Archive for January, 2007
The Jewelry Exchange Offers Rare and Romantic Heart Shaped Diamond Pendants
Market Wire (press release)
TUSTIN, CA — (MARKET WIRE) — January 30, 2007 — Jewelry Exchange, one of the nation’s leading jewelry manufacturers and retailers, is offering a 1/2 carat heart-shaped diamond pendant to celebrate this Valentine’s Day.
Heart shaped diamonds are typically more expensive than other shapes and are one of the rarest cuts of all diamonds, as they yield a high percentage of wasted stone during the cutting and polishing process. However, due to a special purchase, the Jewelry Exchange is now able to offer these beautiful and hard-to-find diamonds, fashioned in an elegant pendant, for just $349 including a chain. This lovely gift is available in either 14k white or yellow gold
The Jewelry Exchange has been at the forefront of jewelry design for almost 30 years. Their in-house design department and on-site manufacturing allows for new jewelry development to be completed in a matter of days, while giving customers true factory-direct pricing.
The company is also unique in that they have just one store per major metropolitan area. In contrast to many other jewelers that have high rent locations in hundreds of malls, the Jewelry Exchange stores are usually located in an out-of-the-way area, where rents and overhead can be kept at a minimum. These savings are then passed on to the consumer, providing savvy shoppers with prices that are up to 80% less than the competition. The phrase “drive a little, save a lot” is often applied to the Jewelry Exchange, especially where big-ticket items like engagement or anniversary rings, and loose diamonds can be found at prices that are thousands below those found elsewhere.
The Jewelry Exchange is owned by Goldenwest Diamond Corporation, and has been operating for over 30 years, doing business as The Jewelry Exchange in Los Angeles/Tustin, Chicago/Villa Park, San Francisco/Redwood City, Boston/Sudbury, Dallas, Tampa, Seattle/Renton, Philadelphia/Norristown, Washington D.C./Bethesda, Phoenix, Minneapolis/Eagan, and Denver/Greenwood Village. The company operates as The Jewelry Factory in New York/Hackensack, Detroit/Livonia, and Cleveland/North Randall. And in Houston, the company operates The Jewelry Source.
The Jewelry Exchange is the largest private importer of diamonds in America, and has over 30,000 loose diamonds in stock. The Jewelry Exchange was also recently named one of the top 25 jewelers in America. For more information, or for directions to a store near you, call 1-800-441-0715 or go online at www.jewelryexchange.com.
January 31st, 2007
Diamonds and Flowers Key to Women’s Hearts; Jewelry Television and 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Pair Up For Sweepstakes
Earthtimes.org
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Diamonds and flowers are two of the most popular and well-received Valentine’s Day gifts. Women and men everywhere will be delighted to know Jewelry Television and 1-800-FLOWERS.COM recognize the love for these items. So, the two are a pair this holiday season introducing The Key to Their Heart Sweepstakes. Between January 25 and February 28 romantics can enter to win a diamond tennis bracelet, a “year of roses” and more.
“Diamonds and flowers are both gorgeous and sentimental gifts. It just doesn’t get much better than the sparkle and lifetime of jewelry and beauty and thoughtfulness of flowers,” says Craig Shields, Director of E-Commerce for Jewelry Television. “To offer our customers a new and exciting opportunity, Jewelry Television and 1-800-FLOWERS.COM are excited to present this first- ever sweepstakes.”
The grand prize of The Key to Their Heart Sweepstakes is a 9.0 carat diamond tennis bracelet valued at $10,000. First place prize is “A Year of Roses” valued at $555. Daily prizes of both .50 carat diamond stud earrings and 1-800-FLOWERS.COM’s exclusive “Key to Their Heart” bouquet will also be awarded during the sweepstakes period.
1-800-FLOWERS.COM’s Director of Customer Engagement and Promotional Partnerships, Karen Fiore, says, “1-800-FLOWERS.COM is thrilled to partner with Jewelry Television for Valentine’s Day. Offering our customers a chance to win fantastic prizes through a fun game is a wonderful way to engage our customers.”
About Jewelry Television(TM)
Jewelry Television is the nation’s fastest-growing home shopping network, focusing exclusively on the sale of fine jewelry and loose gemstones. Jewelry Television airs live programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The network is the 15th largest fine jewelry retailer in the United States.
Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Jewelry Television acquired Shop At Home in 2006, including some of its popular branded lines such as Bella Luce and Pearlfection. Jewelry Television’s revenues are approximately $470 million. In 2006, the East Tennessee Business Journal recently named Jewelry Television as one of the best places to work and Business Tennessee magazine ranked it as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the state.
About 1-800-FLOWERS.COM
Jewelry Television
January 30th, 2007
Survey: Most Women Want, But Don’t Expect, Jewelry for Valentines
IDEX Online, Israel
(January 28, ‘07, 3:41 IDEX Online Staff Reporter)
According to a recent survey, 53.5 percent of women want to receive jewelry on Valentine’s Day, yet only 14 percent actually expected to receive any. Eighteen percent said they expect to receive a card for the holiday, while another 18 percent said that they do not expect to receive anything from their partners in honor of the day.
The Jewelry.com survey asked more than 3,000 female visitors what they wanted to get on February 14, and what they actually expected to receive
Considering the low expectations, it’s not surprising that 68.5 percent of the women polled said they would consider buying themselves a Valentine’s Day present this year. Nearly half, or 49.75 percent, said they would buy themselves jewelry. Of these women, 54.55 percent said that they would be willing to spend more than $50 on self-gifting.
January 29th, 2007
Make Jewelry with Precious Metal Clay…Perfect Gift for Valentine’s Day!
VillageSoup Belfast, ME
ROCKLAND (Jan 26):
This course is being offered at just the right time to make a unique and perfect gift for Valentine’s Day! Students will create their own sketches and use real precious metal clay (PMC). This is a new process, where silver and gold objects are made from a very special clay.
The facilitator of this course is Freedom Hamlin, owner of by George Jewelers in Rockland. She has a degree in art and jewelry making and is a certified artisan in precious metal clay. For a close-up look at jewelry pieces created by Freedom, go to www.bygeorgejewelers.com.
The class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-9pm, beginning January 30th, for two weeks at Rockland District High School. The cost of the 12-hour course is $60, with an additional $30 materials fee.
There are only six remaining spots in this course…call 596-2018 to register! Office hours are 2-9pm, Monday-Thursday, but feel free to leave a message anytime.
January 26th, 2007
Sotheby’s Geneva To Auction Antique Jewelry In February
All Headline News
January 24, 2007 4:48 p.m. EST
Shaveta Bansal - All Headline News Staff Writer
http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/company-news/sothebys-holdings-inc/newsdetails.aspx?news-id=29582
http://www.shareholder.com/bid/downloads/news/20060117-184446.pdf
Geneva, Switzerland (AHN) - Continuing with the decades old custom, the world’s leading auction house, Sotheby’s Geneva, has announced the dates for annual auction of the antique jewelry collected from around the globe. This year’s traditional sale, which has been taking place every winter since 1976, has been organized at The Kulm Hotel - one of the most historic hotels at St. Moritz.
This year’s collection, which includes diamonds, emeralds and other precious stones mounted as rings, necklaces and earclips, has been created by such fashion houses as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Chanel, Boucheron, Bulgari and Harry Winston.
“A total of 370 lots will come under the hammer, a delight for lovers and collectors of diamonds and exceptional jewelry,” Fibre2Fashion.com quoted Brett O’Connor, Head of the Geneva Jewelry Department, as saying.
All the pieces of jewelry will be exhibited to the public starting Feb. 17, 2007, with the final sale concluding the auction on Feb.20, 2007.
Sotheby’s, which celebrated its 30th anniversary of St. Moritz sales last year, has been known for auctioning many important jewels, notably the magnificent pink diamond weighing 20.62 carats for $5,635,957 in 1990; and the famous Ashoka diamond weighing 41.37 carats, which sold for $ 4,314,716 in 1988.
January 25th, 2007
Special - handmade jewelry from Baan Bangla village at Paklok
ThaisNews, Thailand
Special Report for Andaman News TV11 (VHF dial) + Radio Thailand FM90.5 Phuket City, both broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces, 8.30am & later on Phuket Cable channel 1, Wednesday 24 January 2007 & www.Thaisnews.com { Our news text and mini-videos can be freely copied , but please give credit to Andaman News TV11 Phuket}
These jewelries are the handmade products of Baan Bang la, if you want to know more stick with me…
The housewives of Baan Bangla village at Paklok formed up a group of 15-20 people to spend their free time earning extra income by making flowers from stocking, and jewelry from crystals beads. The group was established in the year 2000. The products started with flowers from stockings but they realized that the stocking flower demand in the market was getting less and less so the group had to look for something new, hence the jewelry.
