Celebrity Jewelry Make the Cut

Sterling Canyon reports on the jewelry, particularly Silver and Gold necklaces and earrings worn by Hollywood’s fabs.  Many pieces reported here are similar to those offered by Sterling Canyon. This report as seen in National Jewelry and reported by Hannah Connorton has fun written all over it.

  Although awards season has ended, the arrival of spring calls for its own red carpet events–movie and television premieres, charity events, even a high-profile political dinner–and a chance for the stars to debut their newest, most glamorous baubles.

Blue-toned jewels are continuing to be a favorite in celebrity jewelry, with pink and yellow hues spotted as well. Long drop earrings and vibrant cocktail rings remain a staple with the stars, both with gemstones and large or pavé diamonds.

Here’s the best in celebrity jewelry seen in the past month.

Carmen Electra (below) wore a bevy of Isharya jewelry to her 40th birthday party, held at the Crazy Horse III in Las Vegas this month. Electra wore the brand’s gemstone Libra earrings in labradorite and green chalcedony ($375), Nile Nymph Libra necklace with blue chalcedony ($458) and Lotus resin ring ($135).

Kelly Osbourne wore Vanessa Leu’s 18-karat black gold ring with red rutilated quartz and black pavé diamonds (below, $12,800) to a BritWeek benefit for the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles this month.

Ivanka Trump (below) wore her own signature oval diamond earrings and pavé diamond oval link bracelet, both in 18-karat white gold, to the 98th Annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 28.

Elizabeth Hurley (below) wore Tresor’s Mosaico rose quartz and gold micron earrings ($625) to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s 2012 Hot Pink Party at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City on April 30.

Cameron Diaz wore Kimberly McDonald’s opal and brown diamond ring set in 18-karat rose gold (below) to press appearances for the film What to Expect When You’re Expecting in Los Angeles.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (below) attended the premiere of the HBO show Veep wearing geode diamond-shaped five-stone earrings ($5,200) and a 24-karat gold and crystal Zen square ring ($3,100) by Pippa Small Jewellery.

American Idol contestant Joshua Ledet wore a Christian Tse zultanite watch (below) while performing on the show.

Elise Testone, another American Idol contestant, wore Christian Tse’s blue slice sapphire earrings (below, top) and Erica Courtney’s 18-karat gold and diamond yellow beryl Sunburst ring (below, bottom) while performing on the show.

Leighton Meester (below) wore Harry Winston’s platinum and diamond feather ring to the grand opening of the designer’s Shanghai Pavilion, the largest Harry Winston salon in the world, last month.

Viola Davis wore De Beers’ 18-karat yellow gold oval diamond bangle with yellow diamond pavé (below, $5,200) to the 98th Annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Jaime King (below) wore the Pearl Collective’s black freshwater pearl Spike earrings while out in New York City on May 6 and 7.

Susan Foster’s handmade yellow and gray double diamond slice drop necklace trimmed with black diamond micro pavé (below, $14,000) was recently featured on Gossip Girl’s April 30th episode.

Scarlett Johansson wore Van Cleef & Arpels’ “Volutes” between-the-finger diamond ring, set in 18-karat white gold, to the premiere of The Avengers.

Sterling Canyon Covers Trader Joes Chips

Sterling Canyon, a purveyor of fine European silver necklaces and earrings reports on the finely detailed manufacturing processes of Trader Joe’s chocolate chips?  That’s right folks.  Seems that the manufacturer of those luscious chips has created a mess by shutting down the line to clean the machinery and make minor changes to the chipping process.  Now there has been a run on the chips because the kosher chips can no longer be guaranteed to be kosher.  Milk may be a contaminant in the machinery.  Our Jewish friends will need to find another source for their chocolate chips.

 

Diamonds for Jewelry Found to be Fake.

Sterling Canyon asks if you care whether your wedding ring has a fake or real diamond?  Reports from the Gemological Institute (GIA) state that it has come across a pile of 600 diamonds.  It was reported that when a sample was tested, all of the diamonds were fake or synthetic.  These were diamonds that were advertised as being natural, and one of the companies mentioned in the report was Gemesis, a retailer out of Florida. Gemesis denies the allegations.

All of the diamonds were clear stones and probably originated from China.  The GIA has issued a warning to consumers that fake diamonds have flooded the retail market and buyers should beware.  If you payed a lot of money for a diamond, you should sent it to one of several GIA labs to have it tested.  Also, shop with a reputable retailer and don’t go with some galleria in your neighborhood.

Sterling Canyon Falls for Gill Miller Designs

Sterling Canyon jewelers, retailer of fine colorful gemstone necklaces and earrings, has fallen in love with painting.  We have always been attracted to painted ceramic jewelry, unique and colorful. Now we have found an artist who has an incredible eye for color and shape.  Mostly oils and water colors, Gill Miller‘s painting have struck a cord with people around the world, and now appears in Hollywood movies. Enjoy the art and be engulfed in the beauty and fantasy that is Gill Miller. 

 

 

Sterling Canyon and the History of Mother’s Day

Last time Sterling Canyon gave its take on the origins of Mother’s Day as it is celebrated in North America.  But MD is celebrated all over the planet.  Chickens don’t celebrate MD cause they are hatched, not born.  I suppose Platypus don’t either. 

In Argentina, they celebrate MD the second Sunday in October.  See its Spring down there in October. 

France celebrates MD December 19th to coincide with the repatriation of the country following WWI.

