What’s Your Gemstone All About?
Dr. Anne Helmenstine is About.com’s Guide to Chemistry, and if I remember correctly she’s also a jewelry designer. I discovered a photo gallery on her site today, all about gemstones — how they’re formed, what’s in them, and how they’ve been used throughout history. It’s a real good read for anyone who’s interested in colored gems. If you like to go gemstone mining, don’t miss Anne’s photo tour of her trip to Hiddenite, North Carolina, where she found all sorts of gemstones, including the gem that town was named after.
Fashion Jewelry | Comment (0)Cartier Love Charity Event
Cartier introduced its popular Love Bracelet in 1969, and in 2006 developed a twist on the design, the LOVECHARITY version, made from a colored cord connected to a ring of LOVE. Cartier donates a portion of its receipts from sales of the bracelet to charity. Each bracelet’s cord color represents a different cause: blue for children, pink for the underprivileged, red for research and green for the environment. Many charities around the world benefit from sales — in the U.S. it’s the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. June marks the third year for Cartier’s annual event to promote the bracelets and charity awareness, and celebrities who attend are always loaded with Cartier jewels. Several wore variations of Cartier’s Panthere jewelry, like this long tassel necklace draped around Eve’s neck. Vintage Cartier was popular too — Emmy Rossum and Hilary Duff were two celebrities who chose classic styles.
Fashion Jewelry | Comment (0)Jewelry Clasps
Examples of Lobster Claw Clasps
(c) Blue NileLobster Claw Clasps Its name explains the general look of lobster claw clasps, but you can see in the photo that the look varies and can be fashioned to suit the jewelry the clasps are used to secure.
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