Who doesn’t like gold? This year at Jewelers Mutual’s Heart of Gold community presentation, David Peters, director of Education and Membership Services for Jewelers of America spoke all about gold history, the jewelry, the care tips ... the works.

The dog days of summer are upon us and we’re keeping it cool with August's birthstone: the sublime Peridot. It's about as hardcore as a gemstone can get - it’s found in rocks created by volcanoes and even in meteors that fall to the earth.

Today, the word sustainable is becoming just about as cliché as going green. It seems everybody’s doing it… or at least claims to be.

There is much to be said for the charm jewelry trend that’s sweeping the nation. Retail Jeweller magazine listed charms among the big trends for 2011.