Beverley K Diamond Engagement Rings and Wedding Bands

The Beverley K Collection radiates with quality. Every Beverley K piece starts with the purest of metals, hand selected diamonds and precious gems. Then highly skilled craftsmen transform these elements into wearable art. Many of the Beverley K pieces are hand milgrained. It’s the raised beaded edge that resembles antique embroidery. This detail is achieved with specialized tools in the hands of artisan craftspeople. The engraving and milling is done by hand to yield a richness to detail not possible with shortcut methods. And Beverley K bands are stackable!

At Elizabeta Jewelry you can select your Beverley K engagement ring and your center stone. You will be able to customize your ring and select a matching wedding band. If you are fond of vintage jewelry or jewelry with a classic, timeless design, you will be thrilled with the Beverley K Collection!

If you don't see what you are looking for on our site, ask us! We offer custom designs by Beverley K as well. You can select the stones (diamonds, colored gemstones, or diamond alternatives) and we will do the rest.

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LifeLinks Messenger

Celebrate Life’s Meaning,
One Link at a Time.

See Attached pdf for a feature article on Cesar Millan and his LifeLink "Leader of the Pack" bracelet! All comments welcome! :)

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Gemstones - Background and Lore - Chalcedony

Chalcedony is one of the oldest, most abundant, and most popular gemstones. The ancient Turkish seaport gave this gem it's name. This stone has been considered a powerful talisman and were thought to prevent drowning or drive away ghosts and bad spirits.

Chalcedony's affordability and range of colors and patterns make it a popular with gem collectors.

Chalcedony sources include Australia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Scotland, US, and Uruguay. It has a hardness of 6.5-7 on the Moh's Scale and a good toughness rating.

Some varieties of chalcedony include agate, amethystine chalcedony, bloodstone, carnelian, chrysocolla-in-chalcedony, chrysoprase, dendritic agate, fire agate, iris agate, jasper, milky chalcedony, onyx, sard, and sardonyx.

Chalcedony's color can change when exposed to heat, but light has no effect. hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid should not come in contact. Ultrasonic and steam cleaning are usually safe, but warm soapy water is best. Some alternatives include amber, hematite, jade, lapis lazuli, malachite, moonstone, rose quartz, shell, tiger eye, and turquoise.

Chalcedony is said to prevent touchiness and melancholy. Worn by many to promote calm and peace. Chalcedony also stimulates creativity.

Gemstones - Background and Lore - Carnelian

Carnelian is a variety of chalcedony. It ranges from translucent to semitransparent yellowish orange, orangy red, or brownish orange. It is often made into beads or cameos.

It was believed that carnelian could transform bashful speakers into eloquent ones.

Carnelian is found in Brazil, India, and Uruguay. It is a 6.5-7 on the Moh's Scale of Hardness, and it's toughness is good.

When exposed to heat, the carnelian's color may change, but it is stable when exposed to light. It doesn't tolerate exposure to hydrofluoric acid.

Carnelian is commonly heated to enhance it's color. Ultrasonic and steam cleaning are usually safe,, but warm soapy water is best.

Some alternatives to carnelian are amber, fire opal, jade, and sard chalcedony.

Carnelian - general healing stone. Restores the natural energy flows of your body. Carnelian is the most powerful POWER stone for focusing, realization, and self actualization. It reminds us to be in the moment.

Gemstones - Background and Lore - Amber

Amber is organic - it is a product of living organisms. Amber formed millions of years ago when sap from trees hardened and fossilized. Stone Age people found amber along the coast of the Baltic Sea. It was one of the earliest ornamental gems.

Amber on occasion has trapped once living things in it that provides a fascinating time capsule of sorts. The Baltic coast bordering Germany, Poland, and Russia is a source of Amber and is often called the "gold of the North."

Amber's color ranges from whites to yellows to oranges to reds to brown. Transparent stones are preferred in the US while cloudy pieces are preferred in Europe and North Africa. Heating the cloudy amber is oil clarifies it.

Some of the major sources of amber include Dominican Republic, Germany, Mexico, Poland, and Russia. Amber's hardness is rated as a 2-2.5 on the Moh's Scale, and it's toughness is considered poor. It burns at low temperatures, and it may darken with age. It is attacked by acids, caustics, alcohol, and gasoline.

