Hi gals – and how was everyone’s Oscar Sunday?! Was the carpet not fabulous?! So much to say, where to begin – how about with Zoe Saldana’s Boysenberry piñata dress ? She looked like a fancy feather duster! Offset that bottom heavy hitter with the 1928 Morado Amor Flower necklace next time girl! Courtesy Getty Images Gabourey Sidibe looked AMAZING, just one little thing missing; a 1928 Midnight Blues Fantasy Floral Necklace ! All JLO needed with her amazing dress was the 1928 Bridal Art Deco Revival Eternity Necklace ! Blue and white/nude/blush were the popular color palettes of the evening. Avatar Shmavatar! Kathryn won – awesome – and how fab would the 1928 Art Deco Revival Eternity Brooch be on her little satin clutch?! Magnifique! Let’s talk about the guys. Yawn. George, I love you but you always look the same. Taylor Lautner – not sure what you were even doing there but you have looked the same this entire Awards Season! How about one of the 1928 Crimson Gardens Leafy Drop earrings tucked into the top of your bowtie? Pinned to your pocket which was missing a pocket square… As I journaled last week, my Griffy was the best dressed boy in his Fabulous Filigree Burnished Copper Tone Bracelet . If only he could have strolled the red carpet, what a sight he would make! “Papa – Paparazzi!” I’m thrilled the big blue behemoth didn’t take Best Picture. Too commercial, too stop-motion, acting my beloved audience is what earns you an Oscar. Look at Mo’Nique, not the hair – the actor – now that was an Oscar-worthy performance! However, in place of that garden growing out of her head – a nice 1928 Silver Tone Filigree Blue Butterfly Barrette would be a beautiful touch – just a thought. Loved, loved, loved Steve and Alec – they looked handsome and were hilarious. Just the right note to the looooooong evening (thank you Tom Hanks for abruptly ending the madness!) and don’t get me started on Doogie Houser opening the show. He didn’t need anything! Can you say “sequin explosion?!” Someone owns a bedazzler ! ShareThis
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You know you can’t avoid the glamorous bling of a cocktail ring . The best thing about cocktail rings is that the style seems to never end! The currant cocktail ring trend seems to be about color and gaudiness . If you watched the red carpet of the Academy Awards or have been following all the fashion gossip columns, you may have noticed this popular ring style .
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Aquamarine White Gold Ring Whether you’ve been with your girlfriend for three months, three years, or a decade, it doesn’t usually get any easier to buy birthday gifts! Given the fact that it can be difficult even to pinpoint what we ourselves would like to be given on our birthday, this isn’t really surprising. There are always the female gift equivalents of socks and ties … but they certainly won’t set her heart ablaze like something personal and well-chosen. Be strong, be creative … resist the temptation to buy her flowers or bath salts, and your effort will be repaid a thousandfold .
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A pearl is an exquisite thing of beauty, and if you have pearl jewelry , you should know how to properly care for it. Pearls are extremely soft, and the care and cleaning is much different than that of other precious and semi-precious gemstones. Pearl jewelry needs to be handled differently from other jewelry.
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Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan got a red carpet-worthy makeover including a new pixie haircut, and this is one trendsetter who proves that with simple style, you can go big, bold and beautiful on the accessories! Long flowing hair would only drown these stunning drop earrings, but paired with her new pixie cut, Carey makes a statement!
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The 2010 Academy Awards red carpet saw an amazing selection of new fashion styles and jewelry trends. There was much too ‘oooo’ and ‘ahhh’ at – like award winner Sandra Bullock’s Neil Lane diamond earrings and line diamond bracelet , Jennifer Lopez’s Cartier diamonds, and Kate Winslet’s 2.5 million dollar Tiffany yellow and diamond necklace
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This Stella McCartney Chain-Link Bracelet combines an edgy rocking design with a hint of femininity. This is sure to make of a statement extra that can accent your every ensemble with luxe cool. Whether during the day or night or whether for casual or office wear, this piece is sure to complement.
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Many ancients believed that gemstones contained powers that were unearthly and that wearing a gemstone at a particular time could help the wearer in many ways. Although that is not as prevalent today as thousands of years ago, gemstones definitely remain in the hearts of millions and there are 12 different gemstones attributed to each month.
