From playful styles meant for little girls to exceptional handcrafted jewelry cases, cupboards and chests, jewelry boxes come in all shapes, sizes, functions and price ranges. Different styles of jewelry boxes are used for different types of jewelry, from costume pieces to fine jewels.
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The most important consideration when buying silver jewelry is to be sure of the quality of the silver. As pure silver is extremely soft, metal alloys such as copper are added to harden silver. Silver jewelry must contain at least 92.5% silver to be considered real, or sterling, silver. Coin silver contains 90% silver, while [...]
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Pearls come in a variety of colors and shades, from white, cream, and pink to black with blue, green, or purple overtones. Many factors are responsible for the color of a pearl, but it is for the most part up to chance. A black-lipped oyster does not usually create a white pearl, and it is [...]
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A jewelry wardrobe is much like a clothing wardrobe. It’s a collection of pieces carefully selected to reflect your taste, style and who you are. You can build a jewelry wardrobe by collecting special pieces of jewelry to wear with your clothing wardrobe.
A bezel setting is a method of securing a stone onto a piece of jewelry. The bezel setting is probably the oldest setting for stones, and it is somewhat amazing to consider that this simple and versatile setting has been in use for thousands of years. A bezel setting consists simply of a band of [...]
IN AUGUST 2007, TURKEY WAS WELCOMED AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE KIMBERLEY PROCESS.
With the admittance of Turkey into the Kimberley Process, the total number of participating nations has grown to 74. The requirements to become a Kimberley Process Participant include passing legislation that implements the minimum standards of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme which consists [...]
At the 2007 Kimberley Process Plenary, the industry committed funds and resources to address challenges faced by countries with a high prevalence of artisanal alluvial mining.
It was agreed during the November, 2006 Plenary that the Kimberley Process would continue to cooperate and liaise with the United Nations and other organizations and initiatives, such as Extractive [...]
In November, 2007, 74 Governments, leading Non-Governmental Organizations, and the World Diamond Council agreed on measures to further strengthen the Kimberley Process.
Kimberley Process Participants joined together on November 5-8, 2007, in Brussels, Belgium at their annual Plenary meeting. Some of the successes acknowledged at the Plenary included:
The Republic of Congo met Kimberley Process criteria and [...]
SOME DIAMOND PRODUCING COUNTRIES ARE NOT KIMBERLEY PROCESS COMPLIANT.
As of November 2007, there were 74 members of the Kimberley Process. The Kimberley Process has the ability to sanction countries that fail to meet the standards required, and governments themselves may request the suspension of the Kimberley provisions in their countries to help ensure social stability. [...]
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ONE MILLION PEOPLE WORK IN THE INFORMAL (ARTISANAL) ALLUVIAL DIAMOND DIGGING SECTOR.
Informal or artisanal digging is small-scale mining on a subsistence basis undertaken by individuals, families and groups using the most basic equipment to extract diamonds. Alluvial mining extracts diamonds from deposits of sand, gravel and clay, which have been naturally [...]
