Jake Gyllenhaal Gives Diamonds to Taylor Swift"jewelry news"

As if she didn't already have it all, Taylor Swift got a sparkling diamond birthday gift from her A-lister boyfriend that cost him a small fortune. Ain't love grand?

Taylor Swift's new love, Hollywood hunk Jake Gyllenhaal, is giving her more than just fresh fodder for weepy love song lyrics. How about a 30-carat diamond bracelet  for starters?

The country crooner turned 21 last week, and Jake reportedly showered her with gifts, starting with some wrist wear worth $100,000.

"It's an Oscar-worthy bracelet - nearly 30 carats of colorless diamonds set in white gold. It cost Jake about $100,000, but he wanted to do something special for Taylor's birthday," a well-placed snoop revealed to In Touch Weekly this month.

"And he made her a birthday card, as opposed to buying a generic one," the pal added.

But that isn't the only pricey present he got her.

"They love coffee, so he sent her 21 pounds of the best Kona coffee available, along with a coffee grinder and a coffeemaker, and he made her a birthday card, as opposed to buying a generic one."

The lovebirds have only been seeing one another since October, but are already reportedly moving in together.

Ain't love grand?

And so is a diamond bracelet under the Christmas tree. 

Waterford Crystal: The Belle of the Ball"jewelry news"

Ever wondered how they make the iconic New Year's Eve ball that drops in Times Square every year? 

http://exploration-jewelry.blogspot.com/ 

has all the glittering details.

Every year, millions of onlookers gawk at the blazing glory that is the Waterford Crystal New Year's Eve ball as it makes its descent in the middle of Times Square. So how do they make it so, well, shiny?

In 2008, Waterford redesigned the ball into a 12 foot geodesic sphere, double the size of previous balls, weighing in at a whopping 11,875 pounds. The sphere is covered in 2,668 Waterford Crystal triangles perfect for refracting light and powered by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LED bulbs.

For 2011, the 250-year-old crystal company designed 288 new "Let There Be Love" crystal triangles featuring a romantic pattern that blends a modern cascade of hearts with diamond cutting. 288 triangles are emblazoned with last year's "Let There Be Courage" design of a ribbon medal defining the triumph of courage over adversity; and 1,152 triangles sparkle with the "Let There Be Joy" design of an angel with arms uplifted welcoming the New Year. The remaining 960 triangles are the original "Let There Be Light" design of a stylized radiating sunburst.

Revelers began celebrating New Year's Eve in Times Square as early as 1904, but it was in 1907 that the New Year's Eve Ball made its maiden descent from the flagpole atop One Times Square.

The first New Year's Eve Ball, made of iron and wood and adorned with one hundred 25-watt light bulbs, was only 5 feet in diameter and weighed 700 pounds.

We?ve come a long way, baby.