'In God We Trust' moved to more prominent spot on presidential dollars.
Responding to complaints from the Religious Right, Congress has passed legislation mandating that the phrase "In God We Trust" be moved from the edge to the back or front of the new presidential dollar coins. President George W. Bush signed the measure into law Dec. 26. It...

MUST HAVES.
MUST HAVES This is the jewelry that you won't be able to resist this year. These essential items express the essence of jewelry as your signature. Worthy of impulse or coveted as gifts, each of these must-haves is a statement of style in any season. ...

Ladies Who Launch open house.
A Ladies Who Launch open house took place at DZian Gallery in Worcester. The local chapter is led by businesswoman and local entrepreneur Lynn Toomey. The evening gave women a chance to network, socialize and share products and services. Jewelry makers, Web and graphic designers, stylists, fashion designers, founders...

Easy Beading V. 3.
Easy Beading V. 3 BeadStyle Kalmbach Publishing Company P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612 9780871162410, $29.95 www.kalmbach.com Jewelry makers who want to become more involved with beading projects will find excellent projects packed into EASY BEADING V. 3: THE...

Beading Inspiration.
Beading Inspiration Kalmbach Publishing Company 21027 Crossroads Circle, Waukesha, WI 53186 0871162466, $19.95 www.kalmbachbooks.com 1-800-533-6644 Beading Inspiration: How To Use Color In Jewelry Design is a craft guide to both innovative and traditional approaches to designing colorful jewelry arrangements, as well...

Color rules: jewelry Designers redefine luxury with a bold new palette of desire.
A natural rainbow of multi-color diamonds (147.6 cts.) forms a one-of-a-kind collar, $268,000. Matching diamond dome ring (19.63 cts.), $28,000, Diamond Vault. PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARY MCCULLEY Necklace of rose-cut fancy yellow diamonds (13.67 cts.) and modern-cut white diamonds (11.62 cts.). Price upon request, Tilden Ross....

Some of Sarasota's most fantastic shopping experiences are hidden behind closed doors.
IN A CITY AS SMALL AS SARASOTA, word gets around. Or does it? In truth, some of the most delightful shopping experiences in town are hidden in back rooms or studios off the beaten trail. To unearth these off-the-radar sources, we probed shop owners, eavesdropped at fund raisers and...

The Jeweled Menagerie.
The Jeweled Menagerie Suzanne Tennenbaum & Janet Zapata Thames & Hudson 500--5th Avenue, New York NY 10110 0500286736, $34.95 www.thamesandhudsonusa.com THE JEWELED MENAGERIE: THE WORLD OF ANIMALS IN GEMS provides a wealth of jeweled wonders from 19th century artists...

New Directions in Jewellery.
New Directions in Jewellery Jivan Astflack, Caroline Broadhead & Paul Derrez Black Dog Publishing Unit 4.04 Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High St., London E1 6JJ UK 1904772196 $39.95 www.bdpworld.com Over 80 jewelry makers who are creating radical new designs,...

Gemstones of the World.
Gemstones of the World Walter Schumann Sterling Publishing Company 387 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016-8810 1402740166, $24.95 www.sterlingpub.com The newly expanded, revised third edition of a classic gemstone reference is a top pick for jewelry makers, rockhounds,...