Wonder Woman Of Jewelery In Thiruvananthapuram

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Making handmade jewelery may be a hobby for many but creating a niche of their own in the jewelery designing section is something followed by a few people. A techie by profession Smitha Indira is creating waves with her beaded wonders through her brand "Smingry Jewels".It has been nine years since Smitha has been into jewelery designing. She is probably one of those very few who took time from their busy schedule to follow their dreams.

“I started making jewellery as a hobby where I initially made small earrings using beads watching "YouTube Videos". One of my friends saw my designs and encouraged me to work more on it.
Smitha uses a wide array of materials such as Wooden Beads, Glass, Crystal and imported rubberised beads through which she makes fabulous designs.

Procuring materials is a more difficult task than actually designing the jewellery. She usually imports beads from abroad and from northern states. For the past two years, she makes "customised jewellery". The customisation depends on something that can be paired with the customer's attire. Sometimes she even sources antique jewelery from Mumbai and Chennai and does modifications on it to suit her customer’s taste.

Rare gemstones found in Northern Canada

A new study conducted by the "University of British Columbia" reveals that Baffin Island Nunavut is home to cobalt-blue spinel which the study co-author says is "a ridiculously rare gemstone," as reported by CBC News.

The unique geography of Baffin Island allowed the spinel to form "1.8 billion years" ago when temperatures of approximately 800°C caused transformations and mixing of mud and magnesium-rich limestone under high pressures.

Top Gemstone Myths and Legends from History

The precious gems and stones are already on earth’s crust ever since the world began. This is the reason why ancient civilizations used them as part of their lives. Aside from simply being ornaments, accessories, and embellishments, these precious gems have also been associated with beliefs, myths, and legends.


Amethyst Myths

Throughout the years, this gemstone is believed to protect people against infidelity, plagues, locusts, hail, storm, thieves and nightmares. If you are the type of person who always has a busy schedule, this gem is right for you because of the fact that it also encourages calmness. Don’t you want to fall in love foolishly? This gem is also perfect for you.

Amber Myths

The myth associated with this gem is that it is worn on the throat in order to prevent asthma, hay fever, and nasal congestion. According to ancient beliefs, this gem makes a woman smell more attractive to her lover. Some say that this can also heal diseases and ailments such as plague, deafness, loss of teeth, indigestion, goiter, erysipelas, asthma, and whooping cough.

Press Release: Ariva Fine Jewelry Introduces Echo Collection.

Ariva Fine Jewelry, a division of Pranda Group, has launched an iconic new collection of sterling-silver jewelry, Echo™. From bold silhouettes to petite dimensional-designs, with diamond accents, high-polish sculptural sterling silver defines the Echo Collection.

Match Your Macaron to Your Pearls.

In what we imagine was a common occurrence at Versailles (or at least Sofia Coppola's version of it), a pâtisserie and a jeweler worked together to create a collection of edible baubles. The collaboration, available from April 24th, includes the pearlescent Mikimoto macaron, filled with rose and lychee cream and a monumental Pièce Montée de Choux, a pyramid topped with small pastries filled with cream and covered in a pearly pink icing.
Inspired by the collection, we matched our favorite Ladurée flavors with Mikimoto jewelry- proving that even when this collaboration ends, you can still match your desserts to your pearls.

1. Ladurée vanille macaron, Mikimoto Akoya pearl strand,

A Sweet Mother's Day Gift Idea from Ladurée and Mikimoto

Mother’s Day has its detractors—those who say it’s a commercial holiday, that every day should be Mother’s Day, and so on. But the truth is, it’s a day devoted to celebrating our moms and thanking them for everything they’ve done for us. Who can find fault with that?

What to Gift Your Bridesmaids? How About a Bauble from Gorjana’s Debut Bridal Collection

Gorjana’s celebrity-loved, budget friendly jewels lend themselves to being easy gifts, especially if you have to buy ‘em in bulk like for bridesmaids. So, after countless brides made gifts out the label’s rings, necklaces, and bracelets (editors note: I even gave a ring from this line to each of my six bridesmaids during my wedding weekend), president and creative director Gorjana Reidel decided to launch an official bridal collection this month, just in time for busy wedding season.

