Paquin wore and incredible “vintage inspired” necklace from famous celebrity jeweler Neil Lane that contained around fifty carats of brilliant round cut diamonds and a beautiful pair of classic diamond stud earrings.  The benefits of being a celebrity Mom were also pretty evident as Paquin’s Mother was also outfitted with a dazzling bracelet and set of earrings provided by Lane.

There is no doubt that the jewels on display at this celebrity union were out of this world in terms of beauty, but at fifty carats there probably aren’t many non-celebrity couples that could have comparable jewelry that was crafted from natural diamonds.  Just because you don’t get paid like a celebrity or have close ties to a famous jeweler, that doesn’t mean that you can’t have your fair share of bling to turn heads on your wedding day.  Instead of donning fifty carat diamond necklaces you might have to opt for a more affordable, but equally stunning option. 

Cubic zirconia is becoming a more and more popular choice for wedding jewelry due to the fact that it is every bit as beautiful as any natural diamond, but much more accessible and affordable.  Loose cz can be crafted into amazing pieces that will rival the look of even those pieces created for celebrities by celebrity jewelers, but with a price tag that is only a fraction of that of the natural diamond jewelry.  You can all of the sparkle of a celebrity wedding on your special day, even if you don’t have an unlimited budget, with the help of high quality cubic zirconia.

Pet Fashion Week in New York is the nation’s biggest showcase for pet clothes and accessories and there is absolutely no shortage of glitz and glamour to have your four legged friend looking every bit as good as you.  Each year dozens and dozens of vendors have their contributions to the pet fashion world on display for purchase and each and every year tons of people who want nothing but the pest for their pet grab up the gear – everything from coats and dresses to hats and perfectly jeweled collars and charms that cost upwards of three thousand dollars.

If you are willing to spare no expense (and you have an unlimited budget to do so), then you’ll be able to get everything you need to turn your dog from fashion zero to fashion hero.  If three thousand dollars is a little bit out of your price range for a fine piece of jewelry for yourself, let alone a collar for your dog, there are certainly options available to have your dog looking like a celebrity pooch without breaking your bank account.

It doesn’t matter if you are in the market for a stunning rock that will turn the heads of your friends or coworkers or if you want your pampered pup to walk around with a collar that will be the envy of the entire dog world – cubic zirconia is what you need if you want bling on a budget.  Loose cz can be purchased in wholesale lots for a fraction of the cost of loose natural diamonds, but cz looks every bit as good as a natural diamond in any setting or situation. Cz lets you pamper yourself and add to your dog’s already impressive collection of fine jewelry collars without having to worry too much about the price tag.

The bejeweled pup also took more than seven hundred black diamonds and just over four hundred rubies to complete for a total of more than 200 carats of fine gems and a whole heck of a lot of sparkle.  While most will probably agree that it’s good to go all out for truly special occasions, this amazing homage, which took more than eight months to put together, may be a bit much for even such an iconic character.

The estimated value of the Snoopy, “Ever Shining Star” statue is nearly $375,000 but you can have a bling filled birthday or anniversary celebration for quite a bit less than that.  If you want to celebrate in style, how about a simple and classic pair of diamond studs or a high quality diamond pendant?  – And for those of us that want the look of natural diamonds and rubies for even less, amazing creations crafted from loose cz and lab gems provide the very same sparkle for a fraction of the cost.

AAAAA cubic zirconia can rival the beauty of the best diamonds, even those hand selected to be a part the finest jewelry or those used to assemble Snoopy’s 60th anniversary statue.  With high quality cz you’ll have no problem looking like you’ve spent thousands of dollars, but you’ll actually be able to achieve that look on a budget.

Attendees, presenters and Awards for Excellence winners alike were dazzling in gold and diamonds, and none more so that one of today’s hottest jewelry designers, Miss Ivanka Trump.  Trump rubbed elbows with the president of the Women’s Jewelry Association and presented the Corporate Award for Excellence to JCK.

