Monthly Article Archives: September 2010

Customised corporate uniforms and corporate wear for your business

Austcoast Embroidery is the leading company who offers you customised clothing and Corporate Uniforms at the cheapest prices from brand suppliers. Austcoast Embroidery provides printing services for custom clothing, mugs, hats, bottles, stationeries, shirts, bags at adapted prices for the total satisfaction of clientele. We apply our skills and proficiency to supply the perfect clothing [...]

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Birthstone Meaning

January – Garnet The Romans named this deep-red stone granatum, or pomegranate, because of its resemblance to the fruit’s rare, jewel-like seeds. Symbolizing faith and courage, garnets are believed to intensify affection and nurture the imagination. February – Amethyst A symbol of peace since ancient times, amethyst was once used to decorate the British crown [...]

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Birthstone Jewelry Beliefs and Celebrity Birthdays

Wearing birthstone jewelry is very popular today. Not only is it fashionable; somehow, it also makes the item feel more personal and part of the wearer’s personality. Almost all gems are believed to be imbued with some special sort of power and this is one of the reasons why it is considered lucky to wear [...]

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Bewitching Jewelry — Amulets, Talismans and Charms

Throughout the ages, men and women have used gemstones and crystals in personal ornaments and body decorations as bewitching jewelry. Wearing them as charms, talismans or amulets, they were believed to possess the power to ward off evil spirits (or attract benevolent ones), keep one safe from harm, or to find love. To this day, [...]

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Beware: Platinum Quality Can Vary in Jewelry

Platinum has become a popular choice for jewelry due to its strength, durability, and marketing efforts of the platinum industry in recent years.  Platinum is three times more expensive than gold.  Jewelers aggressively market it because they make three times the profit on every platinum item they sell compared to gold.  Platinum is a naturally [...]

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Belly Rings: Sexy is as Sexy Does

Body piercings have been the object of much controversy — besides being an artistic expression and a celebration of one’s physical endowments. The belly ring is such a piece of jewelry. In times of old, body piercings were treated differently, depending on the culture. As most body piercings had ritual or ceremonial value, many cultures [...]

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Bell Casting – How To Build A Heirloom

We have been manufacturing and selling The Bell Collection by Jewelry John since early 1998. All of our bells are made from Sterling Silver (we also make them on an individual basis in 14K gold). They are cast, assembled and finished individually with <a href=”http://www.jewelryjohn.com”>jewelers care</a>, giving utmost attention to every detail from bail to [...]

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Beading Clasp Threading

The first thing you will want to do when stringing your necklace or bracelet is select the appropriate size and length of thread for your beads.  I prefer to use griffin beading silk that comes on a card with a needle attached.  It comes in a variety of sizes and colors so it is easy [...]

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Beaded Earrings Cultivate an Exotic and Sultry Look

When we think beads, we normally think of bracelets, anklets, hair ornaments and necklaces. What about beaded earrings? Well, earrings are mostly made of metal, enamel and precious stones, some of us think. Earrings are fancy and expensive! Fortunately, earrings don’t have to be fancy, or expensive, or made of just one extravagant material — [...]

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Be a smart diamond buyer

Who would ever thought that clarity grading a diamond is much easier than anyone could ever imagine. Two things which we should be concerned of are: Category 1: Diamonds with inclusion1 and blemishes2 which is visible to our naked eye. The easiest way to know whether a diamond is of good quality is by simply [...]

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Basics of the alexandrite appraisal

An alexandrite appraisal requires someone with a massive amount of skill, talent, dedication and knowledge. Not any individual that sees a gemstone can appreciate its true value, let alone qualify as an alexandrite appraisal expert. Working with and around jewels does not make someone an alexandrite appraisal expert. The status of appraiser shouldn’t come with [...]

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Clothing Your Children

It is lovely to see well dressed children particularly small children who can look cute and fashionable at the same time. Babies have no say in what we dress them up in so we can be as flamboyant or simplistic as we like! Specialist shops are in abundance nowadays with prices ranging from sensible to [...]

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