Giveaway: POSH Mommy Monogram Loop Earrings ($200)

With Mother’s-Day just around the corner, here is a GORGEOUS gift idea from POSH Mommy-Jewelry, the hot and trendy jewelry collection for personalized jewelry.
Every mommy loves POSH Mommy! A Hollywood favorite and coveted by celebrity moms including Jessie-James Decker, Kendra Wilkinson, Niki Taylor, Garcelle Beauvais, Melissa Joan Hart, Molly Mesnick, DeAnna Papas, Camila Alves, Kyle Richards, and Courtney Lopez, the POSH Mommy Jewelry collection offers meaningful bling with stunning style.
Please checkout the POSH Mommy website for even more personalized jewelry for mommies!
We are giving away a pair of POSH Mommy’s BRAND NEW monogram loop earrings in gold plated to one (1) lucky reader (value: $200)!

5 simple tips to pair vintage-style engagement rings with modern wedding bands.

Wedding season is almost in full swing. Brides, while you're frantically trying to finalize all of the infinite details for your big day (it's easy to get caught up in selecting the right flowers and the perfect cupcakes for your guests), don't forget one of the biggest things to think about is those two pieces of jewelry you'll be wearing on your left finger likely for the rest of your life.
Gone are the days of needing an engagement ring and wedding band that are an exact match. Today's trends are leaning more towards wearing what you love, even if it isn't a precise extension of your engagement ring. While you and your soon-to-be groom are likely a picture-perfect match, you're both probably different in many ways - but that's what makes you work so well together. They say opposites attract and make the best couples. You could say that the same goes for your engagement ring and wedding band.
"Making sure your engagement ring and band matches is the tradition," says Joseph Denaburg of Levy's Fine Jewelry. "But now, women seem to care more about having a wedding band and engagement ring that complement one another and get noticed and appreciated independently, instead of it looking like one big ring. The big fashion trend right now is to wear something you love, and not worry about whether or not it goes together, as long as it looks good."

Bonhams' Fine Jewelry Sale Brings $6.5M

Colored gemstones were the star lots at Bonhams’ first London sale of the year, of Fine Jewelry, which raked in a total of £4.34 million ($6.54 million) on April 22, the auction house said.
Notably, some sapphire lots achieved prices that tripled their pre-sale estimates: A 21.27-carat sugarloaf cabochon-Kashmir sapphire and diamond ring (pictured above, left) achieved $436,438, while a 17.97-carat Burmese sapphire and diamond ring (pictured above, right) sold for $274,182; and a pair of sapphire and diamond ear pendants, each set with a cushion-shaped sapphire weighing 10.5 carats and 9.5 carats (pictured above, center), sold for $138,969.

Natural Pearl Necklace Sells for World Auction Record $5.1 Million

The necklace comprises four strands of 81, 76, 69 and 63 natural gray and brown pearls, measuring approximately 12.65 to 4.90 mm. The Swiss Gemmo-logical Institute report confirms the authenticity of these saltwater natural pearls that, according to the report, have no indications of artificial color modification.

Tiffany & Co. thinks outside the blue box

Back in February at the Academy-Awards, Australian actress Cate Blanchett made her usual regal turn on the red carpet, a vision of cool beauty in a silk velvet sheath. The dress, designed by John Galliano for Maison Margiela, was so conspicuous for its lack of frippery it might have easily been interpreted as an emblem of Galliano's continuing public chastening.
The point was not the dress, however. The dress was just a foil for what was draped about Blanchett's milky throat.
To call the jewelled bib she wore that evening a "statement" necklace, as many did, was a bald understatement. Five hundred carats of turquoise beads undulated on its surface, held in place with diamond capped pins. Beneath them lay a platinum armature to which were affixed 400 additional carats of stones - turquoise cabochons, faceted diamonds and aquamarines all contrived to imitate the effect of sunlight refracted through water.

Flawless 100-carat diamond sells for $22.1m at NY auction

An eye-popping, 100-carat diamond, the highlight of a magnificent jewels sale in New York on Tuesday, sold for $22.1 million, Sotheby’s auction house said.
The perfect classic emerald-cut D color diamond, which is about the size of a walnut and was mined by De-Beers in southern Africa, was purchased by an anonymous buyer via a telephone bid. It had a pre-sale estimate of $19 million to $25 million.

