Diamond Girl~ Jennifer Lopez

I used to think I disliked Jennifer Lopez, but I now realize that I have just been completely jealous. It all started when I went to that cattle call audition for the Selena movie in Chicago when I was 16. I LOVED Selena and wanted to be in the movie so bad. Um, I did not get the part. An unknown named Jennifer Lopez did. It was hate from that moment on. Not only did she get the part, but she was great as Selena.  I wanted to be a singer and actress and have big diamonds, and she had a lot of nerve doing what I wanted to do! So, I now must tip my hat, and say I really love her. As my sister Carla, (a former JLO hater as well), would say, "The girl is just too good!" I hear she is an avid collector of colored diamonds which makes me love her even more. Here are a few of my favorites from her collection.

I Passed the Diamond Essentials Course!

I recently won a scholarship through the Gemological Institute of America for the Diamond Essentials course and completed the entire course yesterday! I will move on to the next course and keep you all posted! Thank you everyone for your support! Happy Dance all around!

This is what I looked like after my test last night...A little Elaine mixed with a little Carlton...

Top 15 Insane Celebrity Engagement Rings~Gemvara Re-Post

 

 

 

Gem Quotes

"As I look at some of my jewels I realize what a very lucky girl I am.  Sometimes I wonder what will become of everything, because just like the Duchess of Windsor's collection, they will all be up for auction one day.  They will be scattered to the four corners of the world, and I hope that whoever buys each piece loves it as much as I do and takes care of it and realizes that having jewelry is a temporary gift.  In truth, we "owners" are just the caretakers. Nobody owns beautiful paintings. Nobody ever owns anything this beautiful. We are only the guardians."

Elizabeth Taylor
My Love Affair With Jewelry

Jolie Jewelry Auction

Angelina Jolie’s Jewelry To Be Auctioned for Charity

By Stephanie Schaefer, Editorial Assistant

Posted on June 7, 2013

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Angelina Jolie has continued to make headlines this week—this time for her extended charitable contributions through her jewelry line.
Tiancheng International will be auctioning two of Jolie’s jewelry pieces on June 15 at the Jewelry and Jadeite Spring Auction 2013 at Hong Kong.

Robert Procop and Angelina Jolie, photo courtesy of COMMUNIQUE
The pieces up for bids include a 9.17 cushion-cut emerald ring set in 18K rose gold from The Style of Jolie Collection, designed by Angelina Jolie with Robert Procop, and a platinum and diamond choker necklace that Jolie wore in the 2010 film The Tourist (shown above).

 Emerald ring set, photo courtesy of COMMUNIQUE
All profits will benefit the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict.

Natural Pearl...Yes, please!

$1.64 Million Pearl Necklace Highlights Christie’s London Sale

By Stephanie Schaefer, Editorial Assistant

Posted on June 6, 2013

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Warren Buffett isn't the only one putting money into pearls.

A three-row natural pearl necklace sold for $1.64 million at Christie’s London sale on June 5.

Photos courtesy of Christie's

The auction was 77 percent sold by lot and 90 percent sold by value.

Other top items at the auction included a diamond and natural pearl brooch that fetched $663,829, and an antique sapphire and diamond necklace that sold for $461,869. The 278 lots sold totaled $13.4 million.

Diamond and natural pearl brooch

Antique sapphire and diamond necklace

The sale also included an 18.79 ct. circular-cut VVS2 diamond single-stone pendant, selling for $425,149, and a 7.07 ct. rectangular-cut fancy yellow, VVS1 diamond ring, which earned $305,809. 

“The London sale of Important Jewels saw competitive bidding in a busy saleroom and a strong online presence with nearly 30 percent of the lots being sold to or underbid by clients via Christie’s LIVE,” Keith Penton, head of the London jewelry department, said in a statement. “The results illustrate the continued strength in the market for natural pearls.”

Pearl Obsession~ JCK

Pearls: New Documentary Dives Into the History of the Pearl & More

The Vault

By Jennifer Heebner, Senior Editor

This story appears in the May 2013 issue of JCK magazine

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Jewelmer Tropics necklace with 16 mm golden South Sea pearl and 15 cts. t.w. diamonds in 18k yellow gold; price on request

‘Power’ Up

When Taylor Higgins signed on to produce The Journey of the Pearl, a documentary about global pearl farming (including Chinese freshwaters), for the Cultured Pearl Association of America in 2010, he didn’t expect his link to the pearling world to last beyond the film. But just as collectors fall in love with the luster of pearls themselves, Higgins—the co-CEO, writer, director, and producer of Austin, Texas–based On the Reel Productions—was so bewitched by the backstory of pearls that he didn’t want the Journey to end. So he and business partner Ahbra Perry embarked on a new doc about saltwater pearling in the South Pacific, specifically the Philippines, Indonesia, and Australia.

Goldenberry ring with golden Philippine South Sea pearl and 1.11 cts. t.w. diamonds in 18k gold; price on request; Jewelmer, Makati City, Philippines; 632-810-0266; jewelmer.com

While the CPAA’s Journey took viewers on intimate tours of pearl farms and delved into growing and harvesting oysters, Power of Pearl “reveals the history of the pearl interwoven with the story of three pearl farmers, their journeys, how their farms came to be, and the impact they have on the environment and people around them,” explains Higgins.
The filmmaker was at the AGTA ­GemFair in Tucson to drum up excitement—and, more important, to raise money to finish the film, which needs a $150,000 cash infusion. Thus far, pearl producers in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Australia have funded half of each country’s budget and Higgins secured the rest by his own fundraising. The $150,000 would, in part, help complete post-­production, which Higgins estimates will run at least $50,000. He enlisted ­cinematographer/producer Kalyanee Mam to help polish the film in hopes of qualifying for grants—and, eventually, for film festivals including Sundance and Tribeca.
Potential buyers, says Higgins, could include BBC or the Discovery Channel; the doc also could go ­somewhere like OWN (the Oprah ­Winfrey ­Network), National Geographic, ­Netflix, or On Demand. “We’ve had nibbles of ­interest, but they want to see a ­finished product,” he says. “We’re at a crossroads now where we need funds to complete the next portion of the film.”

Left: a pearl diver hanging shell; right: filmmaker Taylor Higgins

Jewelmer director Jacques Christophe Bran­ellec has so much faith in the film that he allowed On the Reel to follow him around his company’s farms in the ­Philippines for two weeks. “There’s so little knowledge about pearl farming that we wanted to share our experience to get the word out,” Branellec explained to JCK during a March visit to the ­Jewelmer farms on the remote Palawan Islands. “It takes an ­exceptional individual with a ­philosophy of ­resilience to be a pearl farmer—it’s not an easy path.”
Log on to powerofpearlmovie.com to make a donation in any amount or to inquire about donating a larger sum in exchange for recognition in the film’s end credits.