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NRF: Jewelry Overtakes ‘A Night Out’ as Top Valentine’s Day Gift-Giving Category; Consumers Set to Spend $4.3B

by Tori Staniewicz on Feb 09 2017
Jewelry is expected to be the strongest Valentine’s Day gift-giving category in 2017, with romantic consumers set to spend $4.3 billion on necklaces, rings, earrings, pendants and other jewels for their loved ones. The survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics shows the jewelry category taking the top slot from 2016’s frontrunner... The post NRF: Jewelry Overtakes ‘A Night Out’ as Top Valentine’s Day Gift-Giving Category; Consumers Set to Spend $4.3B appeared first on Diamond Designs | Orange, CT Jewelry Store.

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Buckingham Palace Releases a Sapphire Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to Mark Her Sapphire Anniversary

by Tori Staniewicz on Feb 08 2017
On Monday, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 65th year on the British throne. Buckingham Palace commemorated the sapphire anniversary by re-releasing a portrait of the 90-year-old Queen bedecked in a suite of glittering sapphire jewelry her father, King George VI, gave her as a wedding day gift nearly 70 years ago. Snapped by British photographer... The post Buckingham Palace Releases a Sapphire Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to Mark Her Sapphire Anniversary appeared first on Diamond Designs | Orange, CT Jewelry Store.

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4,990-Carat ‘Fire of Australia’ Opal Valued at $686,000 Illuminates South Australian Museum’s Front Foyer

by Tori Staniewicz on Feb 07 2017
The Fire of Australia, known as the world’s most valuable piece of rough opal, has taken up permanent residence in the South Australian Museum’s Opal Collection. Valued at $686,000 (AU$900,000), the opal was purchased for AU$500,000 through the generosity of a private donor and AU$455,000 in funding from the Australian government’s National Cultural Heritage Account. The... The post 4,990-Carat ‘Fire of Australia’ Opal Valued at $686,000 Illuminates South Australian Museum’s Front Foyer appeared first on Diamond Designs | Orange, CT Jewelry Store.

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Music Friday: More Than Three Words and a Diamond Ring, Trisha Yearwood’s Love Is a ‘Powerful Thing’

by Tori Staniewicz on Feb 03 2017
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you uplifting songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Grammy Award winner Trisha Yearwood tells the story of couple ready to take their relationship to the next level in her 1998 country hit, “Powerful Thing.” Although they started out as “strangers on... The post Music Friday: More Than Three Words and a Diamond Ring, Trisha Yearwood’s Love Is a ‘Powerful Thing’ appeared first on Diamond Designs | Orange, CT Jewelry Store.

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German Archaeologists Find a Hoard of 2,600-Year-Old Gold Jewelry in the Tomb of ‘The Lady’

by Tori Staniewicz on Feb 02 2017
German archaeologists have discovered a hoard of elaborately crafted gold jewelry among other precious items in the 2,600-year-old tomb of a high-ranking Bronze Age woman known as “The Lady.” About 30 years old at the time of her death, the Celtic woman died in 583 B.C. and was buried in a wooden chamber filled with golden... The post German Archaeologists Find a Hoard of 2,600-Year-Old Gold Jewelry in the Tomb of ‘The Lady’ appeared first on Diamond Designs | Orange, CT Jewelry Store.

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The Empress of Uruguay Is a Majestic 11-Foot-Tall, 2.5-Ton Example of February’s Birthstone

by Tori Staniewicz on Feb 01 2017
Standing majestically at nearly 11 feet tall and weighing the same as a Cadillac Escalade, The Empress of Uruguay is billed as the world’s largest amethyst geode. The exposed interior radiates with tens of thousands of deep purple, gem-quality amethyst crystals and is the top attraction at the Crystal Caves Museum in Atherton, Australia. Amethyst is... The post The Empress of Uruguay Is a Majestic 11-Foot-Tall, 2.5-Ton Example of February’s Birthstone appeared first on Diamond Designs | Orange, CT Jewelry Store.

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