Category Archives: Jewelry Trends

Best of the 2013 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show

I’m back from my annual trek to the always amazing Annual Tucson Gem & Mineral Show. To me, the Tucson show is more like the Disneyland of gems and fossils. I absolutely love it! As usual, there were amazing geodes of every shape, color and size. As you may know, geodes are ancient works of…

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Indianapolis jeweler specializes in the unique

“I don’t want to simply make a product I can sell a hundred of. What I love is working with people, designing the perfect piece for them. My best advertising is my custom work. Custom IS my normal.” – Marc Aronstam I like that quote. I’m comfortable knowing I’m known for being different. I do…

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Marc Aronstam asks, “What defines YOU?”

My grandmother had a charm bracelet. Maybe yours did, too. As a kid, I loved to look at the charms, asking where each came from and hearing the stories. So I felt a strong sentimental pull when I first took a look at The Heather B. Moore collection of personalized jewelry. Heather Moore takes “charms”…

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Marc Aronstam talks about pearls

Pearls are classic, timeless and elegant and a miracle of nature. One of my favorite gem “stones,” pearls come in a huge variety of colors, from classic white to pink, silver, cream, golden, green, blue, black, and even rainbow-hued. Actually a mineral (calcium carbonate) rather than a true stone, pearls are formed in layers, slowly,…

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Indianapolis jeweler looks at upscale layering trends this fall

You’ve seen them everywhere already – from the red carpet to the morning news shows, to the boardroom. The layered necklace trend is big. Here’s why I like long, layered necklaces. You can have fun with them and break all the “jewelry rules.” Mix high-contrast styles like earthy beads mixed with delicate gold chains. You…

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