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Every year I dread and look forward to the Las Vegas Jewelry Show.  I dread it because, even though Vegas is a fabulous place, it’s just not my cup of tea.  I don’t gamble or drink much but do enjoy the shows.  I did put $3 in a slot machine and won $ 0.04.  

I look forward to the Show because it is the biggest and best jewelry show in America.  I always see fabulous jewelry and lots of old friends.

This year was no exception.  The jewelry was dazzling and the old friends even older.  We always look for new trends or directions in jewelry and what is happening in the gemstone world.  This year, for instance, there were far more Tanzanite and Opals in the loose gemstone area.   Morganite is in short supply and will be even more difficult to find in the color and quality we offer at QVC. Blue opals were one of the hottest looks.  Many of the top designers were using these in their premier pieces.

Other new directions included multi strand bracelets, long necklaces, and wings. I was delighted to see more plain yellow gold items without stones.  Gold jewelry is making a big comeback.  Colored diamonds were very hot. Rich champagne diamonds were mingled with fabulous blues, yellows, and greens.  We will have several beautiful colored diamond pieces in the upcoming Affinity Shows on June 12th. 

Please don’t miss the stackable set of 5 separate colored diamonds or the Affinity ½ carat 7-stone Braided Band Ring available in a choice of blue, green, red, or yellow diamonds.  

I was thinking about what one color of gemstone stood out and it has to be blue or purple.  Sometimes this is hard to tell because blue is always such a popular color. This year, I did see more blue gemstones in sapphires, opals, blue topaz, tanzanite, aqua, etc.  Purple was more prevalent as in amethyst, purple garnets, lavender spinel. There were many fresh designs in red and pink as well.  

One of my favorite stones, and most expensive, is Paraiba Tourmaline. Every time I spotted one of these rare gems, I had to stop and dream. I have included a photo here of Rachel wearing a $500k necklace.  We have been lucky enough to offer two of these in rings here at the Q.  

The highlight of the show was spending time with Judith Ripka. We worked on fabulous new stones for her upcoming jewelry.

Please watch for July Gem Day when we will be featuring many of the hottest gems in the market.  Many rare and hard to find gemstones will be featured through our Vault Discoveries. 

Take care,

Peyton