Style
Citrus Styled Shoot
It has been a wet and rainy winter here in California (thankfully!) and we're now on the verge of true spring. While the hills are lush and green,...
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Corey Egan News
The Hunt for a New Studio
I shed a few happy tears after signing the lease. It was two weeks before Christmas during a very exhausting December. I sat in my car, gazing dow...
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Gifts
Holiday Gift Guide
We’re over a week into December. If you’re anything like me, you’re just starting to realize how long your shopping list truly is. Personally, I l...
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Jewelry Stores
Retailer Spotlight: Gallery of Jewels Noe Valley
Gallery of Jewels of San Francisco was founded in 1990 by husband & wife entrepreneurial owners Bill Hoover and Dona Taylor. What began as a s...
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Jewelry Stores
Retailer Spotlight: Gallery of Jewels Pacific Heights
Gallery of Jewels in San Francisco was founded in 1990 by husband & wife entrepreneurial owners Bill Hoover and Dona Taylor. What began as a s...
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Jewelry Knowledge
Dream Engagement Ring Wishlist
I’m all about open communication when it comes to the ring you or your partner will wear for the rest of your life. So I wasn’t at all surprised w...
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Jewelry Knowledge
How I Resize a Ring
Is your ring a bit too big, or a little too small? Think of resizing a ring as minor jewelry surgery. It's a routine process in a jewelry studio, b...
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Diamonds
Old Mine & Old European Cut Diamonds
Holding a piece of jewelry that contains an antique diamond feels like you’re handling ancient treasure. And for good reason! While modern diamond...
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Style
Lord of the Rings Styled Shoot
Northern California's Mount Madonna was the stand in for Middle Earth in this Lord of the Rings Styled Shoot. Arwen and Aragorn celebrate their lov...
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Jewelry Stores
Retailer Spotlight: Grinstein Jewelry
My first foothold in the jewelry world came in 2005, when one of my metalsmithing instructors shot me a note that his old employer in Birmingham, M...
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Jewelry Stores
Retailer Spotlight: Poppy Made by Hand
Poppy began in 1981 when Northern California native Barb McCormick realized there was no place to buy a handmade gift in her new town of Columbi...
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Corey Egan News
Shopping at the Tucson Gem Fair
A trip the the Tucson Gem Show feels like being a kid in a candy store. It’s easy to get swept up in the aisles of glittering gemstones, the seas o...
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