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Welcome
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About Diana
Contact
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Earrings
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Welcome to Diana's Blog
or as we call it . . . Diana-Gram
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Appraisals
Contemplations
Custom Jewelry
Diamonds
Gemstones
Heirloom
Jewelry Care
Jewelry Design
Jewelry Facts
Style
Trends
one of a kind
rubies
sapphire
sapphires
Recent Diamond Auction
JoyDrops; New In
Through the Creative Window
World of Color: Ultramarine, Aqua, Turquoise, Lapis, Cerulean, Indigo, Prussian, Cobalt, Egyptian, Navy…Oh My
World of Color: Confident Orange
World of Color: Green… Color of Growth and Envy
The World of Color: Shocking Pink
Happy New Year: From the Mundane to the Sublime
Christmas Earrings
Light in the Darkness
Big Blue Marble Part 2: Down on the Farm
The Big Blue Marble and Ocean Gems
Your Questions Answered
Colorful World Series: Part 1
Lion of Merelani: Green Garnet Sublime
Blue-Glow Sapphires: One of a Kind
On a Handshake
Blasts from the Past: Ancient Designs Still Relevant Today
Easy Tips for Sparkling Diamonds
Some of Your Favorite Things for 2022
Heavy Lies the Head who Wears the Crown: The Koh-I-Noor Diamond
Traceable Sapphires Are Here
Thank You for a Wonderful Show
True North Rubies and Sapphires
Global Gem Shopping with Purpose
Pearl Divers of Japan: The Ama Culture
Ancient World
The World's First Recorded Opalized Pearls Discovered
Now, the Good News
When a Diamond is not Just a Diamond
Are Lab-Grown Diamonds "Real?"
Jewelry Auctions and Hot Commodities: Part 1
Undersea Colors: The Luminosity of Pearls
Happy February to the Amethyst Babies!
Inquiring Mind: Garnets for January Babies
Current Appraising Techniques
The Year of You: 2021
The Love Behind Heirloom Renewal
Layering Part 2: Distinctive, Comfortable, Creative
Reflections on the New Fabergé Exhibit
Mixing and Matching…or just Matching
Opal Sees the Light of Day: Renew, Redesign, Revive
Colors of Summer
The End is Just a Beginning: Jewelry and Divorce
Sample Appraisal Report: Do You know What You Have?
A Burmese Sapphire to Celebrate a Long and Happy Marriage
Inner World: Crystal with Skid Marks
A Long Love Gets Renewed
Jewelry Sizing
Who Are You?
Garnet Cluster Necklace
History of Engagement Rings Part 2: 1300’s to the 1800’s
Inner World: Life inside a Gemstone
Multi-Color Sapphire Pendant
Tutti Frutti Bracelet
Custom Happy Birthday
Inner World: Sapphire Fingerprints
Cluster Necklace
Ruby Custom Piece
Custom Heirloom Renewal
Burmese Sapphires and Rubies: Political and Market Updates
Burmese Sapphires and Rubies
The History of Engagement Rings
Chain Chain Chain
Clasps: Secure or Fragile?
The Treasure from Sutton Hoo
Cookie Monster’s Gem Debut
Tutti Frutti
Classical Style with a Gemmy Point of View
Taking Stock
How to Store Your Jewelry
When you Need an Expert, Hire an Expert
Not All Appraisals Are Really Appraisals
Got Buried Treasure?
Only a Phone Call Away
Is Your Tiara Real
From Under the Sea to Under the Sun
Keep Your Jewelry Clean
Jewelry Trends for 2020
Beauty and Grace Without Perfection
An Appraiser's Role
Into the Jewelry Industry
Gold: The Noble Metal
The Creative Process and Me
Tura Mali: Stone of Mixed Colors
Seeing Red
Di Sua Mano (By His Hand)
The Beauty in a Flaw
Put Your Look Together
Game . . . Set . . . Match
Inquiring Mind: Garnets
