(Me and my dad in Boulder this past winter) Father’s Day is coming up and even though it isn’t a big jewelry holiday, something jewelry related could be the perfect gift for your father. Of course, you have to be careful with how you spend you money. Choose something that he will love and wear [...]
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Mother’s Day is Coming!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
I truly believe that honoring your mother is one of the most important things you can do (at least for most people). Mother’s Day just gives you an excuse to go all out and show her how much you love her! You obviously do not have to buy your mom jewelry, flowers are awesome too, [...]
Recycled Metal
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
A quick note on recycled metal…. Recycled metal is definitely a hot button topic and it is something that a lot of my customers ask about. I thought I’d write a quick post about an experience I had recently with recycled metal. When I was in school–both college and the Gemological Institute of America–I recycled [...]
Rachael Ray
Monday, March 22, 2010
The other day I was watching Rachael Ray and she was talking about gifts and things and she had two jewelry professionals in her studio talking about jewelry and what to look for if you don’t have a huge budget but still want something pretty. I was interested but had low hopes for her segment [...]
Setting Types
Monday, February 8, 2010
My husband brought to my attention that sometimes I use terms in reference to how stones are set that need some extra explanation so I thought I would write a post dedicated to all of the ways to set stones in jewelry. Read on for pictures and explanations of prong settings, basket settings, pave, channel [...]