I was interested in Lord of the Rings before I was ever interested in real life jewelry and accessories. As a child, I watched the cartoon adaptations of The Hobbit every week, and as soon as I was able to read, I wanted to read The Hobbit, even if I..

It’s five minutes before my ride gets to the door, and I can’t find my favorite pair of daisy earring studs. I’m freaking out! This is a nice dinner with friends I haven’t seen in a long time, and I’m desperate to prove that I’m not the s..

My girlfriend and I have been invited to three weddings this summer. Two of them our friends of hers (and she’s a bridesmaid in one of them) and the third is one of my cousins. My friends have been giving me a hard time, telling me all my girlfrien..

Something disappointing that happens to most people is when their favorite piece of jewelry breaks. When there is clothing that rips or is outgrown, it can be turned into rags or sold at a tag sale or donated to Goodwill. Jewelry is far too valuable ..

It’s no secret to say that many women - and not just a few men – have pretty specific ideas about what they imagine their wedding will be like. Most of those ideas can be made a reality, depending on how far a person is willing to go and how deep..

Mother’s Day is right around the corner, which usually meant I would wait until about two days beforehand when my older brother would call me and say, “Did you get anything for Mom yet?” A trip to the florist and reservations for dinner the fol..

It isn’t that I don’t trust my boyfriend to go shopping, it’s just that I’ve seen some of the gifts he’s bought me before. Most of them reflect his rather odd sense of humor, and while it is okay when he comes home from the grocery store wi..

It can be overwhelming when it comes time to shop for diamond engagement rings. Even before you factor in all of the emotional pressure that goes along with what is arguably the biggest decision in a person’s life, there is the sheer number of ring..

There are a few people out there who have the compulsion to keep everything they own in tip-top shape. Most of us don’t have the time, the energy or the focus to do that, and inevitably, glasses break, chairs get ripped and computers give us the bl..

My fifteenth wedding anniversary is coming up shortly this year, and I know there are a couple of different lists that tell me what the theme for this year’s gift should be, but for me, there is only one gift that works. I figured since it all star..