Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fantastic songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, Edwin McCain employs a key "emerald" reference in his timeless hit, "I’ll Be" — a tune that was selected by one-million-plus Dr. Phil viewers in 2005 as the best wedding song ever written. The romantic gemstone metaphor is …
Patrick Schwarzenegger Proposes to Abby Champion With ‘Toi et Moi’ Ring
Actor Patrick Schwarzenegger proposed to model Abby Champion over the extended holiday weekend with a unique "toi et moi" ring, featuring two bezel-set diamonds of different shapes. The ring is front and center in the first photo of the couple's joint Instagram carousel of December 26, titled "FOREVER AND EVER." When zoomed in, we can see what appears to be …
Demi Lovato Shares Intimate Shot of Her New Pear-Shaped Engagement Ring
Singer-songwriter-actress Demi Lovato and her new fiancé Jordan “Jutes” Lutes have been sharing social media pics of their holiday-season engagement, and Lovato's stunning new pear-shaped diamond engagement ring has become a news story in itself. While some "experts" have estimated the carat weight of the diamond at 4.5 to 5 carats, with a value of $150,000 to $200,000, others believe …
Artificial Intelligence Helps Unite Airline Passengers With Lost Jewelry, Watches
With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), holiday travelers who have lost their jewelry at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and 11 other major air hubs across the US have a much better chance of getting it back. During an average year at DFW, for example, more than 18,000 items are reported lost by travelers. But, thanks to newly installed …
Music Friday: Chrissie Hynde Sings About Diamonds Sparkling in the Snow
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you spectacular songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. In the 1983 holiday release, “2000 Miles,” rock legend Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders paints a picture of a diamond-embellished winter scene while lamenting the fact that she’s far away from the one she loves at Christmastime. She sings, …
Clear ‘Glass’ Found at Arkansas State Park Turns Out to Be 4.87-Carat Diamond
An Arkansas man said he was "tickled to death" upon hearing the news that the clear "piece of glass" that he casually pocketed during a trip to Crater of Diamonds State Park earlier this year was actually a 4.87-carat diamond. Jerry Evans of Lepanto, AR, and his girlfriend had made the 280-mile drive to the park in Murfreesboro this past …
Choron Group to Unlock Secrets Within Historic 108-Carat Pink Diamond
The historic 108.39-carat pink diamond recovered in March at the renowned Kao mine in the Kingdom of Lesotho is now in Antwerp, where it will be skillfully cut and polished into a series of finished diamonds by the Choron Group. "Over the coming weeks and months, we will be taking you on a manufacturing journey from our base in Antwerp …
Diamonds Block the Spread of Cancer Cells; Is There Anything They Can’t Do?
Besides being the hardest substance known to man and the most coveted of all precious stones, diamonds have also flexed their muscles in numerous areas outside the jewelry industry, from saw blades to scientific instruments. Now we're learning that nanodiamonds may become a new therapeutic agent in the fight against cancer. A team of researchers from South Asian University in …
Spirit of Giving: Another Donor Drops Bridal Jewelry in Salvation Army Kettle
Back in December of 2014, an anonymous woman honored her late husband’s joy of Christmastime gift giving by dropping her engagement ring and wedding band into a Salvation Army Red Kettle outside of Boston’s North Station. Accompanying the three-stone engagement ring and plain gold wedding band was a type-written note. “I’ve dropped my wedding ring in your Red Kettle knowing …
Music Friday: Diamond Bracelet and Ring Top Ashanti’s Wish List in ‘Hey Santa’
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you uplifting songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Ashanti reveals to St. Nick the blingy accessories at the top of her holiday wish list in the 2003 ditty, “Hey Santa.” After asking Santa in the first verse for “something sweet,” such as chocolate Kisses or candy …