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This flamboyant character in the yellow clown suit founded an exhibition baseball team, and on Monday he spoke at the American Gem Society's conclave in Austin, and I don't know if any of it can help any of you but you never know so here's some of the advice he gave. ;) Savannah Bananas Founder Tell...

These all have sapphires, but lucky for us there's a lovely opal in the ring in the lead pic. 8-) Marrow Fine’s New Collection Pays Homage to the Sea By Karen Dybis | April 16, 2024 https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Marrow-Montana-Sea.jpg "Like many jewelry designers, Jillian...

These are all great, and it's a mix of old style jewelry with quirky jewels like the fish, which is gorgeous, the dog, which is adorable, and the sweet bird in the last pic; but I have to wonder what the coral is supposed to represent in the lead pic which is repeated later in the article because th...

These are cute with the rubellites on the 'slinkees', and they come in other gemstones too, plus there are other 'slinkee' jewels other than earrings although they're not shown here. ;) Britt’s Pick: Boochier’s Slinkee Drop Earrings y Brittany Siminitz | April 16, 2024 https://www.jckonline.com/wp-c...

I'm loving the insect in the lead pic which the description says is a stud earring, and the emerald and diamond Hepburn bracelet is fabulous, but I"m swooning over the Grace ring in platinum with the mint green tourmaline and diamonds. The smiley bracelet beneath is also appeals to me, not surp...

Uh, I give these an emphatic NO! Except for the peridot earrings these are cheap costume pieces to which she assigns 'magical' powers, which is ridiculous and of course she ties them in with the wellness trade, and she even claims the Mara Scalise pieces are "infused with Reiki", which is ...

What a gorgeous little stone with such incredible color! I can see why you'd keep that one and set it and I hope we get to see the finished product. Once again you have cut another fabulous opal!

From Jewellery Business, this looks like it could be pretty interesting, and it's not until the end of May so you have plenty of time to decide, but check this out now and see if you might be interested in attending to learn about the latest in trade innovations, and if you are use the link to the a...

What a riot to do a Marie Antoinette collection called 'Eat Cake'. :lol: This is a 20 piece collection, and there's a small slideshow in the this with photos the photographer should have been too ashamed to publish, but that's beside the point and we can get a decent idea of the jewels so use the li...