Author: Helena Gates

Stoked for Summer!

Cool Beans! Yes, you heard me right. Right on! I grew up in the 70s so that’s what comes to mind when I add colored

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HH Art in Bloom

Thanks, NCMA, for another brilliant Art in Bloom. What a great way to connect with art works familiar and new, to learn about flowers and

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Moments in Munich

The weather? Scrumptious. The shopping? Incredible. The jewelry? Divine.   Sarah and I had a fabulous time walking the streets of Munich, eating German hotel breakfasts

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Layer Like a Pro!

As jewelry lovers know, “barely there” jewelry is a hot category these days. Delicate rings and chains can be found on many a Pinterest board

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Humor Me!

Nearly every day I hear someone say, “I’m not a jewelry person.” And I say, “Humor me, try something on! Something in and out of

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Design Dopamine

 I expected Copenhagen, Denmark to be, as the song says, wonderful. I had not thought, however, of the expected joy in terms of brain science

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Ken Weston, HH Chief Goldsmith

Hello HH blog readers! Please allow me to introduce myself . Primarily a self-taught metalsmith, I was raised and grew up surrounded by creative souls. Sculptors and furniture makers, painters and

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September Sapphire

It’s Virgo season aka September aka the month of the Sapphire! If you are so lucky as to have a September birthday person in your

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Wedding Bands

Of all the wedding band joints in all of the towns in all of the world, you chose ours, and we are beyond grateful. We

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Back It Up

Friction backs, locking disc backs, protector backs, nuts, stoppers. All these terms refer to the piece that holds a post-style earring on. Here’s a primer,

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Report from Inhorgenta 2024!

Thanks for following along with me as I attended Inhorgenta, HH’s favorite trade “fair” (we sayshow, they say fair) held annually in Munich! What does

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Your Time to Shine!

Having arrived with wisdom and gravitas at age 50 and beyond, we are faced with changes that constrain and require management (I never dreamed all

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Performance

How many times have you heard that 24-karat gold should not be used for jewelry because it’s too soft and shows every blemish? What if

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One at a Time.

I began making jewelry when I was 10 years old- I made things then the same way that I lived:  voraciously and without much thought

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Mengagement Rings!

Mengagement is a cheesy name, but it’s a good cheesy name! I wish I’d thought of it first! Increasingly, men are receiving engagement rings from

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The Mystique of Jewelry

The mystique of jewelry has been with us since the dawn of human history. Every ancient culture unearthed comes alive when we discover its remarkable

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Coils are Cool!

Ah, the ingenious Niessing coil*. What would I have worn for the last twenty-two years without it? Once in a blue moon, you’ll find me

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No, no, thank you!

“Thank you for being here.” “We’re so glad you’re here.” “How is business? Are you doing okay?” And so forth. These are words we hear

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