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Video: Kit Carson Cleanup

Today dozens of volunteers cleared thick brush and tall reeds to help make an Escondido park safer....

Breakfast with Tiffany

The Westport Youth Film Festival hosts its third annual A Breakfast with Tiffany benefit today at 10 a.m. at the Westport Arts Center ....

Fossil succeeds by doing everything itself

Fossil Inc. loves to use vintage images from the 1950s, and the company's business strategy couldn't be more retro: Want it done right? Do it yourself.Designing, manufacturing, retailing, advertising, graphics, architecture, factories in the Far East -- Fossil doesn't just tap these specialties and resources, it owns them.In an era...

Honey, Don't Bother Mommy. I'm Too Busy With My Blog and Building My Brand.

ON a brisk Saturday morning this month, a dedicated crew of about 90 women, most in their 30s or thereabouts, arrived at a waterfront hotel here, prepared for a daylong conference that offered to school them in the latest must-have skill set for the minivan crowd....

Low Zale credit card sales may end Citi deal early

Jewelry store operator Zale Corp is mulling whether to pay Citigroup Inc a $6 million penalty for low sales made through the credit cards it issues, or face the early end of an arrangement that finances about 40 percent of its U.S. sales....

Zale's Major Investor Flees

A major investor in Zale has shed most of his shares in the struggling jeweler, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing....

The Daily Jewel

MJSA Expo New York - Resources for Designers

Days for Designers! Designers coming to MJSA Expo New York can make the most of their trip by taking advantage of all the design-related events scheduled around the show. On Sunday, March 14, the MJSA Expo will open its doors at 10 a.m.. It will feature not only...

GIA Unveils Gem Project Based on the Edward J. Gübelin Collection

New online resource provides easy access to colored stone dataCARLSBAD, Calif. – March 4, 2010 – The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) recently launched the Gem Project. Comprised of data collected from gemstones in the Edward J. Gübelin collection, which the Institute acquired in 2005, the online resource includes a...

2010 MJSA Expo New York

Sunday: Not Just Surviving, but Winning. If you want to walk away from Expo with a notebook full of applicable business and marketing strategies, don’t miss this day. "Surviving the Great Recession: Proven Ways to Deal with Challenging Times" (11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) and "What You Can Do Now:...

JCK Industry Fund Awards Diamond Development Initiative

Diamond Development Initiative, Jewelers of America, Womens Jewelry Association, American Gem Society, Jewelers Vigilance Committee and the Jewelers Security Alliance received part of the $400,000 that is granted every year to individuals, groups, or associations who work towards the betterment of the overall industry.The JCK Industry Fund aims to address...

2009 George A. Schuetz Jewelry Design Contest - WINNERS!

One of the great things about "Show Season" in the Jewelery & Gem Industries are all the Design Contests. Participating in a contest can do a lot of great things for your business - the secret is finding the right contest for your work...but that is another post all...

Discover "Secrets of the Gem Trade" at GIA Thailand’s Gemstone Gathering

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Feb. 16, 2010 – The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Thailand will host its 33rd Gemstone Gathering on Feb. 24. Richard W. Wise, a graduate gemologist and president of R.W. Wise, Goldsmiths, Inc., will share his experiences as a gem explorer and author.Wise, who began his career...

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Joe Rodeo Diamond Watches

Every Joe Rodeo Watch is creating new fashion statements for both men and women. Icedtime.com lists the whole collection of Men’s Joe Rodeo diamond Watches and Women’s Joe Rodeo Diamond Watches online http://www.icedtime.com/Joe-Rodeo-JoJoWatches . Joe Rodeo Watches are essential accessories that modern men and women wear. Joe Rodeo Watches are...

Diamond Earrings

Choose from thousands of certified diamonds and numerous earring and ring settings crafted in gold and platinum. Icedtime.com offers a wide selection of high quality diamond jewelry. Find the perfect ring or earrings from icedtime.com exclusive collection available online http://www.icedtime.com/diamondearrings . With icedtime.com collection it is easy to find that...

Diamond Crosses

Icedtime.com lists collection of diamond crosses. Diamond crosses are very personal piece of jewelry and wearing a cross necklace is a perfect way to express your faith or to make a fashion statement. Diamond crosses become more and more popular and of the reasons of it because of the gemstones...

