Malachite is not only a gorgeous green stone, but also has many significant healing properties. It is the stone of protection, when either worn or placed in one’s home or office. Malachite is known as the stone of transformation. Malachite helps one clear out negative energies and let go of the past while giving one the courage to change, evolve, and move forward. Malachite is also said to be the stone of the traveler. Since…
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Malachite has a rich history in jewelry, makeup, accessories, and metaphysical healing. Since 4000 BC, Greeks and Egyptians have adorned, healed, and buried themselves with this gorgeous and powerful stone. Beyond this swirling green patterned stone’s visual beauty is Malachite’s many healing properties. It is said to be the stone of transformation. Perhaps that is why Cleopatra had a lot of Malachite in her tomb to help her transition to the afterlife. Malachite can energetically help you…
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The Cocktail Ring’s history is as brilliant and beautiful as the rings themselves. The 1920s in America was a large time for change. Women especially experienced a large liberation in society. They enjoyed and expressed their greater freedoms. From legally having the right to vote to Flapper fashions, which were less constructed clothing, more ornate, and had short skirts. Women also began to cut their hair short. During prohibition women often attended speakeasies and cocktail…
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Historically, rings date all the wayback 3,000 years to ancient Egypt. They used rings to represent eternity and the cycle of life, since the ring in the shape of a circle has no beginning and no end. Rings are the most organic of shapes. The Egyptians worshiped and had Gods for both the Sun and the Moon, which are the same circular shape of a ring. Thus, the ring a perfect amalgam of many their…
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Signet Rings are not only a visually pleasing design, but are also rich in history and have cultural significance. Signet Rings were traditionally inscribed with a family crest and a distinctive mark which personally identified the ring holder. The earliest Signet Ring dates back to 3500 BC in Mesopotamia and is considered the origin of what we now know today as the corporate seal. What was once only worn by very significant families, royalty, and…
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Let’s carry-on one of my favorite traditions which is to “Ring In The New Year” I’m not talking about the typical celebration, but I am talking about my favorite way to to “Ring In The New Year” which means adorning one’s fingers with rings! What started out more of an underground and street trend then crossed over to the ranks of the edgier designers, has now gone main stream, and even into the sector of…
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Down: the very thought of it invokes comfort and warmth. We sleep with down pillows and down comforters and we wear down coats to keep us warm and comfy. Everyone has their down parka they wear all the time. That’s not what you will find here. This is about designers who taken down to the next level, who’ve reinvented and reimagined it into different shapes, styles, uses, and items. These Fashion Houses have made it…
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These bracelets I call “Wrist Trysts”, as it is probably not your everyday bracelet. So special, that it is in need of the right outfit and moment, that you occasionally meet up with them and adorn your arm for a tryst! They are distinctively designed discussion pieces! The KikiJewels Fire Game Crisscrossing Bracer is truly stunning it can be worn over a sleeve or completely by itself. I’ll take two please! The Torque collection bracelet…
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Link Lover If you are a lover of the Link Bracelet, then the Eddie Borgo flame link silver or gold bracelet is a really interesting and chic version of the popular 70’s “status link” with an industrial edge. The Ambush Silver Classic Five Chain Bracelet is quite literally a watchband widened into a stunning statement bracelet. The Pamela Love Inlay Moon Phase Bracelet is truly a magical marvel, which gorgeously displays all the phases of…
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Bangle Angle Bangle Bracelets historically come from India. A bangle Bracelet refers to any object that is round, hard, and sometimes may have a hinge. Bangle Bracelets are one of the oldest versions of the bracelet. One of the oldest art objects ever found was the bronze figurine of the Dancing Girl C. 2500 B.C.. It is a figurine of a nude girl with one arm on her hip, while the other arm is completely…
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