Rio Tinto’s Zim diamond production falls 42% in Q1

Rio-Tinto said production at its Murowa diamond mine in Zimbabwe fell 42% in the first quarter after a planned shutdown and a decision to cut output as it sought clarity on a new export tax.
Zimbabwe’s government in January introduced a 15% export tax on unrefined platinum and there was confusion on whether the levy also applied to diamonds.

Tirisi Jewelry Showcases Collection with Al Manara International Jewelry in Abu Dhabi

In an intimate gathering at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, founders Julian Rotstein and Natascha Zuchouwski introduced Tirisi Jewelry to guests. The husband and wife duo show-cased the brand’s collections, including an array of luxurious necklaces, stunning diamond encrusted rings and the iconic three Times a Lady line  a versatile collection of rings inspired by Lionel-Ritchie’s famous song that come with a selection of three hand-cut interchangeable semi-precious stones.

In Natascha’s own words, Tirisi is “born on the catwalk, worn in the city”, epitomizing her belief that “the world is a catwalk.” Tirisi is a young and innovative brand with creative designs at the heart. Launched in time for Basel-world 2010, Tirisi received a phenomenal reception, celebrated for its differential price point, and unique, hand crafted quality.

Famous Kimberley diamond brooch to be auctioned soon

The magnificent brooch was a gift from Colonel Sir David Harris, pioneer of the South African diamond industry, Director of de Beers for 40 years, to his wife, Rosa Gabriel of Pomerania (Prussia), whom he married in 1873.

The brooch composed of seven flower-heads, the centre claw set with an old brilliant cut diamond weighing approximately 3.20 carats, enclosed by yellow and white old brilliant- and old European cut diamonds weighing a total of approximately 10.80 to 11.30 carats, mounted in gold and platinum, width approximately 37-mm.

11 carat Ekati diamond goes on display at Royal Alberta Museum

Canadian diamonds distinguish themselves more by value than size, but an 11-carat North-west Territories rough stone now fills a gap in the Royal Alberta Museum mineral collection. The recent purchase from Dominion Diamond’s (TSX:DDC) majority held Ekati mine “fills a specific need in our collection and for a display that we’re hoping to put together in the future,” says Melissa Bower-man, assistant curator of geology for the Edmonton facility.

‘The Bachelor’ 2015 Engagement- See the Neil Lane Diamond Engagement Ring....

I make these rings with love and compassion, and really hoping that these people stay together. And, what happens afterwards? I don’t know. If they break up, the ring, it goes to ring heaven. There are a bunch of rings in ring heaven and God is watching them and probably trying them on!
Neil Lane him-self flew out to Iowa to sit down with Bachelor Chris Soules as he picked out an engagement ring for his fiancee. At the time that Soules was choosing a ring, he said he had not yet chosen his future bride, so it was a bit nerve-wracking. Fortunately, he made up his mind and presented the above beautiful ring to fiancee Whitney Bischoff.

Hong Kong is Turning its Dead into Diamonds

It sounds outlandish at first. Even obscene.
But why not turn the cremated ashes of your loved one into a beautiful diamond you can take with you instead of entombing his or her ashes in a gloomy columbarium?

It's not as impossible as it may sound. An American company named Life-Gem has been transforming the ashes of the dead into diamonds since 2001.
LifeGem says over 5,000 people have transformed their loved ones into LifeGem "Memorial Diamonds". Based in Chicago, LifeGem says its beautiful "cremation jewelry" is a unique way to embrace a loved one's memory day by day.

Empowering Women And Artisans Through Jewelry In India.

What began as a simple love for jewelry taught one female entrepreneur that what works in Europe does not work in India, as she travelled the path of creating wearable pieces of art with an empowering message.
Among the beautiful images of jewelry and inspirational thoughts, Eina Ahluwalia’s instagram account is peppered with hard hitting statements. The words “love has no boundaries, maps do” accompanies a photo of necklaces indicating the word ‘love’ in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic, and Hebrew. There is a photo of women in white  Indian widows  typically forbidden from enjoying color, playing with brightly colored powders during the spring Holi festival.