July’s modern birthstone is the ruby and you don’t get a whole lot more bold and brilliant than a perfectly cut, eye catching red ruby.  The only problem is that high quality, naturally mined ruby is pretty hard to come by these days and therefore very expensive.  Rubies can be treated in various ways in an attempt to improve the quality and clarity, but even the lesser grade natural stones that have been died or heated can bring with them a pretty hefty price tag.

If you are planning on buying naturally mined ruby you should take great care to ensure that you are actually getting what you are paying for because this beautiful gem can be treated to improve appearance.  No one wants to find out that they spent top dollar for a flawless natural gem only to find out later that what they actually purchased was a gem of average quality that was treated to appear of higher quality.

One way to ensure that you are getting the very best value is to purchase an optically flawless and inclusion free lab created ruby.  With lab created rubies, you get top quality every single time while at the same time saving hundreds or even thousands of dollars on your purchase.  Owning perfect natural gems would be nice, if you had the money, but if you want to wear the most beautiful and colorful jewelry imaginable this Summer and still have money to spare you might want to look into lab created ruby jewelry.

If you’re thinking that this is a way to save money, your way off, a lot of these rings are designed for Hollywood celebrities and contain huge natural emeralds, sapphires or rubies that would place the cost at somewhere near outrageous.  It seems as though many celebrity brides or brides-to-be just want the huge rocks on their fingers to be as colorful as they are.

If this trend sounds like something that you want in on, don’t let the price tags of the rings designed for the stars dissuade you.  You can get the most brilliant and beautiful colored cz and lab created gems that will rival any naturally mined gem in terms of appearance for a fraction of the cost.

Lab created emerald, lab created ruby and lab created sapphire are all readily available and very affordable and can be used to create the most stunning and colorful wedding bands or engagement rings that you could imagine.  These optically flawless stones are just as durable as their naturally mined counterparts and in some cases more durable, so the quality of the finished piece should never be an issue.  In fact, the only noticeable difference between the lab created gem ring that you have created for you and a similar one with natural gems worn by a celebrity will be the in price.

Ivanka’s stepmother, Melania, has thrown her hat into the world of jewelry design, but unlike her famous step-daughter, this Trump has an eye for keeping things affordable.  Melania Trump’s line of jewelry will be sold through QVC starting at the end of though there is plenty of glitz, glam and beauty in the line, there isn’t a single piece that costs more than two hundred dollars – meaning that even those of us on a budget could partake in these creations.

So how did the Donald’s wife do it?  How can she possibly offer an equally beautiful line of jewelry as that of her famous step-daughter, but manage to keep the price at a fraction of what Ivanka has to offer?  The answer is simple – Melania is using lab created gems in her line!

Tune in to QVC starting April 3oth and you’ll be able to get your hands on some very high class looking jewelry for a very middle class price.  Melania is offering rings containing lab created ruby and bracelets and pendants containing cubic zirconia and each and every piece is visually stunning – and like every lab created jewel, they are all optically flawless and inclusion free.

If every celebrity designer would take the cue from this member of the Trump family, they would be able to keep the prices on their jewelry lines way down without sacrificing quality and be able to reach and satisfy a much wider array of clientele.

In the few short months that have passed this year we’ve already seen stars like Angelina Jolie, actress Rachel Bilson, supermodel Cindy Crawford and Real Housewives star Ramona Singer show their creativity by helping design jewelry for charity or profit – and now there is an even bigger name to add to that list.  One of the biggest fashion icons of the ‘80’s is partnering with her daughter and a major retailer to produce a line of affordable jewelry for juniors – that’s right, the one and only Madonna is adding jewelry designer to her already impressive resume.

Having a famous name attached to a line of jewelry increases customer intrigue, and if the line is of decent quality, can really help to drive retail sales.  Though there is not a whole lot of detail regarding the Material Girl’s line, but the promise is that it will be both fashionable and affordable.

Affordability is one thing that is too often overlooked by celebrity designers, sometimes it is forgotten that the fan base and target audience comes from the middle class income and that they don’t always have hundreds of dollars to plunk down on a single accessory.   This is where retail jewelers can further increase their profits by offering jewelry created from wholesale lab created gems.

