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It was a chilly day in October when I realized I had become a charm hoarder. I didn’t think I had a problem…and my collection always seemed to be under control…it just all sort of dawned on me one day. The symptoms include: not knowing when/where you bought some charms, not having a proper storage for said charms, having a whole bunch that didn’t have any significance or meaning in your life (like I had a pair of gold handcuffs and the novelty of them is cute but there’s no way I could relate to handcuffs). Once you’ve realized you have a problem and admit it, you can then begin your action plan — which is exactly what I did! 1 — I first began by pulling out all of my charms from every nook and cranny and compiling them into one big pile. I then started to sort them into similar groupings, like all my figas, all my Egyptian-inspired charms, gemstone charms, all-gold charms, etc. 2 — If there were charms that didn’t fit into certain categories or ones I had no attac

  On eBay, a watch is sold every five seconds, and a diamond ring is sold every minute. With more than 182 million buyers, eBay is one of the world’s leading online marketplaces for sellers of all sizes to share their unique inventory. You won’t find lower fees with any other competitor, including Poshmark and The RealReal. EBay’s wide selection of luxury goods includes an unparalleled collection of brands, styles, new and pre-owned inventory, rare and designer—including fine jewelry, watches, and morel Have some jewelry or a watch you’d like to sell but unsure of how to begin? Compiled by eBay experts, here are six tips to get you started today. 1. See What’s Trending   Get a pulse on which items are currently in demand by exploring eBay’s Trending search tool. This resource includes information on best-selling items and what buyers are searching for. Some of the most popular gemstones sold on eBay include diamonds, sapphires, and aquamarines. Internationally,

Los Angeles–based designer Ariel Gordon is a household name among those who wear, appreciate, and covet delicate charm jewelry, stacking rings, and infinitely layerable chain necklaces, so it may come as a surprise that her jewelry business is just 10 years old. Over the years Gordon has worked to delight her fans with a steady supply of new, and enticingly droll, options, from colorful enamel toadstools and fruit, to pricier, yet still this-side-of-playful, diamond and birthstone jewels for customers who are growing with her and are ready for pieces with more substance. Recent additions to the line have an undeniably vintage vibe, so it’s only fitting that Gordon has just launched Heritage by Ariel Gordon in honor of her 10th anniversary in the business. Comprising more than 225 vintage pieces she has personally collected and sourced one by one, her picks touch the Victorian, mid-century, and contemporary eras. All of the pieces have been inspected by a thi

Your mother is a woman like no other. She’s given you life, nurtured you, protected you, fought for you and has been the only one person in the world to love you unconditionally. With mother’s day right around the corner, you’ve finally got the chance to thank her by showing her just how much she means to you. A gift that is precious, special and lasts for a long time is what she really deserves. And what could be more precious and beautiful than jewellery? We have designed some special jewellery just for mother’s day. Pendants with carvings of the word ‘mom’ or tiny gold sculptures of a mother holding her child are some of the best in our beautiful mother’s day jewellery collection. And along with that, our collection has a host of pearl necklaces, finger rings and earrings that are all gorgeous enough to melt the heart of your mother. Here are a few of those beautiful pendants for you to check out… A heart-shaped pendant to win your mother’s heart This gorgeous

When we think of pearls, the first thing that comes to our mind is white. Even though white pearls are among the most popular gems in the world, black pearls too have gained popularity and are now a trendsetter. Here are some things you should know about black pearls! What are black pearls?   Black pearls also appear colourless at times, but they are not really colourless. They are produced very rarely, and this makes them expensive. These days, they are available at a relatively lower price, so more people have started to wear black pearls. How can you wear black pearls?   Black pearls are unique and can help you create a new fashion statement. They are however, not for daily wear. Being bold, they are recommended for the serious trendsetting go getters. Just make sure your dress is not too flashy. Black pearls look best when you wear something more dignified and alluring. Black pearls and symbolism   The mysterious and beautiful black pearls symbolize

When I first started selling gemstones 10 years ago (blimey) one of the first stones that I focussed on was London Blue. It was reasonably priced, plentiful and the colour was like no other. Before I started my journey into gems, blue topaz to me meant swiss blue; bright, vivid cornflower blue. I’m not really a bright and vivid kind of girl (!), or at least, the colours don’t look good on me, so it wasn’t a stone I was interested in selling. London Blue, however was a different story. Prussian blue, petrol blue, I had so many names for this distinctive and elegant shade of greenish blue. No other stone could touch it, except perhaps blue tourmaline (indicolite) but you needed deep pockets for that. And my customers appeared to agree! They couldn’t get enough so I started cutting it in all shapes and sizes. However, around 2015 something unpleasant started to happen; the price started jumping up, the quality began to waver. What could be happening? Well, there two main

I’ve decided to do a series of posts on inclusions, as it is simply one of the most frequent topics that comes up with customers. Everyone knows the value of a nice, clean gemstone: no-one wants a diamond with a dirty great fracture, or a ruby with a big black crystal under the table. However, the search for a perfectly clean stone is a bit of a fool’s errand. The GIA no longer uses the term ‘internally flawless’ to describe diamonds as there is simply no such thing; with increasingly powerful microscopes, if you magnify anything enough times, you will find something. But above all, I think we need to reconsider attitudes to inclusions. The GIA doesn’t call them inclusions; preferring the term ‘clarity characteristics’, and if you believe that the very words we use are instrumental in influencing how people feel about a thing then we can see that this is a much less judgemental term to use. They describe clarity characteristics in a stone as ‘the eyewitnesses to its b