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05.03.2012

Bonn Bon charms is versatile! Picture is worth 1000 words so let me show you. I asked my assistant Puraz to play model for me! So, in the picture we started with 4 charms but you can really do whatever you want, 3, or 7 or 8! We sort of went with the color blue [...]
Tags: Bonn Bon charms, bracelet, charms, necklace, spinel, topaz, versitile jewelry
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02.03.2012

I was commissioned to make this halo style emerald cut engagement ring and wedding band set. The emerald cut diamond is a beautiful GIA certified diamond with ideal length to width ratio. The wedding band consists of straight baguette and round brilliant cut diamonds. This set may not be a typical wedding rings set but [...]
Tags: baguette, diamonds, emerald cut, GIA, rings, tungsten, wedding
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28.02.2012

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 [...]
Tags: 14K white gold, fashion jewelry, Margo Morrison, moonstone, necklace, rutile necklace, smokey quartz
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16.02.2012

I looked at many charm brands before I opened a jewellery store in Yaletown www.secretsapphire.ca. I decided to bring in Bonn Bons into Vancouver after comparing it to many more well known charm brands. Reason being is that it’s very well priced, great value, it’s all precious and semi-precious stones and hand made in sterling silver. I [...]
Tags: Bonn Bons charms Vancouver, charm bracelets, jewelry store Vancouver, Lori Bonn, semi precious stones, sterling silver
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10.02.2012

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 [...]
Tags: citrine, garnet, gemstone necklaces, jewelry store Vancouver, layered necklaces, Margo Morrison jewelry, moonstone, semi precious stones, smokey quartz
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09.02.2012

Ya everybody I decided to keep writing blogs for this website. I still make a lot of custom design rings and make my own jewellery, I should share it here rather than my store website www.secretsapphire.ca. So, the store has been opened for 2 months and old clients of mine are all very supportive. Thanks [...]
Tags: custom design rings, custom made jewelry, Vancouver gemologist jeweler, Vancouver jewelry shop
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19.04.2011

Pink coral exist in the deepest levels of the ocean. Colors can be faint , or spotted pink. Due to water pressures, when the corals are taken from such deepness, some cetain lines will naturally form on the surface. White coral can be found on the eastern oceanic region of Taiwan, naturally pure white [...]
Tags: coral jewelry, organic jewelry, pink coral necklace strand, Vancouver gemologist jeweler
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23.02.2011

Coral gemstones have been regarded as an unique mysterious gemstone that is not only beautiful but also precious. Since the quantity of coral gemstones continues to decrease, the desire of possessing coral has never been stronger. In the past 20 years, the price of coral gemstones has multiplied by more than 34 times. Last year [...]
Tags: Chiang Kai Shek coral, coral carving, coral gemstone, Qing Dynasty emperors, Vancouver custom jewelry
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14.12.2010

The largest was an 18.12-ct. diamond that received an F color grade from GIA. The treatment was detected by observing a “tiny hexagonal graphite inclusion surrounded by a tension fracture,” and confirmed by spectroscopic analysis. The e-brief concludes that it is somewhat unusual to see such large stones, since HPHT annealing can sometimes damage a [...]
Tags: custom design jewelry Vancouver, GIA certified, HPHT annealing, treated diamonds, Vancouver gemologist and jeweler
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16.09.2010

You don’t have to go to a jeweller to get your jewellery professionally cleaned all the time. Of course it’s great to have your jewellery professionally cleaned for you but we all get lazy from time to time. Follow the instructions below and your jewellery will look sparkly and new all the time! Make sure [...]
Tags: electroplating, how to clean diamonds, rhodium plating, self-cleaning jewelry, using windex for ring, Vancouver gemologist jeweler
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