At first all members started this small business with a 2,000 baht investment each and later the government helped with an exhibition of OTOP products and that was the time when the ladies of Baan Bang La group made their products known to people.
The easiest piece of jewelry takes around half an hour to do and for the hard designs it takes around 2 days to complete. Wanna Ngakaew, the head of the group, said this part-time job can earn around 7,000-10,000 for each member while the paying process is based on how many pieces they have done.
The crystal beads have many colors and can create many jewelry designs. she told us why the crystal jewelry is attractive: “The price is not too high and they are accessories that look luxurious, they come in many colors to fit your dress and we can create rings, bracelets, earrings, and pins, while all together they cost only 2,000 baht.”
Sukanya Boonprsert, a member of Andamans Bang La, told us how she benefits from this part-time job:
“I have a laundry business, when I am free, I come here to learn as it earns me extra income, this work makes good money for people in the village.”
Since the crystal jewelry has become popular among tourists, they also make good sales at the Merlin Beach Hotel where the ladies of Andaman Baan Bang La group have a booth and display there with some here raising 8,000-10,000 baht in 3 hours. Many retailers and the wholesalers from Kho Yao and Sai Yuan in Rawai always come directly to choose the product by themselves, while the ladies of Andamans Baan Bang La group always welcome visitors with smiles.
If you see this jewelry somewhere, don’t hesitate to buy them.
January 24th, 2007
I-Team: Lead-Tainted Jewelry
Jenn Rourke
WTMJ-TV, WI
Dangerous lead-based jewelry may finally be yanked from the shelves.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is proposing the ban. Now a Waukesha County girl’s efforts to get the stuff gone for good are paying off.
Millions of pieces of the jewelry have been recalled in the last few years because of the danger they pose to children.
Children like Jarnell Graham, who died after swallowing a charm that came with his mom’s new pair of Reeboks.
“This is something you would think would come out of a movie, but it’s not,” mom Juwana tells us.
The I-Team found similar jewelry sold in gumball machines, at the dollar store, even at the Wisconsin State Fair. It’s pretty, but poisonous, and some of it is almost 100% lead.
Stories like that inspired Arrowhead High School freshman Michelle Loke to take action. “Once I saw the news program, I decided to do something about it.”
A big something. Two years ago - while still in seventh grade - Michelle drew up a science fair project which, like our investigation, tested dozens of toys, trinkets and jewelry for lead.
“I was very surprised. I thought that some of them would have lead in them, but I was hoping the companies would have put lead free toys in the gumball machines,” Michelle told us.
Michelle found nearly 60% of the jewelry she tested was tainted with the toxic metal. She sent the results to child safety organizations, manufacturers and lawmakers. The project got statewide and national attention. Now in ninth grade, she is seeing her cause pick up steam.
“It feels great to know that, finally, something’s being done to protect people from lead poisoning,” she said.
Last week, the Consumer Product Safety Commission began the process of banning lead in kids jewelry. A ban would allow the commission to punish companies that make and sell jewelry that contains more than .06-percent lead, the same amount allowed in paint.
Michelle is thrilled. “I’m really happy that all my work paid off… It took a long time, but it was worth it.”
But consumers still need to be careful. It could take the commission a year or more to approve the ban. That means the stuff’s still out there. And the same warnings still apply. Warnings some parents never got, but want others to hear loud and clear.
“What you can do is be more cautious about the products you buy. I would want people to know that, because I don’t want anyone else to hurt the way me and his father are hurting,” Juwana Graham sobs.
To give you an idea how serious the Consumer Product Safety Commission now considers this issue - in its entire history, the commission has only banned four other items: Lawn darts, dive sticks, lead in candlewicks, lead in paint.
January 23rd, 2007
Mintee Jewelry - Necklaces & Bracelets
Waleg.com, Tunisia
It’s amazing how much the human body interacts with nature … Even semi precious stones & wood effect the human psyche in ways we might never really pay attention to.
Mintee Jewelry is all about that … It doesn’t only accentuate your beauty, but your spirit & compassion as well.
What’s even more interesting is that three percent of each product sold goes to supporting projects within women organization.
