The Lab Gem Supplier

When it comes to gemstone shapes, jewelry designers and jewelry buyers have so much to choose from.  Loose gemstones such as diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and cubic zirconia etc. are traditionally cut in a wide variety of ways, and today, jewelers are even incorporating creative and innovative new cut types into their pieces.  While loose gemstones [...]

Many engagement rings are purchased this time of year. It seems appropriate to many that the time to give the engagement ring is when you are giving other gifts. The most special of presents deserves a lot of consideration – some that is not based on emotion but on logic though. The prospective groom may [...]

The Gold futures price has backtracked somewhat from the year’s high of $1890 per ounce in August. The spot market for futures can be volatile but one thing seems certain – it isn’t going to take a dramatic dip anytime soon. The price for jewelry remains higher and the Black Friday sales totals for jewelry [...]

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 [...]

We have had more than a century of movies being made and they still bring up that old question – hey what do you feel like seeing? The movie’s popularity can be traced to the fact that they usually have something for everybody. Even animated ones for the kids include some jokes that adults can [...]

You have heard it many times, usually from the person who has a birthday near a big holiday like Christmas – two occasions close together leads to fewer gifts. To be fair about it, let’s just ignore the fact that they are probably the least subjective of judges to hear from on the subject. In [...]

The mining company Anglo American has increased its holdings of the DeBeers diamond company. Their stake will now be at least 75% which is up dramatically from the 45% before the 5.1 billion dollar purchase was finalized. There is an option for the country of Botswana to purchase some of this stock, up to one [...]

There are do it yourself manuals in every bookstore and plenty of articles in magazines and on the internet. Just about everyone knows what the letters DIY stand for and it has been a staple of American behavior since the original thirteen colonies decided to make up their own country. Children are assigned many projects [...]