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Got Green?
Published: 02-28-2013 06:50pm
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/6001625They call
it “A color of elegance and beauty that enhances our sense of well-being,
balance and harmony." It is Green, the color of spring, growth, renewal and rebirth. An emotionally positive color, it renews and restores
depleted energy, so it comes as no surprise that Pantone chose Emerald Green to
be this year’s color. http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/1430186
The word "green" comes from the Old English word "grene", which like the German word "grun" has the same root
as the words "grass" and "grow".
Green had a positive connotation throughout history. In ... » Read More
The Incredibly Versatile Copper
Published: 01-23-2013 06:50pm
It represents Venus, both the planet and the
goddess. It is the universal symbol for female (♀), and in hieroglyphics is represented by the ankh, which
symbolizes eternal life. It is associated
with Friday, the goddess Aphrodite and the country of Cyprus, where the word "cuprum" originates. Atomic number 29 on the periodic table, it has a melting point of
1083 C (1981.4 F) and a boiling point of 2567
C (4652.6 F). It is COPPER.
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/adora_by_simona/4707959
No one k... » Read More
Gems at Pebble Beach
Published: 08-21-2012 03:22pm
Pebble Beach, California is a
small coastal town (population 4,531), home to the historical 17 Mile Drive, the
Lone Cypress, and the famous AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf
tournament held here annually in February since 1947, old stomping grounds for
golf legends like Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, D.A. Points, and celebrities like
Bill Murray, Ray Romano, George Lopez, just to name a few of the “usual
suspects”.
The 5,000 acres of Pebble Beach contain
eight public and private golf courses. The queen course is Pebble Beach Golf
Links (opened in 1919 at the same time with The Lodge), where... » Read More
Pearl, the Natural Wonder
Published: 06-14-2012 01:52pm
The month of June is associated with the beginning of summer and carefree weekends spent at favorite vacation spots. But for the past 100 years, one other thing that is associated with June is the pearl. Pearl is the official birthstone for the month of June as adopted by the American National Association of Jewelers in 1912. It is also the birthstone for the Sun Signs of Gemini and Cancer. Pearls are the oldest jewels know to man, and the only gem made by a living creature. Since the beginning of time, pearls have been revered as one of the world's most beautiful and magical gems, and throughout the ages, with their warm inner glow and... » Read More
Crab and Pearls
Published: 05-21-2012 04:36pm
About a month
ago a good friend of mine asked if I could donate for a worthy cause one of the
jewelry pieces I created. I get asked that a lot
and I never say “no”. I always create
something new and specific for every fundraiser I participate in, trying to
match the theme of the event as best as I can.
This time, the theme was “Crab Grab”, an all-you-can-eat crab event organized
by the Monterey Peninsula Sunrise Rotary Club in an effort to raise money
for the "Helping Hands" Project, with a mission to create cash grants for Monterey
Peninsula Unified School District teachers who need help funding a good
educational idea.
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