Happy Stories From our customers

As big proponents of moissanite, we also understand people’s hesitation. What exactly is it and will it hold a candle to a real natural diamond?

Moissanite  is an amazing stone that resembles a diamond in nearly every sense. To the naked eye it appears just as, if not even more, brilliant than it’s expensive natural counterpart. In a simple traditional thermal probe, this stone even shows up as a diamond. When it comes to the moissanite vs. diamond battle, test yourself and you will see it is nearly impossible to tell the difference. No scratching or buffing ever and the stone will never turn cloudy or dull.

Moissanite is so durable, it’s nearly as hard as a diamond. While a diamond score a 10 on the hardness scale, moissanite comes in just below at 9 1/4. In fact, it’s harder than sapphire or ruby. When you shop our moissanite rings on sale, you never have to worry about them scuffing or scratching – just like a natural diamond.

This great video illustrates on of moissanite’s strongest points: it’s amazing sparkle.

My little MC-Ooiebelle…what can I say? When I look down on my finger, I see my family, my hubby and my girls. M is for Matt, my husband who drew out the fantastic sketch for the ring (he’s an artist) and helped me design it, C is for me, Carla. Ooie is the nickname for my first-born Alejandra who is two. And Belle, for my second sweetie who was born the day after I commissioned the ring and approved the CAD.

All the pink touches represent my girls and myself: the unhidden pink persimmons, each for my growing princesses, and the pink diamond in the under bezel for me, the queen. (My husband is the king of the castle ;).

I have always loved pink diamonds and I finally have one. I pull the ring off my finger sometimes and just study it… yes, it is more than I could have ever hoped for…just like my family.

Our custom design jewelry contest is officially underway…and we already have over 25 people who have signed up! This could easily be our most popular contest. So what about you? What’s stopping you from having the jewelry of your dreams? Why wait for that certain someone to give you that certin something? The time is now!

Secretly, most of us have a vision of our perfect piece of jewelry. A ring you saw in a magazine or an heirloom you want modernized. Or a simple pendant that truly represents you. If you’re afraid it won’t translate easily, call us. We’re experts at understanding your vision. We’ve been doing it for over 100 years.

So throw your ring in the ring!

The thing I love about Celebrity Gawk is you get the chance to see a celebrity’s jewelry up-close. Some of these summer jewelry trend pieces are just breath-taking, especially the first ring below…just wow.

Julianne Hough (below) wore Le Vian’s 14-karat white gold ring with Vanilla and Blackberry diamonds ($15,098) to the Rock of Ages screening in New York City on June 6.

Cameron Diaz wore Kimberly McDonald’s Botswana agate and diamond earrings set in 18-karat white gold (below) to the Los Angeles premiere of What to Expect When You’re Expecting.

The Bachelor’s Ali Fedotowsky (below) wore Amrapali’s 18-karat gold necklace with diamonds ($18,910) to the 2012 Miss USA Pageant in Las Vegas on June 3.

Happy Endings actress Eliza Coupe wore Baccarat’s Les Sous Bois Collection crystal earrings (below, $350) to the Disney Media Networks International Upfronts in Burbank, Calif. May 20.

Nicole Scherzinger (below) wore Vanessa Leu’s Marquise earrings with smoky quartz and silver diamonds ($12,000) to the London premiere of Men in Black III.

Salma Hayek wore Gucci’s 18-karat pink gold Horsebit earrings with light brown diamonds and morganite (below) to the 65th Cannes Film Festival.

The Office’s Angela Kinsey wore a sterling silver ring with pear-shaped faceted raw sapphires and diamonds (below, $930) to the 37th Annual Gracie Awards in Los Angeles.

Check out all the amazing shots here.

It was two weeks before Christmas—only 2 ½ years since my oldest son, Clint, was tragically killed. I was scripting the annual Christmas letter and arranging photos of my kids piggyback riding on each other to include in it. Suddenly I was struck by the obvious omission of Clint in the pictures. My stomach knotted in its familiar ache of sorrow when the Holy Spirit countered my thoughts with, “Hey, who needs a piggyback ride when they’ve been raised on eagle’s wings?”

I relaxed and knew that it was true. I knew Jesus took him the night he died and I knew from the Holy Spirit where he went—mothers just know these things. Although I missed Clinton dreadfully, I was able to continue my Christmas letter and move through the Christmas season. That is, until Christmas Eve, 2012.

We went to my daughter’s church and as we were entering this beautiful church with all the glory of the night surrounding it, I was again, struck with grief that my son was not with us this Christmas. I went into the darkened sanctuary where the choir was singing and momentarily froze: the screen in the church was black with the exception of brilliant white wings outlining a simple black cross. I reveled in the stark beauty of the cross and knew it was for me. The Holy Spirit was again assuring me that my son had indeed been raised on eagle’s wings and I had no need to worry.

I enjoyed the evening and the next morning took a photograph of the cross. With the artist’s permission, I embarked on a mission to convert the winged cross photograph into a mother’s cross pendant. After researching several designers, I chose Joe. He was interested in pleasing me, attentive to detail, and extremely talented in turning a 2-D photo into a unique 3-D mother’s cross pendant.

Joe invested several months of sending photos and information back and forth. When he sent the cross to me. I cried. It was amazing. A few weeks later, I wore it to meet Ashley, the artist who drew the cross for the church, and I cried again.

However, I wear the cross to stop crying. Whenever I get panicky, I just rub my fingers on the wings, and once again, I am comforted knowing that Clint has truly been raised on eagle’s wings.