Joie de Vivre jewelry
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Green is the color of vegetation, growth, rebirth and fertility. It also symbolizes safety and in Western cultures, good luck. Green instead of yellow is one of the primary additive colors (for color projections); hence, the RGB (red, green, blue) color system used in graphical displays. Green is associated with a relatively wide band of wavelengths (75nm, from 495nm - 570nm), second only to red. Of the 120 Crayola crayon colors, the top two are red (23 shades) and green (20 shades). "Caribbean Green" was the top rated green color in a Crayola 2000 survey, coming in at #6. Other favorites are "Tropical Rain Forest" and "Forest Green".

For jewelry, there are a variety of lovely green minerals: emerald, malachite, green tourmaline, jade, vesuvianite, tsavorite garnet, green amethyst, prehnite and aventurine. Of these, it is common for emerald to be oiled (coated with thin sheen of clear oil or paraffin wax) to improve appearance but the other stones are generally not treated.

For years, the most common Swarovski crystal greens were "emerald" and "chrysolite", but lovely new shades of "fern green" and "dark green moss" have been added. Dyed dark green pearls have a nice look, as do dark green wood beads. Silk ribbons look terrific but they do require regular washing and "fluffing" to maintain their appearance.

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Prehnite Delight
Mrs. Gardiner
Beautiful Dreamer
Emerald Isle
Fortuitous
Jealousy
Monodon Monoceros
The Green Hills
Burma Jade
Green & Gold
School Returns
Offset
Mid-Century Modern I
Bright Creatures
In the Name of Love
Koi Pond
Crown Imperial
Heartened
Emerging
Safari Sunset Leucadendron
Chrome Diopside
Gilraen
Calaveras
Bee Yourself
Waning Gibbous
Thalia
Little Mermaid
Power of Love #3
Bee Friendly
Allium Ampeloprasum
Origins
Body Language
Emerald Essence
Rejuvenation
You Work in an Office Pt. 4
Circles
Glimmer
Henceforth
Lochan Uaine
2S Orbital - zoisite
Hippity Hop
Existential Angst
Lobby
Red Blend
Don Quixote
Savor the Moment
Power of Love
Fair Warning
Day Greeter
Spot Check
Chipper
Ruby in Zoisite
After Dinner
Darling Clementine
Points
New Varietal
Mint Julep
Trim the Tree
Off to See the Wizard
You Work in an Office Pt.3
Aventurine & Amazonite
Walden
Isabella
Wintergreen
Cleopatra
Frosts First Green
Queen Tiy
Tender Shoots
Wicked Stepmother
Pretty Package
Too Many Frogs
Summer Vacation
Carnival
Equivalent #5
Embrace
Ritual
Kraken
Woodland
Teapot
Transpiration
Rhodochrosite Sample
Pseudotsuga Menziesii
Malachite No. 5 Cather
Tourmaline No. 1 Jane
Tourmaline No. 10 Le Guin
Family Araucariaceae
Demeter
Golden Afternoon
Golden Mean
Rock Types I
Rock Types II
For Always
Gem Drops (S1)
Gem Drops (S2)
Gem Drops (G2)
Gem Drops (G4)
Hospitality
Bed and Breakfast
Complementary
Fish Out of Water
Joy
Zephyr
Market Fruit
Natural
Beep Beep
Have a Heart
Heaven on Earth
Peat
Park Date
Lovelies
Diopside
Leaf Bud
Jadeite
Zoisite
Earth Chick
Peacock
Strawberry Field
Tranquility
Earth Day Pt. 2
Elegant
New Leaf
Lake Havasu
Exceptional #2
Exceptional #3
Verb #2
Seshet
Wide Open

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