I just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a wonderful New Year. I'm really looking forward to everything that 2006 has to offer, which includes continuing to write about jewelry on The...
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That's right. This is the last day to enter to win " The bouquet of Color Necklace," made with a mixture of chalcedonies, vesuvianite, freshwater pearls, and amethyst which dangle from...
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Scenery, costumes, and yes, jewelry are all important elements that make up the " reality" created by a movie. They help suspend our disbelief. As a jewelry fan, of course, I always pay...
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Filed in archive Jewelry Careers
by tammy on December 30, 2005
The time may be right to open up your own jewelry web store. According to a press release from comScore.com, luxury goods, including jewelry, were way up this past year: " Retail Jewelry and...
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Filed in archive Jewelry Gifts
by tammy on December 29, 2005
It doesn't matter if you were naughty or nice this year. According to a survey conducted by the Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council, many of us bought ourselves jewelry this holiday season. This was...
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by tammy on December 29, 2005
Las Vegas is known for its night life and the motto " whatever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." But, for jewelry lovers and those in the jewelry business, there's a lot more glitter in...
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Filed in archive Jewelry News
by tammy on December 28, 2005
We all expected some fall out from the New York City transit strike. (You may remember my report on this: " Jewelers Miss NYC Transit." ) While jewelry sellers expected a loss in sales,...
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Anna Sheffield is making a big bang, literally, with her " Bing Bang" line of fabricated metal jewelry. Fabrication is a termed used to describe the process of taking metals, such as silver...
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Filed in archive Jewelry Trends
by tammy on December 27, 2005
You know, this new " stacking jewelry" trend is something I've actually noticed, but it didn't sink in that it was a trend. I have seen a lot of celebs and regular folk wearing...
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by tammy on December 27, 2005
Gold, platinum, and diamonds are not just to adorn your body. Now you can carry a " jewel" of a computer around with in this laptop by Tulip: " It is inlaid with solid palladium white...
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Filed in archive Fine Jewelry
by tammy on December 26, 2005
Remember that scene from Pretty Woman when Julia Roberts asks her friend where she can buy clothes " the good stuff" in Beverly Hills? Her friend replies, " Rodeo Drive, Baby!"...
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December 31, 2005 is almost here, and that means the end of the first contest here on The Jewelry Weblog. If you haven't already entered, you still have a few days left. It only takes a few...
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by tammy on December 25, 2005
I just wanted to take a moment today to wish all of my readers here at The Jewelry Weblog a very merry christmas!......
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I stumbled upon a jewelry hot spot, Jennifer Kaufman. The web site sells more than just jewelry, and in fact, has a large selection of accessories for those of us who are also addicted to purses,...
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Filed in archive Fine Jewelry
by tammy on December 23, 2005
SilverJewelryClub.com is offering free jewelry - that's right. If you go to their web site right now, you'll see that every few minutes a new piece of silver jewelry will be posted. You just...
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by tammy on December 23, 2005
I've seen a few jewelry vendors adding video to their websites lately. The last time I reported on this, the videos were aimed at giving you a better look at specific pieces of jewelry. The most...
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Filed in archive Jewelry Careers
by tammy on December 22, 2005
Here's another jewelry success story for you. This time it's about a busy mother who decided to concentrate on what she knew best: making children happy. Per a company press release: " It...
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Filed in archive Gemstones
by tammy on December 22, 2005
Selecting the gemstone of your choice usually depends on the colors you prefer. For example, if you like blue, then you have the options of blue topaz, lapis lazuli, aquamarine, and sapphire....
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by tammy on December 21, 2005
Diamond grading is big business, even for non-profit organizations such as the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) who reported a total income of $104 million dollars last year. That's why...
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by tammy on December 21, 2005
Jewelry made with found objects is a fun trend in jewelry that has become pretty popular, especially in the realm of mixed media artwork. One jewelry company has taken the theme of mixed media jewelry...
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by tammy on December 21, 2005
Martha Stewart wanna-bes please step forward. What does your dinner table look like right now? Is it dressed appropriately? What are your napkin rings looking like these days? Are they up with the...
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by tammy on December 20, 2005
Just in time for holiday shopping, New York city transit workers decided to strike today. Per a report by CNN: " New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg lashed out at union leaders for...
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I was flipping through the January 2006 issue of O magazine and saw that Oprah had a few short articles about women entrepreneurs. They were more like paragraphs than articles but inspiring none the...
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Filed in archive Beads
by tammy on December 20, 2005
I've been reporting that beads are big this season and the next. Here is some more evidence for you from NewsLeader.com: " [...] Embroidery is in fashion, but it's of another kind, said...
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