Archive for July, 2007

Angelina’s Jewels Head To Auction For A Good Cause

Thursday, July 12th, 2007



I may not have loved the pairing of Angelina Jolie’s grey St. John dress with her yellow gold Bochic diamond necklace and earrings at the Golden Globes but it is one gorgeous jewelry set. Now, if you have the money, it can be yours. Bochic will be donating the jewelry she wore to USA for UNHCR in support of World Refugee Day, which is on June 20th. Jolie has served as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. The pieces will be auctioned by charityfolks.com and all proceeds will go to UNHCR programs in Chad for refugees from the Darfur region.

Diamond In A Pearl Jewelry

Thursday, July 12th, 2007



Prince sang about “Diamonds and Pearls” but what about diamonds in pearls? Chi Huynh, a gem and jewelry artist of Galatea: Jewelry by Artist in San Dimas, California has found a way to put faceted diamonds inside cultured pearls. As you probably know, cultured pearls are made by inserting a bead into the mollusk so creates layers of nacre over the bead. Chi Huynh wanted to put gemstone beads inside Tahitian black lipped oysters so that he could carve the pearls revealing the precious center. Unable to find any one to …

Lazare Kaplan $1 Million Ice Cream Cone

Thursday, July 12th, 2007


Introducing the world’s first $1 million ice cream cone. To bring awareness to their new corporate sponsorship of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream commissioned Lazare Kaplan to create this bejeweled interpretation of their signature cherry vanilla waffle cone. Containing nearly 20 troy ounces of 18k white and yellow gold, the treat is studded with 87 Lazare square emerald cut diamonds and a stunning 5.63 carat Fancy Intense …

Jules Smith Now and Zen Ring

Thursday, July 12th, 2007


Gina Nigrelli is living my dream life. After a successful career in fashion and marketing, she relocated to the Virgin Islands in 2005 and together with her husband, Brian Smith, began a life of creative jewelery design. Inspired by the lush Caribbean surroundings, Jules Smith Designs employ precious metals and semi-precious gemstones, creating wearable art that is subtly extravagant. This is the Now and Zen ring, featuring an 18k yellow gold open …

Bounkit Bamboo Coral Necklace

Thursday, July 12th, 2007



Coral is one of the gems that just says summer. This neck-spanning coral necklace comes from Hassan Bounkit whose eponymous line consists of heavy multistrand necklaces and bracelets and heavy dangling earrings. Bounkit, who is originally from Casablanca, Morocco worked for a wide variety of fashion designers before branching off into the world of jewelry. His lavish designs have a celebrity following that includes Oprah Winfrey. This necklace is made from six removable strands of bamboo coral with chalcedony accents …

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