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If diamonds are a woman’s best friend then why does the man have to buy them? Most men are not familiar with the fine details of diamond characteristics and value. Making such a large purchase without any experience or knowing who to trust can make diamond shopping a daunting task. A visit to your local jeweler almost always consists of a tutorial on the “4 C’s” leaving you more confused than ever.

What your jeweler will not tell you is the single most important diamond trait which determines value and brilliance. The rarely mentioned yet most important detail is a diamond’s depth percentage. A diamond cut to the ideal depth percentage will reflect substantially more light known as brilliance or fire. A diamond with the same color and clarity may appear dull and boring compared to a diamond with an ideal depth percentage.

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Many people face a dilemma when it comes to cleaning their precious sterling silver jewelry. You have to take care especially if your jewelry is antique. Harsh chemicals and vigorous cleaning might snap off pieces of the jewelry so it is essential to do the cleaning gently. There are a number of steps one must follow while cleaning such jewelry. Here they are:

First you should choose a mild cleansing agent for your jewelry. A soap or shampoo based cleaning agents always enough to get your silver shining. You should not use strong cleaning solutions as this can damage your silver beyond repair.

It might even react with the silver and decrease its weight. You can choose from common household items like baking soda or tooth paste. Most stores stock cleaning liquid especially formulated for silver jewelry. You can take one of those too.

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Personalized Mother’s Necklaces are by far and away the hottest trends in mother’s jewelry today. They are so popular because moms can keep their child close their hearts at anytime of the day and they are often unique designs. Necklaces will come attached with a pendant with your child’s name or monogram on the front and birth date on the back. Whatever style you choose it is a good idea to get a polish cloth to keep away tarnishes, especially on the pendant.

Personalized mother’s necklaces are popular during Mother’s Day and the Holiday Shopping Season from Thanksgiving through New Year’s. Valentine’s Day is the current rising trend as more and more husbands buys a personalized mother’s necklace for their wife.

Handcrafted or Machine Stamped? Machine stamped names and birth dates on pendants are consistent and much defined edges. However, if you want to have the wow factor, nothing is better than a handcrafted necklace. An artist will hand etch or stamp your child’s name and birth dates into the disk. It is one of a kind and the cost is comparable to machine stamped. Handcrafted stamps give you the satisfaction of a personal touch.

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Precious stones, e.g. green emeralds, white diamonds, and red rubies, along with the stunning blue, color-change, golden, orange, pink, purple, white, and yellow sapphires can be worn on the body or used in decorations. Such jewelry is often more prized than gold, cash, or other earthly possessions.

Jewelry is an ornamental kind of adornment, usually worn on the body but is becoming increasingly used in innovative and unique ways. It can sometimes be engraved, customized, and personalized. Jewelry has been constructed from numerous different materials, like costume jewelry as an example. However, it’s most often created with precious metals and set with gemstones. Most fine jewelry is made through a process called jewelry cast.

Giving the gift of jewelry can be rewarding for the giver and receiver for years to come. It’s not chocolate or candy that melts with the first bite or a stuffed animal that gets thrown away. It demonstrates thought – in that you picked it out especially for the person that you are to give it to. The beauty of the jewelry demonstrates the beauty of the relationship.

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Fantasy figures have always been a popular theme from fairies, elves, and dragons through to unicorns, the mythical Pegasus and even mermaids. Fantasy figures and symbols are very popular in jewelry items both for young adults as well for those that are, shall we say, more mature. Fantasy jewelry has also gone more mainstream with the recent Troll Bead line that incorporates the softer elements of fantasy jewelry into different types of beads, rings and pendants that are a bit less edgy than some of the more traditional pieces.

One of the amazing things about fantasy jewelry is that it is well appreciated by both men and women. The handcrafted designs of the traditional silver and gem pieces such as dragons, druids, ruins and circlets have been traditionally popular with men, while the lighter more stylized symbols have been equally popular with women. The jewelry ranges from heavy to light, chunky to fine and highly gemmed and jeweled to plain silver or gold. Since there is such as wide selection of fantasy jewelry it is sometimes hard to categorize it into one big group.

