Pearl Pendants Are Real Eye Catchers

By M Wu

Pearls are perhaps the most unique among the world's precious gems. Owning a piece of pearl jewelry, therefore, gives a woman so much pride and beauty. A great addition to her collection would be a pearl pendant. Pearls do symbolize different meanings at the various occasions in life. For birthdays, pearl is the birthstone for the month of June while during a wedding, a white pearl means love, purity and virtue. Today, pearls come in different shapes and sizes.

Pearls with unique, irregular shapes are called baroque and are the cheapest of all types. The black pearls come from the South Sea and are produced from black oysters. Also produced in Japan are the white, oval-shaped freshwater pearls cultured in Lake Biwa as well as the rosy pink Kasumiga pearls from the lakes of Tokyo. The South Sea pearls are the biggest, most expensive and very rare. The pearl's beauty lies in its color, shape, smooth surface, luster and nacre thickness.


The Meaning of Pearl
By Liang Guangrong

Cultured pearls come in two primary forms - pearls that are grown in saltwater and those that are cultured in freshwater. Since saltwater cultured pearls are much higher in quality as compared to their freshwater cousins, saltwater cultured pearl jewelry is much more expensive. Cultured pearl jewelry is usually available as pearl necklace, pearl earrings, pearl pendants, pearl rings, pearl bracelets and so on.

Pearl jewelry forms a perfect wedding present, birthday or Christmas gift. Cultured pearls come in a wide array of colors, shapes and sizes and their assortments are equally fascinating from wholesale pearl jewelry store. To satisfy the customer craze, jewelers produce such artistic costume jewelry ranging from smallish pearls to big black Tahitian pearls, Japanese pearls, South Sea pearls and the spherical cultured pearls - each of these items seem as good as the other, making the buyer spoilt for choices.

Gemstone Jewelry - Breathtaking Gemstone Combinations For Unsurpassed Beauty in Jewelry!

By Ujwala Bapat

Gemstone jewelry is one of the most beautiful and extravagant form of jewelry anyone can possess. Gemstone jewelry is at times a single gem, at other times; it is simply a combination of several different stones that match and enhance each other's beauty on a single piece. Both single gems jewelry and the combination jewelry are famous all over the world.

Some of the most well known combinations are pearls and diamonds, diamonds and emeralds, diamonds - emeralds - rubies, sapphire - diamonds, sapphire - rubies, rubies - diamonds, etc. Gems are used literally in every jewelry piece. If you want bracelets, you can select among the precious and semi-precious stone jewelry.

Precious stone jewelry always costs more than the semi precious stones, just because of the clarity and carat value of these stones. Semi precious stone jewelry is equally attractive and enchanting. Smaller gems are less expensive. Essentials of good looking gemstone jewelry: Gems should be matched with each other to make jewelry look extremely enchanting.


Unique Gemstone Jewelry
By Ernst Ralborg

Today, the jewelry stores are alive with color and colorful jewelry is becoming a mainstay of the high fashion set. Gemstone Jewelry Styling Events. Custom Gemstone Jewelry Designers. Another way to find your dream piece of designer gemstone jewelry is to pay a visit to a custom jewelry designer who is well versed in working with gemstones.

Custom jewelry designers can't work as fast as the jewelers in styling events, especially if you decide to special order something, but they can design everything for you, from the setting up, so that extra time will pay off with the piece of jewelry of your dreams.

If you can't bring yourself to wear the paltry styles of gemstone jewelry in the shops that everyone else is throwing on, these two options can help you get jewelry with that "wow" factor you are after. In fact, you are really limited only by your imagination, so get designing and get the perfect piece of gemstone jewelry for you.

How to Sell Your Diamond Ring

By Denny Reinke

Most advertising campaigns by De Beers feature their famous slogan “A Diamond is Forever.” Consequently, women seldom sell a diamond and often feel uncomfortable buying diamonds previously owned by other women. As a consumer, you face some unique challenges when trying to get the best price for your diamond in a safe and comfortable manner.

Once you know your diamond’s specifications, you can find the current retail asking price by checking with online retailers to see what similar diamonds are selling for in today’s retail market. It is unlikely you will be able to get the going retail price for your diamond. Selling your diamond at 80% to 90% of that amount would make it sell quicker. The lowest cost online retailers, not the expensive jewelry stores with double the price, set the value of your diamond.
Your first thought might be to go to the closest jewelry store or pawnshop and sell them the diamond. The key to remember here is that they do not need your diamond. They can get all the diamonds they want on the wholesale market.

The only reason they will buy your diamond is if the price is a fraction of the wholesale price. Several online brokers specialize in buying diamonds and estate jewelry from consumers. If your main priority is getting top dollar for your diamond, there are better selling methods available to you.

