Just Ask Leslie: Jewelry Tips

Add a little more sparkle to your special day with this 1/4 Carat Princess and Baguette Diamond 14K Yellow Gold Wedding Band for only $395. Celebrate your love and commitment with this dazzling wedding band. A slender chevron band is gorgeously crafted in gleaming white gold and channel set with a sparkling row of gorgeous princess cut and baguette diamonds. It’s a glorious gift.

For men, simplicity really is the way to go. This 14K White Gold Benchmark 8mm Carved Men’s Wedding Band is just $695. Symbolize your love and commitment with this elegant wedding band. The white gold design combines polished and brushed finishes for a look that is stylish and timeless all at once.

Wedding bands need not be expensive or over done. Simple elegance is a great way to go. Symbolize your love and commitment with this elegant 14K White Gold Benchmark 8mm Carved Ladies Wedding Band for only $725. The white gold design combines polished and brushed finishes for a look that is stylish and timeless all at once. This ring is beautiful on its own or paired with an engagement ring.

A multi diamond bridal engagement ring need not be a budget buster. You can get a great multi diamond enegagement ring for under $1000. Take this 1/2 Carat Diamond 14K Yellow Gold Bridal Engagement Ring for example. For only $695 you can surpise her with this ring featuring a round brilliant diamond is set amid diamond baguettes in a trellis setting of white gold – enhancing the size and shape of the stones – with yellow gold providing gorgeous contrast.

Spring and Summer is prime time for wedddings. I thought I’d take the next few posts and feature a few new styles of wedding jewelry.

Enegagement rings need not be expensive. Take this 1/4 Carat Diamond Solitaire Bridal 14K Yellow Gold Ring. It’s just $350 – completely affordable for an engagement ring. Thrill her with this exquisitely designed classic engagement ring and save $100. A gorgeous round brilliant diamond sparkles in a dramatic white gold four prong basket setting, atop a slender band of lustrous yellow gold. This ring is a beautiful expression of love.

For only $250 you can make this 3/4 Carat Sapphire, Emerald and Diamond 14K White Gold Elephant Pendant with Chain a wonderful gift for someone special in your life. Crafted from the worlds most precious stones sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds, this elephant pendant is meant to bring luck and good fortune to its bearer. Crafted in white gold and suspended from a delicate chain, this is a unique piece.

Spring is here and it is garden party season. Add something special to all your spring outfits with this 5/8 Carat Emerald & Diamond 14K White Gold Ring for only $225. This classic ring adds lovely sparkle to any dress this season. Regal and stunning, this glorious ring showcases the unmistakable verdant hue of emeralds to perfection. Majestic emeralds shine amid a burst of dazzling diamonds in a lustrous 14K white gold setting. As a gift, it makes a lovely look for a special someone.

Yesterday I featured a great pair of elegant emerald earrings. Well, in my searches I found these amazing 7/8 Carat Emerald 14K Two Tone Gold Earrings on SALE for just $350. They’re marked down from $575. That’s an amazing 70% off the retail price!

Classic with a modern twist, these gorgeous two toned gold earrings are simple and elegant in design. This unique pair features 7/8 carat of brilliant emeralds that are neatly set in 14K white gold and encircled with 14K yellow and white gold.

Elegant emerald earrings are always in style. Did you know that the word “emerald” comes from Latin smaragdus, via Greek smaragdos, its original source being a Semitic word izmargad or the Sanskrit word, marakata, meaning “emerald” or “green”? Fascinating!

You can own the essence of emeralds with these 1 1/2 Carat Emerald 14K Yellow Gold Earrings for only $195. Glowing with the vibrant green glow of emeralds, one of the worlds most precious stones, these impressive tear drop earrings dazzle with eye-catching movement. Set in 14K yellow gold, they are a real treasure.

This 1/4 Carat Emerald & Diamond 14K Gold Ring for just $225 is one of the latest looks in emerald jewelry. This sophisticated ring sparkles with dazzling diamonds in contrasting tones of 14K yellow and white gold. A unique design is studded with twinkling diamonds atop a lustrous band of glistening white gold studded with verdant green emeralds. A lovely look!

Emeralds are fascinating gemstones. They have the most beautiful, most intense and most radiant green that can possibly be imagined: emerald green. In top quality, fine emeralds are even more valuable than diamonds.

The name emerald comes from the Greek ’smaragdos’ via the Old French ‘esmeralde’, and really just means ‘green gemstone’. Innumerable fantastic stories have grown up around this magnificent gem. The Incas and Aztecs of South America, where the best emeralds are still found today, regarded the emerald as a holy gemstone. However, probably the oldest known finds were once made near the Red Sea in Egypt. Having said that, these gemstone mines, already exploited by Egyptian pharaohs between 3000 and 1500 B.C. and later referred to as ‘Cleopatra’s Mines’, had already been exhausted by the time they were rediscovered in the early 19th century.

