The ring finger on our left hand has traditionally been considered the place for a wedding ring. Did you know that other fingers have significance as well? Signet Rings are worn on the left pinky finger. Known as the 'gentleman's ring', the signet ring is traditionally seen as a symbol of family heritage. Signet rings are worn by men and women from all walks of life who … [Read more...]
Passionate about Purple
This vibrant color makes us feel luxurious and rich! Purple combines the energy of red and the calmness of blue. It is furthermore associated with spirituality and the higher self. Purple’s elite status stems from the rarity and cost of the dye originally used to produce it. Historically purple is considered the color of royalty. Purple was expensive and as a result only the … [Read more...]
Love Purple? You Might be Royalty!
Purple is well known as the color of royalty. Want to know why? In ancient times the only way to replicate purple dye was by harvesting thousands and thousands of murex sea snails . As you can imagine this was not an easy task. It was time consuming and expensive. Only the very rich royalty could afford it. Since purple was relegated to royalty it was only fitting that deep … [Read more...]
Kitty Approved Jewelry Design
It is comforting to have my feline helper. Button often weighs in on my decision about which designs to keep creating. Sometimes she uses her paw to select one that she is especially enamored with. It's very clear when she is not enthused about a design as well. She just Sits on the jewelry so I cannot move forward. Pretty clear message don't you think? Button's expertise … [Read more...]
Image is Everything!
When Photographing Jewelry that is.... Yesterday was the first day I was able to experiment with my new Photo box. What Fun! Trying something new is always a little scary isnt it? I had been using the same photo equipment for the last several years. It was good but because it used flourescent lighting (with bulbs that were not replaceable with LEDs) I ended up doing lots … [Read more...]
