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Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ CategoryJewelry and the One-Shoulder DressTuesday, August 14th, 2012
The  one-shoulder dress or top has been a popular closet essential this entire summer, but due to its asymmetrical shape, it is often difficult to accessorize with a necklace. Due to the imbalance that the neckline provides, it is best to avoid trying to match a necklace, but instead, opt for striking, statement earrings, fun large hoop earrings or great bracelets/bangles.  Instead of overpowering the dress/top, it will compliment it. JULY Birthstone – RubyWednesday, July 18th, 2012July’s birthstone is among the most highly prized of the gems throughout history.  Rubies were thought to represent heat and power.  The word ruby comes from the latin “Ruber”, meaning red. It is a variety of the mineral Corundum and is found as crystals within metamorphic rock.  Corundum is the second hardest mineral after diamond.  It comes in a variety of shades/colors and is considered a sapphire in any color other than red. Rubies range in hue from an orangey red to a purplish red, but the most prized gems are true red in color. Large size rubies are very rare and valuable. The history of  ruby mining dates back more than 2,500 years.  The most beautiful stones are thougt to be from Burma, but quality stones are also found in India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Kenya, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United States. It has been said that the ruby’s red glow comes from an internal flame that cannot be extinguished making a gift of this stone symbolic of ever lasting love. June Birthstone PEARLMonday, June 11th, 2012
June counts three gems as birthstones, Pearl, Alexandrite and Moonstone:  Of these three, pearl is by far the most common, and therefore most often used in June birthstone jewelry. But if you are looking for a perfect birthstone jewelry piece for someone with a June birthday, any of these three stones will make an unusual, unique gift  that she is sure to treasure for years and years to come. Pearl Historically, pearls have been used as an adornment for centuries. They were one of the favorite gem materials of the Roman Empire; later in Tudor England, the 1500s were known as the pearl age. Pearls are unique as they are the only gems from living sea creatures and require no faceting or polishing to reveal their natural beauty. In the early 1900s, the first successful commercial culturing of round saltwater pearls began. Since the 1920s, cultured pearls have almost completely replaced natural pearls in the market.
The pearl is the best-known of June’s three birthstones, as it is also one of the most popular and best-selling gemstones in the world. Of course, a pearl is not really a gemstone, as it is not produced in the earth like other gemstones. Instead, it is a calcium carbonate deposit produced in shell of a mollusk—but is still known worldwide as one of the most valuable and sought-after pieces of jewelry for its sheen and elegance. Pearls, whether they are worn as earrings or in a long necklace, are a symbol of luxury and elegance like no other gemstone. The pearl’s unworldly beauty and humble origins prompted many ancient civilizations to create fanciful myths about the pearl: the Greeks referred to pearls as the tears of joy that the goddess of love cried as she was born from the sea, ancient Arab legend attributed the pearl’s origin to oysters drinking moonlit dewdrops, while the ancient Chinese said pearls came from the brains of dragons.
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