Never steam clean or use an ultrasonic cleaner on amber. Warm soapy water is best, but do not use a hard brush as this may scratch the stone.

Amber promotes healing, protection from negativity, attractiveness and energy.

Gemstones - Background and Lore - Bloodstone

The Bloodstone is an opaque to semi-translucent kind of chalcedony. It is dark green flecked with red. The Greeks called it heliotrope because it flashed red when dunked into water while faced sunward. Medieval Europe considered the bloodstone to be a talisman that stirred passion, stopped bleeding, and brought healing.

Rich men in the time of King Solomon held the stone in high regard and often used it in their seal rings. It is still set in men's jewelry today. Bloodstone is popular in Christian jewelry because of its distinctive pattern resembles the blood of Christ.

Bloodstone is the alternate birthstone for March. It has a hardness of 6.5 to 7 on Moh's Scale, and a toughness that is said to be good. The color of the stone may change if exposed to high heat, but it is unaffected by light. It does not stand up to hydrofluoric acid.

Ultrasonic and steam cleaning are not recommended for this stone. It is best to use warm, soapy water.

Bloodstone is said to aid in healing, especially related to the blood. Increases courage and charitability.

Gemstones - Background and Lore - Aquamarine

Aquamarine's clear sea blue is reflected in its name, which is Latin for "sea water". Sages from times ago thought water touched by aquamarine would heal afflictions of the eyes and lungs. It was also believed that the wearer of aquamarine was given foresight and heightened insight.

Aquamarine crystals can grow to be quite large. They tend to have very good clarity too. The color ranges from greenish blue to blue green in light tones. The color tends to be more intense in larger stones.

Brazil supplies most of the aquamarine these days, but it also originates in Australia, China, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, US, and Zambia.

Aquamarine is the March birthstone. It is also known as the stone of courage. It accelerated the intellectual reasoning process and makes one unstoppable through learning - not only of the teachings of the past and present, but of oneself. According to legend, it has origin in the treasure chests of mermaids, and is considered good luck for sailors.

Aquamarine has a hardness of 7.5-8 on the Moh's Scale of Hardness, and it has good toughness. It is not recommended to expose the aquamarine to heat, but it is stable when exposed to light. Aquamarine does not tolerate exposure to hydrofluoric acid.

Aquamarines are routinely heat treated to remove yellow, resulting in a purer blue color.

To clean your aquamarine, ultrasonic cleaning and steam cleaning are usually safe as long as there are no feathers or liquid inclusions in the stone. The safest way to clean the stone is with warm, soapy water.

Some alternatives to aquamarine are blue topaz, sapphire, spinel, tanzanite, and tourmaline.

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Gemstones - Background and Lore - Amethyst

Amethyst has been the most prized member of the quartz family. Early Greek mythology, and its wine purple color, linked amethyst with the god of wine, Bacchus. Other beliefs include amethysts kept their wearers clear minded in battle and business.

One of the original sources of amethyst is Russia, but newer deposits were discovered in South America, Namibia, Sri Lanka, United States, Uruguay, Zambia, and India. Amethyst comes in a wide variety of sizes and colors. The colors range from light lavendar to luxurious purple. Amethyst's royal purple tones are considered the finest color.

Amethyst is the birthstone for February and is associated with the zodiac Pisces. It is believed to increase vivid dreams, relieve depression, promote calm, serenity, and spirituality. It is also believed to help with addiction and stress.

Amethysts are rated a 7 on the Moh's Scale of Hardness, and it has good toughness.
Amethyst can fracture or the color can be altered with severe temperature changes. And some amethysts may fade when exposed to prolonged light.
Amethyst may be damaged by hydrofluoric acid, ammonium fluoride, and alkalies

Some amethysts are treated with heat to lighten color or produce citrine or green quartz.

To clean amethyst, steam cleaning is NOT recommended. Ultrasonic cleaning is usually safe, but warm, soapy water is best.

Some other alternatives to amethyst include Iolite, Rhodolite garnet, Sapphire, Spinel, Tanzanite, Topaz, and Tourmaline.

