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The Classic Jewelry Pieces Every Woman Should Own

by Trish

Buying jewelry, or having it bought for you, can be a lot of fun, and it is easy to have your head turned by fashion pieces in unusual styles, metals and stones. However, while accruing a good collection of costume and statement jewelry is a great way to ensure you always have the perfect accessory for every outfit, there are some pieces that every woman should have in her collection. These are things that never go out of style and are worth investing in. They are also things that when given as gifts, will be kept with you for a lifetime, always reminding you of the special person who gave them to you.

Here are some of the best jewelry pieces to build up in your collection:

A Simple, Delicate Pendant

Whether you prefer gold or white metals, and whether you choose a pendant that is symbolic for religious reasons (like a cross or a St Christopher), for personal reasons (like an initial or a locket with a picture of someone close to you) or simply because it is attractive (like a diamond teardrop), a simple, light chain with a subtle pendant is a great piece of everyday jewelry. These kinds of items tend to carry a lot of sentimental value and you may find you wear it almost every day, with every outfit. It can look delicate and pretty with sharp, professional clothes, but isn’t overpowering enough to overshadow a beautiful evening dress. It is even subtle enough to wear with your most casual outfits.

A Good All Purpose Watch

There are all kinds of different watches for different purposes, like hi tech sports or diving watches for when you are getting active through to glitzy designs to compliment your most glamorous outfits. However, a good watch in a classic feminine style is something that can withstand the elements as well as match all of your clothes. A metal frame and strap tends to look best, because leather can get very worn over time, and a classic analog watch style is the best to go for – digital watches for anything other than sport look tacky. Whether you can afford to splash out on something like a Rolex, Cartier or Tag Heuer style of thing or you go for a similar design by a more affordable brand like Seconda, a good all purpose metal watch is perfect for business, evening and casual use.

The Perfect Stud Earrings

Earrings are one area where it is fun to experiment, with elaborate dangly styles and all kinds of fun metallic shapes always a good way to liven up a simple outfit. However, the perfect pair of stud earrings for your personal style are a must have. They look great with your hair either up or down, and flatter most ear shapes. If you are a glamorous type, diamond earrings or cheaper equivalents (for example zirconia or crystal) are a great choice as they add sparkle without looking too dressy for every day wear. If you like a classic, almost retro look, you can choose pearls or simple gold or silver ball studs. If you like a look that is more modern and funky, you can choose titanium studs in a whole range of colors, or, if there is a stone or color you love, you can invest in some studs in something like emerald, topaz, amethyst or ruby.

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This post has been contributed by Nolan Grey, an employee at Diamonds on Web. He is a very friendly individual who enjoys interacting with people and helping them through his informative suggestions.

Filed Under: Fashion, Featured, Womens World Tagged With: classic jewelry, diamond, fashion, gemstone, gold, lifestyle, metals, pendant, silver, simple, stones, stud earrings, style, watch, woman

Thinking of selling my gold jewelery

by The Diva

You know, ever since the price of gold really started to climb last year I’ve been keeping an eye on it and wishing that back when I used to be a jeweler that I’d stored away a few gold bars for safe keeping. I’d be sitting pretty right now, wouldn’t I?

Woulda, coulda, shoulda as the saying goes.

Actually, ever since I’ve been out of the jewelery trade I barely ever wear my jewelery. Perhaps I should just go through my jewelery collection and then take it to some old jewelery friends and get it melted down and sell it.

Have you thought about selling your gold jewelery or melting down your gold now that the price of gold has gone up so high? And no I’m not talking about sending your gold off to those places that advertise on TV … those places sound like scams to me!

Filed Under: Finance, Home and family, Items to Try Tagged With: collection, gold, gold jewelery, gold prices, jewelery trade, melt down, sell, wear jewelery

Canada goes for the Gold this Wednesday

by The Diva

Good news – did you watch the World Junior Hockey Championship games earlier this evening? Canada and the US were playing and the US was defending it’s title.

Well .. unfortunately for the USA, they lost the game and now, the Canadians are going to play Russia on Wednesday night for the gold. I’m sure all three teams will walk away with hockey trophies.

If you can’t tell – I’m Canadian … so I’m rooting for our team to win the gold but of course I’m happy even if they only win the silver.

Go CANADA!!!!!

Filed Under: Entertainment, Health and Fitness, Items to Try, Television Tagged With: 2011, Canada, canadian, gold, hockey, hockey championship, russia, USA, world juniors

I should go back to making jewelery

by The Diva

I can’t believe how high the price of gold is. It just keeps climbing higher and higher. I wonder when the price will start going down again?

Did you know that I used to be a jeweller? Yeah … back in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Yep. I made gold jewelery. I worked for a company that made jewelery from scratch – from wax mold, to castings, then polishing and assembling each and every piece.

When I worked in the jewelery trade Gold reached a price of about $800 an ounce and at the time that was the highest price it had ever been, but now that gold is at about $1338 an ounce that makes the jewelery that I was making seem like discount jewelry!

Hmmm Maybe I should get back into the jewelery trade? Nah … I left it for a reason – I enjoyed the work, but I hated the atmosphere. By the early 90’s I’d opened my own business and I worked 16 or more hours a day (like I do now as webmaster!) but my clients were extremely demanding, cheap and well … rude. I don’t want to go back to that again.

Filed Under: General, Items to Try Tagged With: 80s, 90s, cast, gold, jeweler, jewelery, jewelery trade, ounce, price, price of gold

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