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A patch of green on the Oscars red carpet.

Livia Firth supports the Jeweltree Foundation with her gorgeous jewellery for the Oscars. . . . → Read More: A patch of green on the Oscars red carpet.

EMERGENCE OF FAIR TRADE JEWELRY

ANOTHER CONTRIBUTION FROM MARC CHOYT – THANK YOU MARC!

Shamsa Dawani opens her hand, reveal brilliant red garnets. They aren’t just pretty—as small as they may be, they represent a new future for all those who love jewelry.
The garnets I have back at my store were cut in India and dig up from some hole, but who . . . → Read More: EMERGENCE OF FAIR TRADE JEWELRY

The Kalahari Diamond Story

Marc Choyt of fair jewelry (www.fairjewelry.org) has kindly allowed me to post content from his very informative site. I am including the following as I also sell Kalahari Diamonds and found this interview extremely interesting.

Melinda Nugent

Alex Twersky, President of Finesse Diamonds On Namibian Diamond Benefication: A Fairjewelry.org Interview
Posted on November 25th, 2009 by Marc Choyt
Introduction:

Alex . . . → Read More: The Kalahari Diamond Story

Integrity in the jewellery box

I have now moved to a proper blog format, so am posting all the old blog-ish articles to get the ball rolling. This article appeared in “Living Wisdom” magazine in 2009.

INTEGRITY IN THE JEWELLERY BOX

As increasing numbers of consumers strive to live a more eco-friendly and socially conscious lifestyles, we’re seeing greater acceptance and preference for . . . → Read More: Integrity in the jewellery box