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Jewelry Designer Spotlight: Colette Jewelry Interview

nternational jewelry designer Colette Steckel is a master of stones. Gems, that is. Drawn to them at an early age, she has a mission to showcase gems in settings that reveal their true beauty…

Jewelry Icons Spotlight: An Interview with Janet Goldman of Fragments Jewelry

The name that launched a thousand careers. That term just might apply to Janet Goldman, Founder and CEO of Fragments, Inc. Based in NYC, Fragments has been a taste arbiter since 1984…

Jewelry Designer Spotlight: Jordan Alexander Jewelry Interview

I love it when an emerging jewelry designer hits a home run right from the start. Jordan Alexander Jewelry is a new designer jewelry company…

Zultanite: New Gem Discovered by Amazing Jewelry Designers

Even if current jewelry design is quite modern, the materials are very ancient: most precious gems were discovered and used long ago in the age-old ritual of human adornment. So when a new gem is discovered…

Retailer Spotlight: Review of IcedOrchid.com

I get approached by a number of online retailers, wanting to get a mention or a link. But unless I have personal experience with ordering and receiving great quality merchandise, I can’t in good conscience recommend someone or something sight-unseen. So when…

How to Reset Your Engagement Ring (and Why It’s Okay to Change Your Mind)

You thought you could never be happier than when he first slipped that ring on your finger! You had your ring, and your love…forever! But now it’s 14 years later, and…

Designer Spotlight: An Interview with Caleo Fine Jewelry

There is something very pure about the quality of the lines in the CALEO Fine Jewelry collections. A sophisticated sense of color and texture to be sure, but almost child-like in the way the shapes are outlined. Looking at this collection…

Designer Spotlight: An Interview with Jewelry Designer Christian Tse

Have you SEEN the fancy color diamond pieces by Christian Tse in publications like Town and Country, Martha Stewart Weddings and Engagement 101? I thought you should get a glimpse…

Designer Spotlight: An Interview with Jewelry Designer Cheryl Lynn Greenspoon

Cheryl Lynn Greenspoon has been creating a lovely collection of jewelry since 2007. After a number of years in the television production world, she left her job and began studying jewelry…

Beautiful Bezel Settings for Busy Women

It seems that every time I meet up with a group of busy women who know about my passion for jewelry, the talk turns to rings. Specifically, rings that are beautiful and don’t get in their way. No one wants to change their lifestyle…