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Branding Yourself: Name Jewelry

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ince birth, your name has been at the center of your identity. In fact, babies respond to verbalize it. But even when they are just a half-year old, babies know who they are. They know that their name isn’t “Mama” or “Dada.” They know that the dog has a different name. They know who they…
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Building a Versatile Jewelry Box

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen you fling the doors of your closet open, you know that stuffed deep in the back are pieces you don’t wear often: beaded cocktail dresses, the flowy maxi dress you just HAD to have last summer, and a collection of ever-so-slightly different pumps. But then, you also have a stack of jeans that see…
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Gems of the Month: Pink Tourmaline and Opal

  [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s a bit of a shame that February doesn’t have two birthstones…because then I could have my choice of stone. Alas, people born in February don’t have that distinction. Those lucky enough to be born in October, however, do. Although some sources say that other months have substitute birthstones, these alternates belong to the…
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Be in the know: Five Things You Should Know About Jewelry

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne of our greatest joys is sharing our love of jewelry with our customers. For our entire careers, we have prided ourselves on guiding people through developing not just an objectively refined jewelry collection, but also a strong understanding of what it means to own and wear fine jewelry. The knowledge accumulated through decades of…
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Gemstone Myths, Part One

  [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith the bewitching Halloween season nearly upon us, I thought we would take a short break from the science, fashion, and art approach we usually take and have a little fun. Halloween is long known for being a spooky holiday, but we all know it’s just a bunch of hocus pocus. Jewelry and gemstones…
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Gemstone of the Month: Sapphire

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]oet and playwright Oscar Wilde said of sapphires, “The sapphire shall be as blue as the great sea.” And that’s mostly true. A deep, rich blue is the color most often associated with the gem sapphire. But that’s not the end of the sapphire’s story. Sapphire occurs in all the colors of the rainbow, from…
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