In my never-ending quest to educate people on jewelry, I thought I’d try another instructional video. Putting on a cuff bracelet sounds really simple, but it is not an intuitive skill.  There are three reasons I made this video. First – I very often see people force their cuff bracelets on and off of their… The post How to Put On a Cuff Bracelet appeared first on Calla Gold Jewelry ..read more

    I run into clients all the time with small caches of tiny diamonds. Sometimes they’re loose. Sometimes not. Often, the diamonds are set in some ancient—and out of date—piece of jewelry. How About Some Inspiration? What do you do with them? Well this Santa Barbara Jeweler has lots of ideas, dive right in… The post Little Diamonds Get a Terrific New Life appeared first on Calla Gold Jewelry ..read more

One of the biggest disappointments for newly married couples is feeling underwhelmed with their now dull plain platinum rings. All they wanted was a plain and simple wedding band with an expanse of shiny platinum. Yummy. Only it doesn’t stay shiny for long. This is not what they signed up for! In this blog I’ll… The post Why Platinum Rings Turn Dull so Fast, And What to do About it! appeared first on Calla Gold Jewelry ..read more

Life was simpler when the only pearls came from oysters. An oyster was opened and there, like a miracle, was a lustrous and beautiful natural pearl. Like a gift from the heavens. Today if you want pearls you need to know the different pearl types. You need to decide if you want real or fake… The post The Different Pearl Types, Cultured, Fresh Water, Salt Water, Natural and Shell Pearls appeared first on Calla Gold Jewelry ..read more

Mother Nature never made rose gold. Chance, early metal mixing societies, and the fever dreams of adventurers, gave us the subtlest of gold colors. Rose gold or pink gold is a beautiful color of gold, that on the right skin tones, glows with a warmth. This color of gold elevates some gemstones like no other… The post Where Does Rose Gold Come From? It’s Creation and History appeared first on Calla Gold Jewelry ..read more

Hopefully you were informed when you bought that gorgeous white gold ring that it won’t always look as white or as bright as the day you bought it. Your shiny white, brand new ring, is looking that sharp, because its final step of creation was to rhodium plate it. In my blog post, Rhodium Plating;… The post How Much Does it Cost to Rhodium Plate my Ring? appeared first on Calla Gold Jewelry ..read more

18kt Custom Made, Textured, Super Heavy Comfort Fit Band, 3.75 mm deep. Not all wedding bands are created equal. In fact, there are bands out there parading as wedding bands that are a joke. They look like a wedding band and seem like one, till they bend and crack from the stress of daily wear.… The post Comfort Fit Ring vs. Flat Fit, Wedding Bands for Comfort appeared first on Calla Gold Jewelry ..read more

  Jewelers get challenged all the time, whether it’s sizing a complicated ring design that wants to resist being worked on, or a ring with a vulnerable gemstone. How your jeweler responds to this challenge can effect your jewelry collection.  Do you have a ring that is unfixable? Is it unfixable because one or two… The post How Laser Ring Welding Fixes Fragile and Unfixable Rings appeared first on Calla Gold Jewelry ..read more

At some point in your life jewelry becomes a cherished part of it. For me it was the horse pin my grandmother gave me when I was ten. I really wanted a real horse, but that pin let me know that she understood me and supported my crazy horse love. I cherished that pin and… The post How to Choose the Right Jeweler For You appeared first on Calla Gold Jewelry ..read more

“Calla, a store in Lake Tahoe said Mark was a size 7.5. The company we ordered his Titanium band from said it’s a legit size 7.5. Mike can’t get it over his knuckle. We’re getting married in two weeks! I’m freaking out here. What do I do?” How did this happen? In this post I’ll… The post How to Figure Out Your Finger Size, Especially You Guys! appeared first on Calla Gold Jewelry ..read more