With spring and summer as popular wedding seasons, that also means anniversaries!
 
Shop smart from your heart and your wallet!
 
In this episode, I share jewelry to give as new gifts, along with tips on how to pass along an heirloom piece for a gift.
 
Having a jeweler you know and trust is so important, because they can save you lots of money through repairs that revive old pieces.
 
I also share:
unique pearl jewelry gifts that are updates to your grandmother’s pearl necklace
the difference between fresh and saltwater cultured pearls
jewelry gifts for the guys
affordable options to refurbish old pieces to gift as heirlooms
and lots of unique jewelry designs set with beautiful gems and diamonds, created to celebrate what makes us special to each other from the giver to the recipient
 
Jewelry and Designers featured in this episode:
 
Veronica Eckert Studio
Galatea
Katherine & Josephine
Paul Michael Jewelry & Geek.Jewelry
Crash Jewelry
Heavenly Vices Fine Jewelry
Hugo Kohl Jewelry
Ulman’s Jewelry, Fredericksburg, VA
The Jeweler’s Bench, Hershey, PA
California Girl Jewelry, San Francisco, CA
Marty Magic, Etsy
LJD Designs, Etsy
Cythra, Dan Popkie, Etsy
Smithsonian’s American History blog and article, “Love Tokens - Where Cold Hard Cash and Romance Meet”
By Museum Specialist Robyn Einhorn, 
February 11, 2014