Jewelry Articles

Dryads and Naiads - The Naiad Collection

Ok, I had some serious fun planning these fall and holiday collections for you guys. I find that when I design, I have two sides to my aesthetic -...

Why Pearls Are My New Favorite Obsession, and Why They Should Be Yours Too

My previous thoughts on pearls have always been somewhere along these lines: Ugh. Too fancy. Too "adult" (what does this even mean?!). They'r...

What Vannucci ltd Stands For - The 5 Motivations

The launch of our new website has me all inspired and motivated! I've been giving a lot of thought to the direction of Vannucci (esp with those l...

How to clean and prolong the life of your handmade sterling silver and gold filled jewelry

One of the most common questions I get is about the care of jewelry, from Vannucci ltd and otherwise. I realized that I hadn't been highlighting t...

Celestial Twilight Collection Inspo!

At the end of this past summer, I took two weeks off and camped around the Northeastern US - from Philly to New York’s Finger Lakes region, Niagar...

Why do we buy jewelry?

Yesterday I was writing an Instagram post for you guys, and I mentioned that I had been thinking a lot about the question "Why do we buy jewelry"? ...

What the Heck is a Herkimer Diamond?

Ok, so the first thing I'm going to tell you, is that Herkimer Diamonds are - SUPRISE - not actually diamonds! They are a type of crystal quartz. ...

Vannucci ltd - not just jewelry!

Ready? Because you're about to read ANOTHER article/post/blog about how Covid-19 has affected a business you're into. I hesitated to write this, ...

BIRTHSTONES: Moss Aqua- a new take on the March birthstone

Years ago, I was at a gemstone showroom in New York City. I had come up to refresh my stock of regularly used stones - it's wayyyy better to see t...

Does Crystal and Gemstone Healing Really Work?

"What does this one mean?", my friend asked me when I showed them a gemstone encrusted piece adorning my neck, newly finished that week. It used p...

Behind the Scenes: How Do Designers Design?

This isn't your average "behind the scenes post"! This is a post about the ethereal nature of ideas - how they seem to come about and how designer...

BIRTHSTONES: The Really Weird History of Amethyst

Just like last month with the garnets, this month my inbox is again full of everyone telling me that Amethyst is the February birthstone. Also AGA...