Tag Archives: Agate

How to Care for Cameo Jewelry

Cameo jewelry isn’t difficult to care for, but because cameos are more fragile than most jewelry, they do require a little more attention. Storing and cleaning your cameos properly will prevent them from becoming scratched, chipped, or discolored. Here are some tips on how to keep these miniature works of art looking beautiful. Know you […]

Love and Luck Stones – Guide to Gemstones

There are several types of gemstones found all over the Earth. Some believe that each type of gemstone possesses a unique power or energy. It is thought that the energy of a gemstone can be used to benefit the person who possesses it. Below you will find lists of gemstones that are thought to help […]

Edgar Allan Poe: Biography and To Helen

Edgar Allan Poe once stated, “Beauty of every kind, in its highest development, invariably excites the sensitive mind to tears.” The skill of this intricate but simple poet shaped and shaped the elegance of all modern poets. His tumultuous life story directly creates poetic styles and poems, leaving his audience with a captive perspective of […]

The History of Jewelry Part IV — Mesopotamia

Around 2000 B.C.E. jewelry made became a big business in the cities of Akkad and Sumer. Most of the archaeological evidence from the Royal Cemetery of Ur. When many burials were excavated, the tombs for the kings contained many artifacts in gold, silver, and precious stones. Likewise, crowns made of lapis lazuli decorated with gold […]

Onyx: The Black Chalcedony Gemstone

There’s a black gemstone that’s popular in jewelry designs. Go ahead, see what’s black in your jewelry box. No doubt you’ll find onyx, the beautiful black beauty of gemstones. The chalcedony family Onyx is a member of the chalcedony family of gemstones. Chalcedony comes in a great variety of colors. Whatever the color, chalcedony in […]