Summer Kiss

On Thursday, September 27, 2007 I attended and donated Summer Kiss to the Last Kiss of Summer Gala which was specially commissioned for the event to be used for their silent auction:

Summer Kiss was especially commissioned for this Gala event to help raise money for Second Chance Employment Services which is a non-profit that connects at-risk women with suitable employment. Summer Kiss is a hand-crafted, hand-wired triple strand necklace, approximately 22" in length. Summer Kiss is made of two (2) types of turquoise in chips and 8mm rondelles, 8mm freshwater pearls, Sterling Silver Wire, Sterling Silver O-Ring Clasp, and Seed beads.

Tanya Brown, Nicole Brown Simpson's sister was the guest speaker and I was honored to hear Tanya's heart-felt story and plea for helping at-risk women. Thank you Tanya for protecting women and breaking the silence!

Sapphires in September

Gemological Institute of America Photo Copyright 2002


The Sapphire is the birthstone for September. Sapphires are rare enough that they can be sometimes more expensive than Diamonds. According to Carly Wickell from About.com: Cornflower blue is the most popular color for Sapphires although they come in many different colors.



An interesting find on Wikipedia is that the difference between Sapphires and Rubies is that rubies are only red and Sapphires are not red. They both share the same mineral corundum.