Endless talk of all things sparkly.

Education & Advice

Gems of Knowledge Podcast Appearance!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! I know I don’t normally put out a new blog post on Saturday/Sunday, but I just had to share this as it was just posted an hour ago.  I made an appearance as the first special guest on the newly launched… Read More

Education & Advice

Spring Cleaning Your Jewelry Box: Gem Gossip’s Tips!

It’s that time of year–spring cleaning! I tried Googling some spring cleaning facts and came up with 77% of people say they spring clean every year. I’m not sure how accurate that is, but I would think that is a decent amount and glad to know that. I guess… Read More

Education & Advice

Five Investment Pieces You Need In Your Jewelry Wardrobe

I’ve been collecting fine jewelry for over fifteen years now and it is interesting to look back on pieces that I purchased in the beginning. I like to ask myself if those items were a good investment and part of evaluating that is knowing how much wear I’ve gotten… Read More

Shop My Picks

ShopGemGossip.com

Education & Advice

How to Edit your Jewelry Collection & Know When to Sell

My jewelry collection has gone through SO MANY changes this past year. As a collector, it is important to edit your collection no matter what it is that you collect. My ring collection, for example, has shrunk by at least fifty rings recently and normally this would freak me… Read More

Education & Advice

Five Important Things I Learned from Being a Jewelry Appraiser

Never in a million years did I ever think I would have a profession such as “jewelry appraiser.” It was something that I fell into by chance and I’m grateful/thankful everyday for that–because although I never thought it would be something I would do, there wasn’t a day… Read More

Education & Advice

Jewelry Marketing 101: What’s NOT Working

So you’re the creative type…or the type that has a unique eye. You’re a jewelry designer, an antique jewelry seller, or someone that has jewelry ready to sell. Jewelry marketing is a whole different realm of what most would consider typical jewelry business tasks. It is something I never… Read More