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Spring is on its Way

After record breaking weather this Winter, a Winter in which there was snow on the ground in just about every state in the US and the east coast was battered with foot after foot of the white stuff, many Americans are more than ready to see the sun and experience some warmer temperatures.
The warmer temperatures [...]

Don’t Let the Market Dictate your Fashion

Natural gems can be beautiful, alluring and as most of us have heard, “a girl’s best friend,” but one potentially large problem with natural gems lies in the fact that the prices are subject to shoot up depending upon the availability.  If you spot the perfect cut and carat weight diamond set in the perfect [...]

Aquamarine is March’s Birthstone

Aquamarine, which comes from the same family as the emerald, is a beautiful, elegant and durable gemstone that goes well with many styles and colors of clothing. Like the diamond and any other gemstone mined naturally, a flawless piece of Aquamarine is pretty hard to come by and could be very costly.
Fortunately for people [...]

Cubic Zirconia and Children’s Jewelry

As a retailer who buys wholesale cubic zirconia from PehnecGems, it’s likely that some of your business comes from selling children’s jewelry. Many parents will be looking for affordable jewelry for their kids and will be interested in cubic zirconia pieces. With such a large range of sizes and colors, it’s easy to create bracelets, [...]

Purple Cubic Zirconia Amethyst Is February Birthstone

The rich royal purple color of amethyst cubic zirconia makes February’s birthstone a popular wholesale cz seller. In nature, amethyst is the most valuable colored quartz gem. Ranging in color from pale, washed-out lavender to deep, dense violet, large amethyst crystals suitable for gem cutting are rare in nature. In the lab, however, colored cubic zirconia [...]

The Color of Love: What CZ Gem Colors Mean

It seems to be human nature to want to imbue our world with meaning. Since the dawn of civilization, man has assigned certain traits to different colors. When we buy a piece of cubic zirconia jewelry for someone we care about, the color of the cz gem and what that color means to us play [...]

Loose CZ Make Dental Grilles Sparkle

Some people are starting to sport teeth that are zirconia inside and out! A new breed of advanced ceramic dental crowns has been developed that uses zirconia crystal instead of metal for the crown’s core. The zirconia is strong enough to withstand the pressures of chewing and provides improved appearance over previous dental crown materials. [...]

Sales of Pink Cubic Zirconia Sizzle for Valentine’s Day

Pink cubic zirconia became a hot item last year, and its popularity continues to grow this year. Wholesale sales of loose pink cubic zirconia to jewelry makers and manufacturers has been sizzling in preparation for Valentine’s Day sales. This year, beautiful pink cubic zirconia gems are shouldering aside rich red lab-created rubies for attention in [...]

What’s in a Name? Understanding Lab Created Gem Terminology

What’s in a name? Sometimes quite a bit. Although laymen may use the terms lab, created, simulated and synthetic indiscriminately when talking about gemstones, wholesale gem experts understand that while some of these terms are interchangeable, others can indicate distinct differences in composition or production that affect the quality of the gem being offered for [...]

CZ Garnet Is January Birthstone

Colored cubic zirconia is extremely popular right now. Rich, deep red cubic zirconia garnet is a favorite addition to the currently popular 1960s big brooches that feature a rainbow of colored cz gems mixed together. The nearly burgundy color of cz garnet adds a beautiful counterpoint to cz diamonds and other light-colored cubic zirconia.
While garnets [...]