When fall approaches I think warm thoughts like hot apple cider and cinnamon, pumpkin pie with cinnamon and cinnamon rolls:) So, I decided that Cinnabar just feels appropriate for this week gem of the week. Cinnabar usually comes in vermilion red, or brownish hue if the the gem is not pure. The name comes from [...]
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Muscovite is a stone that provides positive energies allowing one to have a rational mind, have clear and quick thinking and to be an effective problem solver. This stone is a great gift for students, teachers, writers, inventors, scientists, mathematicians, business owners, consultants, and others that would like to keep an open mind on all [...]
The choice: Since this week is all about L.A. Fashion week, I thought I would find out which gemstones are found in California and Citrine was one of my first finds. Doesn’t it just sound sunny, citrus-y and oh so California??? Learn more about Citrine, [...] Why is this stone called the Tiger Eye (also referred to as, crocidolite), you might ask, well, Cabochon cut stones of this variety show the chatoyancy (small ray of light on the surface) that resembles the feline eye of a tiger. Tiger Eye is apart of the Quartz gem group that I have shared the [...]
I did a search for holiday gemstones and Garnet came up…so, to support the theme of this week, I thought I would stay festive. The gemstone is known best for it’s red color, but it also comes in other colors from green to orange (and has a [...]
The spring 2010 runways were filled with jewelry designs incorporating sea shells so I thought that Mother of Pearl would be the perfect gem for this week to get us ready for our designs for next season. Mother of Pearl, also referred to as Nacre, is is an [...]
It looked like Agate was the must-have gemstone for Harper Bazaar’s October issue and it feels like a stone that mixes well with the theme for this week, southwest style. As you can see in the recent issue of Bazaar, these stones can be added to a necklace, earrings, and cuffs. The stone [...]
Almost everyone attending the “Coco Avant Chanel” premiere in New York seemed to be wearing black and white, which I believe to be the signature of Chanel. I wanted to share a gem this week that has the timelessness of Chanel, so, of course, I decided to explore the world of [...]
Since today’s project is about Halloween, I thought it would be fun to link to a gem with mystical powers. It was believed in France that Opal could make the wearer of this gem invisible like a ghost so that the wearer could steal without being caught. Another negative connection to this gem [...]
With the theme of The September Issue this week, I looked at all of the looks from the red carpet on the night of the premiere and noticed that there was a lot of color. But, the color that stood out the most to me and I noticed most of the [...]  |
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