Happy Stories From our customers

We live in a world that keeps us in constant state of focusing on our negatives. And for good reason: when we feel “less than”, we tend to spend money on fixes, whether its a fad diet or new make-up or the latest fashion.

But when we take a second to realize that the marketing world thrives off of our insecurities, we stand a chance of breaking free and looking at ourselves from a whole new perspective, based on reality, not Photoshop!

So take a moment today to focus on your positive physical attributes. (No matter how much of a perfectionist you are, you can undoubtedly come up with a few aspects about you that make you proud!) Come up with three. Maybe its your pronounced cheekbones or your pale blue eyes. Or your latest funky hairstyle or your pretty, tapered hands. Maybe its your smile or the way you walk.

Now here’s the hard part: extend that self-pride to other parts of yourself. Imagine embracing your non-washboard abs or the laugh wrinkles around your eyes. Envision celebrating a scar well-earned or decidedly imperfect teeth.

Life is short. And we’re all imperfect. But guess what? It’s in that imperfection that beauty lies, if we let it.

Today, remember…

What a whimsical eye treat. This clever Czech artist has discovered a different kind of gem: colored pencils.

This creative jewelry reminds us that all that glitters is not gold. Jewelry can take all forms and sizes, shapes and colors…and of course, material.

Jewelry designer Anna Čurlejová turns colored pencils into unique, wearable art. Depending on how they’re cut, either honeycomb dots or long lines of color allow for some truly creative jewelry. Lacquer keeps the pencil parts in place.

Source: BoredPanda.

This watch is less about the bells and whistles of time pieces we’ve featured in the past and more about ornate and colorful beauty.

According to the Telegraph:

With its patchwork of yellow, purple, orange and even green diamonds, the Piccadilly Princess Royal Colours watch from Backes & Strauss is among the most elaborate and strikingly colourful high jewellery watches to be found anywhere.

No two watches from this line look alike. Each watch is created using hand-picked fancy-colored diamonds and uses a range of various cuts (Baguette, Cushion, Marquise, Oval, Pear, Princess, Ascher, Emerald, Heart and Ideal Cut). Each piece contains 225 stones (to mark every year since Backes & Strauss was founded) and takes hundreds of hours of our master craftsmen.

Keeping time has never looked so amazing!

How do you like your anklet to sit? While it ultimately does depend on preference, we offer this bit of guidance:

Choose an anklet that sits loosely…but not too loose. You want to be able to move your anklet around with ease (an anklet that fits too firmly around the ankle not only feels uncomfortable but risks breakage), but you don’t want too much of a gap, where it falls beneath your ankle or too low on your ankle.

Here’s a quick and easy video to help you on your way to the perfect anklet fit!

Round brilliant, cushion and square brilliant

Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day and undoubtedly, you’ll see people donning red poppies in honor of those who have fallen in battle.

So what is the history of the red poppy’s significance?

According to Wikipedia:

The red remembrance poppy has become a familiar emblem of Remembrance Day due to the poem “In Flanders Fields”. These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I; their brilliant red colour became a symbol for the blood spilled in the war.

Jeweler Adrian Buckley created amazingly beautiful poppy brooches five years ago whose proceeds go toward The Royal British Legion. Celebrities such as the Duchess of Cambridge, Angelina Jolie, Jude Law, Lady Gaga and Stephen Fry have proudly worn them.

Here are a few examples of his work: