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Welcome to 2021!
Welcome to 2021! We’ve completed another annual cycle to a new year. This annual transition certainly isn’t a new thing, but I think that the 2020 to 2021 transition is significantly different from most old year to new year experiences in my lifetime. We’ve all been through a rugged year, a year filled with turmoil…
Read MoreVeterans Day
Veterans Day is a federal holiday set aside to honor veterans. The day was originally know as Armistace Day. World War I (The Great War) officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919, but the fighting had stopped earlier. An armistice between the Allied nations and Germany went into…
Read MoreThis is My Casual Style
This is my casual style – jeans, tee shirts and sweaters are the clothes I love wearing every day. These casual clothes look great with my handcrafted silver and gemstone jewelry. And they are the perfect for the places I go most often – Starbucks, shopping, meeting friends for lunch, getting my hair done. The…
Read MoreA 552 Carat Christmas Diamond?
A 552 carat Christmas diamond? You might have a diamond for Christmas according to a press release this week. A rough diamond that’s approximately the size of a chicken egg was was recently discovered at a mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It’s the biggest diamond ever found in North America. This 552 carat…
Read MoreRed Garnets are the Birthstone for January
Red garnets are the birthstone for January. I believe we generally think of garnets as red gemstones; however, garnets not only occur in a range of red hues, but also in greens, yellow-oranges and browns. The red garnet, January’s birthstone, has been called the traveler’s stone since it’s thought to keep the wearer safe while…
Read MoreGemstone Jewelry to Accent your Spring and Summer Fashions
An earlier blog post talked about the Pantone color palette for Spring 2016. I’m going to highlight several of the color choices of jewelry to accent your spring fashion wardrobe. In addition to the jewelry styles already on the website, I have a variety of beautiful stones and beads to create a variety of custom…
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