Happy Stories From our customers

The term is being bandied about this Spring season, but what does color blocking mean? Color blocking is combining different colors that support and compliment each other. Perhaps it’s a combination you think would clash, but actually accentuate one another in a fun, dramatic way. It can apply to clothing but just as easily to jewelry.

Here’s some examples of color blocking in jewelry and clothing:

Example of color blocking.

This video is truly impressive and a great example of entrepreneurial spirit. This man scans the streets of New York City for real gold…and finds it.

Keep your eyes out, folks!

When it comes to “must have” pieces of jewelry, our Classic Prong Set Moissanite Tennis Bracelet has to be one of the top 5. It’s delicate beauty captures just the right attention, without overpowering, just about any outfit. This piece dresses up a simple outfit, giving it that extra dazzle, or fits in naturally with your most formal of wear.

Tennis bracelets have been a favorite among our clients for years and since this piece is set with moissanite stones, it’s as affordable as it is beautiful.

For the men out there looking for just the right gift for Mom, wife or girlfriend, consider this a fail-safe item!

Classic prong set tennis bracelet with safety clasp and Charles and Colvard created round moissanite. Click on image for more information.

Jewelry requires a good deal of maintenance yet many of fall short in this department. A tangled necklace can be a bit of a nightmare. Hours can go by and sometimes you end up worse than when you started! Here’s a simple “how to” video that will make life easier.

Snake chains are considerably less like to tangle:

Style 10347MS

Three Stone Round Moissanite Necklace

Three stone slide pendant featuring Charles and Colvard created round moissanite on an 18″ snake chain.

Available in 14kt white gold only.

$899

Exciting news for vintage jewelry lovers! The whimsy and sweetness of Schiaperlli is now within your reach.

On May 2, 1stdibs.com, the marketplace for all things vintage, will unveil a selection of rare Elsa Schiaparelli jewelry, timed to a museum show that connects her work to that of another influential Italian designer, Miuccia Prada. The items for sale were made between the 1930s and 1950s. They range in price from $350, for a pair of japanned metal ear clips, to more than $50,000 for a makeup compact shaped like a rotary telephone dial, which Schiaparelli designed with Salvador Dali around 1935.

“The nice thing about those pieces from the ’50s is that they’re not so expensive, even now,” said Mark Walsh of Vintage Luxury, who sourced this collection for 1stdibs.com with his business partner, Leslie Chin. “So everybody can have a little something Schiaparelli.”

Read more at The New York Times.

Here’s some samples of her work: