Stories of Gems

Mother’s Day is coming up, and if you’re like me, you want to WOW your mom with a great, thoughtful gift! And so, gem gals, if you are...

Whenever I tell people I’m a gemologist, they always ask me about their wedding rings. And since most wedding rings have diamonds, I end...

Ugh, this winter weather and all the snow has me longing for spring! And green! I am actually looking forward to St. Patrick’s Day,...

Gem gals! There’s an amazing museum exhibition that opened recently, and it’s all about gold jewelry! But not just gold. Gold filigree!...

True confession: I love Princess Kate! For me, she is my aspirational style icon! I love how she always looks classy and elegant. I love...

It’s Black History Month, so I wanted to take the opportunity and talk about some amazing women of color that you may not have heard of!...

We are in red carpet award season, and the Screen Actors Guild just handed out statues! But I don’t care about that. No, I care about the...

I bet you didn’t know that today is Appreciate a Dragon Day! Yes, indeed, every January 16th has been decreed (by who, I wonder?) to...

Award season is here, gem gals! That means all the stars get decked out all fancy, and I get to see all sorts of sumptuous jewelry....

There’s something magical about the start of a new year! It seems fresh and exciting – a new start, new beginnings! This is the time of...

I’m so excited to write about Lorraine Schwartz! She is another name that I hear dropped on the red carpet ALL. THE. TIME. Unlike Harry...

Gem gals, you know by now how much I love watching jewelry on the red carpet! Another name that always gets thrown around is Neil Lane....

Today is Mary Todd Lincoln’s birthday, and while you may not know anything about her, trust me when I tell you she LOVED jewelry! Mary...

So many times, I hear actors on the red carpet gush about their jewelry, and then the name – Harry Winston. He seems responsible for...

This time of year always makes me feel incredibly grateful for the abundance in my life – family, friendship, and community. And one of...

Happy Thanksgiving, gem gals! Today is Turkey Day, where I eat myself into a coma, watch football, and visit with family. In my life,...

Gem gals! I was soooo excited to see all the color and variety of gemstones this year at the Emmys! I won’t lie, the show this year was a...

It’s 2018, people! And yet, I feel like the jewelry industry still acts as if we’re in the 1950’s. So let me say this loud and clear:...

I just saw Ocean’s 8 so stealing jewelry is on my mind. Then I read about the brazen theft of the Swedish Crown Jewels. Two thieves...

Lately, I have been sitting on the sidelines watching everyone in the the jewelry industry completely freak out! Why are they so riled...