The Birth of Birthstones 24 Aug 2013 | 04:57 pm

In India, land of lavish exotic jewelry, the idea of birthstones is sooo…western. In their Vedic jewelry tradition nine gemstones are assigned to nine planets. You select your jewelry according to wha...

What’s in My Jackpot? It’s a Hodge Podge… 16 Aug 2013 | 04:55 pm

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE If I hit the jackpot, I’d still do what I do; I’d just hire more help! When you’re already in the business you love, why do anything else? New J...

My First Best Girlfriend: We Wanted To Be Like Cher 12 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm

August Is National Girlfriends Month: Do Something Girly! Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Everyone had two first names. Then they had a nickname: Mary Annette=Oscar Betty Jo ...

Jewels Are Memory Keepers 29 Jul 2013 | 05:23 am

The Family Jewels: Mine & Yours 25 Jul 2013 | 06:11 am

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Show us the family jewels! It doesn’t have to be the maharajah’s pearls or a golf ball sized diamond to be valuable. While so many of the items ...

What a Ruby Birthstone Means 15 Jul 2013 | 05:34 am

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Happy July Birthday! The Ruby Rules...

Summer Whites That Set Off You & Your Jewels 12 Jul 2013 | 04:50 pm

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE It’s the Show-Off color of summer. Tans, attitudes, and jewelry are all enhanced by wearing white. But wearing it requires some level of responsi...

What’s in a Necklace? Love, Magic and Meaning! 9 Jul 2013 | 05:47 am

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Some days it’s OK to go off the rails. A girl can’t always be wearing her big girl hat and polishing her goody two shoes. How much fun is that? ...

When Mercury Goes Wonky, Grab Your Jewels and Sit Tight 8 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Birthstones & Signs We create our own good fortune, right? So right! Still, a girl should do what she can to keep her stars aligned! I‘m a big...

Chanel + Playboy = Iconic JEWELS! 27 Jun 2013 | 09:13 pm

Image: Town & Country Magazine Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Coco Chanel had an eye for playboys and a knack for identifying impoverished royalty with useful talents. A strea...