Diamond Watches for Women

Icedtime.com is the top online retailer of diamond watches for women. Icedtime.com carries only high end watch brands including Joe Rodeo Watches, Aqua Master Watches, Jacob and Co watches and many other famous brand names. Icedtime.com invites you to shop online and view thousands of new men’s and women’s diamond...

Hip Hop Diamond Jewelry

Icedtime is well known as online store for the hottest and most attractive hip hop jewelry. It brings you a distinguish collection of hip hop diamond jewelry with timeless styles http://www.icedtime.com/diamondrings.html. These designs are perfect for casual and party wear. Icedtime.com hip hop diamond collection appeared on celebrity clients and...

Joe Rodeo Real Diamond Watches

As a result of the incredible complexity and craftsmanship required to manufacture a luxury Joe Rodeo watch with the degree of excellence, they are not available in every store. Icedtime.com is an authorized watch dealer for Joe Rodeo http://www.icedtime.com/Joe-Rodeo-JoJoWatches. The watches are true testament. Joe Rodeo watches are aesthetically pleasing...

Fair Trade And Ethically Sourced Jewelry

TrueNorthGemsApartheid.Com-Declaration Of Intent

Press Release 16th August Union Declaration of Intent The 16th August Union demands that all Greenlanders have rights to a fair share of Greenland Ruby. Specific Demands: Restoration of the rights in Article 32 Restoration of the rights in the “One Handful” rule Cease and desist all legal harassment of ruby miners Due process for ruby miners...

Greenland Moves To Formalize Arctic-Apartheid System In Gemstone Exploration

Press Release Inuit Small Scale Miners Unite With International Community of Ethical Jewelers and call for a boycott of the “Artic-Apartheid” Ruby Nuuk, Greenland (PRWEB) March 5, 2010 — Niels Madsen, a small scale mining activist and one of the founders of the 16th August Union, a Greenlandic association of small...

Buying A Green Wedding ring And Ethical Engagement Ring Online? Five Key Questions You Must Ask

So, you’ve decided to get married and now you are considering a wedding and engagement ring set. This may be the first time in your life that you’re looking to invest in an expensive piece of jewelry. Hearing news about blood diamonds and dirty gold, you are...

Manufacturing Group’s First Principle and Standard: Community Consent

Introduction: This is ongoing recordings of a dialogs between members of our Manufacturing Group charged with the task of developing exceptional standards for jewelry manufacturing. . Follow this link for full review of past discussions. In this post, I introduce the first proposed principle and standard: Community Consent. ~ Marc...

Ethically Sourced Tahitian Pearls: An Interview With Josh Humbert

Introduction: Josh Humbert, runs an exemplary pearl farming operation in Tahiti, using methods that actually benefit the environment. (Josh Humbert) He was recently featured in an article in JCK Magazine. We caught up with him at the ethical producer manufacturing meeting run by Bill Galleger at the Tucson Gem Show. ...

Manufacturing Group Discussions: An Approach To Standards That Is Neither Top Down Nor Bottom Up

Introduction: This is an ongoing recording of a dialog between members of our Manufacturing Group charged with the task of developing exceptional standards for jewelry manufacturing. . Follow this link (www.fairjewelry.org/madison-dialogue-manufacturing-committee) for full review of past discussions. In this dialog, between February 19th and 22nd, 2010, Patrick Schein...

The Jewelry Weblog

Red Queen for a Day

For me Swarovski is the ultimate in fun bling. Some of their jewelry is truly beautiful, but other times it's just a pale imitation of the real thing. Where they really excel is when their pieces are downright whimsical. They have a little something for every mood. So I...

A Little History

When I'm heading to events as the Editor in Chief of Kitten Lounge and I have the opportunity to ask a designer why they wear what they do, I tend to hear the historic response. People love wearing something that has a meaning or a soul in many respects. This...

When It's Over... Who Keeps the Ring?

When an engagement ends after twelve days, who should keep the ring? You'd think the answer would be pretty cut-and-dry in that short amount of time: the girl should return the ring and everyone goes on their merry way. Not so in the case of Roger Adler and Rena...

Silver Makes a Comeback

Is it just me or is silver jewelry making a comeback? Maybe it's the economy, but I'm seeing more of it these days and I'm liking what I'm seeing. To be honest, I haven't worn silver since high school. Mostly, this is because I don't like polishing it. When...

The Best Gift for a Girl Who Loves Gems

The greatest gift I ever received wasn't a diamond, it wasn't money, it wasn't a car - it was the plainest gift imaginable: a lowly jewelry cleaner. The Elma Ultrasonic Cleaner LC20H came to me as an engagement present and I treasure it. It keeps all my gems sparkling...

