The design of the first jewelry offering from a Jersey Shore cast member should come as no surprise at all to those who’ve seen or heard about the show.  The round pendant contains 21 bright pink lab created sapphires and is in the shape of a party ball.

While Polizzi’s line of jewelry may not be the perfect fit for everyone, the initial piece was kept at a price that would fit most budgets by using lab created gems.  The pendant, that would certainly please most young party goers and club kids, is available for less than fifty dollars through the Diamond Shark website.

Using high quality lab created gems from a reputable wholesaler is a great way for designers to produce incredible pieces of jewelry that can be offered for affordable prices.  Lab created gems are often just as striking as their natural counterparts but usually cost only a fraction of the price.  Wholesale lab created gems can be used to seamlessly and affordably replace diamonds, rubies, sapphires and a variety of other precious stones in fine jewelry pieces in order to keep prices down.

This brilliant, rectangular cut gem in a setting of 18k rose gold sold last Tuesday for a little more than million dollars per carat.  The nearly seven million dollar sale was not only tops for the day, but helped bring the total annual sales for jewelry in New York auctions to just over one hundred and thirty million dollars, which is the highest every for a US market.

Pinks diamonds may be regularly fetching millions of dollars and smashing jewelry auction records, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that fashionistas on a budget can get their hands on incredible pink gems.  Wholesale cubic zirconia comes in a wide array of different colors, including vivid pink.  Artistic jewelry designers can take inspiration from the amazing pieces recently sold at both Christie’s and Sotheby’s auctions and create jewelry to suit any taste and any budget with brilliant pink cz.

Loose cubic zirconia mimics the look of a naturally mined diamond so well that only trained professionals, using special equipment, are able to tell the difference.  The beauty, versatility and durability of cubic zirconia make it the perfect option for jewelry designers who want to produce fine jewelry for shoppers with limited budgets.  Using cz in place of natural diamonds allows designers to create pieces that will help consumers to keep up with all of the current trends, even if they have got millions of dollars to spend on accessories.

Graff, who wasn’t even present at the auction and did his impressive bidding via phone, paid more than forty-five million dollars for a rectangular cut pink diamond that weighed in just shy of 25 carat.  Graff, who’s seen quite a few impressive gems during his time in the jewelry industry, remarked that this pink wonder was the most fabulous he’d seen in his career.

The incredible price for this single piece helped to drive the totals of this jewelry auction to over one hundred million dollars.  This is also a record for a jewelry auction total and is more than thirty million dollars higher than the previous record set nearly two decades ago.

While Laurence Graff seems to have no trouble at all shelling out millions and millions of dollars for the fine jewels that he has his eye on, it isn’t quite that easy for most people.  For those that love colored gems as much as Mr. Graff, but who are more restricted by budget there is cubic zirconia.

Cz comes in a very wide array of colors, including pink, and can rival the beauty of any naturally mined gem.  Each piece of high quality cz is optically flawless and can be placed in a fine metal setting to create a piece that will easily turn heads without emptying your bank account.  Few people can afford to pay forty thousand dollars for a piece of fine jewelry, let alone forty million.  Cz gives people on any budget the opportunity to look like a million bucks, without having to actually spend that million bucks.

Natural colored diamonds are rare to begin with, but finding a pink diamond this large, that is of such high quality is bordering on the impossible.  According to Sotheby’s, colored diamonds like the Fancy Intense Pink diamond that will be sold on November 16th are among the most sought after gems in auctions today.

Though a nearly 25k pink diamond would surely make a girl feel like a princess, forty million dollars is quite a bit more than even most celebrities could afford.  Thankfully, you don’t need forty million dollars to put together the perfect set of fashion accessories.

Loose cubic zirconia comes in a wide array of beautiful colors, including pink, and can be placed in any high quality setting to create the most incredible fine jewelry.  Unlike naturally mined stones, lab created cz is always optically flawless and inclusion free so every piece of cz jewelry is as beautiful as possible.

Pink cz can be created just as easily as any other color of lab gem, there is never an issue of the rarity of a cz stone driving the price up to outlandish levels.  Pink, white, aqua and lavender cz are all readily available and much more affordable than their naturally mined counterparts.  Pink, blue and green diamonds are taking the auction world by storm and selling for some unprecedented amounts.  If you want to get the very same look of these colored diamonds, without the same price tag you need to look at a retailer that stocks cubic zirconia.

One of the most fantastic pink diamond creations was recently on display at a London fair, a miraculous tiara containing 178 of the incredibly rare and incredibly beautiful Argyle pink diamonds.  Though any princess (real or pretend) would love to be able to don this miraculous tiara, there probably aren’t very many out there that could put together the funds to do so.

For all of the princess hopefuls out there who are in love with the thought of having pink diamond jewelry, there is hope though.  You can still get the amazing look of and Argyle Mine pink diamond, without actually having to shell out the enormous amount of cash it would take to get an Argyle Mine pink diamond.

Cubic zirconia, the affordable and remarkable diamond alternative, can be created in a wide variety of colors – including pink.  Pink cz will be every bit as beautiful as a naturally mined pink diamond, but it will come with a price tag that is drastically lower.  Cubic zirconia can be purchased for a fraction of the price of a regular natural diamond, so as you could probably guess, the savings of buying a lab created gem version of a stone as rare as a naturally mined pink diamond would be even more impressive.

Lab created gems give anyone, on any budget the opportunity to wear the most beautiful and amazing jewelry imaginable, without having to worry about the price tag.

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.

