March 20, 2011
March 17, 2011
spring fever
spring fever by themissem featuring gold earrings
what can I say? I love shoes. It's my weakness. Ask anyone who knows me. These shoes were just fab fab fab.
March Madness!
Ok, so I don't follow basketball... like at all. The sport that I grew up watching (and still watch) is good ol' football. Not college football, the pros. I'm slightly worried that they won't come out of this lockout in time for the fall season BUT my fingers are crossed and here's to hoping!
Anywho, in celebration of March Madness (even
thought I have no idea what it is) this month will be all about jewelry, jewels, diamonds, bling, bling BLIIIIIING. Yes. My version of March Madness. Today I want to tell you about a fabulous website that I visit occasionally just for fun. Blue Nile Jewelers has this fabulous feature on their website where you can build your own engagement ring! It's addicting. Trust me. I've built quite a few rings on there whose prices range with the same as a small family home. Yes. It's awesome. But it's also a place to just go and fool around and let your imagination run wild. Go check it out!
http://www.bluenile.com/build-your-own-diamond-ring?track=head
Now I'm not married but this website is pretty handy for me to go and figure out what kind of ring I like... just in case. *wink* After all Diamonds are a girls best friend and they last forever. As I was looking up different diamonds I stumbled upon a few interesting stories about some very famous diamonds...
The Star of Africa - At 530.20 carats the Cullinan I or Star of Africa diamond is the largest cute diamond in the world. Pear-shaped, with 74 facets, it is set in the Royal Scepter (ke
pt with the other Crown Jewels in the Tower of London). It was cut from the 3,106 carat Cullinan, the largest diamond crystal ever found. The Cullinan was discovered in Transvaal, South Africa in 1095 on an inspection tour of the Premier Mine. The Cullian was cut by Joseph Asscher and company of Amsterdam, who examined the enormous crystal for around six months before determining how to divide it. It eventually yeilded nine major, and 96 smaller brilliant-cut stones. When the Cullian was first discovered, certain signs suggested that it may have been part of a much larger crystal. But no discovery of the "missing half" has ever been authenticated.
That is one pretty good sized rock. Imagine William having this fashioned into an engagement ring for Kate. Ha.
March 15, 2011
the classic pearl
"The pearl is the queen of gems and the gem of queens." - Author Unknown
Pearls have always been a classic choice of jewelry among women. Look in any jewelry box and you will always find at least one pearl necklace. It's all you need to dress up an outfit. At my college the dress code is business dress, which means suits, button up shirts, skirts, high heels, etc. One time the only clothing I had that was clean was a black pencil skirt and a grey tank top. So out come my trusty pearls. I received a lot of compliments that day on my outfit. All because of pearls.
One of my favorite ways to wear pearls is pictured to the left. Classy and funky at the same time. A little modern twist to the classic strand of pearls. You can buy a necklace like this or craft your own. All you need is a long strand of pearls and a brooch. Wrap the pearls around your neck to the desired length and number of strands, take your brooch and pin it around all the strands. Not only does this keep your necklace from chocking you during the day it also adds a bit of personality and flair to an otherwise ordinary strand of pearls. Whenever I wear my pearls like this I never fail to get a compliment.
You can pick up brooches pretty much anywhere and if you cannot for the life of you find one then just raid your grandma's jewelry box, there's bound to be some treasures in there.
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