A Timeless Watch

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Sterling's unexpected pairings

With its light weight and wallet-friendly prices, silver is the ultimate metal for designers to experiment with. Check out how they've utilized vivid enamel, rich wood and earthy leather to add color and texture to smooth silver. The results are......

Pantone's top 10 hues for fall

We still have a couple more weeks to go before officially hitting spring, but at this point, the fashion industry has long been pondering fall. To coincide with New York Fashion Week, where designers have been sending their fall collections......

Lend a helping hand to Haiti

Looking for ways to pitch in for Haitian relief? Jewelry designers have been busy crafting new pieces for the cause. Above: Ken and Dana Design "Haitian relief b-side Rights necklace" in sterling silver; suggested retail price is $125. From Jan.......

Valentine's Day gift ideas

It can take the skills of a seer or the years of experience garnered by a veteran retailer to predict which pieces will sell for an upcoming holiday. But after looking at the market, National Jeweler is going to take......

Three cheers from the DTC cocktail party

This past Friday, I got the chance to sit down and more thoroughly review the speeches made by Nicky Oppenheimer, Gareth Penny and Varda Shine at the recent Diamond Trading Co. sightholder cocktail party, the DTC's annual get-together gala held......

Favorites from Vicenza

After getting my bearings at the Vicenzaoro "First" show on Saturday (and sitting in on a trend seminar held by research consultancy TJF Group--more on their 2010 trend forecast to come), I spent the next day taking a closer look......

Mardon Jewelers Blog - Custom Jewelry and Gem Industry News

Which Diamond Grading Certificate is Best? Don’t Buy the Certificate!

We posted this about a year ago–with the tough economy, this insider information is more pertinent than ever, so we’ve tweaked the original blog a bit–here it is again. In their quest for the best value, consumers looking to buy a diamond often make the mistake of giving equal weight to...

A New Star– the Spessartine Garnets

As we mentioned in our recent blog, we’re always excited to see the latest gem finds displayed at the upcoming Tucson gem shows. In recent decades Africa has been the biggest producer of wonderful new gemstones and gem materials. The heavily mineralized Great Rift valley along the eastern side of the...

A Quest for the Perfect Ruby-The Rest of the Story

Relating to our recent post about our quest for an unheated Pigeon’s Blood ruby entitled “A Seinfeld Holiday, Episode 2″ , we just received this very nice testimonial. “Jim, thank you for your hard work and dedication in finding the perfect engagement stone for my fiancé – it has been a...

Tucson Gem Shows– Here We Come!

Every year for the first two weeks in February, gem dealers and buyers from all over the world converge on the small desert city of Tucson, Arizona. The annual Tucson event has become the Mecca of colored stones, fossils and gem minerals where dealers display such sophisticated and extremely valuable...

A Seinfeld Holiday, Episode 2

As promised, here’s a story that should get some chuckles– it’s an episode that turned out to be a long and winding road, so typical of the gemstone and jewelry business. Several months ago, I was contacted by a gentleman residing in London, England. He was impressed by my series of...

Gold Parties Pay Cheap Prices for Gold

True Story- One of our local police officers stopped by early this week with this group of assorted gold items she owned and wanted to sell– jewelry she no longer wore, broken pieces, etc. We sat down, I examined her gold for karat content and weighed it up. Our offer for...

GemWise

That's All She Read: The French Blue, by Richard W. Wise

That's All She Read: The French Blue, by Richard W. Wise...

We Have Moved

You will find us on our website; www.rwwise.com/blog. Visit GemWise at our new address:...

Book Review: Emeralds, A Passionate Guide by Ronald Ringsrud

by Richard W. WiseThe subtitle of Ronald Ringsrud's new book, A Passionate Guide, The Emeralds, The People, their Secrets has been well selected. The book is not just about emerald, most specifically Colombian emerald, it is about a country, its people and one man's love affair with it...

Lecture: GIA Washington D.C. Alumni Association

Tuesday, June 9th I will be delivering a lecture entitled: The Four C's of Connoisseurship, Quality Grading Colored Gemstones at the Gemological Institute of America's Washington D.C. Alumni Association.This is a very active organization. The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, Rosslyn-Key Bridge, 1900 North Fort...

