Stauer primarily sells replicas of antique watches, but opened a line of specialized jewelry some years ago. Through a process they guard closely, they have managed to reproduce an almost perfect diamond in the lab. Rare minerals are heated in special equipment to over 5000 degrees to  create these gorgeous stones. My husband had watched a program on TV about the process of creating t...

For mother's day this year, Hallmark came out with the perfect bracelet.  It's a silver charm bracelet called The Many Hats of Mom.    The different charms it includes is a nurses hat, a construction hat with the word Fixer on it,  a pink baseball hat with the word coach, a chef's hat, a chauffer hat, and a crown with the word queen on it.  The final ch...

A couple of years ago, on our last trip to Disney World in Orlando, my husband surprised me with these cute little Tinkerbell earrings.  I like these because they are a wire earring instead of a post.  Once they were on my ears I really didn't even feel them because they are very lightweight.  They are gold and silver colored.  They are not real gold but t...

Premier Designs is a company that sells High Fashion jewelry through home jewlery parties.  I have bought quite a few pieces of their jewelry and have always been very satisfied. My grandma gave me these earings for Christmas. My picture does not do the earrings any justice. They are beautiful. They are silver hoop earrings with sparkle stones all around them. They are not heavy....

I bought these earrings for myself specifically for Halloween. I thought they were adorable from the moment I saw them. I have a black-and-white cat, and these remind me of her minus the white markings my cat has. I have to say, the hooks on these are uncomfortable! My mom told me to try to bend them, so they wouldn't keep poking into that area behind my ears (She had a pair herself and exp...

I have been purchasing and wearing Cookie Lee Jewelry for about six years now.  A friend is a salesperson and I have had several home shoes so that she can display her jewelry.  Although this is a home jewelry show, the difference is there is no high pressure sales pitch.  The jewelry is set up on tables, your friends come over and browse and if they wish to purchase something th...

I received this necklace from my kids for Mother's Day last year. It was such a wonderful surprise but for reasons that really didn't have to do with the fact that this was a dimaond necklace. Here is the history of this I would like to share with you.When I lived in Hawaii I learned something very valuable about the circle. As most of you know that have ever been to Hawaii it is tradit...

For my birthday just last month, my daughter gave me this pretty, silver plumeria necklace. She knows I love plumeria, not only because I love Hawaii and it grows prolifically there, but because my nickname is Frangipani (spelled Frangipanni here on Shared Reviews because the nickname wasn't available in the correct spelling). My nephews made up the name when they were old enough to kid aro...

As a a woman you are naturally attracted to jewelry in general and the thought of a flashy engagement ring excites you. I was the same as the rest. When marriage became a thought I entertained often then engagement rings became an obssesion. I couldn't pass a jewelry store without stopping in for a peak. I was presented with my wish over a year ago. A beautiful diamond ring that captured th...

I love jewelry but have to admit that I tend to buy jewelry that has a some meaning to me. Some of you may remember when charm bracelets were popular. My mother started me one when I was a very young girl and to this day I still love it. I must have over 50 charms on it and each one brings back a great memory. Unfortunately it is very heavy and not comfortable to wear, so I just put it away.My ...

I received this necklace today in the mail, and I couldn't wait to write up a review on it. I was that impressed with the artist and her work. Immediately after I saw the information on the envelope, I knew exactly what was inside and opened it up right away with much urgency. Inside, there was a jewelry box with a ribbon. On the ribbon was a glittery initial, the letter "R." I lo...

I received this sonic jewelry cleaner as a birthday gift.  As someone who changes jewelry quite a bit I always like to clean what I take off before putting it away so this was a perfect gift for me.  This unit has a high and low speed and a double well so I am able clean and rinse at the same time.  There are baskets that attach to the side so my jewelry&...

From the minute I first saw the Journey Diamond Necklace on TV I had longed for one since. I got my wish this past Christmas and found neatly under the tree in a gold gift wrapped box a beautiful piece of jewelry. This one is the 1/2 carot princess cut and truly stunning. It hangs gracefully around your neckline and is a true eye catcher when the sun hits it just right.Kay Jeweler's allows ...

It is kind of hard to deal with the likings of our kiddies especially the girls when it comes to accessories. I recalled that during my school days (till I finished college) I'm not fond of wearing jewelries whether expensive, not so expensive or even fancy ones. But now, when I visit my girl's school I can see kids wearing jewelries. Actually a grade schooler was victimized by an outsi...

I have a lot of jewelry, some of it is cheaper but I have a lot of good pieces of jewelery and I was really tried of taking it to the jewelry store to have it cleaned. I started investigating jewelry cleaners and at first was looking for something like they have in the jewelry stores. Well I want my jewelry to shine but not at that price. I happen to see this sonicwave cleaner and it looked pre...

I love my pets and my cockapoo was very special to me. I lost her very recently and I wanted to have something to wear that showed how much I loved and cherished the companionship she gave to me. I wear a necklace almost everyday so I thought a dog charm would be good. And for the winter, a nice pin for my coat, hat or scarf. As usual, I searched www.etsy.com to see wha...

This hiker-theme zipper pull works well as a slightly oversized charm. I had seen a similar product a few years ago but it was about twice as big as this little zipper pull and that made it a little heavier than I wanted.  I have a single braid in my hair and I like to fasten some little doo-dad to the end.  Of course, my favorite topic is hiking, so I was ecstatic when I found this b...

When my grandmother (mother's side) died almost a decade now, she had some jewelry on the cabinet left. What my mom did was to distribute it among me and my two other sisters. One of the precious items given to me was this kind of antique gold Orient Jupiter watch. The watch has a small gold circular face, the small gold dots indicate the hours, a stainless steel back and an adorable gold h...

I am a frequent visitor to the animalrescuesite.com to click on the purple box to feed animals daily. The click is free. You just sign up and you click daily. You can even have the site send you an email daily to remind you to click. As I mentioned,it is free. The site is really interesting with top boxes for your interest. You can also daily click on each of the other sites which include Hunge...

My mom bought this for me for my birthday. I had seen it when we were in the store together and remarked at how pretty it was. I remember I held it up to my neck and looked in the mirror. It looked a little light on me because of my skintone (Pale) and what I was wearing (A sporty light grey tee shirt that clashed with it). I didn't want to buy it that day for myself because I knew I had ne...