Jewelry Trends 2009

Fads come and go, but isn't it nice that classic jewelry never truly goes out of style? Save the bulk of your jewelry dollars for the classics, and set aside a little cash for those trendy pieces of jewelry that are lots of fun, but might get tucked away in a drawer after the season ends. The good news is that you can mimic celebrity jewelry without spending a fortune.

Layered necklaces continue to be a popular look. Multiple chains, often strung with charms and beads, are one version of the style. Just as popular are multi-stranded necklaces made from beads of varying shapes, sizes and colors. The necklaces might be ready-made for layering, but don't hesitate to mix and match your own jewelry. Raid your jewelry box and stack a few necklaces around your neck. Do you like the look? Keep experimenting until you do.

Black onyx looks lush combined with any type of metal and nearly over other gemstone. Onyx is popping up everywhere, and I think we'll continue to see more and more of it in jewelry of all types. You'll see a wide variation of styles among the onyx jewelry in our collection -- there's a little something for everyone.

Stacked bracelets and necklaces continue to be a popular jewelry trend. Mix up metals and other materials -- groups are more interesting if they don't match. Wide cuff bracelets are an option if you don't like to wear multiples on your wrist. Chunky chains and necklaces made from large, open links remain popular for 2008 and 2009. More necklaces are layered, with links bound together into stacks that surround your neck. Some are long enough to wear as a single chain or to wrap a couple of times for more depth. Look for more textured links, alone or combined with polished links. And don't hesitate to clip a charm to some of the links in your necklace -- that's a trendy look for 2009 and beyond.

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Happy Father's Day

Does anybody know how Father’s Day started and everything it went through just to have it made official. I myself think it’s good because of course if we have Mother’s Day then there should be Father’s Day. They too are very important in how we became what we are now. Let me give you an idea of how Father’s Day started.

Father's Day is a day honoring fathers, celebrated on the third Sunday of June in the USA and on various other days in many places around the world. It complements Mother's Day, the celebration honoring mothers.

Father's Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting, and to honor and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving, special dinners to fathers, and family-oriented activities.

Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd of Washington thought independently of the holiday one Sunday in 1909 while listening to a Mother's Day sermon at the Central Methodist Episcopal Church at Spokane, and she arranged a tribute for her father on June 19, 1910. She was the first to solicit the idea of having an official Father's Day observance to honor all fathers.

Father's Day was met with laughter. The holiday was gathering attention slowly, but for the wrong reasons. It was the target of much satire, parody and derision, including jokes from the local newspaper. Many people saw it as just the first step in filling the calendar with mindless promotions like "Grandparents' Day", "Professional Secretaries' Day", etc., all the way down to "National Clean Your Desk Day."

A bill was introduced in 1913, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea in 1924 and a national committee was formed in the 1930s by trade groups in order to legitimize the holiday. It was made a federal holiday when President Lyndon Johnson issued a proclamation in 1966.

This is the day when we can show our Father how much we love them and appreciate them. We can do that by doing something special like taking them out for dinner or giving them precious gifts like jewelry. Let this be just a day for them.
Happy Father's Day Dad!


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Jewelry and Art Combined

THROUGH the centuries people have worn jewelry to depict status, wealth and identity. Now there is another reason. Contemporary jewelry, the kind that is fought over by passionate collectors, focuses as much on intellectual inquiry and the telling of stories as it does on the exploration of materials and techniques.

Contemporary jewelry is wearable sculpture, and the wearability of a piece and the way it moves on the body are of critical importance to the artists who create it. This work is a product of head, heart and hand, with the head element uppermost. Pieces can be made of anything: found objects, recycled junk, textiles, plastic—even paper. If they include precious metals and gemstones, these rarely appear in conventional forms. Collectors are mainly professionals.

“Collect”, an international fair for contemporary objects, which opens in London later this month, will show a number of artists who explore concepts of preciousness, value and beauty by subverting traditional materials and techniques. Some are German, Swiss and British, as well as Dutch. Otto Künzli famously made a rubber bracelet concealing a gold ball inside. Karl Fritsch ground gemstones into powder and reassembled them with glue. He is now experimenting with drilling holes in the gems and knotting them together in varying configurations. Gijs Bakker, co-founder of Droog, a design company, combines gemstones with costume pieces. Ulrich Reithofer combines gold and glass shards in a necklace.

