Blogs Posts in Crystals category; 28 blog posts

Rhinestones are a girl's best friend

THE COLLECTIBLES: Vintage costume jewelry of the 1930s and '40s fell out of favor during the 1960s, when it was considered gaudy, but is making a comeback. The baubles and rhinestone-covered bows that your grandmother wore now are considere [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

Swarovski descendant launches crystal jewelry

As a member of the famed Austrian crystal family, Vanessa Swarovski Piedra grew up around beautiful sparkling objects. Now she’s creating a few of her own.Swarovski Piedra, the great-great-granddaughter of Swarovski Corp. Founder Dan [...]

Posted On : Jan, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Honora Pearl Jewelry

Freshwater Cultured Pearl Jewelry Collection-For more than 60 years, the name HONORA has stood for quality and value in the jewelry industry. HONORA has specialized in supplying the very best Freshwater Cultured Pearls since they arrived on [...]

Posted On : Dec, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Links of London launches Anthology

The jewelry from ‘Anthology’ has drawn from the culture and nature of the world especially from East to West. The highlight of the collection is the Diamond Capsule Pendant, a reinterpretation of the traditional Japanese inro. T [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

The ROM Brings on the Bling

The world's third largest cut diamond is coming to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) as part of The Nature of Diamonds exhibit, opening to the public on October 25. Invited to a special media preview of one of the most famous diamonds of th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Rio Tinto Promotes Champagne Diamonds

The company, which claims to be the world's largest supplier of champagne diamonds, said that although it is not a new phenomenon, champagne diamonds are gaining cachet with high profile jewelry designers and diamond jewelry retailers aroun [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Your Earlobes Want to Join the Party

EARS have been lonely, unadorned places of late, virtually ignored as necks were weighed down with statement necklaces, hands with chunky cocktail rings and wrists stacked to the elbow with bangles. Not for much longer. Get ready to celeb [...]

Posted On : Sep, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

Through the ages, crystal is one of the most pure thing in t...

Through the ages, crystal is one of the most pure thing in the world. It is often compared with by the people to the teardrops of the chaste young; the heaven stars of summer night; the crystallization of sage wisdom, the essence of earth m [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2008 | Comments : 0

Waterford Crystal to close plant for three weeks as decision...

Waterford Crystal plans to close its plant in Waterford for three weeks over the next two months as it awaits a decision from the Government on a request from its parent company for a State guarantee of a €39 million bank loan. The [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

What Type Of Crystals Are There?

There are a couple of ways to answer this question. I generally think in terms of crystal systems and lattice types. There are 7 crystal systems: triclinic monoclinic orthorhombic tetragonal trigonal hexagonal cubic Lattic [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Amethyst

The amethyst crystal is known for its ability to stimulate vivid dreams that can address present situations and worries. Through these dreams, you can find your solution! This purple-hued crystal is also known to be able to calm [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Gem Techniques:

You can do gem work with acrylic, glass or crystal rhinestones. Purchase acrylic, glass, or crystal flat-backed rhinestones. These are often available at craft supply stores. They're colorful, and make simple patterns look s [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2008 | Comments : 2

Power Of Crystals

A crystal is a solid formed by the solidification of chemicals, has a regularly repeating internal arrangement of atoms and molecules, and is bounded by external plane faces. Crystal particles form a variety of geometrical shap [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

How Crystals Are Formed?

Crystals start growing by a process called "nucleation". Nucleation can either start with the molecules themselves (we'll call this unassisted nucleation), or with the help of some solid matter already in the solution (we'll [...]