Karri Ann Frerichs, PR Director of Altitude Promotions interviews San Francisco jewelry designer John S. Brana backstage at "Bella Bikini Fashion Show" by Charleston Pierce at Temple nightclub. Rich hues of the softest Italian mesh metal ribbon is embellished with precious and semi-precious stones or pearls and is available by the piece or in sets [...]

San Francisco jewelry designer John S. Brana talks about his handmade beaded gemstone collection backstage at "Bella Bikini Fashion Show" by Charleston Pierce at Temple nightclub. Dynamic shapes and countless layers of richly textured semi-precious gemstones define this show stopping statement jewelry collection which also features gold vermeil, 14K gold, 18Kgold, and fine and sterling [...]

 
In its native state, Gold is always a golden-yellow and is way too soft to wear.  That being said, gold is usually alloyed with other metals to increase its hardness for use in jewelry.   While there are many color varieties of gold on the market, rose, white, or green gold do not occur naturally, but [...]

 
After seeing the fashion and jewelry industries suffer this holiday season, I decided I would make it easier for customers seeking more affordable handcrafted gold jewelry, so I decided to launch Handcrafted Gold Jewelry.  This site focuses solely on 14K Gold-filled jewelry and 22K Gold Vermeil Granulated Jewelry.   14K Gold-filled jewelry provides the same [...]