Grain Boundary Diffusion in Tourmaline; The Epochal Crisis, Part II; A Tempest in a Tabloid:

An Open Letter to David Federman, Editor-in-chief, Colored Stone.By Richard W. Wise, G.G.©2009David Federman, I just finished reading Joel Arem’s article Ending Diffusion Confusion in the current issue of Colored Stone together with your editorial titled Some Badly Needed Science. You have written so many open letters to the...

Investing in Gemstones, Part II; A Strategy:

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Zibb.com: Jewelry/Jewelry Industry Players (Industry News)

Rekindle the Love and Remount Your Precious Diamond Engagement Ri...

Rekindle the Love and Remount Your Precious Diamond Engagement Ring...

Abraham Weighing Next Step After Lawsuit Dismissal

David Abraham said he is weighing "his next step" after his request to invalidate a 2008 DDC bylaws change was dismissed by a New York State Supreme Court judge last week....

Live Up to Customer Service & Sales Standards

Most businesses have policies and standards to which employees must adhere. But how many of these truly contribute to success, versus becoming forgotten words in an employee manual? Within your own business, are you doing enough to ensure the policies you have in place are followed? If not, you’re...

Low Zale credit card sales may end Citi deal early (at Reuters)

* Faces $6 mln penalty or end of deal in 180 days * Says without a credit card deal, severe earnings impact * Says in early talks with credit card issuers By Phil Wahba NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters)...

PIAGET SUPPORTS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENT FILM FEST...

For the third consecutive year, the Swiss watchmaker and jeweler Piaget, renowned for its High Jewelry collections and for its expertise in ultra-thin movements that has become a hallmark of the Piaget style, is supporting the Independent Film Festival, in......

'The Real Story' Following the Judge's Decision in Abraham vs. NY...

Welcome to Diamonds.net - home of RapNet® Diamond Trading Network, INDEX® - Internet Diamond Exchange, Rapaport Diamond Price Sheets, and Rapaport News Center....

What's New at How-to-Make-Jewelry

Mar 14, Silver Wire-Wrapped Turquoise

Hello, My name is Jeanne and I am a bead-aholic. I have loads of beads just waiting to be made into wonderful and beautiful things. A couple months ...

Mar 14, Nature's Leaf Polyclay Bracelet

I work with polymer clay. I have been working with it for quite some time. I don't have too much free time on my hands anymore (I have a little one and ...

Mar 14, Bead Soup Pendant

I love designs that use all those orphan beads that are never enough for a full project. This is a 1 1/2 inch wire circle, wrapped with pearls, crystals ...

Mar 14, Caged Stone Necklace

These stones came from a cross that was done mosiac style on the grave of a friend's great-grandmother. Over the years, the cross became deteriorated ...

Mar 14, Oriental Influence

Red necklace made in square acrylics, seed beads and big chips ...

Mar 12, Beginner Jewelry Making Tools

Jewelry making tools are a necessary expense even for a beginner. This guide will help you decide what to buy now, what can wait, and how much to spend ...

The ACCESSORY FILES

You Turn Left, I Turn Right...

Castor Fedora by Brixton Natural Straw with a burgundy silk lining. These hats are light-weight and come just a bit snug as they will naturally stretch as you wear them. A favorite of the So-Cal crowd as well the bulk of Bedford Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Brixton has...

He Never Made Her Think Twice....

Have you ever wondered where to find those "one-of-a-kind" edgy pieces that celebrities and other stylish chicks rock around the streets of New York and L.A.? Well look no further. Each and every piece of jewelry fromMeredith Khan’s Made Her Think collection practically begs you to conjure your inner rock star. Galvanized by...

Would You Be a Happy Boy or Girl?

Oscar Diamond Divas: Red Carpet Jewelry Trends for 2010 and BeyondThe hype is over, the awards have been announced and the statues have been given out. Now the real race is on: The fight for best dressed on Oscar night begins as soon as the telecast ends. There was a...

Over the Shoulder, Boulder Holder...

Acrylic Laser Cut Bra Necklace designed by Metal SugarNow you can show off your bra without feeling embarrassed! This adorable piece looks best short, but you can have it any length you want!Approx: 2.5" x 2" Retails for $45 (18")   SHOP HERE!!!!...

Sunday Afternoon with Me....

Hi All, I receive many emails asking about me... so... I took a page from a favorite blogger of mine and am going to give you my low down... (via HER questions!!)  PersonalI have Five tattoos, four of them make up a "sleeve" on my right arm.  My style icons...

You'll Go Down in History...

