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I’m a jeans-and-t-shirt kind of person.  I’ve written lots of blog posts to attest to this.  I’d link to them, but there are so many the only way to link to them would be one sentence that was “see this blog post, and this one, and this one, here’s another, don’t forget this one” etc. with all the “this’s” and “here’s” being a link to another blog post.  So, let’s avoid that craziness and you just take my word for it! Anyway, now that you understand where I’m coming from I’ll start again.   I’m a jeans-and-a-t-shirt person.  Even though I’m...

Remember when you used to ask your mom who her favorite was?  Her answer was always some crap along the line of “I love you the same, you’re just very different people.” Yeah, right. As a jewelry designer and maker, I can tell you I most definitely have favorites!  Yes, all gems are beautiful in their own special way… but sapphires?  Yeah, they’re one of my favorites. Why? Sit tight, I’m gonna tell you. Sapphires come in a whole bunch of colors, not just the blue you’re used to.   Want a list?   Pink.  Purple.  Orange.  Yellow.  Green.  (I would add...

Wanna know what one of my favorite gemstones is? Garnet. Yep, garnet.  Why? Oh garnet, how do I love thee?  Let me count the ways: 1) Rhodolite, 2)Spessartite, 3)Alamandite, 4) Pyrope, 5) Mali, 6) Demantoid, 7) Malaya, 8) Tsavorite, 9) Grossularite, 10)Hessonite, 11) Ant Hill, 12) Color-change, and 13) Star. That enough for you?  I know, that made absolutely no sense, and as you read that your brain just heard the teacher from the Peanuts cartoons, but let me explain a bit. Most gemstones have varieties.  Pink sapphire and blue sapphire, for example, are varieties of sapphire. Well, garnet has...

Someone asked me the other day why I liked pearls so much.   Poor thing. I don’t think she was prepared for the glimmer in my eye or the, possibly frightening, maniacal look on my face. My quick response was:  “I’m in awe that one angry little mollusk could create something so gorgeous!” For those of you that don’t know how pearls are formed let me drop a little knowledge.   In nature, tiny little parasites bore a hole into the shell of a mollusk.  Once they get in it irritates the animal.  (I know from personal experience whether I’m physically or...

I’m normally a jeans-and-t-shirt kind of person.  There are days that even though I’m in my standard uniform I like to take it up a notch.  One of the options I like is a great necklace.  Whether it’s something like this long aquamarine necklace with its light ethereal feel or the bold styling of this necklace from my Deco Luxe Collection.  Let’s not forget the light, breezy feel of this turquoise necklace from my Open hourglass Collection. Make sure to head over to my shop and take a look at these beauties. Talk to you soon, Nikki P.S.  Most of...

What did you do this weekend?  Great! Me?  Oh, I put out my Halloween decorations.   This then led to my daughter pointing out that we don’t have enough Halloween decorations. {Insert eye roll here.}  It’s not that I don’t like decorations for any season or occasion.  I actually really like them.  I like putting them out!  I love getting festive! I HATE putting them away.   I know hate is a strong word, but really...  I loathe it.  I can be a bit particular when putting things away.  A trait I inherited from my mother.  I still have less-than-pleasant memories surrounding...