While some people still hold true to these superstitions, gradually sentiment took over and people would hold to their own birthstone all ye

Continuing our alphabetical look at gemstones with gemstones beginning with C, our pictorial guide will introduce you to the wonderfully col

Why should the bride wear a sugar cube? Why must the groom carry his bride over the threshold? And how can pig entrails help you determine t

Learn about the colourful world of gemstones beginning with B, including Bastnaesite, Benitoite, Beryl, Binghamite, Bixbite, Bloodstone, Blu

A woman lost her engagement ring for 16 years, then found it growing on a carrot in her garden... The blue sapphire necklace in the movie Ti

A facet is a small flat polished surface cut into a gem to enhance its light refraction and add that dazzling element of sparkle.

Would you ever put a choker or a rope around your neck? Or go out for the night with a princess sitting on your shoulders? Sounds a bit extr

On this page you will find the wonderfully colourful world of Abalone, Achroite, Actinolite, Adamite, Afghanite, Agate, Ajoite, AkoyaPearl, 

When you think of the 1960s–unless you've been there!–you're most likely to imagine the bright colours of the Mods, or the flared tr

Art Deco Art Deco, or Arts Décoratifs to give it its proper name, is the revolutionary style of the 1920s to 1930s. Art Deco is recognisable