Just like cubic zirconia, zirconia-based teeth are strong, sturdy and indistinguishable from the real thing. That’s also the reason that dentists and dental labs use cubic zirconia to create the flashy insets and teeth grilles popularized by rap musicians. Dental grilles using cubic zirconia have evolved from a simple cz diamond set in the center of a tooth to custom-made removable grilles created from platinum or gold and embedded with colored cubic zirconia in intricate patterns.

Some cz grille fashions currently on display on the Internet include:

• Popular horizontal double-row gold channels lines with baguette-cut white cubic zirconia. (Also available in colored cz.)
• Custom name grilles that spell your name out in colored cz on a dazzling white cz background.
• Fang-shaped gold grilles set with marquise cut multi-colored cubic zirconia for the Twilight vampire look.
• Elegant princess-style channel setting studded with lovely marquise-cut cz gems.
• Capitalizing on the popularity of loose pink zirconia, there’s a very feminine prong-style grille set with dozens of tiny pink cz.

Naturally, PehnecGems doesn’t make or sell dental grilles, but we do sell the high-quality loose cubic zirconia used by dentists and dental labs to create these unique fashion accessories. To see our complete selection of loose cubic zirconia and lab created gems, visit our website at www.Pehnec.com.

And don’t expect pink zirconia’s popularity to disappear with the last chocolate bonbon. Pink cz are expected to remain a top seller throughout 2010. With women’s fashions re-embracing femininity for spring, pink is one of  the hot colors on the spring fashion scene. The coming release of Tim Burton’s film Alice with its lacey, feminine Victorian fashions is only expected to add to the demand of delightfully luscious pink cz.

Lab created as a substitute for exceedingly rare pink diamonds, interest in pink cubic zirconia got a boost from the auction sale of a rare, vivid-pink, nearly flawless, 5-carat cushion-cut diamond last month. Worldwide excitement was generated when Christie’s Hong Kong sold the impressive blush pink gem for $10.8 million, or $2.2 million per carat, shattering all previous sales records.

News of the sale generated even more interest in perfectly colored, flawless, vivid pink cubic zirconia which, fortunately, is available from online wholesalers like PehnecGems for far, far less than $2.2 million per carat. In fact, PehnecGems customers can sometimes find pink cz on our closeout page on sale for even less that our already low wholesale prices.

To order loose pink cubic zirconia and view PehnecGems’ complete catalog of white and colored cz and lab created gems, please visit our website at www.Pehnec.com.

Cubic zirconia and lab created gems are the preferred choice of financially savvy consumers. Loose cubic zirconia gems have the same brilliant look of natural diamonds and other gemstones without the exorbitant price tag. Lab created rubies and sapphires, cz emeralds and cz garnets, pink zirconia diamonds and other exotic lab gemstones are prized above Mother Nature’s creations by many for their flawless beauty and perfect color.

CZ gems lend themselves perfectly to the glitzy necklaces being featured for New Year’s Eve wear this year. Solid colored, low-cut gowns in lush, silky fabrics provide the perfect backdrop to display the intricate necklace designs popular this holiday. Ornate settings featuring elegant white cz diamonds set with creamy pearls are particularly popular this New Year’s. Necklaces that mix white cubic zirconia with a variety of colored cz gems in different sizes are also very trendy.

Colored cubic zirconia have been one of this year’s hottest jewelry trends. Pink zirconia and cubic zirconia champagne have been particular color favorites, especially when mixed with cz diamonds or this year’s other surprise jewelry standout, pearls. Combining colored cz gems with lab created rubies and sapphires have made the creation of trendy circa 1960 brooches affordable. Crafted with dozens of sparkling loose cz gems, these large brooches are another perfect way to dress up a New Year’s Eve ensemble. Use a large cz brooch to add flair to your outer wrap or fasten one of these stunning brooches to a belt. Pin a large cz brooch on your gown to accent decolletage. Some brooches can even be worn on a chain like a necklace.

When you choose New Year’s Eve bling made with loose cubic zirconia, you can look rich and glamorous without breaking the bank. For the finest loose cubic zirconia at the best wholesale prices, come to PehnecGems at www.Pehnec.com.

Tucson is where the coming year’s hottest jewelry trends make their debut. The styles that make it to the top of Tucson’s trend chart become this holiday’s most sought after jewelry gifts and drive the popularity and demand for specific cuts and colors of cubic zirconia and lab created gems. Because, naturally, styles originally crafted in natural gems are quickly copied for the popular market in far more affordable but just as beautiful cz diamonds and colored cz gems.

So what are this year’s holiday trend setters and most unique jewelry designs? Here are some of our favorites:

• Vintage-look jewelry made of red rose and pink gold set with lovely pink cz or pale champagne cz. Gorgeous and very feminine!
•  Distinctive engagement and wedding rings featuring beautiful colored cz instead of traditional diamonds.
• Tonal lab created gem combinations that bring together a variety of complementary colors in attractive arrangements — for instance, blue lab sapphires with cz aqua and cz peridot.
• Environmental color themes that invoke the beauty of nature. Color  combinations that invoke the sea — blues, greens and purples — are particularly popular.
• Lariat style necklaces anchored with one or more large octagon or trillion cut colored cz gem.
• Big brooches featuring cubic zirconia in a riot of seemingly haphazardly mixed colors. Smaller white round cz are used to fill in and pull the look together.
• The combination of cz diamonds or colored cz with large synthetic pearls makes a stunning statement.
• The rising popularity of eco friendly and socially conscious jewelry has put cubic zirconia and lab created gems in the spotlight.

You won’t find these gorgeous pieces of cubic zirconia jewelry at PehnecGems. We’re the leading online wholesale seller of loose cz and lab created gems, not a jewelry retailer. But you will find the best selection of loose cz at the best wholesale prices on our website at www.Pehnec.com.