Many jewelers across the country reported a successful Valentine’s Day, coming as a surprise to some, who don’t usually see so many customers so soon after Christmas.

SPECIAL REPORT: The fine jewelry industry is on the mend but contracting slowly as specialty jewelers lose market share, wholesalers get squeezed out of the business and manufacturing continues to drift overseas.

David Yurman is introducing the Cable Coil Collection, a literal twist on the designer’s iconic cable look that incorporates darkened silver with diamonds and moonstone.

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held Feb. 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and stars came dressed in diamonds for the occasion. See their jewelry here.

Italian brand Buccellati has incorporated 18-karat gold tones into its sole sterling silver collection, Blossoms. See the collection here.

National Jeweler's exclusive annual post-holiday survey analyzes jewelers' sales for both the holiday itself and 2011 as a whole, breaking results down by product category and considering key metrics including margins, discounting and more.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, soft, feminine designs that celebrate love and luxury come to the forefront. While the symbolic heart is incorporated into many pieces of jewelry, the use of color and shapes in design is also prevalent this year for the lovers’ holiday.

Celebrity jewels shone brightly again for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, held Jan. 29 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Use of the color-changing stone zultanite was noticeable at Couture this year, as designers such as Stephen Webster, Erica Courtney and Rhonda Faber Green incorporated the gem into their collections.

The winners of the annual Couture Design Awards were announced last night to nearly 800 retailers and designers at the Wynn. The competition drew the largest number of submissions in its history.