Cristina on February 18th, 2009

March is the third month of the year and its approaching quite fast, isn’t it? According to the Birthstone List from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) for this particular month of the year the birthstone assigned is Aquamarine. Aquamarine is a fascinating blue gemstone. Its color varies from the light blue of the sky [...]

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Cristina on February 16th, 2009

If so, then you must visit Taxco, a small town couple of hours away from the tourist hot spot of Acapulco, in the state of Guerrero, state of Mexico. There, local talented artisans hand make gorgeous silver jewelry sometimes with unique personal designs. In case you aren’t planning to visit Mexico this year but still [...]

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Cristina on February 13th, 2009

After presenting the video about making Murano glass jewelry and beads, I thought maybe you would like to know and see more. Murano glass is art glass that comes from Murano island in the Venetian lagoon known for master glass-making, a tradition that dates back to the 7th century. The classical technique of blowing glass [...]

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Cristina on February 12th, 2009

Precious Earth jewelry is promoting throughout its activity the sustainable jewelry concept. “Our goal is to make jewelry that is as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside ” they say.  I declare myself an enthusiastic of this idea and I will expand it for you too. By supporting consciousness and transparency [...]

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Cristina on February 11th, 2009

The brilliance of a diamond comes from the way it is cut, but why hang on to the same regular pattern. I was quite fascinated to discover an innovative way to cut stones and make then look even better. I must admit that I am attracted to creativity rather than standard or classical designs. So [...]

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