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Come See Cynthia Barnes Designs at the Bishop Dwenger Craft Show

I’ll be displaying my handcrafted jewelry at this year’s Bishop Dwenger High School Craft Show, Saturday, November 12th. The doors open at 9 a.m.

Come See Cynthia Barnes Designs at NBGS!

If you’re in Fort Wayne this weekend, please stop by the National Black Genealogy Summit. It will be held Friday, October 21st and Saturday, October 22nd in the Grand Wayne Center Exhibit Hall B. I’ll be at Booth 104 selling my handcrafted jewelry. I’ve added a few new pieces to the line, including sorority bracelets and [...]

All About Gemstones – Carnelian

Another stone from the quartz family, usually bright orange to reddish orange, and is translucent to clear. Carnelian is for confidence. Said to help blood disorders and eliminate toxins from the body. Carnelian is in tune with the energies of the Earth, making you feel anchored and comfortable with your environment. Allowing you to pause [...]

All About Gemstones – Agate

No gemstone is more creatively striped by nature than agate, chalecedony quartz that forms in concentric layers in a wide variety of colors and textures. Each individual agate forms by filling a cavity in host rock. As a result, agate often is found as a round nodule, with concentric bands like the rings of a [...]

All About Gemstones – Gaspeite

Gaspeite is light green to apple green and is relatively rare. The color comes from the fact that it is found around nickel sulfides. Named after the Gaspe’ Peninsula in Quebec where it was originally found, although today, most is mined in Australia. Although a similar color to turquoise, gaspeite is a nickel carbonate. Gaspeite [...]

Lapis lazuli is a gemstone of the kind that might have come straight out of the Arabian Nights: a deep blue with golden inclusions of pyrites which shimmer like little stars. This opaque, deep blue gemstone has a grand past. It was among the first gemstones to be worn as jewelry and worked on. [...]

I’m often asked which materials I use in my creations. My typical reply is, “Swarovski crystal, precious metals, and gemstones.” This got me to thinking that although people have a general idea of what a gemstone is, they probably don’t know the intricate details of the gemstones they’re wearing. Today I’m starting a series, “All [...]

The Best Way to Care for Your Jewelry

What’s the best way to care for my jewelry? Sterling Silver jewelry Keeping your silver jewelry in a cool and dry place will help in avoiding oxidation. Silver reacts with sulfur or hydrogen sulfide in the air and acquires a dull build-up. Tarnish will first take on a golden hue and eventually it will turn [...]

Why We Love Jewelry

Throughout history, people have placed value and meaning on jewelry in a way that extends far beyond the actual materials from which the jewerly is made. Jewelry represents style, personality, and artistic expression. It represents wealth and prestige. And it represents enduring love. The commitment of marriage is symbolized through jewelry. Graduations and other events [...]