Eight Things to Know Before You Clean Old Jewelry
Read these eight tips to keep your vintage jewelry looking as brilliant and intense as it did the day it first caught your eye.
What to Do with Broken Jewelry
A piece of jewelry bears a sentimental history, and when it breaks, its history, at that moment, seems to come to a standstill. But, just as when an old friend takes a bad step, it doesn’t erase the footprints left behind nor the path ahead; you both keep moving forward.
Read on to learn what to do with broken jewelry, respecting its romantic past and rectifying its journey ahead.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Inherited Jewelry
Inherited jewelry presents a bittersweet dilemma. You want to wear it because it reminds you of a loved one. But if it just doesn't work for you, what then? Nancy Plante explains how something old can become something new - with full sentimental value preserved.
Gold Jewelry - much more than just a precious metal
Gold has always been valued for its rarity, and most of all for its beauty. Since the earliest civilizations, people have loved to wear gold. When you put on gold earrings, or look at your gold ring, you are admiring the warm glow of a metal that has been prized for centuries. In museums today, we see stunning pieces worked by artisans thousands of years ago that still have the gorgeous luster they had when they were first made.
How to Find Out Her Engagement Ring Size - and Other Proposing Tips
When you are planning to surprise your honey with an engagement ring, there are so many factors to think about. So here’s another one: her finger size. How on earth are you going to find that out?
What Is It Like to Work Long-Distance with a Custom Jeweler?
Two engagement rings in inherited from a beloved friend are converted into three new custom-designed rings. The stunning result shows how successful a long-distance process can be, thanks to a good designer, detailed email discussions, and computer-rendered designs that show the final piece before it's produced.
Popping the Question? Here are 3 Tips for Finding the Perfect Ring
It's completely common to know very little about engagement rings because chances are this is only your first time buying one. Here are a few tips that will hopefully help you find the perfect ring for your perfect finance.
Meanings of Birthstones - and why they’re special
We’ve noticed that people have been buying a lot of colored gems at our store lately. Many of them are looking for their birthstone. While we’re the furthest from New Age that we could be, and we’re not exactly avid astrologers, we admit that jewelry is usually special because we instill it with meaning. On that note, here is the meaning behind the birthstones for all 12 months of the year.
Cleaning jewelry at home for a professional look without using harsh chemicals
Jewelry is supposed to sparkle and shine. We all want our earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings to attract attention. But it can easily lose that luster and appear dull and cloudy. Even jewelry that has not been worn for a while needs a good polishing.
Choosing a Diamond: Juggling the four C’s to find an awesome diamond.
Wouldn’t it be great to have your very own gem expert to help you find the highest-quality diamond for your budget?
Custom Jewelry: Remembering November with a birthstone ring
Priscilla’s original ring was a birthstone ring for November--a gold ring curved like a figure eight set with two gems that the family believed to be topaz--the traditional birthstone of November. “Actually, when we brought it into Plante Jewelers, we found out that they aren’t topaz, they’re yellow sapphires,” she remarks
A Diamond Jewelry Remake: It Means Family and Friends
“After fifty years of marriage, I decided to have a new setting for my old diamond engagement ring,” Gerva remembers. "I wanted to combine the diamonds from my engagement ring, with the diamonds on my grandmother’s watch, to make the new halo setting. I wanted something unique, sentimental, and brilliant.” She went to Plante Jewelers for this diamond jewelry remake, and they made her wishes come true.
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