Most other countries celebrate MD in the same style and tradition as the United States.  No matter your style, I hope you celebrated MD with hope and love.  If your a chicken…well stay away from the road.

Sterling Canyon’s Take on Mother’s Day

Sterling Canyon has inquiring minds that wants explained the origins of Mother’s Day.  Many people think including us at one point that Mother’s Day was invented by Hallmark in order to sell more greeting cards.  They actually started selling Mother’s Day (MD) cards in the 1920′s.  But they didn’t start MD.  Mothers have been celebrated for centuries dating back to ancient Egypt with the Goddess Isis, the mother of the Pharaohs. 

Greeks, Romans and Catholics celebrate their own mother gods.  But it wasn’t until 1870 when Julia Ward Howe put forth a proclamation for North America that the second Sunday in May be set aside for mothers.  From there the politicians took hold of it and in 1914, President Wilson signed it into law.  Since then, it has grown, like Christmas, into a big commercial frenzy.  Next time Sterling Canyon will describe how other countries around the world celebrate Mother’s Day.

Kashmir Sapphire, Not Sweater

Sterling Canyon’s favorite color is…blue….Blue necklaces, earrings, and all jewelry.  Only several gemstones come naturally blue.  Lapis Lazuli, Blue Topaz, all of which Sterling Canyon offers to our customers.  But there is one gemstone we do not offer.  We discovered it today at National Jeweler and want to show it to you.

According to results released by the auction house Heritage Auctions,  an 8.99-carat Kashmir sapphire and diamond ring brought $527,500 at the record-setting April 30 sale, topping its highest pre-sale estimate of $350,000.

Once the property of a family from the Midwest, the platinum ring is certified by American Gemological Laboratories (AGL) as being untreated. “Kashmir, No Heat, and it’s spectacular,” the AGL certificate accompanying the ring states.

Nearly all semi-precious and precious gemstones are treated either by heat or radiation.  The AGL accepts this as normal treatment for sale to the public.  Treatments enhance the beauty and color of the raw gemstone.  That is why this untreated Sapphire is so spectacular.  Untreated and yet so colorful and bright.  Like the soul of so many – bright and colorful.

Sterling Canyon’s 2012 Arkansas Diamond Finds

Sterling Canyon wants everyone to be able to pick up a rock and make a necklace, set of earrings or a lovely bracelet out of it.  Well, in Arkansas you can and with great expectations. 

Sterling Canyon reports on the 2012 (so far) list of diamond finds in the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Ark., the world’s only diamond-producing site open to the public.  It is here that for a small fee, anyone can go scrounging for diamonds.  What people found last year is nothing but remarkable.  Leading this year was a 4.89-carat grayish-white stone unearthed in April by a man from, can you believe it, Diamond, Mo. In March, a woman found a 3.17-carat yellow stone.  Of course, a rough diamond is just that.  After the stones are cut and polished, they are a fraction of their original size.  Still, a 3 carat yellow diamond could produce if the cuts are right, a 3/4 carat beauty.  It almost makes a trip to Arkansas inviting.  if you can’t make it to Arkansas, shop Sterling Canyon for the finest in gemstones and pave diamond necklaces and bracelets. Free shipping always.

Emerald GemstoneTrove Gets Deep

Sterling Canyon, a retailer of fine gemstone jewelry asks you what would you do if you found $100 million worth of Emeralds and Amethysts at the bottom of the sea?  You would probably go crazy, not think straight, make bad decisions.  Well, let me introduce you to Jay Miscovich, a real estate investor from Latrobe, Pa., who spent years traveling between his home 40 miles outside of Pittsburgh to Key West, Fla. in search of treasure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What he found was a giant trove of raw Colombian Emeralds and Amethysts that is beyond imagination. 

The treasure was found in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Key West, FL.

The problem with this treasure is that it most likely belongs to someone else, like a country.  If it was a Spanish galleon, it probably still belongs to Spain.  Meanwhile, Miscovich has conned investors in investing millions into the find.  Most likely they won’t re-coup their money.  And the suckers who bought into it won’t be able to make a single necklace out of the stuff. Lesson here?  Invest in a known quantity like Sterling Canyon jewelry.  Its guaranteed.

Color is Key for New Bridal Jewelry

Sterling Canyon has been researching bridal jewelry, and not so much in engagement rings but necklaces and earrings.  Not too many years ago, engagement rings were made up of Gold and Diamonds.   Pretty boring stuff. Everybody wore them, they all looked the same.  Boring led to a boring marriage. Now the boring stuff is giving way to excitement.  Just as the clothing for Spring 2012 is showing bright and colorful tangerines and turquoise, bridal sets are now showing bright blues and reds.

Penny Preville’s Victoria ring is made in 18-karat white gold with a 4.04-carat blue sapphire ($23,815).

 

The metal that the gemstones are mounted in is changing also.  No longer Gold or White Gold but more Sterling or Platinum.  Balancing out the cost is one of the strategies of new brides.  Sterling is less expensive but provides a terrific presentation.  With an expensive gemstone, the cost is affordable.

Omi Gems’ platinum eternity wedding band is set with 3.43 carats of round rubies and 0.54 carats of round diamonds ($12,500).

 

Now we get down to the meat of the situation.   With this ring, we need to wed it with a matching necklace and earrings to complete a fantastic look.  

A jeweler like Sterling Canyon can match any ring with a necklace and earrings.  An engagement ring should never go it alone.  Just as you are getting married, so should the ring.