Bands are no longer just to be worn as a wedding ring. Wearing one on your right hand ring finger, your left hand first finger or stacking them on any finger is simply a lot of fun. Either way, you will be expressing your unique style for fashion. … [Read more...]

MK Designs is excited to announce our June Shine On Summer Giveaway! Jewelry designer Marian Strickland handpicks each stone to create one-of-a-kind designer pieces. This month we are giving away a pair of Rubellite Stud Earrings, valued at $450. Every piece of jewelry offered from MK Designs is unique, and handcrafted. These pieces that are … [Read more...]

Color has always been the mainstay of MK Designs and Colored Diamonds have stolen our hearts and revved up our imagination for our newest collection.  I love the simplicity of a Diamond necklace.  Pair it with a scrumptious summer top and jeans and you have a look that is effortless and chic.  Wear it with your Little Black Dress, add a killer … [Read more...]

Paris retains its status as fashion capital of the world hosting the finale of the big four fashion weeks, housing some of the best known designers and boasting the “Golden Triangle” which is the area bordered by the Champs-Elysees, Avenue Montaigne and Avenue Marceau. Aside from all of the haute couture of Paris, the local Parisians appear … [Read more...]

This photo is from the Jules Verne Restaurant at the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.  Look at those colors!  This will come as no surprise, but, to me, it looked like hundreds of colored gemstones sparkling and twinkling over one of the most beautiful cities in the world! … [Read more...]

Ever heard the terms “semi precious” and “precious” gemstone? Well, those terms no longer apply. The colored stone Taaffeite is about a million times scarcer than a Diamond and the Alexandrite is far more rare and far more expensive per carat than a Diamond, Sapphire or Emerald! … [Read more...]

We love Diamonds, especially colored Diamonds. In fact, we will be featuring some marvelous Colored Diamond creations in May. Here is an interesting tidbit about Diamonds, though they do not scratch they can break! A Diamond has four directions of cleavage and a sharp blow in one of these directions will cleave or split. All jewelry should be … [Read more...]

Zircon is not Cubic Zirconia. It is a beautiful natural gemstone, which exhibits extreme doubling of the facet junctions. What does that mean to us? It means this gem has more glitter and sparkle than a Diamond! … [Read more...]

Unique rings are a marvelous way to spark up a wardrobe. Something as simple as our first finger ring, hand carved and featuring an enchanting display of white Diamonds and untreated Fancy Colored Diamonds, or as showy as our HUGE pink Zircon and Diamond ring will put the spring in your step! … [Read more...]

Oregon Sunstone is such a spectacular gemstone!  It is a completely natural stone without treatment and its vibrant colors appear to glow from within (the Schiller phenomenon).  I have a marvelous specimen in inventory that we got directly from one of the Oregon Sunstone Miners.  When I discovered the 10 pointer Orange Diamond in my new … [Read more...]