Happy Birthday, Congratulations! Google The Google doodle tradition started a long time ago (in summer 1999, in fact) when Larry and Sergey put a stick figure on the homepage to signify that they were out of the office at Burning Man. Nothing against stick figures, but our logo designs have become rather more varied since then. Today you'll see a special design that commemorates our 10th birthday. We've incorporated a little bit of history by using the original Google logo from 1998. And... Read Full Story
It's Oil! It's a Frog! It's an Oily Frog! A fun look at some of the more unusual gems and minerals in our world! At the ISG we study by specimen rather than by textbook. This allows us to learn more about all of the variables that gemstone properties can offer, rather than teaching a simple listing in a textbook. To do this we collect as many gem and mineral specimens as we can find, buy, beg, borrow and get donated. The fact that quartz crystals often form in hydrothermal intrusions... Read Full Story
The allergy that occurs by wearing fine jewelry or costume jewelry is referred as Nickel dermatitis or Contact dermatitis or Nickel allergy. It is basically a contact allergy. It can happen anytime at any age. Every single human body reacts to different degree with nickel depending upon the tolerance and susceptibility level. Jewelry is treasured all over the universe. It is but true, that many people cannot wear jewelry in spite of their deep desire to wear it. Jewelry allergy is a common... Read Full Story
This year's hottest date for getting hitched is 08/08/08 The number eight, signifying prosperity and luck, will be just one of the traditional Chinese elements in Jay Wong and Tina Xu's ceremony. The Olympics' opening ceremony isn't the only significant event next Friday. Thousands of couples will be tying the knot on 08/08/08, making it the most popular wedding date of the year. Eights will be a motif at Carrie Littman and Dan Vissers' August 8 wedding "I have it monogrammed on my... Read Full Story
"Thanks for voting us the 2008 Best of Los Angeles Jewelry Designers"--JewelryDays.com Team U.S. Local Business Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement WASHINGTON D.C., July 24, 2008 -- JewelryDays.com has been selected for the 2008 Best of Los Angeles Award in the Jewelry Designers category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA). The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA... Read Full Story
Creators of the Diamond Standard Vodka have patented a filtration system that utilizes over 600 cut diamonds of up to one carat in size. The Diamond Filtration system took three years to complete. “Our innovative process creates vodka with the silkiest and most subtle of palettes…Its yield is 750 carats of liquid elegance since each and every drop has been individually kissed by diamonds,” the company says on its website. The vodka is sold in a perfume-grade designer bottle, which comes... Read Full Story
The GIA is inviting prospective students to apply for a scholarship for the 2009 GIA courses and program. More than 65 scholarships are available at GIA with a collective value of $372,308. The GIA said the scholarships include $227,778 allotted to the scholarship fund by the GIA’s Board of Governors from interest earned through GIA’s permanently invested Endowment Fund. The Institute’s Board has apportioned $98,500 of the total amount for international scholarships, which are available... Read Full Story
A pear-shaped 38 carat D/VVS1 diamond, set in a marquise cut gold and platinum diamond necklace, that once belonged to Christina Onassis was sold Wednesday to an unnamed Middle Eastern buyer for $7.1 million. Christie’s, which auctioned the diamond, gave it a catalogue estimate of £1.8 - 2.2 million ($3.5 - $4.3 million). The diamond was one of several jewelry items offered for sale by the Onassis family. A gem-set bowenite Buddha by Faberge sold for $2.5 million, more than quadrupling early... Read Full Story
(June 4, '08, 11:41 IDEX Online Staff Reporter) Jewelry Television (JTV) has been accused in a $5 million lawsuit filed by a California woman of false advertising. Marliese Weed has alleged that JTV sold gemstones described as rare and expensive red or green andesine labradorites, when they were actually colorless or yellow common feldspar that had been chemically treated. The lawsuit, according to AP, is seeking class-action status, on the estimation that the gemstones in question have... Read Full Story
3 June 2008 Making gemstones from household kitchen products? Open those cabinets and let's make gemstones in your kitchen! If you are at home right now go stand in your kitchen. Go on. Go to your kitchen and look around and make note of some of the things in your cabinets, shelves, and counter tops. Go ahead, we’ll wait. Hum hum humm hum hum da dee dah dee dum…….OK, you’re back. Did you know that you just saw virtually all of the ingredients required to make... Read Full Story
