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Author :: Nancy Woodward  |
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| Article Title :: Gold Jewelry – Is the High Cost of Gold Affecting the Designers? |
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| Gold has been pricing out over $580.00 an ounce in recent weeks. Earlier this year the price was $730.00 an ounce. On May 12th, the price reached a 26 year high of $732.00 an ounce. Since then, prices have dropped twenty-two percent which still leaves the price in the $580.00 an ounce range.
Prices for gold jewelry seems to depend more on the design value of the jewelry than the actual amount of gold contained in it. According to the World Gold Council, sales in the United States seem to be rising. The Council believes the US customers buy gold for adornment, not the investment value of the jewelry
Since jewelers place their orders months in advance, it will be inte (read full article) |
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| Category :: Jewelry Articles |
Author :: bonitaj |
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| Article Title :: Bridal Jewelry and The Dress |
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| We all know that when a bride to be has already spent practically twenty years planning her wedding before she even knows who the groom is, the image that she dreams of is how she will look on her wedding day. Every little detail counts and is carefully pondered upon before making the all important wedding decisions.
The first part of the dream is “The Dress”, the wedding gown, her day, her style. The selection of the wedding gown is one of the most important items a bride to be must decide upon. The dress no matter what the style should always be a selection that the bride to be feels elegant and beautiful in. Whether a bride envisions herself in a simple white gown, a lacy (read full article) |
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| Category :: Jewelry Articles |
Author :: Kathy Abdelhak |
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| Article Title :: Pearl Treatments: |
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| All pearls are processed in some way. Akoya and
Freshwater pearls are bleached, and all pearls are
cleaned and polished before they are sold. There
are some treatments to take note of on cultured
pearls that will change the aesthetic qualities of
the pearl.After harvesting cleaning and polishing a
low-quality cultured pearl if the pearl still does
not have a good luster or color, the farmer has
very few options. If the pearls is a good
candidate for treatment, this is the most common
and economically sensible thing for the farmer to
do. There are three main treatments are used on
low-quality pearls.Dyeing- The use of silver nitrate to darken the
nac (read full article) |
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| Category :: Jewelry Articles |
Author :: Shayna Schnereger |
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| Article Title :: Find Out the Real Importance of Diamond Clarity |
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| Diamond clarity and diamond cuts are two of the most important qualities you should look for when buying diamonds.Diamond clarity refers to the defects a diamond may have. Most diamonds have some kind of defect; only a rare few are flawless. The defects of a diamond can be either internal or on the surface. If the defect is internal it’s called an inclusion; if it’s on the surface it’s called a blemish.Depending on how many inclusions there are, how big they are, what color they are, where they’re located and how well they’re seen, a diamond’s value may or may not be affected. When you’re looking at a diamond ask the jeweler what the clarity grade is and ask to (read full article) |
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| Category :: Jewelry Articles |
Author :: Shayna Schnereger |
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| Article Title :: Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Which are the Most Sparkling Diamonds of Them All? |
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| Out of every diamond there is, the most sparkling diamonds are the round brilliants. This is the most popular diamond shape of those that are less than 3 carats.It’s not that other diamonds for sale aren’t sparkling diamonds as well; if cut right many other diamond shapes are extremely brilliant. But if it were a life and death situation, round brilliant would be the right choice. The shape, cut, and proportion of the round brilliant diamond make it shine and sparkle like no other.So what exactly is it that makes diamonds, into sparkling diamonds? Brightness and contrast are the two most important attributes of a diamond. Light enters the diamond and depending on whether (read full article) |
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| Category :: Jewelry Articles |
Author :: Stephanie Tuia |
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| Article Title :: A Greek Cross Sets a Universal Trend |
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| When you think about a cross, what do you envision? Do you go back to your childhood reflecting on the “tic tac toe” game, involving the “x’s” and “o’s.” Most definitely, you might identify the cross by remembering the story of Christ and his crucifixion. Or you may have many other identifications with a cross.One of those might be of the organization, the American Red Cross. Can you visualize what their symbol is? Envision the plus sign in mathematics. The American Red Cross is the “plus sign,” but red, and wider, defined as two perpendicular, symmetrical points. More descriptively, if you were to put a square (a plane of four equal sides) (read full article) |
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