Auctions like eBay are very popular for selling jewelry items but there is so much low quality jewelry listed, it is hard for potential buyer to find your quality diamond. Do a search for diamond rings with GIA grading reports and you will see the vast majority of diamond rings have paperwork from sources you have never heard of before.

Some jewelry stores and online retailers will sell your diamond on consignment. With jewelry stores often marking up prices over 100%, your share is likely to be less than half of the selling price.


Selling Your Diamond - How is the Best Way to Sell Your Old Diamond Ring?
By James Greene

There are a variety of reasons why one may wish to get rid of their diamond ring. First Step: Have the Diamond Ring Appraised Before even contacting any potential sellers with regard to the diamond ring, it is important to know exactly how much your ring is worth. Second Step: Determine How You Want to Sell the Item. There are many different avenues one can pursue with regard to selling their diamond ring. Final Step: Part with the Item

The final step, which is sometimes most difficult for individuals, is where one parts with their diamond jewelry. The diamond ring will be given to the buyer in exchange for the agreed upon sum of money. Selling an old diamond ring is often a big step in the lives of individuals who do so yet it is well worth it if they wish to get rid of the ring and receive some money in return for doing so.

Jewelry Shopping for Gifts, Hobbies, Symbolism and Health

By David Arnold Livingston

Also through jewelry, right? - as a sign of wealth and authority (crowns and tiaras) - as a hobby (as with collectible antique jewelry) - for symbolic purposes (crucifix, wedding bands, and mourning jewelry) - for health reasons (as with medical alert jewelry) - for amusement (as with puzzle jewelry)

Jewelry may be made of any kind of material, from precious to semi-precious gems to metals and less valuable materials such as those used for costume jewelry. Here are the most commonly used materials in making jewelry: Metals - a wide array of metals are used in jewelry. 4. Wood - ethnic-designed jewelry and bangles.

If you are considering giving more value to your jewelry, here are some tips on how to take care of your jewelry, particularly a metal jewelry: Components of water and soap may diminish the sheen of your metal jewelry. Clean it regularly with a soft cloth and jewelry cleaner. When engaging into activities that would make you sweat, don't wear your metal jewelry. Have a jewelry box. With those jewelry information in mind, your jewelry may just gain more value.


Snowflake Jewelry Shopping Tips
By Liz Harrison

Snowflake earrings, pins and pendants come in a wide variety of styles. What is it about a snowflake that makes it such a perfect jewelry accent? Is it the thinly detailed lines and spokes that make the gold sparkle just like a snowflake? The recipient of your gift will be thrilled with such an innovative twist on a timeless classic and will understand if you can’t afford the most expensive piece of jewelry in the store. Secondly, you should decide what sort of snowflake jewelry you wish to invest in.

Pendants are very popular, especially those with genuine diamond accents. Yellow gold and white gold are the precious metals of choice for the majority of such pendants, maybe with a few extra details of diamond cut lines to add even more sparkle to an already radiant pendant.

Ultra-thin white gold or yellow gold bars crisscross, intersect and stem from their neighbors to create a luminous dangle to hang elegantly from a pierced ear.

Horse Jewelry

By Richard Romando

A horse is an embodiment of freedom and majesty. Horse jewelry captures the true spirit of the splendid animal and lets you sport it.

Many other kinds of jewelry, like necklaces, rings, cuff links and tie tacks, are fashioned after horses. In addition to jewelry with horse images, jewelry with horseshoe designs is also popular. Equally in style is jewelry made of real horse hair.

Horse jewelry is a perfect adornment for those who love horses. Horse ornaments are not only great keepsakes, but also act as perfect gifts for horse enthusiasts.

Horse Jewelry: Bold and Free
By Sam Serio

A popular motif in jewelry, even among city dwellers, is horses. Horse jewelry is enigmatic and evokes a sense of strength as well as of mystery. Now one would have to ask: why horses? Horses symbolize freedom, and pride in freedom.


Wild horses come with the connotation of spiritual and emotional independence. It is a popular belief that the wild horse chooses its tamer. Alexander the Great's horse, the celebrated Bucephalus, was known to be the wildest horse in his day: king of horses, unconquered by conquerors. A young carefree lad may also benefit from horse jewelry, as an expression of virility and natural strength.

Horse Jewelry Boxes
By Richard Romando

The horse is very elegant and beautiful animal. Horse jewelry boxes bear the images of the stately animal, and act not only as wonderful keepsakes but also as excellent gifts for horse-lovers.

Horse jewelry boxes are often lined with velvet inside. Sometimes, horse jewelry boxes are also made of silver or other precious metals. Horse jewelry boxes often bear the images of horses in all their grandest postures. Horse jewelry boxes can be used for a wide range of purposes.