Famous name jewelry that is loaded with natural diamonds, rubies and emeralds can satisfy the clientele that wants to use the accessories as a status symbol, but similar offerings which are just as bold and beautiful but much more affordable because they’ve come from wholesale lab gems can satisfy those of us who don’t have a big fashion budget.

Production of cubic zirconia and lab created gems simply takes the guesswork out of Mother Nature’s gem creation process. In the lab, scientists are able to reliably and consistently create the very exacting optimal conditions necessary for perfect mineral crystal formation. While natural mineral crystals are often marred by occlusions of other minerals or matter, high quality lab created gems can be flawlessly created with perfect crystalline form.

When gem cutters cut raw minerals, whether natural or manmade,  into gems, their task is constrained by the structure of the mineral crystal. Any aberrations in the crystal will limit cutting options including final shape, size, number and angle of facets, etc.; thereby limiting the potential beauty and salability of the finished stone.  The perfect crystal formation of lab created cubic zirconia and other lab gems enables gem cutters to fully maximize the beauty of every crystal produced during the cutting process.

It is important to note that not all lab created gems are equal. Some synthetic gem suppliers offer loose cz and lab gems made using questionable laboratory techniques or inferior raw materials. Reputable wholesale cz and lab gem suppliers like PehnecGems provide only the highest quality loose cubic zirconia and loose lab created rubies and lab sapphires. Our 100% satisfaction guarantee assures customers they will receive the highest quality product with every order. Visit our website at www.Pehnec.com.

Use this handy color meaning guide to make sure you send the correct message to your special someone this Valentine’s Day:

Red lab created rubies and cz garnet. Red is the color of passionate love and powerful desire. Filled with energy, rich red lab rubies and deep red garnet cubic zirconia represent courage, fire, heat, strength and beauty. If you want to convey love or passion, choose red created gems.

Cubic zirconia pink, also called pink zirconia. Pink is the color of happiness and joy. Soft, lovely pink cz is the color of youthful innocence, gentile grace and bubbly happiness. If your gift expresses love for a daughter, pink cz is an excellent choice. But pink zirconia jewelry also makes a lovely gift for a woman who fills your heart with happiness and joy.

Citrine yellow cz. Yellow is the color of friendship. Sparkling citrine yellow cubic zirconia sends a message of happy new beginnings. Citrine yellow cz jewelry is a good choice for dear friends and romances that are just beginning.

PehnecGems does not make or sell jewelry. We are online wholesale sellers of high-quality loose cubic zirconia and loose lab created gems. To view our complete catalog of loose cz and wholesale lab gems, please visit our website at www.Pehnec.com.

Jewelry displays that create an aura of romance will attract customers and stimulate sales. A romantic presentation draws customers in and puts them in the mood to buy. To induce thoughts of special gifts presented during candlelit dinners, make creamy ivory candles the theme of your jewelry display. The soft sheen of candle wax provides a smooth, flattering background for lab created rubies. Use ivory candles rather than white to create a softer, more romantic atmosphere and provide better color contrast with white cubic zirconia.

To display bracelets, place them around creamy 3- and 4-inch diameter ivory pillar candles, spacing them at intervals along the height of the candle. Spacing does not need to be uniform. Balance two or three narrow bracelets against a single wide cz cuff along the pillar. Use pillars of different heights.

To display necklaces, drape single pendants down the length of 1- or 2-inch upright candles set in ornate silver candlesticks. Or use a wider diameter pillar and hang several necklaces from the top of the candle at varying lengths. Heart-cut lab ruby pendants surrounded by tiny white cubic zirconia are always popular at Valentine’s Day.

To display rings, slip them onto tapered candlesticks, several to a candle. Candlesticks can be displayed upright in silver candlesticks or lying down, wrapped in a broad curl of crocheted lace. Promise, engagement and wedding rings set with lab created rubies are a popular choice at Valentine’s Day.

