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Baby Don’t Cry – Louis Vuitton Jewelry Collection

The Baby Don’t Cry collection is colorful and light and combines yellow gold with precious stones.

Baby Don't Cry PendantBaby Don’t Cry Pendant
This pendant enhances the Citrine and confers a sparkling, feminine touch.
- 750 thousandths (18 kt) yellow gold
- Citrine
- 1.7 mm gold circle
- LV signature on the hook

Baby Don't Cry Necklace Amethyst & White GoldNecklace Citrine & Yellow GoldBaby Don't Cry Necklace Smoky Quartz & Yellow GoldBaby Don’t Cry Necklace
These necklaces add a touch of sparkle to everyday wear.
- Smoked quartz and yellow gold
- Citrine and yellow gold
- Amethyst and yellow gold
- Louis Vuitton chain

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Baby Don’t Cry Hoops
The Baby Don’t Cry Hoops features teardrop-shaped stones swinging lightly within a circle of yellow gold; these large hoop earrings look eye-catching and feminine.
- Yellow gold & 2 tilleul quartz
- Yellow gold & 2 purple amethysts

Baby Don't Cry Earrings Citrine & Yellow GoldBaby Don't Cry Earrings Smoked Quartz & Yellow GoldBaby Don't Cry EarringsBaby Don’t Cry Earrings
Feminine and refined, the Baby Don’t Cry line features precious water droplets. These earrings combine simplicity with grace.
- Citrine and yellow gold
- Amethyst and white gold
- Smoked quartz and yellow gold

How do I get my match earrings

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The color of your earrings is an important characteristic that you must match to your outfit.

A nicely colored pair of earrings can compliment your eye color and facial features, as well as your style. Try a lot of different colors with different outfits until you find the colors that look best with your complexion and that match the dominating colors of your wardrobe.

To Gem or Not to Gem

Should be based on occasion and your personal preference.
- Small gemstones are good for an added shine to everyday clothing.
- Large gemstones can be worn for special occasions.

Smaller or Bigger

Each sized earring highlights the features of the face, but not every sized earring is for every person.
- Overly sized earrings can draw attention to themselves and away from your face.
- Too small earrings won’t get noticed, your job is to find the happy-medium that works for you.

Remember - an earrings are accessories and they should match your outfit not the other way around, therefore, don’t buy earrings that you know will not go with any of your outfits.

Jewelry Today – What Woman Want?

bling earringsWhat is it that women are buying and not buying today? The first thing they want is “Big” with a lot of bling. They are doing this by sometimes sacrificing the quality of stone for size, other times by choosing pieces with multiple diamonds that give the illusion of a big look. The days of women being satisfied with a plain gold wedding band are gone. Anything paved, basically small round diamonds set everywhere, with minimal metal showing is in hot demand.

And the second thing they want is color…lots and lots of it. In fact, They are opting for alternative semi-precious stones set around diamonds, rather emeraldthen going for the traditional pricier precious ringsstones. Sales of the traditional sapphires, emeralds and ruby stone jewelry have plummeted and have been replaced by the colorful and “cheaper” alternative semi-precious stone jewelry. All colors sell and the popularity of a certain color will vary with the season and fashion. Beryls, rubellite, rhodolite, garnet, topaz, citrine, garnets, jade, tourmalines, periodot, amber, carnelian, jade, the selection and colors are endless. Pink and blue-green are always hot colors.

Not only are stones big in rings but also gemstone bead strands have been the hot ticket item the last few years. Tourmaline, peridot, topaz, iolite, jade, lapis, onyx, beryl mixed with gold beads, pearls and accented with big bling  blingcenterpiece pendants have been popular. After enduring a decade of the white metal and diamonds minimalism look, women revolted and the “bigness” of size and color became the flavor du-jour for women’s necklaces. During the minimalist period where necklaces were all worn short, the necklaces of today have evolved to the belly button length. These necklaces are usually 32″ or longer and worn long or doubled for a layered look.

pearlsAdditionally, women want versatility in their jewelry. They want jewelry they can wear to the jewelry for office womanoffice as well as go out to dinner and just plain live in. They want anything that gives her a feeling of change from day to night or that she can color coordinate with different outfits!!!!

Special Care For Your Jewelry

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Fashion jewelry
Wipe with a damp cloth and dry with a soft, clean cloth. Ensure that your jewelry is completely dry.
Avoid: soaking in water or using heat, steamers or ultrasonic cleaners. Don’t use jewelry cleaners or other chemicals.