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7 C's of Diamonds

About Diamonds

- The 7C's of Diamonds

Carat:One carat is equal to 1/5 of a gram in weightFor diamonds under a carat, each carat is divided into 100 points. For example 0.75ct. = 75 points, 1/2 ct. = 50 points.

Clarity:Diamonds form under tremendous heat and pressure giving them distinguishable internal and external characteristics. These qualities help gemologists separate natural diamonds from synthetics and simulants, and serve to identify individual stones. Inclusions and blemishes are the two types of clarity characteristics. Inclusions are characteristics within a diamond while blemishes are on the surface of the diamond.

Color:Most diamonds used in jewelry are near colorless with tints of yellow or brown. Color grades are determined by comparing each diamond to a master set. Each letter grade represents a range of color and is a measure of how noticeable the color is.

Cut:A polished diamond's beauty is effected by its relationship with light and how light reflects off of the surface, how much enters the diamond, and how the light returns to your eye. The result is a compilation of three qualities. Brightness is the white light reflecting from the surface and interior of a diamond. Fire is the colored flashes that can be seen in a diamond. Scintillation describes the sparkle of light you see, and the overall pattern of bright and dark areas when you look at a diamond face-up. A diamond's proportions affect its performance. This affects its beauty and overall appeal. Diamonds with ideal proportions optimize the interaction with light, and have good brilliance, fire, and scintillation.

Conflict Free - make sure that your jewelry sells conflict free stones. In additon to selling only conflict free stones, Elizabeta Jewelry donates a portion of the sale to http://www.conflictneutral.com/ to help counter the negative effects of the diamond industry.

Cost:GULP! Don't fret... Elizabeta Jewelry offers very competitive prices on high quality cut and graded diamonds. All of our diamonds are graded by independent gem labs such as the GIA, and are guaranteed to be as described.

Customer Service:We at Elizabeta Jewelry make our customers top priority! No order is too big or too small. We welcome any and all of your questions. Call us to chat or shoot us an email. We would love to hear from you!

If diamonds aren't for you, check out colored gemstones or diamond alternatives, such as diamond hybrids and moissanite.

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Elizabeta Jewelry & The Mark Schneider Bridal Collection

How to Buy an Engagement Ring

I was browsing the web and came across this excellent video that talks about things to consider when purchasing an engagement ring. Click on the blog title to watch the video. It is a great resource. If you still have questions, please contact us as we would love to help! 1-877-7 TRU LUV or email us at elizabeta@charter.net.
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Gemstones - Background and Lore - Alexandrite

Alexandrite - is a rare chrysoberyl variety with color change qualities. In daylight or fluorescent light, it is green in color, and in incandescent light, it is brownish or purplish red. It is sometimes referred to as "emerald by day, ruby by night."

Alexandrite deposits were first discovered in 1830 in the Ural Mountains of Russia. And so the gem was named after the young Czar Alexander II. The deposits in Russia eventually ran out and now alexandrite is found in Sri Lanka, East Africa, and Brazil. The newer deposits contain high quality stones, but many lack the intense color change of the Russian variety. They remain the quality standard for the stone.

Because Alexandrite is scarce, it is a relatively expensive stone in the chrysoberyl family.

Alexandrite is the birthstone for June. It is also the stone for the 45th and 55th anniversary. It's hardness rates an 8.5 on the Mohs Scale, and it's toughness is considered excellent. The Alexandrite stands up to heat, light, and chemicals. It is usually safe to clean alexandrite with an ultrasonic cleaner or steam cleaner, but warm soapy water is best.

There are less expensive alternatives for those of you that would like a color changing stone. Colro change garnets and color change sapphires are good options as well as synthetic color change spinels.

Alexandrite is considered the stone of good omen. Alexandrite can assist one in centering the self, reinforcing self-esteem, and increases ones ability to experience joy.

