Team work makes the dream work
I have the pure joy of working with someone full time on my staff who just celebrated her 97th birthday. Full time and three years shy of a century. In fact, she often arrives unannounced on her day …
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Quality jewelry is worth the investment
Let’s talk expensive. Really, everybody knows that jewelry is, like, the most expensive thing on the planet. But it is often made of some of the rarest stuff on earth.
Our experts can repair and resize almost all vintage and contemporary jewelry
Take a piece of vintage jewelry to a national jewelry store and there are almost always two courses of action. The first one is the store will refuse to work on it and advocate for a new purchase.
The phrase DIY vintage jewelry repair should sound an alarm like DIY jet engine repair
Years ago, I read a sign hanging in a shop. It read, “Labor charge: $6.00 an hour regular, $10.00 an hour to follow your specific instructions or $20.00 an hour if you fixed it first.”
Small businesses are vital to local economy
Imagine how empty Downtown or Old Town or REO Town might be without small business. If that doesn’t scare you, imagine if the economic contributions of those businesses went elsewhere.
Understanding freshwater and saltwater cultured pearls
When people talk about pearls starting as a grain of sand, it is not quite true. It is more like a parasite. So, a mollusk will get this bug inside of them, but does have the means to kill it. The only way to protect itself is to secrete “nacre” to coat it, which is the basis of a pearl.
Traditional watches matter more in the digital age than you think
A smartwatch may run circles around its analog counterpart with all of the interactive features it provides, but traditional watches still have a place in the world.
Facts About Synthetic Diamonds
Last month, we discussed facts about natural diamonds. This month we’ll look at man-made diamonds.
Five Diamond Truths
Diamonds are older than life on Earth. Most were created 300 billion years ago. They are pushed up by volcanic eruptions. Diamonds are the oldest objects most of us will ever hold.