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We’re in the business of making people sparkle with our custom designed jewelry and high-end retail jewelry. But how do you sparkle without the external adornments?

Here are some quick pointers so you can shine from the inside (we’ll work on the outside!):

* Rest, relax and eat well. Nothing makes you look better from the inside then simply taking good care of yourself. Think of how you look after a good night’s sleep. Your eyes shine, your face looks relaxed and you feel like you can take on the world. Or how about after a healthy meal? You feel more vibrant, balanced.

* Clean your spirit. Yes, the dreaded “m” word will be uttered: meditation. Even if the concept alludes you, take a mere 5 minutes before you start your day and simply focus on your breathing, nothing else. If thoughts pop up, let them come and go, without any judgement. At the end of the five minutes, go look in the mirror. You’ll be surprised at the glow that emanates from you. Our minds need to take breaks; they can’t be running madly all day long. If prayer works better for you, then do that.

* Laugh like you mean it. What is it about a good laugh that almost feel akin to a good cry? It purges the soul of mental “gunk” and helps you breathe easier, as if something heavy and dark has easily passed through you. Don’t feel like laughing? Fake it. Studies have concluded that even fake laughter has its benefits.

If you just feel like the sparkle in you has diminished, that’s alright too. Sit with it. Figure out what has been dulling your soul shine. Maybe it’s grief or old anger. Explore the causes in a kind and gentle way. Get to the root of it. Grieve, express, release.

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Contrary to popular belief, family heirlooms aren’t always highly valuable pieces–at least not monetarily. They hold value because of their sentimental quality; they contain personal value.

So what are the most popular family heirlooms?(You can guess number 1!)

1. Jewelry
2. Stories
3. Furniture
4. Quilts
5. Weapons
6. Letters and Diaries
7. Photos
8. Recipes
9. Clocks
10. Musical Instruments

The Family Curator found that there are missing items from this list:

Top 15 Family Heirlooms

1. Bibles
2. Photos, Albums and Scrapbooks
3. Letters, Diaries, Datebooks
4. Clocks and Watches
5. Jewelry
6. Furniture
7. China and Silver
8. Weapons
9. Military Relics
10. Quilts and Samplers
11. Recipes
12. Clothing
13. Dolls and Toys
14. Musical Instruments
15. Christmas Decorations

 

 

Stumbling over this article in JCK this am, I had to do a double take. What a unique ring with a quirky yet romantic feel to it! It’s a great example of the many creative directions a ring can take.

If you’re looking for a particular ring with your own stamp of creativity on it, contact us. Let’s create your own private masterpiece:

The name Belle has never been more wonderfully exemplified than in this ring from Alexandra Alberta. With its fairytale color combination, which pairs a peachy pink tourmaline with amethyst in a setting that dangles freely at the center like colorful charms, the ring is the epitome of pretty. It has a hammered finish in satiny 18k rose gold-plate over sterling silver; the texture adds an interesting element without overdoing it.

The ring is from Alexandra’s Bohemia collection, “inspired by various places and spirits around the world.”

Check out Alexandra Alberta’s other creations.

Source: JCK

In this fascinating piece, we discover that humans aren’t the only beings to appreciate adornment.

A chimpanzee named Julie decided she’d separate herself from her fellow chimps by making her own earrings…out of grass.

Over in Zambia there’s a chimpanzee named Julie who has launched her own line of jewelry.

And it’s a howling success. Now just about everybody wants a piece of it.

Julie’s innovation came to the attention of scientists a few years ago when Edwin van Leeuwen of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in The Netherlands noticed something different about Julie.

She wandered around Zambia’s Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust sanctuary with a single blade of grass hanging from one ear. It wasn’t an accident, it’s not as though a piece of grass latched onto her ear as she stumbled through the tropics.

She wore it all the time. So if it fell out, she had to replace it. Whether she was playing, grooming, sleeping or doing whatever chimps do in the jungle, she had that blade of grass hanging from one ear.

That alone is pretty surprising, but what followed next was really “baffling,” van Leeuwen said in an email.

A short time after Julie was noticed with her ear’s new appendage, her son Jack was observed wearing a blade of grass, hanging from one ear. Soon Julie’s friends Kathy, Miracle and Val, followed suit.

Source: ABC News