14 Point Stag Ring by Digby & Iona This is a show stopper, sure to catch the  eye of at least a few passers-by!Available in solid sterling silver, vermeil  or with white diamond encrusted eyes.Retails for $210.00 (Sterling) & $230.00  (Vermeil) Shop for it at www.digbyandiona.com...

Ganoksin's Orchid Blog Network

Orchid blogs are now ‘Twitter Tools’ enabled

Twitter Tools is a plugin that creates a complete integration between your Orchid blog and your Twitter account. Twitter Tools integrates with Twitter by giving you the followingfunctionality: * Archive your Twitter tweets (downloaded every 10 minutes) * Create a blog post from each of your tweets * Create a daily or weekly digest...

Add your website to Ganoksin’s Industry Guide

Here’s a FREE option that may be of interest to you. Do you have a gem & jewelry related website or blog? Do you sell products or services related to jewelry manufacturing? If so, the strategy of reaching 310,000 jewelry-related professionals through social networking sources might be of interest to you. List your product...

Increasing Your Blog’s Popularity With Social Bookmarking

With the latest surge of social networking, new ways of promoting content have emerged. Social networking happens to be a highly efficient way to promote your content.  Simply RSS feeding your links over a public network, or posting links in your messages is NOT enough. When it comes to promoting your...

Uploading and inserting images

Step 1: Open a new post, or the one you want to insert an image or images into. place the cursor where you want to insert the image. Step 2: Click on the “Add media” button at the top right of the editor area. Step 3: Click on the “Choose files to...

Blog Pages, Posts, Categories, and Tags…

Adapted from a post by Michael Martine When should you use a blog page instead of a post? How do you know what should be a category versus a tag? After this post, you will know exactly what to do. Pages vs. Posts Blog pages are timeless permanent content. Blog pages live outside the normal date/time...

Crafting an effective post title

Crafting an effective title is genuine art as it should aim at two main targets: to increase click-through to achieve higher search engines rankings (reads: Google). Thus writing an effective title can’t be taken lightly; it is really difficult to craft a title that will both “help rankings and work in...

Cluny Grey's Blogs

The Daily Fashion and/or Beauty Tip

This is full of the beauty and fashion tips that your mother may or may not have told you (depending on how cool she was). No, you cannot wear real white after Labor Day (I don't care if you are Princess Margaret), and yes, you can still feel chic even...

CATS - You Gotta Love Them!!!

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Living Life Lovelier

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The Jewelry Blog

My blog about jewelry designing and creating . Most of the jewelry I make can be seen at www.clunygreyjewelry.com or at www.leslieturtlejewelry.com....

The Cluny Chronicles

My musings on daily life, philosophy, ethics, relationships, love, animals, vegetarianism, travel, and anything else that is on my mind....

Newest Jewelry Business Tips

Pricing Handmade Jewelry Too Low

Many artists make the error of pricing their handmade jewelry too low. Often it's for one of these reasons: They don't value their own talent. They...

Share Your Jewelry Content - and Get Exposure

Share your jewelry content here and network with the handmade jewelry community....

Light Box for Photographing Jewelry

When I first starting taking pictures of my jewelry, I was taking the picture too far away and couldn't quite get the right light. It was time to learn...

Handling Requests for Free Jewelry

What do you do when friends and family ask for free pieces of your handmade jewelry? Chelsea Clarey has eight terrific solutions for turning these requests into a win-win situation....

Jewelry Inventory Software

This jewelry inventory software organizes and automates nearly your entire jewelry business, and it's very easy to use....

Girl's Jewelry Birthday Party

I was asked to do a Girl's Jewelry Birthday Party for 11 girls ages 5 to 8 yrs. old. Thanks to Rena Klingenberg's wonderful advice on doing a Birthday...

Jewellery News

Spotted… Monica Vinader.

Nadine Coyle was spotted out and about in London yesterday wearing the stylish Capture Marie necklace by Monica Vinader. In a sleek, all black outfit and oversized shades, Nadine warmed up her outfit with the necklace and it proved the perfect finishing touch. Discover Monica Vinader....

More Thomas Sabo charms bracelets just added.

Thomas Sabo Charm Club is a great way to treat yourself or someone you love without breaking the bank and we’ve just added more best selling bracelets to the site. Choose from black or pearl beads or the classic sterling silver link bracelet in two different weights. Prices start from...

Thomas Sabo Charm Club- perfect for Mother’s Day.

