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Multi-Strand Akoya Pearl Necklaces

23.04.2012


Akoya pearl necklaces

I was asked by an old client of mine to make her a really really long strand of pearl necklace. She changed her mind a few times from wanting one big and one small pearl alternating to two small one big, etc. Since she really couldn’t make up her mind, I offer the solution of [...]

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Hot trend – Layer necklace look

28.02.2012


Jewelry trend - layer necklace look

Each year the fashion trends are changing and the fashion conscious who would like to keep up with the current trends like to do it in style. If you want to be the one who knows in and out of fashion and be stylish, you can keep up with the latest fashion by regularly keeping [...]

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Designers I like….Margo Morrison

10.02.2012


Margo Morrison necklace Vancouver

When I decided to open a store, I started travelling more to different jewellery conferences and sourced unique jewelry designers that Vancouver hasn’t seen. First designer that caught my eye was Margo Morrison. Margo cleverly uses a lot of different precious and semi-precious gemstones in all her jewellry. Her design is so simple but yet [...]

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Prince William’s Engagement Ring

28.04.2011


Royal blue sapphire ring

The oval blue sapphire is approx. 12 carat, surrounded by 14 round brilliant cut diamonds in 18K white gold. It is a very classic and popular design among colored diamonds and colored gemstones.   When you have a beautiful main stone, you don’t need to pick busy and complicated designs for it. Less is more [...]

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Beckham’s healing crystals

08.01.2011


healing crystals

  Crystal healing is the use of crystals to bring about healing and positive changes in the mind and body. Crystal healing is an alternative healing technique for strengthening the body and resolving issues and patterns using various forms of natural crystals. The theory is that gemstones carry vibrational rates. By placing these vibrational rates within the [...]

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Katy Perry and Russell Brand’s Yellow Diamond Wedding Bands

14.12.2010


Natural yellow diamond bands

The two stars are known for their eye-catching fashion style and Perry is especially famous for her “sparkly” taste.  The two diamond encrusted eternity rings are estimated to be worth $50,000-$75,000 each.

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Versitile Accessory – Pearls by the yard

08.07.2010


Pearls by the yard - pearl jewellery

Pearls by the yard necklace is very versitile. I’ve talked about how versitile pearl jewellery can be in my previous post. In “In Style” magazine, Carrie Underwood was seen wearing pearl by the yard with a beautiful white dress. Great idea!!

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Marilyn Monroe’s pearl necklace

08.06.2010


Marilyn Monroe Pearl Necklace

Marilyn Monroe was gifted the Akoya pearl necklace by Joe DiMaggio when they travelled to Japan on their honeymoon. Even years after their divorce, Monroe continued to wear the necklace, claiming it reminded her of “happier times.” The Marilyn Monroe pearl necklacein its original oval, leather, velvet-line box. The pearls were one of the few [...]

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SATC 2, Carrie’s black diamond ring

02.06.2010


custom made natural black diamond ring

Carrie Bradshaw got engaged with a shoe rather than a diamond ring in Sex and the City movie. In Sex and the City 2,  Big  presents her with a 5ct black diamond ring surrounded by 80 round natural colorless pave diamonds, explaining “because you are not like anyone else.” It’s funny, I was just talking about [...]

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Row of Rings

26.05.2010


Row of rings

At the 2009 American Music Awards , Rihanna accessorized with Sutra’s “3×3″ rose-cut diamond ring flanked by black and colorless diamond rings set in platinum by Neil Lane. At Glamour magazine’s “Women of the Year Awards”(center photo), she scooped up one of the night’s top honors while sporting two of her favored looks: an origami-style dress and [...]

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