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Clothes too expensive...jewelry just right!

My husband is an interior designer. Recently the trend is to re-arrange what you have and purchase minimal accessories to redefine a room. That sounds like the way I've been treating my clothing wardrobe for years.

I'm not much of a clothes shopper, but I like Coldwater Creek clothing and make exceptions for them. At CC, they feature a lot of travel knits for the girl on the go like me. Basic clothing or backdrops for my jewelry. They don't take up a lot of room (although I do have this "killer walk in closet" my husband built for me back in 1994!) and I can use the money I invested in gold jewelry to accessorize, changing the mood of the outfit.

Investing seems to have a bad tone these days. Gold hit $1,000.00 an oz on Friday. Actually I'm smiling, because I invested in most of my good stuff at $250.00 gold years ago. So the money I saved then and the money I save on my wardrobe now really makes me smile!!!

Loving the light weight jewelry!

So you still need an engagement ring..and the funds are down...what's a guy to do?

 Go with the light weights! With gold today at $920.00 an oz, the mounting is just as important a decision as the diamond is. A traditional heavy ring mounting in 14 karat gold with all the froo-froo (my technical term for millgrain and hand engraving!) is gonna cost over $2,000.00.  Unless you are looking at those light weight, can't be re-sized, easy to fall apart, micropave " diasters waiting to happen"  mountings. Those are usually cheap because they are cheaply made.


Think about choosing a simple six prong tiffany style solitaire engagement ring mounting for now and putting the rest in a nicer diamond.  I personally think that nothing grabs the sparkle better in wedding photos than the tiffany solitaire ring with a matching half round style wedding band.

I hear ya...that is so 1960's, to which I shall answer....so? Classic is timeless and no matter how frilly the styles get, a tiffany solitaire is always in style, easy to care for and really showcases the diamond. The frilly mounting wears down over time. (Just ask any guy who has one of those florentine finish bands from the 1970's.) But a tiffany can be re-tipped and reshanked easily when needed.

So put that 1.00 carat round cut diamond that you searched so hard to find the best deal on in a safe, secure, and inexpensive tiffany solitaire. She'll be glad you did.
Patti

Gold is big on EBAY

We are still scraping out gold for clients who want to have something made or are buying a item from our shop. But instead of just sending it directly to my favorite smelter..."GARFIELD REFINERY" (Great folks to work with.) I've asked if we could list it in our EBAY store at www.wayfil.com. This has been so much fun for me, especially with coins. I never realized how many people are out there buying coins and scrap gold over EBAY. Last time I checked on Saturday 315 people had looked at a 30 inch gold chain we were selling and of course it sold.

Everyone wins in my recycling program.....here's how:

The client who wants to buy something from me and the buyer of the item we list on EBAY, then EBAY and PayPal make a little, and finally the post office collects the postage which helps their problem of deficit as well.

The Diamond Diva is doing her part to reclaim the American Dream!