Saturday, October 08, 2005

Clip Earrings: A Pierce-Less Sense of Style

Sam Serio

Pierced jewelry is all the rage among both the young and old, celebrities and commoners alike. But for various reasons, a person may be against ear piercings. It could be because ear piercings are a bit of a hassle, and then again it could be because body piercings are prohibited to a person because of religion or other constraints. Clip earrings are therefore very convenient and suitable for some people. Not everybody wants to be pierced, but everybody wants to be fashionable and chic.Clip earrings are seldom uncomfortable, and even if one is not accustomed to wearing them, they are easy to get used to.

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Friday, October 07, 2005

Wear Animal Jewelry for an Alluring Natural Look

Sam Serio

Looking for a design that's chic and at the same time unconventional? Try your luck at animal jewelry. Far from being tacky or inelegant, animal designs are actually rather distinctive. Finely crafted jewelry with animal motifs lends a mysterious air to the person who wears them.Graceful jewelry patterns can be achieved with animal motifs. Dolphins, snakes, swans, and other beautiful beings of nature depict naked beauty and mysticism, and including images of them in jewelry inspires this "look." Moreover, the carnal appeal of wearing nature-themed jewelry should not be bypassed; sporting nature-themed accessories speaks of someone who is in tune with an "inner animal." If we're going to talk sex appeal -- well, animal jewelry may just be an understated way to achieve it!Animal jewelry is also a great way of encouraging environmental awareness and love of nature -- even among children. A child who has a favorite pet may appreciate having animal jewelry to remind him or her of that pet.

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Thursday, October 06, 2005

Cat Jewelry: Freeing the Inner Feline

Sam Serio

"Cats are possessed of a shy, retiring nature, cajoling, haughty, and capricious, difficult to fathom. They reveal themselves only to certain favored individuals, and are repelled by the faintest suggestion of insult or even by the most trifling deception." - Pierre LotiAh, where to start? Cats are among the most celebrated creatures of literature. They're domesticated and at the same time wild, loved and at the same time hated. They stand for stealth and mystery, the power of silence and secrets. And cat jewelry is a testament to that power.Even before Halle Berry popularized the Catwoman, and before the sleek, sassy villainess ever graced the pages of DC comics, cats were being worshipped all over the world.

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Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Iolite Gem Stone Information

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For buyers without an indepth knowledge of gemstones, iolite would seem to be quite similar to tanzanite and many people infact mistake iolite for tanzanite. Iolite stones are a gorgeous bluish violet color and lighter shades of iolite look similar to tanzanite. However, iolite is not tanzanite and has a beauty of it's own. Gem quality iolite stones are not exactly cheap but they are priced much lower as compared to tanzanite gems. Here are a few important features and facts about the iolite gem stone.(a) The iolite gemstone is quite durable and strong.

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Tuesday, October 04, 2005

The Mystery Of The Opal

Sher Matsen

There is no other stone that has the mystery of the opal. With it’s fiery colors and maginifcent spectrum of color it draws you in and you are helpless to look away. Every opal is different. There are no two stones the same. And every stone reflects the light differently depending on it’s depth and personal characteristics.

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Monday, October 03, 2005

“What Is Moissanite, If Not A Cosmic Gem?”

Peter Crump

To answer the question what is moissanite, we have to fall back on history. All good things come to us from the heavens and it is somewhat similar with the moissanite info that we have. It was about forty thousand years ago that Indians in Arizona saw a magnificent meteorite hurtling down and hitting the earth’s surface with such an impact and velocity that it formed a crater popularly known as the Diablo Canyon. What is moissanite then? It was in the year 1893 when Dr. Henri Moissan came across this mineral while analyzing the remnants of this great meteorite.

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Sunday, October 02, 2005

Diamond Alternatives – There Are Some Great Options

Peter Crump

There is little doubt that diamonds are one of the most elegant of the precious stones, and that diamond jewelry is simply a joy to wear. Unfortunately, though many of us are unable to afford the diamond jewelry we would so dearly love, as the great beauty and value of the stone are translated into the price that you have to pay to own one. Enter diamond alternatives. Traditionally, it was seen as a great compromise, a disappointment, to be forced by financial considerations into choosing from one of the diamond alternatives available, but thankfully, in this age of technological advancement, there are real alternatives to diamonds, stones that capture the same beauty, without compromise. Most of us, when thinking of diamond alternatives, consider more traditional replacements, such as cubic zirconia, first discovered in 1937.

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