Jewelry boxes, storage for your beloved pieces of jewelry. Are they worth the investment? Should you pick an expensive piece? What styles and options are available?

Jewelry that is original but still affordable...If I got a penny for every time people asked me for this! There is a lot of choice actually, but if you like something original and don't want to go for the brands that you can find on every street corner, then here are some great suggestions. 

This beautiful green stone, my favorite of the expensive foursome: diamond, ruby, sapphire and emerald, has been an object of desire for many centuries. Like most gemstones, its history is filled with a lot of stories, which might influence the motives for all of you wanting a piece of jewelry with an emerald. Here are 25 interesting and fun facts about this fantastic gemstone!

We love fall! The days when a golden light brings glory to all those deep warm colors of the leaves. I am blessed to live in an area surrounded by forests and we love to go for a walk and explore all we can find. Now is the most magical time, with all the mushrooms everywhere. Imagine all that translated to wonderful pieces of jewelry!

There is a lot of information about buying jewelry, but a lot less about selling it. However, I have received a lot of questions about what jewelry is worth, should people want to sell it. It’s a very good question and a very difficult one to answer. But now I have come across this wonderful company that deals with this question in the most professional way.

Brian Gavin is known as *Brian the Cutter*.  Looking into the history of this fifth generation diamond cutter, I learned that his family originally came from Amsterdam. As a Dutch woman, that of course, intrigued me! When the opportunity was there to do an interview with him, of course I immidiately said; yes!

Bijorhca is a Paris trade show that is very different from the ones I have visited so far. Yet, it is a very inspiring and exciting show! Come and see why!

Fierce falcons, crawling tigers, proud horses….you wouldn’t expect to find them on pens. Somewhere in a very small town in the hills of the beautiful Monferrato area, Piedmont, Italy, you can find a workshop where the one of the most beautiful pens of this world are created. Come and meet Urso Luxury, creator of one the most beautiful pen collection in the world!