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You may have seen a set of rings that I wear every day on my right index finger.  I don’t ever take them off, even for pictures that we do for jewelry that is for sale and yet these rings are not for sale.  Odd that I would pose (which I don’t enjoy, by the way) with items which you cannot purchase.  But these rings are super special to me.      They are the wedding band that my grandparents exchanged in 1940 when they snuck off and eloped when everyone else thought they were at a youth roller skating...

“We know we were made for so much more than ordinary lives. It's time for us to more than just survive. We were made to THRIVE.” As I write this, I'm sitting at a children’s spring concert.  My illustrious and talented niece (and her class) just sang Jesus was a Teacher & Bill Grogan’s Goat.  What a combination.  All I know is that my niece is going to use a line from the song on us someday.  "Jesus didn't give any tests".  After she finished, I made my way out to the lobby to work on this.  So as I write I'm...

It's not often that your life brings together the perfect storm of things you love.  I don’t fall in love easily.  You won’t hear me say I "obsess" about lipstick or that I can’t get enough of red nail polish (unless we’re talking food...then, yes I can’t get enough). I do have a lot of "favorites" when it comes to jewelry.   I’ll admit that, but that’s why I’m selling it because I do love it.But for me this past Saturday I did have my own little perfect storm of things I love converging in a moment.  I had the privilege...

At risk of offending some I must say just a little something about Valentines Day.Guys ever wonder what we want for Valentines day?  Sure it’s a dumb holiday made up by the greeting card companies in an evil plot to ruin your life.  You can certainly skip it but the fact is when every other woman around us at the office or at school is getting something and I don’t, I do get a tiny bit of feeling, like "Rats… I didn't get anything". We know it’s not needed or necessary and doesn't make us doubt your love one way or another.  (ONE HUGE EXCEPTION -...

Sorry for the delay in announcing our current charity. We are supporting Chicago Dream Center in an effort to help women break free from trafficking here in Chicago.   The only reason we exist is to raise money for women and children in need.  Please check out our store, pick up a LittleGem for yourself and #sparkle4HOPE