How to Create the Jewelry Collection of Your Dreams
If you’re the kind of person who feels completely naked if you leave the house without jewelry, it’s very likely that you (a) already have a stellar jewelry collection; (b) have started putting together a selection of favorites that will turn into a jewelry collection; or (c) would dearly love [...]
7 Fun Facts About Gemstones
It is probably enough – more than enough, if we’re being honest – for you to know that gemstones are sparkly and pretty, and all but guaranteed to put a correspondingly pretty sparkle in the eye of the wearer. The colours, the shapes, the shine and shimmer; gemstones are a [...]
How to Make a Gift of Jewelry Meaningful
There is much to be said for the power of sparkle. Not every gift of jewelry needs to be meaningful – sometimes the sparkle says it all, bringing joy in and of itself. Other times, however, call for your jewelry gift to say something more than “look at me”. A [...]
Most Common Engagement Ring Myths
Getting engaged is one of life’s great joys. It’s a moment in time which allows us all to believe in love ever after, a future brighter because someone else is in it, a purity of feeling where love does, indeed, conquer all. Or it should be, anyway. Unfortunately, like all [...]
Top 6 Secrets to Buying a Woman Jewelry She’ll Love
‘Tis the season for gift giving, and gift-givers the world over find themselves wanting to wow the one they love with just the right gift. Oftentimes, their first port of call is a jewelry store or designer. Because what says ‘I love you, I value you’ more than a carefully [...]
Top Trends in Engagement Rings for 2022
Like everything else, ring trends come and ring trends go. One thing, however, stays constant: an engagement ring given from the heart, is guaranteed to put as much sparkle in her eyes as on her finger! You really can’t go too wrong if you stick with diamonds and devotion. That [...]
Great Gifts – Ready to Ship Custom Jewelry
The season of gift giving is almost upon us… Of course, some people have long since made their list, checked it twice, and finished up their holiday gift shopping. No, really. Those people really do exist! Not us, though. Nope, we live for the drama of last-minute gift buying. Some [...]
How to Buy Diamonds
If you thought buying a diamond was as simple as setting a budget, choosing something sparkly in a size as big as you can afford, then taking the prize home to your love, gasps of delight guaranteed, think again! Buying a diamond is way more than “have money, will spend [...]
The most popular diamond cuts
That iconic small square box – you know the one – holds so much more than just your hopes and dreams for a future of forever-love. Yes, of course, that is the most important of its contents, but let’s be honest… the diamond that lies within is what seals the [...]
How to spot the difference between a well-cut and poorly-cut diamond
Cut is the single most important of the 4Cs when it comes to buying diamonds. Yes, it’s delightful to see a monster-carat sparkler twinkling at the world from your ring finger. The thing is though: if the cut is poor, it won’t sparkle, no matter how big the carat, how [...]
Birthstones: A Gem for Every Month
One particularly bleary morning, not so long ago, a friend laughingly told me that she thinks her birthstone is a coffee bean. (I didn’t question her: she was three cups in and getting perkier by the sip!) It’s such a fun sentiment (and really did ring true in her case) [...]
Caring for Rings in a Time of Frequent Hand Washing and Sanitizing
If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it’s that frequent hand washing and sanitizing is important. Oh, don’t get us wrong: it always has been important, but now people actually believe it and, more to the point, DO it! What’s more, we don’t see that changing in a post-pandemic world. Frequent [...]
Where to Find Inspiration for Your Custom-Made Jewelry Design
Are you in the market for a custom-designed jewelry item but find yourself stuck with the ‘custom’ part? You’re looking for design inspiration for the perfect piece that sends the perfect message to your loved one? We can help get those creative juices flowing for a stunning jewelry design imbued [...]
Is a custom-made ring going to break the bank?
You’re ready to pop the question. Spend the rest of your life with the love of your life. Commit to giving her the moon and stars for the rest of her days. You really are. But what you’re not ready to do is start off the rest of that life [...]
How to gift jewelry they’ll love this Christmas
Very little says “I love you” or “You matter” or “Thank you for everything you do and are” quite like the gift of jewelry. There is, however, a disclaimer to this statement: it can’t be just any jewelry. Very little says “I love you” or “You matter” or “Thank you [...]
Not Fond of Having a Large Diamond on Top of Your Engagement Ring?
Here Are Other Unique Ring Styles to Consider Engagement rings continue to be a popular ritual for couples who are getting ready to tie the knot. Ring shopping, indeed, can be one of the most exciting yet frightening times for anyone, as you naturally want to find the right ring. [...]
Durability Between Yellow Gold, White Gold & Platinum
When it comes to gold, people have a lot of choices. For instance, not many people are aware of green gold, featuring 14 to 18 karats and using silver, zinc, or cadmium as the alloying metal. For this article's purpose, however, the variations will be limited to yellow gold, white [...]
The Difference Between Diamond Cut & Shape
Perhaps out of all the gemstones, nothing holds more allure than the diamond. The brains behind its marketing should get the most credit for drilling into everybody's consciousness that diamonds are the best way to show your significant other's love. In fact, the phrase “Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend” [...]
Top trends in engagement rings for 2020
Did you know that rings as a symbol of union and commitment can be traced as far back as the Stone Age (quite literally!)? It’s true: as many as two million years ago, cavemen would create chords of braided grass to tie around the waist, wrists and ankles of their [...]
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend… or are they?
Diamonds are a girl's best friend... But what if they aren't? What if you find the twinkle of a diamond overrated? What if a pop of colour is what puts the twinkle in your eye? What if a diamond just doesn’t fit in with your style, your personality, your general [...]
