Avril Lavigne said ‘YES’ to Nickelback front man, Chad Kroeger, who got her a multimillion-dollar pear diamond engagement ring. She gave a glimpse of her blinding 14-carat diamond ring. The ring appears to be a solitaire setting with a pear shaped center diamond. The newly engaged couple aren’t rushing into marriage, but are enjoying their engagement.

            The all-new collection is focused primarily on eco-friendly materials. Peans’s jewelry is promoted for environmental luxury.  It is out of the first collections that uses fossilized woolly mammoth and walrus ivory, also viable buffalo horn, stones, diamonds, and pearls.  The collection will feature necklaces, earrings and bracelets to pendants, beaded bracelets, bangles and rings, ranging from $2,490 to $80,900. 

Samuels Jewelers and Samuels Diamonds revealed a new line of jewelry to their stores, the new Jessica Simpson Fine Jewelry line. Samuels Jewelry has become a distributor of Simpson line of jewelry, which was released in the second half of 2011. Rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings are included in Simpson’s line, which are all crafted in sterling silver and 10-karat goldand set with diamonds. The key to Simpson’s line of jewelry is to attract younger shoppers and is generally less than the $100 range. 

Alp Sagnak, the designer of the unique luxurious jewelry has opened up it’s first store in New York. With the use of delicate stones merged with his finest detail making it a series of unique collections, which will range from $2,000 to $50,000. Sagnak uses materials such as 24K gold, oxidized silver combining it with different types of diamonds can make your next jewelry piece look real.  

Since spiraling gold prices began, the consumer has found that selling their old jewelry is a way to have extra money.  With such a market, some unscrupulous buyers have gotten into buying that gold as a way to make quick money as well. ABC News decided to do an investigation around the New York City area. Posing as typical consumers, they found the prices offered ranged widely. Greedy buyers often use tricks to give less money for those choosing to sell gold for cash.