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It was a beautiful day today in suburban Philadelphia! The sun was out, it was in the low 60s, what else could anyone ask for on a day in early March? Spent my day doing some volunteer work at the library and stopped at Barnes & Noble for a treat – new magazines! Picked up WWD Accessories – I can’t wait to see what’s happening in the jewelry world for spring/summer. My little contribution to spring styles in jewelry will be my mini collection of aquamarine jewelry that I will post on etsy, once I finish photographing them
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Special Info Link: igkt.net The River Bar is a fresh way to make a paracord bracelet, or generate a decorative narrow strap of rope.The observant will note the design looks very similar to the pattern of a Chain, or Caterpillar Sinnet.
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Bridal jewellery is the ultimate costume jewellery. You have to get your bridal jewellery right to really finish off the fabulous outfit you are wearing. So what is new when it comes to bridal jewellery you ask as you do want to stay in style whilst looking elegant
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Wedding bells are ringing for Anthropologie ! The brand’s parent company, Urban Outfitters Inc., announced that it will launch a bridal collection featuring heirloom wedding gowns, bridesmaid dresses, accessories and gifts designed with Anthropologie’s distinctively ethereal, feminine feel.
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Citizen Aqualand II Promaster Dive Watch If you don’t know somebody that could use a bit more time in their lives, you must live in a monastery! It’s not always possible to come clean your friend’s house, cook them some dinner and walk the dogs for their birthday … but you can do the next best thing. A new watch will help them keep track of time … give them a reason to check how long it is until something begins! Today we’re checking out some of the stylish watches in the range, for March born guys and girls . Citizen Swarovski Crystal Eco-Drive Watch Citizen Aqualand Promaster Eco-Drive Watch Flashing red and black dial men’s Fossil watch Wenger AquaGraph 1000M Men’s Divers Watch Funky DKNY watch Ladies Emporio Armani Crystal Watch Aquamarine is the birthstone for March, and while there aren’t any watches that feature the pale, subtle and very sweet gemstone ‘in the crystal’, so to speak, the Aqualand Promaster dive watch at the beginning of the article certainly incorporates the same color as the gem.
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Jewelry Crossings welcomes the Recessionista who is searching for style and the right price tag for his or her budget. We’ve just marked our brand new 2010 Sentosha Collection from Baroni 25% off plus we have many deep sales on fashion brands like Lori Bonn and Sara Blaine (hint: look in “Loot” on our home page!)
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Pantone has a bright and pretty spring palette out for this year that will easily take you right through summer. Featuring beautiful turquoise as the color of the year, the color forecasting company has added a soft tomato red, several soft pinks and corals, delicate grays and violets, and a fabulous bright blue.
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Properly opening and closing jump rings is a pretty important skill to master when making jewelry since jump rings are often used to connect up the various parts and pieces of jewelry items. They are also regularly used on the end of necklaces and bracelets to connect to clasps. I have a pretty good tutorial about jump rings called ” Fixing Jump Ring Problems .” It covers issues such as how to determine a good quality jump ring from one that isn’t that well made as well as opening and closing them correctly so that they stay put.
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Saved me LOTS of space! By Tynia Leah Calafiore (Fresno, CA) – See all my reviews I used to keep my necklaces hanging on an over the door purse rack. They would get tangled and broken and I couldn’t see through the huge stack to find what I wanted half the time. (I have about 100 necklaces) This is a really amazing product
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Not officially part of the Spring Collection, but still an integral part of the Cluny Grey Jewelry Collection are our Swarovski crystal pieces. Whether the crystals stand alone in a jewelry piece or are mixed with freshwater pearls, as we often do, or with gemstones, Swarovski crystals are classics and the jewelry pieces we make from them are classic also.
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US rockets strike Afghan home, kill 12 civilians Two U.S. rockets slammed into a home Sunday outside the southern Taliban stronghold of Marjah, killing 12 civilians after Afghanistan’s president appealed to NATO to take care in its campaign to seize the town
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Beading Arts Cyndi is running a contest on Beading Arts, and the prize is an absolutely free advertisement! A Bead A Day Want to stand out from across a crowded room? These Electric Sparkly Beads ought to do the trick! Barbe Saint John – New Jewelry from Forgotten Artifacts Barbe is avoiding work by showing some pics of recently made creations.
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