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The 81st Academy Award Ceremony in Los Angeles was the usual parade of beautiful gowns, dresses and accessories worn on the red carpet. And let’s be honest, there are many of us who watch the Oscars just to see the jewellery and fashions on display. Because an outfit worn by the likes of Angelina Jolie or Kate Winslet is likely to inspire new fashions and trends across the world!

So what do this year’s Oscars tell us about what’s hot in jewellery? Here are five key jewellery trends for 2009 that emerge from the Oscars red carpet.

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Wondering what the top fashion jewellery trends are going to be for 2009? How will the credit crunch affect jewellery fashions this year?

This timely 10 point guide tells you what should you be looking out for if you’re buying, designing or making jewellery in 2009.

1. Exotic and ethnic inspirations will remain a big feature for all accessories in 2009, particularly jewellery. Think tribal jewellery, think safari khakis as well as seed beads, chunky beads, wood, ceramics, plastic and leather. Especially if it’s handcrafted jewellery.

2. Gold is becoming more expensive amid the global economic downturn, so many women are turning to other materials as an alternative. Silver is always popular, and brass is going to be big this year. Look out also for platinum, an affordable alternative to the more expensive metals.

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For centuries, jewelry has been used to signify many different things. It has been used by a royalty to signify their status, by women to display their beauty, and by men to exhibit their power.

Even many centuries ago, when jewelry was still very crude, but still beautiful, it was used in bridal rituals. Hence, even though the jewelry is becoming more sophisticated with every decade that passes, it still plays the same very important role in our society.

If there’s one thing that the bride wants to do on her wedding day, it would be to look beautiful. Many thousands of dollars are spent on bridal clothing, such as the wedding gown, as well as accessories. Jewelry is the perfect accessory to add beauty to the wedding gown and add sparkle to the bride herself.

Here are a few ideas on how to get the right bridal jewelry to make your wedding day even more perfect.

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Fashion jewelry began as a form of jewelry that was pasted onto various dramatically decorative theater costumes, which was called costume jewelry and even paste jewelry. However, as the years past, an assortment of materials were utilized for fashioning some very unique and stunning jewelry pieces. Some of the various metals useful for making fashion jewelry included nickel, pewter, brass and lead. Sterling silver, silver and gold may be electroplated over other metals such as copper or brass, offering the appearance of more valuable pieces, while being inexpensive. Other types of materials for fashion jewelry may include, wood, Lucite, rhinestones, or simulated gemstones, semi-precious stones as well as various crystals and lab created gemstones.

Since jewelry that is fashionable for celebrities, is the most often sought by the general public, many jewelry designers are regularly creating less expensive fashion jewelry that are similar in appearance to that of the designer jewelry worn by the celebrities. This means that even though the majority may not be able to afford such luxurious designer brand jewelry types, they may find their designer replicas to be more wallet friendly. For instance, take a look into the pages of many popular fashion magazines today, and you will find an assortment in showcases for both clothes and jewelry that are similar in appearance to the more expensive designs within budget of the everyday individual.

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To create a lasting impression in the minds of the people, you have to create an individualist statement. Be it a gift or the fight for a social cause, it should reflect a unique point of view to stand apart in the crowd and it is precisely this uniqueness that has made the personalized wristbands so popular across the world.

When there is no doubt regarding the efficacy of the custom wristbands for upholding your cause, people often are clueless as to how to create one. Here is a brief guide to help you get started in your efforts.

When it comes to create a custom silicon wristband, you have to consider three important points: first the color of the band; second is the selection of logo and third is the message imprinted on it.

Choose the right color
So far as the wristbands are concerned, different colors signify different causes. We all know about the famous yellow Live Strong wristbands that aim at uniting the cancer patients all over the world in their determination to overcome this deadly disease. Though it is not essential that you strictly follow these color codes to create your wristband, it is advisable to use a color scheme that correctly represents your cause or your brand.

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