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The Corundum Conundrum

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 [...]

Put the Champagne on Ice

There are many special occasions to break out the bubbly. New Years, weddings and any number of special announcements can be accompanied by a toast with the sparkling drink. These occasions can also be accompanied by different champagne, the loose cut cz gem that is the color of the French favorite but comes in at [...]

Lighting up the Holidays

The effort to save energy has another great benefit – when you save energy, you save money too. The Holidays are coming and for some holiday lighting has already been started. Many orange lights for Halloween have been strung and now its time to remove them and put the more traditional holiday lights in their [...]

The Price of Precision

It’s undoubtedly important to be able to perform at a functional level in any business.  The real craftsman wants his precise attention to detail in his finished product to be evident at a glance and more impressive at close inspection though. Great sculptors, painters and all other artists want their final work to be a [...]

Have Yourself Some Champagne

The baseball post season has already seen a couple of champagne spraying celebrations and with extra playoff rounds there are a few more to go before the season ends. Then it will be near to another time for champagne – the New Year’s Eve celebration. That night and weddings are probably the two most popular [...]

All the Colors of the Rainbow

You’ve probably heard many times how something is available in all the colors of the rainbow. Did you ever see a rainbow? Some of them don’t seem to be overly colorful. If you want to pick up something that offers many different colors, forget the rainbow and look into some jewelry with lab created gems. [...]

Satisfying the Informed Consumer Can Be Very Rewarding

When selling products to the average consumer some salesmen believe that it’s better if the customer is uninformed. They think it can make it easier to close a sale. This prejudice can lead to some salesmen wincing when an informed customer walks through the door though. That information can be a salesman’s best friend if [...]

Why do They Call it The Blues?

Everyone knows about the blues. It is a music genre that expresses how you feel when you are, well feeling blue. It is kind of curious that a feeling of being down is associated with such a brilliant and uplifting color though? You wake up, go outside on a sunshiny day and look at the [...]

Birthday Gifts that are Meant to be Special

The birthday is rapidly becoming the second most important shopping time of the year after Christmas. In today’s economy it is getting more and more difficult to justify the expense in a fine crafted piece of jewelry for anything less than an engagement or marriage though. This problem with finding a perfect gift to fit [...]

A-List Celebrity Launches Colorful Jewelry Line

Kate Hudson is certainly no stranger to the fashion spotlight.  Her image has been plastered on the cover of dozens of magazines and she never fails to impress when she hits the red carpet or the glam filled after event.  Now the successful movie siren is using her incredible fashion sense to create amazing accessories [...]