finding an elusive amethyst crystal from a fabled locality, faceting the gem, creating a design, and “painting with gems” to...
Apr 16, 2019 | Once Upon A Jewel
Colorful expressions are utilizing jewelry adorned with colored gemstones to convey self-expression and personal significance. Initiation and growth are Spring’s hallmarks. It’s 37 degrees the day I’m writing. Since the garden is mostly dormant, let’s look at the...