And for you astrology buffs, Alexandrite is associated with the planet Mercury -- the trickster. Alexandrite´s ability to change color and its obviously dual nature is further associated with the zodiac sign of Gemini, which is a sign ruled by Mercury. The association with the sign of Gemini means that Alexandrite has a connection with the month of June as this sign covering the period between 21st May and 21st June. In Russia, Alexandrite is associated with the month of August, and it´s zodiac sign Leo is related to royalty. As Mercury is associated with air, alexandrite is an air stone and so connected to the throat chakra. But, because of its duality in color, it has also been associated with the heart, the solar plexus, and the crown chakra.

Apart from astrology, green is the color of revival, hope, prosperity, rest, peace, calm, and fertility where as red is the color of blood, energy, activity, self-expression, power, aggression, and passion. This combination means that alexandrite is a symbol of love and jealousy at the same time. In its daytime appearance, it corresponds to luck and good fortune and at night, its appearance it is more closely associated with love. Some believe that an alexandrite in hand can help clarify doubts about love and marriage.

Alexandrite is the stone of duality. Green or red, good luck or misfortune, the significance is interpretive and related to the social and historical context of the time and the culture. Forever changing its colors, alexandrite is a magical gemstone with universal appeal that continues to fascinate and be admired by astrologers, scientists, and gem lovers throughout the world.

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Brown Gemstones and September Specials

September means that fall is here, and what color comes to mind? Brown. Whether it is chocolate, caramel, cinnamon brown, creamy beige, or cafe au lait, these colors are warm and rich. (Now I have made myself hungry :). Elizabeta Jewelry offers a very large selection of brown gemstones, but the selection is so vast, you have to contact us for the stone you are looking for. We have smoky quartz (Good Luck Stone -Calm, Centering, Lifts Depression, Removes Negative Energies, Bringing Happiness) , tiger eye (Good Luck, Integrity, Willpower, Focus and Clarity ), bronze tourmaline (draws stability and practicality), and chocolate diamonds. They come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes. Just let us know what you are looking for, and we will get you all of the necessary information. We are happy to customize jewelry to your own unique idea.

Beginning now until the end of the month, Elizabeta Jewelry is offering a 15% discount off of everything (except loose stones and Traser watches)! We are also offering a 10% discount on Traser watches. And as always, we offer excellent prices on diamonds, gemstones, and diamond alternatives. Now is a great time to start shopping for the holidays or planning a holiday engagement or wedding! Check us out at www.elizabetajewelry.com. Use discount code SEP15 or feel free to contact us at elizabeta@charter.net.

LifeLinks (TM) Now at Elizabeta Jewelry

We are so excited about LifeLinks! They are links that you collect to create the perfect piece of jewelry. Not only are they a fashion statement, they are a life statement! LifeLinks are available to be added to bracelets, pendants, earrings, cuff links, and rings. The LifeLinks (TM) Collection contains over 100 value symbols to create thousands of combinations. Each link is handcrafted from 14kt gold or sterling silver. The links can be worn alone or combined with LifeLink (TM) frames and spacers to create a style that fits you best. As I mentioned, we have over 100 links, but if there is one that you would like that we don't currently have, we will create a custom one for you. We carry rubber bracelets to add LifeLinks to as well as sterling silver mesh bracelets. In addition we are able to offer LifeLinks with gemstones and diamonds from the Luxury LifeLink Collection. Please contact us if you would like more information. If you contact us, we will include a free rubber bracelet (your choice of color: black, brown, white, pink, red, purple, yellow, orange, green, blue, etc...) when you purchase 3 or more LifeLinks by Wachler Ultimate Expression.

Our new look!

Elizabeta Jewelry has just updated the look and feel of our website. We are trying to promote social and environmental responsibility and hope that our site inspires that. In addition to the famous designers we offer, we have recently added Alberto Parada. He uses recycled gold, fairtrade gems, and conflict free diamonds. Another addition are LifeLinks (TM). They are links, available in sterling silver, 14kt yellow gold, or 14kt white gold that you can add to a bracelet, necklace, earrings, or ring. And you get to pick the links that speak to your personal philosophy or lifestyle. They make a terrific gift for someone wanting to give a gift with meaning...

We would love to get your opinion on the new look of our site and our new collections. For everyone that comments on the site, we will enter your name into a drawing for a $100 gift certificate. We will draw a name at the end of September.

Thank you for your input!

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