2010 has been a great year! Gem Gossip has grown, 191 blog posts in the past year, all ranging from Art Deco jewelry to favorite charity bracelets. Let’s look back at some highlights of 2010: 1. Started the SHOW ME YOUR RINGS project. Definitely a favorite of mine and… Read More
December feels like someone pressed the ‘fast forward’ button and ‘pause’ is no where in sight. Here are a bunch of photos that have accumulated from this month. Enjoy! {from top to bottom: Victorian baby rings–finally found rings that fit my tiny pinkey! I wear them stacked… Read More
Holiday wish lists are easy for a person like me–whether it’s a piece of jewelry I’ve been admiring all year, a new gemological gadget to use at work, a newly released historic jewelry book, or a remarkable mineral specimen to display–that pretty much covers it all. Read More
Street style blogs are my favorite kind of blog (besides jewelry related blogs). Although most focus on fashion, there are every once in awhile, a shot of the jewelry. The above shots are some of my favorites. [via il bisonte,… Read More
Here are a few lockets from Gem Gossip reader, Anne. She collects antique Art Nouveau lockets and has quite the collection. Her entire collection can be seen here on her Flickr account. Anne looks out for lockets with paste stones or large center stones. We thank… Read More
Started the Colored Stones portion of my GIA studies. Excited to learn about rubies, sapphires, emeralds and the multitude of others. Think it is incredible that these gems have been coveted for thousands of years. Especially so by the Indian Maharajas. Read More
