Filed in archive Jewelry Gifts
by tammy on November 30, 2005
I spent eight years on the arts and craft show circuit selling my hand-crafted jewelry, and it always used to amaze me at all the talented artists that surrounded me. However, as the years went on, I...
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Filed in archive Jewelry Trends
by tammy on November 29, 2005
When you think of enamel jewelry, what comes to mind? The first type of enamel jewelry that pops into my head is cloisonné (a type of in-lay enamel usually over bronze). But, while I have to admit...
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Filed in archive Jewelry Careers
by tammy on November 28, 2005
If you've been wondering how to break into the jewelry industry but haven't been able to find any schools in your area, then the Internet is probably your best bet. While there are numerous...
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Filed in archive Jewelry Gifts
by tammy on November 27, 2005
Here's another Internet web site pick for your shopping needs this season: Stylism. This site offers an A to Z list of jewelry designers including: Angela Caputi, Ann Egan, Balu, David Aubrey,...
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Filed in archive Jewelry News
by tammy on November 26, 2005
I usually don't blog about many jewelry heists. There are just so many of them! Really, if you keep up with the jewelry news on-line, you'd be amazed at how many people steal jewelry. But,...
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Filed in archive Gemstones
by tammy on November 25, 2005
It's no secret in the jewelry-biz that gemstones are commonly altered. They are heated, dyed, chemical-ized - you name it and it's been done to most gemstones used in fine jewelry today. The...
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Filed in archive Gemstones
by tammy on November 24, 2005
While reading this latest press release about the discovery of a rare gemstone in Baffin Island, I got a quick geography lesson. For those who don't know, and I didn't, Baffin Island is...
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Filed in archive Jewelry History
by tammy on November 23, 2005
I wrote about this not too long ago in my post " Diamonds from Russia with Love," and it looks like the predictions where pretty close. Rather than 1.9 million it was sold for 1.5 million....
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Along with other rock and roll memorabilia, you'll find " a medallion worn by Jimi hendrix at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival" up for auction this Monday. Find out more about this...
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I never get enough of these stories about how someone traded their high-tech corporate careers for the life of a creative Artisan. So, here's another one for you. The story goes like this: Amy...
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Filed in archive Jewelry News
by tammy on November 19, 2005
The United States Senate passed a bill recently encouraging the development of high-tech medical identification jewelry. You know, those tags and bracelets people wear if they have conditions like...
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Filed in archive Jewelry Gifts
by tammy on November 19, 2005
According to a recent survey by the Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council, we want pretty much everything when it comes to holiday jewelry gifts this year. This includes gold without gemstones, gold with...
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Filed in archive Jewelry News
by tammy on November 16, 2005
I guess this is supposed to be due to safety issues, but still, I found this pretty extreme when I read about how swimmers have been disqualified in competitions by simply wearing an elastic hair...
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Filed in archive Beads
by tammy on November 16, 2005
Help out a good cause and bid on some beautiful beads at the Art Intersect Science Art Show and Auction Benefiting GalaxyGoo. This event already started (on October 29th), but it continues through...
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Italy is supposed to be magical. Hopefully, I'll go there myself some day, but lucky for Wendy Culpepper, she made the trip soon after college, and that's when she fell in love with jewelry...
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Looks like I'm not the only one having a jewelry drawing of sorts. Amy Peters, known for her whimsical silver charms with fun sayings inscribed on them, has a monthly drawing. Fine out more here:...
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Yes, it's me again reminding you of the current contest we have running on The Jewelry Weblog. I've already take a look at some of the survey answers. Thank you to everyone who has...
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How cool would it be to have the job of buying jewelry for a TV show character? Other than the fact that you don't get to keep the jewelry for yourself, and I've got to admit, that's a...
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I always love hearing about how jewelry Designers get some sort of " big break" when it comes to selling their work or getting recognition for their talents. This is just the case with...
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Filed in archive Jewelry Gifts
by tammy on November 10, 2005
I'm probably aging myself when I admit to remembering those ID bracelets that were so popular back " in the day." No big surprise, what's old is new again and very popular with...
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Filed in archive Jewelry Gifts
by tammy on November 09, 2005
Watches are included, IMHO, into the jewelry family. It used to be the style to wear one nice watch, sort of a classic, but these days, watches are so much more than your regular gold watch. They come...
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Filed in archive Jewelry Gifts
by tammy on November 08, 2005
With the holidays coming up, I thought I might start writing a little here and there about jewelry as gifts, and maybe even some jewelry related items as gifts, such as watches, jewelry boxes, and...
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Filed in archive by tammy on November 07, 2005
After posting about attending a recent G&LW show, I had someone ask my opinion about being a vendor at one, and I thought this was a good blog topic. Generally, the question asked if this was a...
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This is just a quick reminder about the contest we've got going on. Just fill out the survey (see link below) and when you include your email address, you'll automatically be entered into a...
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