<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046450614946276737</id><updated>2011-07-28T15:12:32.409-07:00</updated><category term='jewelry'/><category term='hearts'/><category term='gold'/><category term='gifts'/><category term='necklaces'/><category term='valentines day'/><category term='diamonds'/><category term='fashion'/><category term='trends'/><title type='text'>Designing for diamonds</title><subtitle type='html'>Detailed insights and experiences designing gold and diamond jewelery for all budgets and occasions.
www.mona-designs.com</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mona-designs.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1046450614946276737/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mona-designs.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>MonaDesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04578549890008224875</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PJyMkiXd4GM/S2FtIT33onI/AAAAAAAAAAg/aq9vKHJgHhI/S220/ps108.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046450614946276737.post-3348655209980790385</id><published>2010-02-03T23:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-04T00:20:51.253-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='necklaces'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='valentines day'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gifts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hearts'/><title type='text'>Valentines Day</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PJyMkiXd4GM/S2qC_-6HSGI/AAAAAAAAABI/7yzEl4yYDzk/s1600-h/ps93.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PJyMkiXd4GM/S2qC_-6HSGI/AAAAAAAAABI/7yzEl4yYDzk/s320/ps93.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434299936106039394" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Valentines day is around the corner.Take the opportunity to give a &lt;a href="http://shop.mona-designs.com/PS2-PS2.htm"&gt;gift&lt;/a&gt; to your partner and show her in diamonds what you have not often told her in person.It really doesn't matter what you spend on a gift -it's the thought behind it.You don't need to spend a fortune on a diamond set necklace to capture her heart.&lt;br /&gt;Surprise her and book a table in a posh restaurant and over a tall glass of red wine pull out the gift box.For centuries &lt;a href="http://shop.mona-designs.com/Valentines-Day-Specials_c36.htm"&gt;diamonds&lt;/a&gt; have been a girl's best friend - Valentines day 2010 is no exception!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1046450614946276737-3348655209980790385?l=mona-designs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='enclosure' type='text/html' href='http://shop.mona-designs.com/PS2-PS2.htm' length='0'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mona-designs.blogspot.com/feeds/3348655209980790385/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mona-designs.blogspot.com/2010/02/valentines-day.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1046450614946276737/posts/default/3348655209980790385'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1046450614946276737/posts/default/3348655209980790385'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mona-designs.blogspot.com/2010/02/valentines-day.html' title='Valentines Day'/><author><name>MonaDesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04578549890008224875</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PJyMkiXd4GM/S2FtIT33onI/AAAAAAAAAAg/aq9vKHJgHhI/S220/ps108.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PJyMkiXd4GM/S2qC_-6HSGI/AAAAAAAAABI/7yzEl4yYDzk/s72-c/ps93.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046450614946276737.post-8566355334349885017</id><published>2010-01-28T02:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-28T02:40:16.132-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='necklaces'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gold'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jewelry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='trends'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fashion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='diamonds'/><title type='text'>Designing for diamonds</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PJyMkiXd4GM/S2FoKSZmoFI/AAAAAAAAAAM/C40FAKOTSB0/s1600-h/r46.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PJyMkiXd4GM/S2FoKSZmoFI/AAAAAAAAAAM/C40FAKOTSB0/s320/r46.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431737151532736594"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial"&gt;When a potential client comes to us to design a piece of jewelry for them - the first rule in the book is the most appropriate: "know thy customer".Will she want to wear it everyday? Will it be a signiature item?Will it be worn for that &lt;a href="http://shop.mona-designs.com/NS22-NS22.htm"&gt;special occasion&lt;/a&gt;?  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial"&gt;Once we know these basics we can move on to discussing style and trends.I have discovered over the years that most women will wait for me to suggest and propose a few options,depending on the season's trends and fashions.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial"&gt;In my next blog I will go review this season's diamond jewelry trends and fashions.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial"&gt;R.E. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1046450614946276737-8566355334349885017?l=mona-designs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mona-designs.blogspot.com/feeds/8566355334349885017/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mona-designs.blogspot.com/2010/01/designing-for-diamonds.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1046450614946276737/posts/default/8566355334349885017'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1046450614946276737/posts/default/8566355334349885017'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mona-designs.blogspot.com/2010/01/designing-for-diamonds.html' title='Designing for diamonds'/><author><name>MonaDesigns</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04578549890008224875</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PJyMkiXd4GM/S2FtIT33onI/AAAAAAAAAAg/aq9vKHJgHhI/S220/ps108.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PJyMkiXd4GM/S2FoKSZmoFI/AAAAAAAAAAM/C40FAKOTSB0/s72-c/r46.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
