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Bohemian beads, Art Deco rings, statement bracelets, sentimental baubles… it’s an eclectic collection for sure, but jewellery lover Debra Messing makes it work. When did you know you were into jewellery more than the average person? “It started with my dad. He was an executive at a jewellery manufacturing firm in Rhode Island, and when [...]

Nov 8th, 2012 | Filed under Uncategorized

  Unlike other gems, the pearl is born of water and living creatures.Pearls begin as a foreign body embedded within a mollusk’s shell. The animal’s defense against the foreign body is to form a protective layer of nacre around the intruder. The culturing process simply entails planting a “seed” within the mollusk, normally either a [...]

Nov 7th, 2012 | Filed under Crystal beads