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Blogs by Shivan Sarna

HSN Show Host Shivan Sarna’s passion for jewelry led her to become a Graduate Gemologist (GIA) with a Graduate Diamond Certificate. She loves sharing the thrill of finding that perfect item to solve a problem or to be more glamorous. Follow Shivan on Twitter @shivansarna and connect with her on Facebook.

Five Reasons NOT to Miss Holiday Host Pick this Weekend Fri. 10/22 & Sat. 10/23
October 14, 2010 – 1:39 PM | 4 Comments
Five Reasons NOT to Miss Holiday Host Pick this Weekend Fri. 10/22 & Sat. 10/23

Brace yourself for two fantastic days of shopping! Holiday Host Pick is one of my favorite events of the year! Here are the top five reasons to tune in to my Holiday Host Pick on …

Sima K: Drama is a Good Idea–When it Comes to Jewelry!
September 20, 2010 – 9:50 AM | 5 Comments
Sima K: Drama is a Good Idea–When it Comes to Jewelry!

Hi! I just wanted to repost this blog because Sima and I will be together on Tuesday 9/21 at 1pm. She has new treasures…This Monday morning wake up with Sima K. She is known to her friends as the “Drama Queen”. Don’t take that the wrong way. She likes the title! When you see her jewelry you understand the connection to the title. Sima has been in the gemstone business since she was sixteen…

Gem Jubilee Launches New Rare Stone Tomorrow (8/20) at Midnight
August 19, 2010 – 4:10 PM | 3 Comments
Gem Jubilee Launches New Rare Stone Tomorrow (8/20) at Midnight

We are launching a new stone tomorrow on HSN! Purple African Fluorite!
Fluorite in this quality as a gem is very rare. This cache of stones was found in Namibia, Africa in the Okorusa Mine. There …

24 Hour Silver Jewelry Celebration!
July 20, 2010 – 1:14 PM | 9 Comments
24 Hour Silver Jewelry Celebration!

Here is a quick update as we move along in our big birthday month at HSN (I guess that would make Ruby our birthstone!). We are launching a 24 hour Sterling Silver jewelry event tonight at midnight ET with Jay King! I will be on with Jay King, Studio Barse and Marcasite Jewelry tomorrow afternoon, July 21…

HSN Birthday & More
July 10, 2010 – 12:37 PM | 7 Comments
HSN Birthday & More

Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday July Girls! Rubies, Rubies, Rubies!! Did you know that years ago people commonly felt that if you wore a Ruby it could ensure a peaceful life? They believed that if you wore …

June is Pearl Month! And More Behind the Scenes at HSN
May 21, 2010 – 10:15 AM | 12 Comments
June is Pearl Month! And More Behind the Scenes at HSN

Starting June 1 we launch brand new astonishing natural beauties – the organic wonder that are PEARLS. They are the only gems that require no cutting or polishing before they can be set into your jewelry. That isn’t the only thing that sets them on their own pedestal…

Backstage Passes to HSN
April 6, 2010 – 2:23 PM | 19 Comments
Backstage Passes to HSN

Shopping at HSN is great. Working at HSN is amazing! Before I became a Host, I was a customer just like you. Seeing behind the scenes with insider access has always been one of the …

Tucson Gem Fair
February 9, 2010 – 3:00 PM | 32 Comments
Tucson Gem Fair

The epicenter of jewelry and gemstones is right here right now. The sheer variety of gems has been mind-blowing. The miners were gathered at Electric Park with tents and oil barrels filled with rough stones. …

Countdown to Tucson!
January 27, 2010 – 5:53 PM | 8 Comments
Countdown to Tucson!

Our Jewelry team has just gotten back from the Vincenzia Jewelry show and basically they don’t even need to unpack their bags. They are on their way to Tucson in just about a week or …