With retro fashion being so popular at the moment, there is a great interest in vintage earrings. These can be anything from antique Victorian earrings made from precious stones set in gold to garishly colored plastic clip-on earrings from the 1960s. One great place to pick up vintage earrings at a bargain price is eBay. [...]
Vintage Earrings – What Retro Ear Jewelry To Look For
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Ruby Earrings – Exotic Beauty From Asia
Few other gems have the wonderful depth of color and the aristocratic history of rubies. The best rubies are a bright clear red. Traditionally the finest rubies come from Asia, particularly Burma and Sri Lanka. Rubies come from the same gem ‘family’ as sapphires, the only difference being their color. Rubies are nearly as hard [...]
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Men’s Earrings – a Potted History
Up until the latter half of the 20th century it was rare to see a man wearing earrings and even rarer to see men’s earrings in the stores. The only time you would be likely to see a man wearing earrings would be in an old movie featuring pirates or gypsies. When the punk era [...]
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Secret Messages And The Peridot Ring
Peridot is a warm soft yellowish green gemstone that never has the intense green color of emerald. It is a popular birthstone for August, so a peridot ring, earrings or pendant would make an excellent gift for someone with a birthday in that month. It is not an expensive gem except in large, high quality [...]
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Turquoise Earrings – Warm Colors, Cool Jewelry
Turquoise has been used in jewelry for longer than any other stone. It has been found on ancient Egyptian mummies. Arizona and New Mexico are major sources of turquoise and the gem has been prized by Native Americans for hundreds of years. Mining is simple as most turquoise is deposited at or near the surface [...]
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Ruby Rings – A Cut Above The Rest
Ruby rings are a stunning gift to give to your partner or other loved ones, but going to a jewelry store and asking to see one may well result in such a bewildering array of options that you feel your head is about to explode. First of all, you will have to decide which metal [...]
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White Gold Engagement Rings – Timeless Classics With A Modern Twist
Choosing an engagement ring will be a once in a lifetime event and can be a major investment. So it is important to put some thought into buying this ring and not just go for the first one that catches your eye. White gold engagement rings are very popular and particularly those featuring a single [...]
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Amethyst Earrings – Jewelry That Leaves Your Bank Balance In The Pink
Amethyst is the most highly prized variety of quartz. It ranges in color from a pale, almost colorless lilac through pinks and purples to a deep violet. Because of its beauty and also the fact that amethyst is considerably cheaper than the precious gemstones, diamond, ruby, emerald and sapphire, it is extremely popular for all [...]
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Ladies Rings – Getting It Right For The Girl In Your Life
From ancient times, women have always adorned themselves with jewelry. Ladies rings have been made of precious metals and gemstones for many hundreds of years without ever going out of fashion. They have always been a symbol of wealth and status as a hand wearing rings is not suited to manual labor. Today one of [...]
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Amber Earrings – How Fossilized Sap Became Beautiful
Amber is the hardened, fossilized resin or sap of ancient pine trees. There are as many varieties of amber as there are types of pine tree. Natural amber can vary from dark brown to pale yellow, orange or even white, green, blue or violet. Due to the way it is formed, each piece of amber [...]
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