My girlfriends are a little jealous about how excited my fiancé was to go shopping for diamond engagement rings. He made sure he knew exactly what I wanted (or as he put it, what I thought I wanted) and then visited several jewelry stores during a p..

If you ever want to feel a bit intimidated, walk into a jewelry store and look at the selection of diamond engagement rings you have to choose from. If you don’t know what you’re looking for, you can feel overwhelmed. Plus there’s the whole “..

(Bridal gifts can be had in the most surprising places.) My nephew got married this summer, and I know Emily Post tells me I have a year to find the proper gift, but that is not appropriate as far as I’m concerned. Finding a wedding gift, thanks..

(How me and my friends had a fun summer jewelry party) Summer and winter have something in common: once the big holidays are done, it is just a long time of doing nothing. In the winter, once New Year’s is over, there is Valentine’s Day for th..

(finding the perfect ring from the collection of diamond engagement rings) I’m lucky. I’ll be the first to admit it. My fiancé is one of the…you name it, coolest, greatest, most wonderful, understanding…whatever adjective you want, she me..

(Keeping fine diamond necklaces with jewelry care) I’m one of the luckiest people I know in so many ways, but the way that means most is my family has always stayed close. I know you can’t have multiple generations always together without some..

There’s a show I used to watch religiously in college. It had everything I looked for in media back then…an exciting plotline full of solving mysteries and chasing down bad guys, supernatural elements like scary monsters and magic, really attract..

I used to buy all my jewelry at thrift stores, and it worked for a long time. I found incredibly fun and loud statement pieces, including a giant lightning bolt necklace and a pair of earrings that were shaped like lips. In high school, this was a ri..

I was interested in Lord of the Rings before I was ever interested in real life jewelry and accessories. As a child, I watched the cartoon adaptations of The Hobbit every week, and as soon as I was able to read, I wanted to read The Hobbit, even if I..

It’s five minutes before my ride gets to the door, and I can’t find my favorite pair of daisy earring studs. I’m freaking out! This is a nice dinner with friends I haven’t seen in a long time, and I’m desperate to prove that I’m not the s..