Pearls
Wipe your pearls with a damp cloth to remove perspiration, oil or any other residue. For regular cleaning, wipe with a damp cloth. Dry completely with a soft cloth.
Avoid: heat, hot water, steamers or ultrasonic cleaners along with cosmetics and hairsprays. Don’t soak in water.

Special care: Protect from scratches; perfumes and household chemicals which can wear away the nacre or cause color change.

 Jade
Wipe gently with a damp cloth. Dry thoroughly with a soft cloth.
Avoid: hot water, chemicals, steamers and ultrasonic cleaners. Don’t soak.

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Emerald
Emeralds are durable, but their internal characteristics require some special care. They can be soaked and brushed briefly with cool water.
Avoid: extreme heat, hot water, steamers or ultrasonic cleaners, expose to harsh cleaning solutions.

Lapis
Mix mild soap and cool water. Wash only as needed and rinse quickly with cool water. Dry thoroughly.
Avoid: hot water, steamers, ultrasonic cleaners and soaking.

Special care: Soft stones like lapis can easily be scratched by pin stems and the edges of other jewelry. Protect pieces with these gemstones by wrapping them in jeweler’s tissue and storing separately.

Marcasite
Wipe gently with a damp cloth. Dry thoroughly with a soft cloth.
Avoid:  hot water, soaking, chemicals, steamers and ultrasonic cleaners.

Opals
Soak briefly in cool water. Dry thoroughly with a soft cloth.
Avoid: extreme heat, hot water, steamers or ultrasonic cleaners.

Special care:  Never use an ultrasonic, never use chemicals and avoid heat. Don’t put your opal ring on the window sill when washing your hands or the dishes as strong sunlight can dry out the water in opals which could cause hazing or color change.

Turquoise
Wipe gently with a damp cloth. Dry thoroughly with a soft cloth.
Avoid: hot water, soaking, chemicals, steamers or ultrasonic cleansers.

Special care: Turquoise can easily be scratched by pin stems and the edges of other jewelry. Protect pieces with these gemstones by wrapping them in jeweler’s tissue and storing separately.

Mother’s “I LOVE YOU”

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If someone ask me “Who is a wonderful, caring, generous and loving person for  your life?”

My answer is “My Mom” cause she  is the most special person for my life – I love her since I was born….

I will show her how much I love her – for today, tomorrow and forever…..

The Eternal Beauty Jewelry.

Nowadays – Antique jewelry and lavish is the vintage jewelry pieces which have turned out to be the eternal trend for women, jewelry enthusiasts and even some men. A lot of styles and designs of distinctive jewelry are available on today’s market.

There are different types of antique jewelry. The most common ones are estate antique jewelry, Victorian, Edwardian, Art deco and Art nouveau.

Antique jewelry is unrivaled every sense of the word – it will never be out of style and will be a perpetual piece in everyone’s jewelry box.

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Art Deco..

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Edwardian…..

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Victorian….

Gems of Siam (Thailand)

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The earliest reference to the gems of Siam (Thailand) was that of the Chinese traveler, Ma Huan, in 1408 AD (Phillips, 1887; Gühler, 1947):

A hundred li (twenty miles) to the S.W. of this Kingdom there is a trading place Shang-Shui, which is on the road to Yun-hou-mên, [possibly a canal between Chanthaburi and Trat Provinces in eastern Thailand]. In this place there are five or six hundred foreign families, who sell all kinds of foreign goods; many Hung-ma-sze-kên-ti stones are sold there. This stone is an inferior kind of ruby, bright and clear like the seeds of the pomegranate.

x00096236sszIn Manual de Faria’s (1617 to 1640 AD) description of Portuguese Asia it is stated that Siam has “mines of sapphires and rubies” (Ball, 1931). Nicolas Gervaise, writing in 1688, also mentions what may have been an occurrence of sapphire in Siam:

…there are blue stones found in certain parts of the jungle in the uplands. This stone resembles the Lapis which is usually found in gold mines.

Gervaise, however, seemed interested more in gold than precious stones, for this is his only reference to gems (Gervaise, 1688).

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Ulrich Gühler (1947) has given us an authoritative account of the history of gems in Thailand, unfortunately in an obscure Thai journal, beginning with Ma Huan. From the fifteenth century onwards, various travelers to Thailand mention, in passing, that rubies and sapphires are found near Chanthaburi. Also included are the sometimes humorous descriptions of the gems, as well as the local people and their customs. Witness the statements of early French missionaries to Thailand (Cartwright, 1908) from before 1770 on the former Thai province of Laos:

In the province of Laos from whence the kingdom takes its name, there is a deep mine whence rubies and emeralds are extracted. The King possesses an emerald of the size of an ordinary orange.

