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www.benchmedia.typepad.com The 4th annual Bench Jewelers Passion Award Design Competition was held in conjunction with the Bench Jewelers Conference & Expo. The competition is for all professional Bench Jewelry Artist, goldsmiths, and Designer Jewelers actively involved in the design and production of jewelry. The Passion Award Jewelry Design Contest consists of two divisions, one for finished jewelry and one for CAD renderings. 5 finalists are chosen in each category and 1st and 2nd place is awarded from among the finalist. Winners were announced on Friday April 25, 2008 during the Bench Jewelers Conference & Expo. In addition, a Jewelers Choice Award was presented on Sunday April 27, 2008. Jewelers attending the Bench Jewelers Conference and Expo voted for the Jewelers Choice recipient from among the Passion Award winners. www.bwsimon.com/designcontest Blog on Jewelry Making. Here you will learn all about making custom designed jewelry. I’ll be posting short tips and tricks as well as full length articles on various techniques, and probably some videos so you can see how it is done. I’ll also keep you informed about different events including design contest, seminars, workshops, and TV shows that can help you improve your jewelry bench skills. www.benchmedia.typepad.com

Watch as a professional jewelry artist casts molten silver into jewelry. Expert: Courtney Gray Contact: www.courtneygrayarts.com Bio: Courtney Gray is an artist and professional jewelry maker who creates jewelry from the design stage all the way through to the final product.

Jewelry we all know has held an important place in our lifestyle. It is an adornment, an investment, an indulgence, an expression or a statement.

It is the necessity at a stage and an indulgence at another. It is a mere adornment at a stage and a statement at another. It different for different people or all at different life stages for all of us. Who has not known the charm of the diamond? Who has not felt his (or may I say her!) pupils enlarging at its sight. It is natural! It is like a human attribute to react that way, for that is what we all yearn for, because of our own reasons.
This want had been in us for long and just like any other desire of ours; we made way to fulfill this as well. When ages ago gold had this status alchemist found out the way for the earthly beings to get it for themselves. In today’s world also alchemists have been active all this time.

We have a substitute to our long unfulfilled need. We have The Zirconia. It was in the year of 1976, that we found this material for ourselves and soon realized its worth. The crystal is absolutely like diamond in appearance. In fact it can be synthesized to be a better diamond than the diamond itself!

And hence the cubic zirconia was soon a part of our jewelry boxes. Today Cubic zirconia jewelry is famous all over the globe. It a favorite amongst those who cannot afford a diamond and hence they opt for this. A husband can now buy Cubic zirconia jewelry instead of the diamond ones (clip on earrings, neckalces, bracelets) for his wife and get the same love in return. And with this sane decision of buying Cubic zirconia jewelry he can also plan a trip with his beloved with the money left. Also as mentioned earlier that zirconia can prove to be a better diamond than the diamond itself, the variety in case of Cubic zirconia jewelry is vast.

Jewelry cases or otherwise known as jewelry boxes are important because they safely store our precious jewelries. A typical jewelry case is usually rectangular in shape though we can find them in a variety of shapes nowadays. It may or may not have a mirror on the inside of its upper lid. The lower half is usually made up of specialized compartments or trays to store different types of jewelry like necklaces, earrings, bracelets, anklets, rings, bangles, etc. The interior is usually lined with velvet and it has either a clasp with lock, numbered combination or any other form of lock to ensure the safety of the contents.

Jewelry cases come in a variety of colors usually in simply shades. Others are even designed with beautifully crafted embellishments. There are new ones and vintage ones as well. There are different box styles for women, men and even children. Little girls just love jewelry cases with music boxes and ballerinas dancing inside when the case is being opened. Other styles for adult women even look like little cupboards that are tall with stacked drawers to properly organize your stones and gems.

While it may be true that a jewelry case will definitely safely store your jewelry it is important to note that you also have to properly take care of them to preserve its value. You should store your jewelry inside jewelry boxes or cases that are lined with a soft material to avoid it from being scratched. If you store them in boxes without lining the tendency is for it to be damaged against the impact of a hard surface. You can substitute a jewelry case with soft fabric pouches. It is importantly that you store them separately to avoid scratches. This is the reason for the compartments. Keep it away from heat and moisture that may damage some stones. It is best that you buy jewelry cases with locks for added security.

It is ideal to have your jewelry professionally cleaned at least once a year. Avoid it from being exposed to perfumes or cosmetics that can sometimes cause discoloration. When you travel always carry with you your jewelry cases in your handbag or carry on luggage and not in your suitcases.

We believe that the purchase of good jewelries is a good investment. To protect your investment properly take care of them and store it safely for you to enjoy them for many years to come.

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