The Lab Gem Supplier

According to Carl M. Unruh of the Intermountain Faceters Guild, CZ is one of the best faceting materials.  In fact, CZ is well-loved among faceters and others in the jewelry business.  CZ is not only fun to facet and work with, it has many other great qualities that make it a favorite not among just [...]

What is it that attracts millions to the work of artists like M.C. Escher who are known for their obsessively precise, mathematically inspired, and geometric works of art? Escher, like other artists who played very deliberately with mathematical concepts to create his work, worked directly from structures in plane and projective geometry. The human eye [...]

Lab Created Gemstones are Wonderfully Economical Today’s jewelry buyers look for value when they shop.  Whether they’re looking for something simple or extravagant, they are usually looking for a piece that is high quality at a price tag they can afford.  Loose cubic zirconia gemstones not only sparkle like quality diamonds, their price tag sparkle [...]

Do you have a favorite animal and if so would you like the world to know?  As it turns out, many men and women do!  That’s why rings, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings featuring “critters” or animals are so very coveted today and have been historically as well.  Celebrities, including Katy Perry, who was photographed wearing [...]

Angelina Jolie stunned audiences everywhere when she wore a pair of gorgeous earrings made from loose cut emeralds to the 81st Academy Awards.  The single event spurred a deep green trend in both fine and fashion jewelry that lasted long after the night of the awards.  While the deep green trend, which inspired jewelers to incorporate [...]

The mineral corundum has two more famous names – ruby and sapphire. It’s interesting that the colors don’t seem to be similar yet they come from the same rock, so to speak. When it comes to choosing a gift of jewelry it can be difficult to choose the between the red and blue version of [...]

In their report for retail sales the National Retail Federation reported that sales in October were up 5 percent. It is believed that early holiday promotions helped fuel this surge. Electronics and home appliance sales were up more than the previous two years. The figures are modest but they have held on and kept going [...]

The retail industry as a whole can’t wait to get started on the holiday shopping season. The economy has been causing a drag on sales as people are watching their pennies which is not conducive to buying anything frivolous. They are so anxious that some, including Wal-Mart, are opening early Thanksgiving Morning to give you [...]

Christmas comes but once a year, so the saying goes, and the kids can’t wait until the morning when the presents get opened and the fun begins. The holiday is a lot of work for mom and dad and the actual day is almost anticlimactic for them. All the hustle and bustle of shopping for [...]

It’s the age old question when you know someone in the business – can I get that wholesale? We all want to save money – mostly so we can use it for something else. Now we are faced with the holidays. Some are a little shy about giving the wholesale purchased gift. Others brave it [...]