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Just when you thought Black Friday was the biggest pill you had to swallow when it comes to holiday shopping, out pops Cyber Monday to add to your consumer stress.

The nice part? The second one is only online, from the comfort of your own home. Stay in your robe! Drink your coffee. Experience the freedom of elbows NOT in your face.

So where did Cyber Monday come from?

The term “Cyber Monday” was dreamt up in 2005 by a marketing team at Shop.org, a division of the National Retail Federation. The idea was to provide online retailers with a catchy hook to match the brick-and-mortar shopping frenzy fueled by mention of Black Friday savings.  [Source: HowStuffWorks]

We’d be remiss if we didn’t share with your our sales section, ripe with great Cyber Monday deals. Check out our home page and go to the “sale” tab midpage!

What holiday doesn’t have jewelry to celebrate its honor?

The answer: none!

Seriously. Google the most obscure holiday and undoubtedly there is some beaded and bejeweled something that you can wear to celebrate.

Of course, Thanksgiving is no different. Now you decide: would you wear any of the following pieces? Or would you pass, just like that bowl of mashed turnips?

Etsy

Art Zoo

Etsy

Swarovski Crystal Copper Leaves Earrings

Pumpkin Earrings Halloween Fall Harvest Jewelry by InspiredTheory

Okay, okay…we’re getting to this a little late. We’re midway through November and just now addressing its beautiful gemstone, citrine. Well actually, topaz is considered November’s primary birthstone but since citrine and topaz look so familiar, they’re often confused.

Citrine is a variety of crystalline quartz and range in color (yellow to red-orange). It was often considered a lesser-than gem due to its over abundance.

But in the last few decades, this gem has increased in status. This is mainly due to the fact that fashion trends have consistently focused on earth tones and citrine pairs so nicely with that color family.

As usual in the gemworld, shade matters. Less intense colors fall into the lower range of value (pale or smoky citrine, for instance) whereas the most desired gems are richly saturated (yellow, orange and reddish).

Citrine is commonly referred to as  the“healing quartz,” because legend has it citrine promotes energy and vitality in whomever wears it. Citrine also helps foster wealth and abundance.

Like other collectible items, hatpins have a detailed history of both functionality and craftsmanship.

Hatpins have been around since as far back as the 1400’s. Their heyday was between the 1880’s and 1920’s. (Hair styles became short after that, making the pins unnecessary.)

They generally ranged in size between 6 and 12 inches long (depending on the size of the hat they needed to secure to a woman’s head–sometimes the hats were quite big).

Hatpins were either practical or quite ornate, made from material such as precious metals, gemstones and plastics.

Did you know: In 1908, an English judge, fearing that their hatpins could be used as weapons in his court, ordered a group of suffragettes on trial to remove their hatpins and hats.

Did you know: there’s a hatpin society in existence today? Check them out!