Archive for 'Christmas'

Tanzanite

15 December 2006

Tanzanite is one of the alternate birthstones for December. More importantly, tanzanite is my favorite gemstone, second only to alexandrite. I’ve made an entire blog about tanzanite because I just couldn’t wait until December to talk about it. You can read my thoughts about it here & also look around the blog for great deals […]

The Spirit of Giving

11 December 2006

Christmas is about giving…to me. When I turned 15, my brother thought “What should I get for my sister, a cd, or maybe a shirt, hey I know, a tomahawk”. I still have that tomahawk, but let’s face it, a lot of times we don’t get what we want. True, it’s not all about us, […]

Christmas Jewelry: Chrome Diopside

8 December 2006

Traditional Christmas colors are red & green. The colors of rubies & emeralds. (Sounds a lot like yesterday’s post doesn’t it, well don’t underestimate me). However, if you deepen the kelly green to a darker green, you will have a better holiday look. (Bet you never expected that). When most people think of emeralds they […]

Christmas Fashion: Burgundy

4 December 2006

Traditional Christmas colors are red & green. The colors of rubies & emeralds. However, if you deepen the red to a burgundy, like a garnet, you will have a much better holiday look. This red looks much more sophisticated, is more flattering to most skin tones, & is a lot cheaper. This way you can […]

Christmas Jewelry: Blue

1 December 2006

Which would you rather have? A beautiful blue gemstone, or a green enamel wreath brooch? This may not seem to fit into the holiday season, but it is the color of winter. However, December’s birthstones are: blue topaz, blue zircon, turquoise, or tanzanite. See a theme? All of these are blue-ish. To me nothing accents […]

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