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Conclave 2018 — Here’s Your Guide to Nashville

Are you headed to Music City this April for AGS Conclave?! If you need recommendations on where to eat or what to do while you're here, I've got you covered--I've called Nashville home since 2008. Read More

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Guest Appearance on “Inside the Jewelry Trade” Podcast from Four Grainer

It’s always fun to be asked to make an appearance on a podcast and I was extremely grateful when Rod Worley invited me on the “Inside the Jewelry Trade” podcast a few weeks ago! It was a fun experience and I reveal something I’ve been… Read More

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Hire Me to Take Your Instagram Aesthetic from Zero to One Hundred

With the new year, comes new projects and areas I’d like to devote more time to–work that makes me completely feel happy, work that I often get so lost into doing, I can’t remember what day or time it is. I recently asked myself what part of my… Read More

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Identifying Georgian Jewelry — Fakes, Repros, and Traditional Styles

A great resource for Georgian Jewelry lovers, this book We’re back with another installment written by Lisa of Lisa Kramer Vintage, giving us an in-depth look into the Georgian Jewelry fakes that are out there in the marketplace. Read More

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How to Identify Genuine Georgian Jewelry, part 1

The popularity of Georgian jewelry has resulted in the market being flooded with fakes and the best way to avoid being sold a fake is to educate yourself. This post addresses how to identify genuine Georgian jewelry and is wonderfully written by Lisa of Lisa… Read More

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All You Need to Know About Diamond Carat Size

This month’s article I wrote for The Knot got me doing some hands-on investigating, as I took a closer look at one very important C of the Four Cs: Carat size. Thanks to King Jewelers in Nashville for supplying me with diamond for this story. The diamonds pictured… Read More