Photos of the ever luminous and beautiful daughter of the Donald looking hot as can be in her own designs were all over the web the morning following the event and there will no doubt be a skyrocketing in search engine trends for more pics of Ivanka and her amazing jewelry line.  Of course, being a Trump, Ivanka both loves and designs things with hefty price tags – so a lot of the people who are performing searches for her line won’t quite be able to afford what they find.

Thankfully, for fashionistas on a budget, you don’t have to necessarily pay Trump price to have Trump style.  Ivanka’s line has both elements of the classics that will never go out of style and cutting edge trends that are just now beginning to take the jewelry world by storm, but you can find the same classic elements and new fashion trends represented in jewelry that is crafted from loose cubic zirconia.

Cz jewelry is every bit as beautiful as natural diamond jewelry, and at times even more so because each piece of lab created AAAAA cubic zirconia is completely clear and optically flawless.  Cz gives the rest of us an opportunity to look the part of a celebrity, without having to bring home the paycheck of one.

There isn’t much doubt that more gold, more platinum and more diamonds all swaying along to the rhythm of movement will certainly attract the right kind of attention, but unfortunately the more raw materials that go into the production of a piece of fine jewelry, the more the price tag goes up.

Just because the price of a piece of dangling jewelry loaded with diamonds may be way out of your comfort zone in terms of price, that doesn’t mean that you can’t keep up with this hot new trend.  All you need to do is look for dangling earrings, layered necklaces and beautiful pendants that are crafted from high quality cubic zirconia rather than from naturally mined diamonds.

High quality loose cz is available at a fraction of the price of it’s naturally mined counterpart, but the resemblance between cz and a naturally mined diamond is so close that only trained jewelry professions are capable of telling the difference.  You can have every bit of the beauty and all of the eye catching glitz and glamour that you would enjoy from a freely moving pair of earrings or necklace that contains natural diamonds, but with a price that you can comfortably afford.

Plenty of new styles are spawned by celebrities, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ve got to spend celebrity money to keep up with the latest trends.

There are thirty five pieces in the 35th anniversary collection from Larry Jewelry, each one more breathtaking than the next – the award winning jeweler has certainly not lost a step in creativity or quality after so many years in the industry.

Of course, like many celebratory collections from fine jewelers, the price tags upon these miraculous pieces are just as stunning as the pieces themselves.  With prices ranging from just under ten thousand dollars to over ninety thousand dollars for a single piece, these are certainly not jewels that every diamond lover will be able to afford.

Thankfully, for those of us on a more limited budget, jewelry that is just as incredible can be created for quite a bit less if cubic zirconia is used to replace the naturally mined diamonds.  You may not be able to find and exact replica of “Waterfall” or “Hanging Wisteria” from the Larry Jewelry Collection, but there are lab created gem masterpieces out there that will turn heads just as well as these creations from the Singapore mainstay – and their price tags certainly won’t be in the tens of thousands.

Loose cz and lab gems come in a wide range of colors to mimic the look of a flawless, clear diamond or in brilliant blue to give the look of a natural sapphire.  Lab created gem jewelry can make you feel every bit as glamorous and sexy as naturally mined gem jewelry, but it can do so at a price that you’d be willing and able to pay rather than just being able to dream about.

There are only one thousand pair of these outrageously stunning and excessive heels in existence, so you’d better not wait too long if you think this is the next “must have” fashion accessory.  If $155,000 sounds like a little too much to shell out on a pair of heels, these incredibly unique House of Borgezie creations do come with a one thousand year warranty – so you will most likely never have to buy another pair.

All things considered, the $155,000 dollars really isn’t all that much considering all that you are getting.  There are 2200 brilliant diamonds totaling upwards of thirty carats adorning these well crafted heels, but for those of us with a fashion budget, that’s probably about 29 carats more than we can afford.

