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Entries Tagged as 'Jewelry'

A necklace my grandmother would love: Tigerseye, Citrine, and Quartz necklace

December 28th, 2007 · No Comments

I found this necklace on, of all places, amazon.com. I’ve blogged about their jewelry before. This necklace is definitely not my style, but I loved the details. I’m amazed at the facets of the citrine (the yellow/gold large spherical beads) and the smoky quartz (oval shaped, translucent smoke colored) and the flowers are amazing. I think they are tigerseye. Overall the necklace is not for me. Its too busy and I think its difficult to focus on the most beautiful parts of the necklace. Instead I found my eyes darting everywhere. I’m not crazy about the double strand for this necklace design either.

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Tags: Jewelry

Light up the sky with Amazon jewelry? Pearls, agate, and opal necklace

December 27th, 2007 · No Comments

 

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I love this necklace. The colors are earthy yet bold- muted yet slightly "look at me." This would be a great piece with neutral colored clothing. I found this necklace on Amazon.com. I didn’t even know they sold jewelry! I was surprised that I found several pieces of jewelry on Amazon’s site that I really liked.

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Tags: A pearl a day

Pearls 101: Facts every chic chick should know

December 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Pearl Basics

Ahhhh…….pearls. Smooth, creamy and chic. So much has to happen in nature for a pearl to be created- which is why pearls are a perfect way to express your uniqueness.

Freshwater

Freshwater pearls grow in fresh water like lakes or rivers and come from mussels. Freshwater pearls are beautiful, affordable, and can be dyed many colors. Freshwater pearls size anywhere from 3.0–7.0mm.

Freshwater

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                    Traditional White Freshwater high quality strand

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              Naturally colored freshwater strands

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                                           Colorful-dyed- freshwater strands

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Tags: A pearl a day