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Red Heart Jewelry for Valentine’s Day
Okay, red hearts are definitely cliche as a gift for Valentine’s Day. Shaped in the form for boxes of chocolates, scrawled on Valentine’s cards, and stylized on clothing and jewelry, red hearts exemplify the holiday. A host of variations on the concept are readily available in gifts in every shopping mall across the country. Red hearts may be large or small, simple or intricate, embellished or plain. Gifts can range from inexpensive trinkets to lavishly expensive jewelry. Certainly, when opting for a red heart to give to a loved one on Valentine’s Day, the buyer is going with the obvious and easy choice. At first impression, this may seem to be a gift selection that implies that the buyer didn’t take the time to put a lot of thought into the gift. However, I believe the reverse is true, a red heart is a widely recognized symbol of love to just about everyone. Red heart jewelry is a vivid and clear declaration of love and deep affection. Red hearts will always be a wonderful Valentine’s Day gift idea.
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no responses - Posted 12.21.11
Ten years ago the jewelry collection known as Rebecca took the jewelry world by storm. Designed by Alessandro Testi, the Rebecca collection incorporates a 24-karat gold plating process along with semiprecious gemstones to create innovated designer jewelry. Rebecca is Italian made jewelry that has become an phenomenon in the fashion ...continue
no responses - Posted 12.19.11
Malachite is one of those absolutely gorgeous semi-precious gemstones that is rarely seen in jewelry because of it's delicacy. Possessing a natural, strong, light to deep green hue, the opaque and banded mineral is a vibrant display of silky, lustrous color. However, the mineral also rates a weak 3.5 to ...continue
no responses - Posted 12.09.11
MARC is an exclusive, designer jewelry brand that specializes in unique, sterling silver Marcasite jewelry. The 30 year old New York based company has allied themselves with Swarovski, with MARC crafting and manufacturing their original designs and Swarovski providing their premium quality stones. Most of us don't recognize ...continue
no responses - Posted 10.10.11
Chalcedony is a gemstone composed of silica with minute crystals of quartz and Moganite. It comes in a huge array of colors, is generally translucent or milky in appearance, and is found worldwide. Varieties of chalcedony are identified and named according to their color. Notable examples ...continue
no responses - Posted 08.29.11
Rebecca jewelry, created by Italian designer Alessandro Testi, is becoming widely popular because of its quality and innovative designs. The company prides itself on creating and updating its lines so that they are consistently modern, fashionable, and fresh. One of Rebecca's top lines is called the Tropezienne collection. When I ...continue
no responses - Posted 07.20.11
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no responses - Posted 07.01.11
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no responses - Posted 06.24.11
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no responses - Posted 06.13.11
Rhodolite is a semi-precious gemstone that looks a lot like a ruby. From a mineralogist's standpoint, it's a mix of almandite and pyrope and is classed as part of the garnet group of minerals. To a gemologist, rhodolite has a beautiful, intense color, a good hardness of 7 to 7.5 ...continue
no responses - Posted 05.27.11
Selecting the perfect graduation gift is never easy. Teenagers or new college grads are guaranteed to have different tastes than ours. When I'm deciding on a gift for my teenage daughter I've gotten to the point where I just take her with me and let her pick out what she ...continue