There is absolutely no doubt that this footwear would be capable of turning heads, but a very similar look could be accomplished for far less than the giant price tag attached to these heels from House of Borgezie.  With 2200 naturally mined diamonds, the bulk of the cost of these shoes is likely in the materials – using lab created cubic zirconia could give just as brilliant and beautiful a look for far less money.

Loose cz can be purchased from wholesalers for a fraction of the cost of loose diamonds and turned into remarkably similar replications because cz so closely matches the look of a diamond.  Of course you may not get the one thousand year warranty with a pair of heels crafted from cz, but with how durable cubic zirconia is, they would most likely stand the test of time very well.

That’s right folks, the splashes of color that have been sweeping through celebrity engagement rings is going to continue on through the start of 2011 and take hold as a major focal point of rings, earrings and bracelets in the new year.

Of course, the amazing jewels that the celebrities are donning contain natural rubies, emeralds and diamonds which come with some outlandish price tags.  This means that much of what you see advertised as next year’s must have accessory will most likely have a price that is out of your comfort zone, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that you can’t keep up with the trends while staying within your budget.

You can have the brightest, most sparkling and most brilliant jewelry imaginable at an affordable price if you find a retailer that stocks pieces crafted from lab created gems.  Colored cubic zirconia and other lab created gems are every bit as beautiful as their naturally mined counterparts and most are just as durable as well – in reality, if you aren’t a professional jeweler the only way you’ll be able to tell the difference between the natural gem and the lab created gem is by the price.

Loose cz and lab gems can be purchased in bulk, often at below wholesale costs, and turned into the hottest styles for the lowest possible cost.  This lets even those fashionistas with the tightest budgets stay current with the latest trends without having to worry about going into debt to do so.

For the duration of the 2010 World Cup tournament there will be a replica of this brilliant diamond wonder on display at each of Yair Shimansky’s seven retail establishments.  Once the tournament has concluded there are plans to auction the replicas off to benefit local charities.

This is a brilliant marketing scheme as there is nothing more popular right now than World Cup Soccer and having the beautiful replicas on display through the rest of the tournament will certainly help draw public attention to each of the retail stores.  When the World Cup is through, there will no doubt be plenty of interest in the replicas up for auction and probably even more interest in the original itself.  Unfortunately, with only a few replicas to auction and a price tag on the original that only David Beckham could afford, there won’t be much of a chance for the average soccer fan to take home one of these incredible creations.

Maybe if there is enough interest out there some aspiring designer will put together a series of soccer bling crafted from cubic zirconia.  It doesn’t matter if it’s a jewel crusted piece of sporting equipment or a classic set of studs, the optically flawless beauty of cz can readily take the place of a naturally mined diamond and using loose, wholesale cz will bring the price down to a level that a person on any budget can afford.

As one of the biggest US jewelry retailers, Zales is one of the most shopped stores for wedding, anniversary and other special occasion gifts, but the World Cup has customers heading to their website to grab attractive and affordable soccer ball charms that let wearers proudly display the colors of their national team.

With a price tag of under forty dollars, this is a keepsake that pretty much any soccer fan and jewelry lover can afford and with the World Cup tournament heating up, Zales couldn’t have picked a better time to add this cool and clever item to their online catalog.

Success in the jewelry business isn’t all about selling the biggest and most expensive diamond, a lot of it comes down to offering something that the customer wants right now – and doing so at a price that they can justify spending.  This doesn’t just go for sports themed charms, in this economy a jewelry retailer needs to have affordable offering for every occasion, including the major events like weddings and anniversaries.

Offering affordable jewelry for every occasion is an excellent way for jewelry retailers to reach the most customers and to boost lagging sales.  This is part of the reason why high quality, wholesale cubic zirconia sales have been on the rise.  Jewelry retailers can buy loose cz for a fraction of the price of natural diamonds and have them crafted into the most beautiful pieces of engagement, wedding and anniversary jewelry that will be affordable for a shopper on any budget.