http://monicatsao.com/blog My blog gives advice and fashion tips about jewelry. I also try to keep track of all the latest trends in the celebrity world of jewellery as well as add some educational information about gems and gemstones. Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://monicatsao.com/blog/diamond-and-jewelry-conventions/2012-jck-jewellery-conference/ http://monicatsao.com/blog/diamond-and-jewelry-conventions/2012-jck-jewellery-conference/#comments Sat, 16 Jun 2012 18:44:36 +0000 Monica http://monicatsao.com/blog/?p=2398 I attend jewellery conference in many places every year, as a designer I want to see what jewelry trends are in and get ideas and get inspired, as a GIA graduate gemologist I always check out what’s new at GIA booth (I found a book all about gemstone inclusions this year), and finally as a jewelry [...]]]> http://monicatsao.com/blog/diamond-and-jewelry-conventions/2012-jck-jewellery-conference/feed/ 0 http://monicatsao.com/blog/diamond-and-jewelry-conventions/hong-kong-international-jewellery-show-and-gemology-study-trip/ http://monicatsao.com/blog/diamond-and-jewelry-conventions/hong-kong-international-jewellery-show-and-gemology-study-trip/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:08:51 +0000 Monica http://monicatsao.com/blog/?p=1293 I am away attending the biggest spring jewellery show in Asia, Hong Kong international jewellery show (http://www.hktdc.com/fair/hkjewellery-en/HKTDC-Hong-Kong-International-Jewellery-Show.html) and doing gem identification study at GIA (http://www.gia.edu) for 3 weeks. I’ll be updating my twitter (http://twitter.com/monicatsao) and checking  my email frequently but won’t be posting any new blog articles until then.]]> http://monicatsao.com/blog/diamond-and-jewelry-conventions/hong-kong-international-jewellery-show-and-gemology-study-trip/feed/ 0 http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/dress-for-success-event/ http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/dress-for-success-event/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:53:45 +0000 Monica http://monicatsao.com/blog/?p=1201 Dress for Success event took place last night at V lounge Earls in Yaletown. Dress for Success® Vancouver promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women in the Lower Mainland by providing professional attire, a network of support and career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. I donated a few hand [...]]]> http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/dress-for-success-event/feed/ 0 http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/remembering-to-give-fundraiser/ http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/remembering-to-give-fundraiser/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:42:39 +0000 Monica http://monicatsao.com/blog/?p=1003   100% of the Remembering 2 Give fundraising proceeds go to the Strathcona Community Centre, which supports growing health in kids through youth athletics. The community of Strathcona is one of the poorest in the country with many children living in poverty.  At Strathcona, the community center for the past 30 years has offered subsidized or [...]]]> http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/remembering-to-give-fundraiser/feed/ 0 http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/v-bar-at-earls-in-yaletown-opening-2009/ http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/v-bar-at-earls-in-yaletown-opening-2009/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:03:57 +0000 Monica http://monicatsao.com/blog/?p=829  I always love Earls Restaurant.  ]]> http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/v-bar-at-earls-in-yaletown-opening-2009/feed/ 0 http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/western-living-designer-award-night/ http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/western-living-designer-award-night/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:42:36 +0000 Monica http://monicatsao.com/blog/?p=750 I attended the Western Living Designer Award event as Monica Tsao Private Jeweller and Designer. It was hosted at the Millenium Water Presentation Centre and Blue Water Cafe catered the event. It was fun!]]> http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/western-living-designer-award-night/feed/ 0 http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/old-times-various-charity-events-from-before/ http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/old-times-various-charity-events-from-before/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:45:52 +0000 Monica http://monicatsao.com/blog/?p=823 Someday I just decided to dig around my computer and found these old photos and newspaper clips of me years ago…      ]]> http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/old-times-various-charity-events-from-before/feed/ 0 http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/the-vancouver-sun-westcoast-page/ http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/the-vancouver-sun-westcoast-page/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:48:26 +0000 Monica http://monicatsao.com/blog/?p=463    I was in the Vancouver Sun Town Talk page with costume jewelry designer Elsa Corsi after the Arts Umbrella event on June 25, 2009 where I donated a pair of diamond studs. Click on the image to read.     Here’s a link to the article if you can’t see this impage. The Vancouver [...]]]> http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/the-vancouver-sun-westcoast-page/feed/ 0 http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/au-precious-element-arts-umbrella-event/ http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/au-precious-element-arts-umbrella-event/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:36:00 +0000 Monica http://monicatsao.com/blog/?p=446   First of all, Arts Umbrella is a not for profit society for visual and performing arts for children based in Vancouver. I donated a pair of diamond studs for raffle prize for their AU-Precious Element event on June 25, 2009 at Opus Hotel.   Theme of the night is gold and glamours so I [...]]]> http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/au-precious-element-arts-umbrella-event/feed/ 0 http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/after-the-wedding/ http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/after-the-wedding/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:38:10 +0000 Monica http://monicatsao.com/blog/?p=426   I went to a friend’s wedding the other weekend and have some thoughts after that and would like to share with the public. Here’s a picture of the wedding venue at the Vancouver Royal Yacht Club.     I loved how the sky changes colors. This is what it looked like when I just [...]]]> http://monicatsao.com/blog/events/after-the-wedding/feed/ 0