De la Loubère (1693), French envoy to Siam in 1687, described Thailand as “abounding in mines of rubies and sapphires.” He added that the stones usually found their way into the possession of monks, who were secretive as to the gems’ origin, and who employed them as charms. A handful of rough sapphire from Chanthaburi’s Khao Ploi Waen mines.

Photo: Tarin Janobkatt/Thaigem.com

Ornaments for party night

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Outstanding by Jewelry , Jewelry realistic gems (diamond Swiss, CZ) earrings pendant bracelets necklace.

925e.com selling Silver jewelry, Gemstones jewelry such as a necklace pendant ring earrings bracelet bangle. CZ jewelry has selected special and good grades. When combined with the sophistication of its cut CZ jewelry is beautiful, realistic. Work model features advanced variety design to buying. Ensure the same outstanding gloss levels. Pieces of jewelry produced by specialist technicians.

Square shaped earrings decorated with Gemstones, setting bezel, white sparkle at night. Drop necklace decorated with large Gemstones in the middle. Bright white and lustrous thread suitable for night party, add distinguished themselves and set to wear

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The Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Jewelry Exhibition, Thailand the World’s Gems & Jewelry Hub

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Jewelry Exhibition

More than two decades at Bangkok Gems and Jewelry Exhibition continued to build itself as a professional trade. Thailand has had a reputation for its craftsmanship and the ability in applying an ancient traditional with modern technology to achieve perfection in the production of impressive jewelry and jewels this easily proves Thailand status to be The World’s Gems & Jewelry Hub.  Indeed, the best place to explore the good part of Thailand’s distinctiveness is at the bi-annual Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair. Yet it is a superb location to see the latest and unique collections, find couture designers and producers in a venue alive with multimedia presentations, dazzling fashion shows, design awards and other special events.

Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair is a place to conduct good business and network with more than 1,200 exhibitors in 16 product categories and thousands of international jewelers and traders pursuing supplies. It is organized two time per year, in March and September, at the Impact Challenger, Bangkok, with more than 3,500 stalls spread over 80,000 square meter in a single-floor layout, BGJF has been a vibrant marketplace where over 1,200 exhibitors from over 35 countries such as UK., Italy, Russia, USA, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Israel and etc. participate in each BGJF which attracts 35,000 international delegates and visitors.

Members of Thai Gem and Jewelry Traders Association has worked closely with the Department of Export Promotion towards building the success of the fair and then through a unified effort to increase Thailand’s reputation as The World’s Gems & Jewelry Hub.

Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Exhibition organizers are committed to make the 45th was set as February 26 - March 2, 2010, even more dazzling than before in order to promote trade and business partnership as well as industry exchange.

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Natural Tourmaline of all Varieties

Blue Zircon Tourmaline

Blue Zircon Tourmaline

Chrome Tourmaline

Chrome Tourmaline

BI Color Tourmaline

BI Color Tourmaline

Rubelite Tourmaline

Rubelite Tourmaline

Multi Color Tourmaline

Multi Color Tourmaline

Pink Tourmaline

Pink Tourmaline

Loose faceted tourmaline gemstones, the birthstone of October, Gemstone from Africa best selling and good qualities. Our vast selection of loose tourmaline gems are the perfect starting point to make up your dream selection of tourmaline rings. The famous Paraiba Tourmaline, Blue green tourmaline, rubelite tourmaline, pink tourmaline, raspberry tourmaline, parti-color tourmaline, chrome tourmalines and other unique colored Tourmalines are our specialties. Tourmaline, due to its unique gemological properties, comes in every hue and tone of the color spectrum. Many tourmaline gemstone collectors have hundreds of tourmalines, all of different colors and hues! Slight differences in color tone and hue can make a big difference in evaluating a loose tourmaline gemstone. The most famous of all tourmaline gems is the Paraiba tourmalines of Paraiba state in Brazil. Fine gems in 5 carat sizes command incredible colors in the Windex or teal blue color. Prices can reach over $ 20,000 per carat! However, many very good quality tourmaline gemstones of incredible beauty can be bought at very reasonable prices. Tourmaline is produced in gem quality in many countries around the world. Mozambique has recently become an important producer, with a new discovery of Paraiba like tourmalines with similar chemical composition to its Brazilian cousin. Some seller and gemological laboratories have called these tourmalines “Paraiba”, although some debate has occurred about this. This is one of the finest collections of tourmalines available anywhere. All of these loose tourmaline gemstones were bought in the rough state and cut to perfection here in the USA by my experienced cutters to maximize brilliance

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