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After receiving hundreds of votes from our online community, we are proud to announce the winner of this year’s 2011 DIY (Dream it Yourself) Custom Design Jewelry contest, where you dream up the perfect piece of jewelry and we turn it into a wearable (and affordable) reality.

This year’s winner: The Hearts at Play Ring by Cris

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What a cute, effective video on a simple sterling silver jewelry cleaning technique!

If you’ll believe this, a celebrity has started her own jewelry line. (That was a slight bit of sarcasm, by the way!)

Kate Hudson announced she’s launching a new jewelry line with Chrome Hearts co-owner and gal-pal, Laurie Lynn Stark.

The new venture, called “KH + CH”, will include 18 and 22-karat gold bohemiam looks set with white diamonds, freshwater pearls, aquamarine, green tourmaline, peridot and citrine gemstones.

The entire line – now just a ‘one-time’ offering – will launch later this summer in select Chrome Hearts stores and is said to have been inspired by the vacations the partners took together over the years. No word yet on price points.

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It’s officially here – well, not officially. But its warmer. And I did attend a barbeque last weekend. So it’s close enough.

What to wear? What to wear?

So here are a few hand-chosen pieces that go well with summer gatherings.

What says summer better than flowers?

14kt Rose Gold Earrings Set With Pink Moissanite And White Diamonds

Wearing Gemesis is like wearing sunshine

Tennis bracelet - classic summer wear

You just don’t see women wearing tiaras like they used to. Sure, there’s the occasional cardboard tiara worn by little girls at birthday parties, but maybe its time we bring back this epic fashion statement. If you have $12 million, that is.

Geneva–An auction world-record price for a tiara was set Tuesday, when a rare emerald and diamond tiara realized more than $12 million at Sotheby’s sale of magnificent and noble jewels here.

Previously estimated to garner between $5 million and $10 million, the tiara’s sale also represents a world auction record of an emerald jewelry piece.

“This evening’s results, across the board–in noble jewels, diamonds, colored gemstones, and pieces signed by the world’s greatest jewelers–show the extraordinary appetite among connoisseurs for rarity, quality and provenance,” David Bennett, chairman of Sotheby’s jewelry department for Europe and the Middle East, said.

The Sotheby’s sale realized a total of $89 million, with 90 percent sold by lot and 97 percent sold by value.

Included in the auction was the nearly $11 million sale of a 10-carat, rare fancy intense pink diamond ring (below) made for the third-highest price for a pink diamond at auction, as well as the ninth-highest price for a diamond at auction.

Christie’s sale of magnificent jewels in Geneva on May 18 realized a total of more than $78 million, with 84 percent sold by lot. This auction also set world-record prices in various categories.

“The jewelry sale in Geneva was marked by strong bidding,” Francois Curiel, president of Christie’s Switzerland, said. “Forty-two years after our first sale in Switzerland, Geneva remains a vital, specialized auction center in today’s global market.”

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