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Wedding rings reinvented: recycling gold jewelry

A lot has changed since Marne Ryan began making wedding rings three decades ago, including the price of gold and interest in sustainability. Ryan uses only recycled metal now and it usually comes from her customers.
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Bonanza buys 1000 Markets and takes on eBay and Etsy

1000 Markets is gone, sold to the Seattle-based site Bonanza, formerly known as Bonanzle. Sellers on 1KM – a site...
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Back on the block: JAR topaz earrings

One of the JAR jewels made famous at the 2006 sale of Ellen Barkin’s jewelry is up for grabs again...
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Buying pearls with design in mind

Good news: there has never been a better time to get creative with pearls. A few tips for what to look for and how to get the must luscious pearls for your money.
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Joanna Gollberg: tools rule

For Joanna Gollberg, tools are the root of all invention, from rattle rings to moss-covered bracelets and brooches that sprout gemstone buds.
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Wedding rings reinvented: hands-on collaborations

For jewelry designers like Todd Reed and Alex Sepkus who have a signature look, making wedding rings is a matter...
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Wedding rings reinvented: customized by Todd Reed

Todd Reed has made wedding rings for almost two decades. It was a logical progression for a goldsmith who specializes...
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JAR: designer jewelry as calling card

Jewelry designed by JAR is so rare and coveted, women who own it wear it like a calling card. A piece by JAR is more than a beautiful, expensive jewel. It's evidence that you've made it. You have the inside track.
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Jacob Albee: meteoric jewels

Jacob Albee makes meteorite look like precious metal from outer space - which, if you ask him, is exactly what it is.
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Carolyn Tyler: reinventing a life in Bali

When Carolyn Tyler left a fast-track advertising career and glamorous life in Santa Barbara to reinvent herself as a jewelry designer in Bali, she found her true home - in more ways than one.
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November birthstone: Topaz

Forget the mislabeled citrine and the cheap, irradiated blues. Here's a new look at an old gem that's making a comeback, in all its glorious and often-overlooked variations.
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Wedding rings reinvented: customizing for couples

If you ask me, a couples’ wedding rings should be their first major collaboration, assuming they don’t already have one....
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Albert Paley: bodily ornamentation

Albert Paley has been known as a sculptor since 1974 when he won national acclaim for creating the forged gates...
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Sex and the City: the jewelry

As Sex and the City fans eagerly await the release of movie 2, a look back on that cocktail ring Samantha bid on in movie 1 - and the real auction and ring that inspired it.
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Stephen Webster interview: jewelry for artists and rockers

British designer Stephen Webster talks about the art jewelers who influenced him - from Lalique and Bovin to the mavericks of the sixties.
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