Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but colored stones are good pals, too. Not only are these baubles big, bright and budget-friendly, but they seem less likely to catch a thief's eye.

One such example is semi-precious stones. While they’ve been used in jewellery since around 300BC, they’ve gained particular prominence in both fine and high jewellery today.

Green bean casserole is one of the more divisive Thanksgiving dishes, but this recipe could easily convert the skeptics. The key, alas, was ditching the condensed cream of mushroom soup, which we ...

Semi-precious stones include tourmaline, spinel, garnet, amethyst, peridot, alexandrite, topaz and tanzanite – and European royals love them In Asia, pieces by contemporary designers like ...