Bling Bling! People love to get their rings cleaned. After all, there’s nothing better than a clean, sparkling diamond. But, did you know that cleaning your jewelry can actually loosen your diamonds and gemstones? It’s [Read More…]
DIG DIG DIG! Kids love these kits. I’ve seen lots of fun activity kits for kids featuring gemstone digging, gold digging, diamond digging, shell digging, and mineral digging kits, but now they have something new: [Read More…]
I decided to pick up this Wish Pearl (make a necklace) pendant kit because it looked cool, fun and it was only $19.00. That’s not bad considering it’s a real cultured pearl. With this kit, [Read More…]
Peridot is the official (one and only) birthstone for the month of August. Peridot, pronounced Per-Ih-Doe (the T is silent) is actually from a parent stone called Olivine, which is a silicate of Iron and [Read More…]
Every time you turn around in a Jewelry Store, something’s Beeping… beep Beep BEEP! That beeping is the sound of a diamond tester. It’s testing a stone to see whether or not it’s genuine. The [Read More…]
Chirp Chirp! This is one of the most darling custom family pendants I’ve seen yet… It’s a mama bird and baby bird pendant (from Kay Jewelers) that’s totally customizable. You start with one mama bird [Read More…]
FOUR DAYS! Mother’s Day is in FOUR DAYS! WOW! And yes, if you’re thinking “A mother’s ring would be PERFECT!!!!“, well… Think Again! Because mother’s ring (a ring with all the kid’s birthstones in it), [Read More…]
“What’s the diff?” What is the difference between family rings and mother’s rings? That’s a good question that deserves an answer. And luckily, that answer is pretty simple… Family rings: Family rings are generally rings [Read More…]
When was the last time you checked your prongs? The funny thing is, a lot of people don’t even know what a prong is (let alone a head). PRONG??? The prongs are those little, thin [Read More…]
This is a talent that you probably didn’t know existed: Pearl Stringing. It’s not only a hobby for some, but a career. This is because stringing pearls is usually not done at the jewelry store. [Read More…]
Gemstones are always interesting because they represent so many different things. For example, most of us know that gems represent our birth months: Birthstone Gems: January – Garnet February – Amethyst March – Aquamarine April [Read More…]
You lucky April babies. You get the prize! Out of all the gemstones in the world that could have been associated with April, you get the king of gems: diamond. Legend says that priests wore [Read More…]