The Jewelry is made of beads from India, made from Sandalwood, pearls & gemstones. In addition to other materials that are said to have meditative & medicinal purposes.
Quartz brought from The Himalayas are used for anger control for example, they star cold no matter how hot the temperature & they absorb the heat, thus they calm the most violent temper.
As for Sandalwood beads, their aroma reduces stress & leaving the wearer in a state of peace.
Pearls on the other hand, are supposed to reduce fear & encourage compassion.
Posted by H.A.R. at January 21, 2007 04:56 PM
January 22nd, 2007
Vibrant Valentines Jewelry Helps African Families Leave Poverty Behind, One Bead At A Time
Send2Press (press release), CA
BOULDER, Colo. - Jan. 18 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Women can sport strings of pink, red, and purple beads this Valentine’s Day to show their caring for industrious African women working their way out of extreme poverty. Nonprofit BeadforLife (www.beadforlife.org) offers Valentines Day-hued bracelets, necklaces, chokers, and other jewelry - also available in many other vibrant colors - handmade by Ugandan women who are HIV-positive or refugees from a brutal civil war in Uganda, all of whom were living on less than $1 a day. Many care for numerous AIDS orphans
The high-quality beaded jewelry is hand-rolled from recycled paper and has been featured in O Magazine, Family Circle, AARP, and on the Today Show.
The income women make from the jewelry allows them to feed their families, provide medicine and school fees, and even establish savings. All net profits from BeadforLife are reinvested in community projects that fight extreme poverty, through housing, health, and entrepreneurial skills training.
Since its creation in 2004, BFL’s success in fighting AIDS and poverty has been substantial:
* The 165 BFL beaders have allowed almost 3,000 others to climb out of poverty.
* The average beader now makes more than $850 a year and has a savings account.
* About 70 percent report improved health, and 75 percent have enrolled a child in school for the first time.
“The beaders are incredibly hardworking, and every dollar they make goes into critical things, like sending children to school, paying for healthcare, and saving to build a home,” says Devin Hibbard, BFL North American director. “Meanwhile, Americans hungry to make a difference in Africa have opened their hearts and homes to the beaders and invested in their future. It’s a wonderful American-to-African connection.”
About 2,000 home BeadParties and business- and community-sponsored events have been held in the past two years to sell the beads.
BFL collaborates with local medical services for family planning, HIV testing and diagnosis, and malaria treatment. It has a vocational training program for beaders and their families. It is partnering with Habitat for Humanity to build new homes and with Jeffrey Sach’s Millennium Promise to address African poverty.
For more information about BeadforLife or to place an order, please visit: www.beadforlife.org. All Valentines orders must be placed by Feb 9 in order to be received by Valentine’s Day.
Text provided by the news source.
NEWS SOURCE: BeadForLife
January 19th, 2007
Duck Band “Jewelry” from DU’s Goebel Ranch
Ducks Unlimited Magazine
Duck hunters love getting a banded duck. Shouts of joy and playful claims of “That’s my duck†come from every hunter in the duck blind once a banded duck is downed. Duck hunters proudly display their “jewelry†from duck call lanyards that become duck band necklaces. Ducks Unlimited’s recent research work at its Goebel Ranch complex in the Prairie Pothole Region of South Dakota is helping provide thousands of banded ducks for hunters this season.
Waterfowl hunters, of course, understand the value of data biologists get from duck band reports from hunters lucky enough to kill a banded duck. This data provides key migration, habitat and age information for individual duck species.
During August and September of 2006, DU biologists banded 4,033 ducks on the ranch. The total included 2,684 blue-winged teal, 720 mallards and 123 pintails among other species. This was the fifth year of duck banding on Goebel Ranch, and it was a record year (by more than 1,500 ducks). The only duck species not to set new records were mallards and lesser scaup. When the number of ducks banded at Goebel Ranch this year is added to two North Dakota locations where DU crews worked, more than 10,000 ducks were banded this year.
Banding ducks on Goebel Ranch and the reported band data helps DU estimate duck species recruitment and survival, as well as learn more about the birds and the habitats they use. A recent analysis of duck band information from ducks banded at Goebel Ranch tells how important these ducks are to Mississippi and Central flyway duck hunters. In five years, hunters in 26 states, one Canadian province and five Central and South American countries took 469 ducks banded on Goebel Ranch.
January 16th, 2007
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