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In his report, Weisbaum talks about glass composite rubies he purchased from a TV auction channel. These rubies may look just like the real thing, but under a microscope the inherent flaws in these lead glass-infused rubies became evident. On camera, you could see the airs bubbles trapped inside the glass within the structure of these inferior lab rubies. As you can imagine, the glass used in the creation of these rubies make them extremely fragile. When subjected to household cleaners, these composite rubies were visibly damaged.

According to the television report, an unsuspecting customer believing she was buying a gold necklace set with real natural rubies paid $5,000. Only later did she find out that she had been duped. Instead of natural rubies she had actually purchased inferior composite gems whose beauty came from “color enhancement by lead glass fracture filling.”

Respected online wholesalers like PehnecGems carry only the highest quality laboratory created gems, not inferior knockoffs. The superior quality lab rubies offered by PehnecGems are created from the mineral corundum and are not infused with glass. Corundum is the exact same mineral Mother Nature uses to create natural rubies. The loose lab rubies PehnecGems sells online are created using the same natural mineral under precise scientific conditions that mimic nature. Our rubies just don’t take as long to create as those that occur in nature. We shave a few thousand years off Mother Nature’s recipe!

The result is exquisite, flawless, perfectly colored lab created rubies that are visually indistinguishable from the real thing. And like Mother Nature’s creations, PehnecGems corundum-made rubies have the same chemical signature. They are, after all, made from the same mineral.

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Rich blood-red lab rubies, sumptuous golden cz citrine yellows, fiery red-orange cz padparadschah, and deep luscious red cz garnets will star in fall and winter jewelry. Statement jewelry pieces that stand out against the fashion industry’s return to simple, structured clothing will be the rage. Large pieces, particularly big, elaborate 1960s-style brooches adorned with sprays of glittering lab gems, will add pizzazz to rich, bold-colored clothes or the de rigueur black. Lapel pins are back — bigger, bolder and glitzier than ever — adding stylish oomph to staid corporate wear.

Timeless pieces that pair colored lab gems with the diamond sparkle of cubic zirconia in sweeping designs on softly curving backgrounds of gold or platinum silver will be popular, the soft curves of the jewelry serving as an eye-catching counterpoint to the sharp, structured cuts of this winter’s fashion designs. In jewelry, sharp-lined modern minimalism is out, replaced by sensuous curves ornamented with the flashy brilliance of lab created gems. Bold color statements are being created with both large, single stones that command attention and many tiny gems clustered together to catch the eye.

Large, stunning pieces that call attention to themselves and their wearer are in vogue. In addition to elaborate brooches, necklaces featuring centerpiece lab gems and cz gem encrusted cuff bracelets will be the accessories of choice this winter. A single piece of statement jewelry perhaps paired with glittering, dangle earrings will be preferred to the ensemble look. However you choose to wear them, lab created gems will take center stage this fall and winter.

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The red variety of the mineral corundum, natural rubies gain their distinctive red color from slight traces of the elements chrome, iron, titanium or vanadium. Completely colorless corundum can take on many colors depending on the trace elements evident in the stone. All other colors of corundum except for the red ruby are considered sapphires, even though their color may range from blue to yellow, pink, orange or green. In the trade, pink corundum can be referred to as either pink ruby or pink sapphire. Many natural rubies are heat treated to bring out and intensify their red color. Only lab created rubies offer consistent rich red coloration at economical prices.

The Sanskrit word for ruby means “king of the gemstones.” In ancient India the discovery of a particularly large and beautiful ruby crystal received a royal welcome and was paraded to the maharaja’s court by high level dignitaries. Until science revealed the chemical composition of gemstones in the early 19th century, red garnets or spinels were also believed to be rubies. In fact, several of the “rubies” that decorate the British Crown Jewels have been discovered to be spinels.

It is the element chrome that gives rubies their deep red color but also ensures their scarcity in nature. The instability of chrome causes ruby crystals to crack and fissure easily during formation. It is exceedingly rare in nature to discover a ruby crystal of any size in good condition without cracks or inclusions. It is this rarity that commands a king’s ransom when natural rubies of 3 or more carats arrive on the auction block. Lab rubies, however, allow even peasants to afford perfect ruby gems. For more information about lab created rubies, visit our website at www.pehnec.com.