I didn’t think much about gems and the Christian faith until I was selling fine jewelry and learned that some Christians love shiney crosses, and other Christians consider wearing gemstone crosses vulgar. There is the theme of modesty and giving…
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The new status symbol may not be a diamond, but a strand of South Sea Pearls. Chanel wore pearls of every length, including some measuring 60″, while Jackie Kennedy made a double-strand of Akoya pearls a fashion statement. I want…
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I regard watch buying for Gentlemen, as the Married Man’s Revenge. Why? In general the audience for watch purchases at a certain high level of shopping, are older, well-monied fellows who probably spent or overspent a small fortune on their…
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I want to offer information about traditional necklace lengths. In formal social situations, you may care to check out a style manual, but I wanted to discuss your options. Coco Chanel is famous for her extravagant pearls of extraordinary length,…
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The most significant feature of a diamond is its hardness. The Mohs scale begins with talc and ends with diamond. The difference in the ten Mohs hardness scale increments is not doubled or tripled in the hardness factor, but the…
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One holiday season I worked at Tiffany’s. It looks great on my resume’, even though I only worked there from October through February, which allowed all the executives to get in their well-deserved post holiday vacations. It was a great…
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From a biblical perspective the difference between love and lust is one is unconditional and the other is conditional. I mention the Bible because of the two celebrated females within its story banks, Mary being the Mother of Christ and…
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There’s a good place for skinny girls. The trend is to be accepting of our weight, but this acceptance has led to a country that is riddled with obesity. There is also a dangerous threshold for young women to become…
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I previewed the questions presented by Helium.com prior to my trip to Las Vegas last week. I was awarded Press Passes to two of the world’s most prestigious Jewelry shows, and I wanted to gear my thoughts around what people…
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When my mother was 48 years old, and attending her father’s funeral, there stood a young man who was her step-brother. They had never met, because her dad had never married “the other woman”…They became friends, and I am the…
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I think the glamor of the “bad boy” is much greater than the reality of having, or trying to have a relationship with one. I equate through speculation only, that perhaps it could be likened to the “bad girl” phenomena…
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“Love” is the perfect word to use when we celebrate the ownership of fine objects, especially fine jewelry! The word precious has different meanings when used with gemstones or relative to metals. In gemstones it refers to Diamonds, Rubies, Sapphires,…
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For beginning tap-dancers, I think you should purchase oxford or jazz loafer style shoes. This is because the most important part about learning to tap-dance is your balance and safety. There are practice fake leather shoes or shiny black patent…
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The key difference between platinum and white gold is the melting point. This decides how the designer/manufacturer with utilize the gems that they have been given to design a piece of jewelry in terms of color and stress placed on…
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I have worked in the Fine Jewelry industry for many years and feel compelled to defend it. There are as many different methods of attaining uncut gemstones as there are people who buy them as a finished product. The industry…
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Location!Location!Location! Where will the fashion show be held? Who is it for? Define the demographics of your audience. Choose models with some theatre or dance background so they will have a sense of quick changes and choreography. Understand that no-one…
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