Have you ever noticed that in the world of design there is a lot of copying going on? If one designer starts making feather earrings with gemstone dangles and they become popular, suddenly others will appear.

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Long before I heard the term “Egyptian Revival” and like most other teenaged girls in the 1970s, I owned a colorful, etched glass scarab bracelet. My friends and I sent away to have our names made into hieroglyphics on necklaces and bracelets and were fascinated with Cleopatra.

Collectible Copper & Turquoise Jewelry from Bell Trading Post is another Memory from Route 66

I'm often asked to elaborate on cameo terminology... You know the Lingo which helps to explain the different techniques that carvers use when perfecting their craft! So I'm here to share in a Ruby Lane article in hopes that this brief tutorial will help some of you sound like experts... even if you are just starting out!

I first became interested in Sarah Coventry jewelry near the beginning of my internet sales career.  I found a few pieces at a garage sale and they were very pretty and very inexpensive, so I purchased them.  When I arrived home at the end of my buying day, I began trying to research Sarah Coventry.  

Throughout the ages, some symbols keep recurring and also keep their original intended meaning. One of those is the heart.

In traditional art and folklore, the heart symbol seems to have always been drawn as a stylized shape. The fact that it is called a heart is somewhat controversial, since it only vaguely resembles the human heart. The question is often asked "Why isn't the heart symbol depicted by the actual shape of the human heart organ?"

Lockets have been around for centuries, a vessel to hold a precious keepsake or memento. The Victorian Era, however, more than any period brought lockets into vogue and lockets from this time frame are some of my most favored. I believe lockets to be the ultimate gift of love and romance!