The green of the emerald is the colour of life and of the springtime, which comes round again and again. But it has also, for centuries, been the colour of beauty and of constant love. In ancient Rome, green was the colour of Venus, the goddess of beauty and love. And today, this colour still occupies a special position in many cultures and religions.

You can enjoy the beauty of the emerald with this 14K Yellow Gold Emerald and Diamond Ring 0.31 CT TDW for only $350. This gorgeous, delicately filigreed ring is reminiscent of classic vintage designs. Clear green emeralds form a cut-out leaf pattern between two rows of dazzling diamonds. A beautifully crafted yellow gold setting provides the perfect complement.

Everyone deserves a gemstone! Make a bold statement with beautiful pieces featuring gemstones. One of a kind jewelry will make an impression that will last as long as your love. May’s birthstone is the emerald, a symbol of fertility, rebirth, and springtime. It’s regarded as an amulet for good fortune. Emeralds go particularly well with fashion wardrobes featuring hot colors.

Vibrant green emeralds along with a cultured freshwater pearl give this delicate 6-7mm Cultured Pearl, Emerald & Diamond 14K Gold Ring fabulous color and for extra dazzle, white diamonds. Crafted in a setting of lustrous 14K yellow gold. A beautiful, classy look.

For the past few weeks I have been giving you great advice for the perfect Mother’s Day gift. While it might be too late to get in on today’s recommendation – it is Mother’s Day today afterall – I hope that by having this post in the archive, you’ll be able to use it next year too.

The Claddagh symbol is an Irish tradition given in friendship or worn as a wedding ring. The design and customs associated with it originated in the Irish fishing village of Claddagh, located just outside the old walls of the city of Galway. The ring was first produced in the 17th century during the reign of Queen Mary II, though elements of the design are much older. The Claddagh’s distinctive design features two hands clasping a heart, and usually surmounted by a crown. The elements of this symbol are often said to correspond to the qualities of love (the heart), friendship (the hands), and loyalty (the crown). The expression which was associated with these symbols in the giving of the ring was: “With my hands I give you my heart, and crown it with my love.” Yet, the expression, “Let love and friendship reign forever” can be found as another meaning for the symbols.

That makes this 14K Gold Claddagh Charm Bracelet for only $165 a perfect Mother’s Day gift. The glorious beauty of warm, gleaming yellow gold is on gorgeous display in this spectacular bracelet. A classic round link chain is exquisitely crafted from lustrous yellow gold and enlivened with delicately sculpted 1/2 inch claddaugh charms.

A gem bracelet is a thoughtful gift for mom this Mother’s Day. Check out this collection of gem bracelets for a huge variety of fashionable and affordable gemstone bracelets.

I particularly loved this 3-Strand Garnet & Gold Over Sterling Silver Bead Bracelet with a Lobster Clasp for only $50. This bracelet fits any budget. Luscious earth tones give this sparkling bracelet a stunning, rich glow. In this festive piece, uniquely shaped garnet beads are set on a delicate gold over sterling silver chain, and is secured with a clasp. It’s a lovely look that she’ll wear all the time.

Every woman loves diamonds and that includes Moms! Celebrate Mom this Mother’s Day with a gift of a diamond bracelet.

This 1 Carat Diamond 10K Gold Tennis Bracelet on SALE for $295 is a perfect Mother’s Day gift that she’ll cherish forever. The clean lines and elegant glamour of the classic tennis bracelet make it a must for every jewelry wardrobe. This gorgeous piece features a full carat of sparkling, dazzling diamonds beautifully set in warm 10K yellow gold.

Nothing is more perfect for Mother’s Day than pearl jewelry. These 7-7.5mm Cultured Freshwater Pearl 14K White and Yellow Gold Earrings for only $175 are the perfect pearl jewelry gift for Mom this Mother’s Day. These simply elegant earrings show off the iridescence of the cultured freshwater pearls perfectly. Two luminous pearls are set from a graceful yellow gold setting with traditional post backs. A lovely everyday look.

Many people think that gifts of designer jewerly are out of their budget. I am here to tell you that is not the case. Over the past few weeks, I’ve featured a wide variety of totally affordable jewelry choices that are perfect for Mother’s Day. Today is no exception. I’ve featuring silver bracelets. I found a wonderful assortment of fashionable silver bracelets online.

This Sterling Silver Mother of Pearl and Black Cubic Zirconia Bracelet on SALE for only $35 really caught my eye. The luminous, opalescent gleam of mother of pearl is the perfect contrast to rich black cubic zirconia in this dramatically elegant bracelet. Oval mother of pearl stations are enriched with cubic zirconia and crafted onto a setting of sterling silver.