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Know Your Birthstones ~ A Fun Month-by-Month Guide!
While some people still hold true to these superstitions, gradually sentiment took over and people would hold to their own birthstone all ye
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Gemology: C is for ...
Continuing our alphabetical look at gemstones with gemstones beginning with C, our pictorial guide will introduce you to the wonderfully col
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Wedding Day Good Luck Bad Luck
Why should the bride wear a sugar cube? Why must the groom carry his bride over the threshold? And how can pig entrails help you determine t
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Gemology: B is for ....
Learn about the colourful world of gemstones beginning with B, including Bastnaesite, Benitoite, Beryl, Binghamite, Bixbite, Bloodstone, Blu
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Ten Fun, Fascinating (and just plain weird) Jewellery Facts!
A woman lost her engagement ring for 16 years, then found it growing on a carrot in her garden... The blue sapphire necklace in the movie Ti
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Glossary of Jewellery Terms, Part 2, F~Z
A facet is a small flat polished surface cut into a gem to enhance its light refraction and add that dazzling element of sparkle.
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Which Necklace Length Suits You?
Would you ever put a choker or a rope around your neck? Or go out for the night with a princess sitting on your shoulders? Sounds a bit extr
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Gemology: A is for ...
On this page you will find the wonderfully colourful world of Abalone, Achroite, Actinolite, Adamite, Afghanite, Agate, Ajoite, AkoyaPearl,
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The Changing Earring Styles of the 1960s
When you think of the 1960s–unless you've been there!–you're most likely to imagine the bright colours of the Mods, or the flared tr
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Glossary of Jewellery Terms, Part 1, A~E
Art Deco
Art Deco, or Arts Décoratifs to give it its proper name, is the revolutionary style of the 1920s to 1930s. Art Deco is recognisable
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