This is jewelry offering a very different expression of identity. The wearer of such pieces challenges preconceived notions. It can include a whiff of intellectual snobbery, as the wearer can be seen as “buying a bit of the artist’s brain”.

Some of them might not be wearable but only for expression of art purposes but some of them are and they are very unique and very much modern. Be adventurous and have them, besides, everything is a work of art depending on how art is to each individual.

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Blue Diamond Auctioned for Record $9.49 Million

A flawless vivid blue diamond weighing 7.03 carats sold for a record 10.5 million Swiss francs ($9.49 million), the highest price paid per carat for any gemstone at auction, Sotheby's said. The rectangular-shaped blue stone, the rarest to enter the international market this year, went to an anonymous buyer bidding by telephone after hectic bidding see-sawed between two callers for 15 minutes.

According to Petra’s CEO Johan Dippenaar, the price reflects how incredibly rare and collectable such a diamond is to the connoisseur. “The renowned Cullinan mine continues to captivate the world with spectacular diamonds, building on its legacy as the source of some of the world’s most famous gems.”

It was the centerpiece of its semi-annual sale in Geneva, conducted by David Bennett, chairman of Sotheby's jewelry department in Europe and the Middle East, who said the results showed the market's resilience despite the economic downturn.
"This is already a new world record price for a fancy vivid blue diamond and a new world record per carat for any gemstone (at auction)," Bennett told reporters.
The final price includes a commission paid by the buyer to the auction house. The stone sets a record price per carat for any gemstone sold at auction of $1,349,752, Sotheby's said.

The new owner will have the right to name the stone, which is mounted in a platinum ring.


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Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

Thanks For The Day Just For MOM!

The modern Mother's Day holiday was created by Anna Jarvis as a day for each family to honor its mother and it's now celebrated on various days in many places around the world.

In 1912, Anna Jarvis trademarked the phrases "second Sunday in May" and "Mother's Day", and created the Mother's Day International Association. "She was specific about the location of the apostrophe; it was to be a singular possessive, for each family to honour their mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers in the world."

Mother's Day is celebrated on different days throughout the world.The extent of the celebrations varies greatly. In some countries, it is potentially offensive to one's mother not to mark Mother's Day. In others, it is a little-known festival celebrated mainly by immigrants, or covered by the media as a taste of foreign culture (compare the celebrations of Diwali in the UK and the United States.

Wherever we may be, we all have something in common and that is our mother who loved us unconditionally. Let us make this day a very special one for her.

Happy Mother's Day Mom!

Ann
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Pageant Gone Cheap!

Pageant Gone Cheap!

Miss USA Pageant Participants Shortchanged

The 2009 Miss USA Pageant debuted Tiara's and jewelries made of synthetic diamonds portrayed as conflict free. It is very unfortunate that participants who spend so many years preparing for such a platform are given cheap substitutes for the real diamonds in the name of going green & Conflict Free.

If the pageant owners (one of them is Mr. Donald Trump) are so concerned about 'CONFLICT FREE' then they should have considered sourcing diamonds from counrties like Australia, Canada or a dozen other countries or sources which are confirmed 100% Conflict Free.

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Happy Easter!

So, what's the story behind Easter Sunday? This is a day that is very important for Christian and somehow most people celebrate it regardless of their religion because it has become a worldwide tradition.

Christians celebrate Easter Sunday because Jesus rose from death. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the fundamental principles and beliefs of Christianity and a well documented historical fact. Christians celebrate Easter Sunday because they believe, Jesus died for their sin on the Cross on Good Friday. Jesus was buried on Friday and rose from death on Sunday. Christians believe only Jesus can give eternal life, because He overcame death.

On Easter Sunday, you will see people celebrate it by having the Easter Egg Hunt, fun for kids and somehow for all ages. Finding those egg is as fun as playing a game with prices when you win. Some eggs are empty and some has prices. So, goodluck to all the Easter Egg Hunters out there!

Happy Easter everyone!

Ann
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