With just over a week to go until Mother’s Day, we’ve been thinking about Mother’s Day presents and can’t think of anything better than a gorgeous little Thomas Sabo charm bracelet and charm. We gave our own lovely Rockoko Mum a black beaded Thomas Sabo charm bracelet for Christmas and it...

Count down to the Oscars…..

With this year’s Oscars ceremony just around the corner on Sunday, we’ve started thinking about the gorgeous dresses and more importantly, jewels that Hollywood’s elite will choose to wear. This year ’s awards looks set to be quite a big one in terms of fashion and jewellery. Previous years have...

Rings Eclectic in In Style magazine, April ‘10.

Pick up a copy of this month’s In Style magazine (with Anna Friel on the cover) and you’ll find a great article about how to emulate the gorgeous Olivia Pallermo’s style. One hot tip is a ring by Rings Eclectic and we have to say, we couldn’t agree more! Shop...

Turquoise jewellery hot for Spring.

Pick up a copy of Grazia magazine this week (featuring Cheryl Cole on the cover) and you’ll find a great article all about updating your wardrobe for Spring. Along with some fab belts, bags and the like, one of the hottest tips for Spring is Turquoise jewellery, especially by top...

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Christmas in March? Green Dress, Red Carpet

With all the emerald-tone dresses and vermilion-colored carpets at the Oscars last Sunday, a partridge in a pear tree would’ve been all we needed to make it feel like Christmas in L.A. ... MorePost from: BlissTree...

Does More Sex = Better Skin?

I was out with my friend E, bemoaning the weather, my job, my general inertia, and their very sad and noticeable effects on my skin. He said, “Why don’t you take a ... MorePost from: BlissTree...

Controversy of the Week: Whoopi Wigs Us Out

Question. Why are we supposed to feel better about pissing ourselves if Whoopi Goldberg dresses up as a white woman and tells us that she is also pissing herself? Just when we were ... MorePost from: BlissTree...

In Defense of Crazy Cat Ladies

Two questions. Since when did loving a little ball of fluff become a crime? And why, exactly, is it okay for Todd to dump me because he’s “just not a cat person?” Love ... MorePost from: BlissTree...

Definition Decoder: Greenwashing

No, greenwashing is not a way to color-code your laundry. It’s clever code for inaccurate marketing – specifically, when companies falsely convey a “green”, or environmentally-friendly image. These days, it’s done with ... MorePost from: BlissTree...

A Martini A Day Keeps the Fat Away?

A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine this week indicates that alcohol consumption might actually reduce weight gain over time. So when you and your gal pals finish guzzling that ... MorePost from: BlissTree...

Tucson Gem Show - Live!

The Centurion Show picks Emerging Designers!

If you asked twenty people in attendance at any of the venues of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase (BTW - this is the city's official name for the shows) if they have been to the Centurion Show...most will answer that they have never even heard of it.The Centurion...

#TucsonGemShow: The Best Bead Show

One of my favorite Tucson traditions has been to meet up with Marsha of Amazing Porcelain and Vlad of Golem Design Studio for dinner...this is always a fun time...and it makes me go to at least one bead show!The Best Bead Show is in my opinion - the "Best" bead...

Eco, Ethical, and Fair Trade in the Jewelry Industry

Friday, February 5, 2010 an addition was announced adding a lively open format discussion to the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) Seminar Schedule at the AGTA GemFair, focusing on eco, ethical, and fair trade gemstones and materials sourcing for the Jewelry Industry.In a townhall format facilitated by Bill Gallagher, CEO...

Apologies and more great Tucson Reports coming...

I want to quickly take a moment of your time to apologize for the lack of blog posts from the Tucson Gem Show this year!!!I am so sorry!!! My hard drive decided to crash while I was in Tucson and I lost some of the info for posts that...

Bantering Bartering Buying--The GemFair 2010 Experience

Guest post by my favorite gem writer...Diana Jarrett, GG RMV Member NAJA More upbeat than last year's dismal fair, the AGTA GemFair and its sister the Gem and Jewelry Expo (GJX) in Tucson saw the kind of action that made vendors hopeful for the first time in months this February....

Collector Day Features "The Will Larson Collection"

The show at the Westward Look has become an annual pilgrimage for me and my friends Margo (in turquoise - Gemologist) and Roni (Geologist, GG and Co-Founder of the Jeweler's Ethics Assoc). Here the girls are schmoozing with Gail Spann - who refers to us as the Three Muskateers....

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