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Surprise Mom with a Mother’s Day History This Weekend
Gentle Reminder! Nudge, Nudge! Three days until May 12, 2019; Mother’s Day! Let the countdown begin! Long before jewelry was the gift to give, the matronly aspects of women as mother’s of community were publicly celebrated on many different days throughout the Ancient Greek year. Today in the US, Motherβs Day is a single moveable…
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4 Ways Money Moves
The story of human migration predates the use of money. Hunter gatherers crossed continents with nothing more than what they could carry. It took thousands of generations, but eventually humans walked across all the land bridges, sailed all the seas and covered the Earth. Shortly after the world was wrapped in humankind, large-scale agriculture usurped…
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Lucky Newsletter #7
πππππππ ππ πππ π»πππ! First, we would like to start out with a BIG thank you to everyone who came out to visit us in April. It was a pleasure to put so many names and faces together! We also want to say thank you to those of you who reached out to us on…
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Stainless Steel Jewelry FAQs
Whenever we go to a jewelry show or arts festival we hear numerous questions about stainless steel jewelry. These are the top three questions we hear; asked and answered. Is stainless steel jewelry any good? Yes, stainless steel is a good material for jewelry but keep in mind that design and production quality varies from…
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What is Hypoallergenic Jewelry?
Hypoallergenic jewelry does not cause a reaction in most people. As an umbrella term “hypoallergenic jewelry” covers a number of different jewelry products. Any jewelry item made of only one type of metal is hypoallergenic. Jewelry made of these metals are hypoallergenic: titanium platinum stainless steel copper In reference to these metals, hypoallergenic indicates an…
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Tip Tuesday: Accessorize for the Job You Want
You’ve heard about dressing for the job you want, but have you heard about accessorizing for the job you want? Your boss and your associates see you every work day, subtle changes in your wardrobe can indicate that you are ready for more responsibility (and a raise). Depending on your office environment some jewelry items…
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Runes: An Alphabet. Coming Soon to Pendant and Ring!
Runes are the individual letters in an old Norse alphabet called the Futhark. The modern English Alphabet is named after the Greek names for its first two letters Alpha and Beta. Likewise, the Futhark is named after its first six letters; f, u, th, a, r, and k. There are a few different versions of…
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The Top 3 Questions About Celtic Ring Money
There is a lot of chatter online about Celtic Ring Money. These are the three most common Celtic ring money questions we hear – and the answers! 1.) How old is Celtic ring money? As many as three thousand years ago the Celtic peoples began developing a sophisticated culture, but ring money did not appear…
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Who is Joan Hornig?
Joan Hornig is a jewelry designer. For many years Hornig had a small-scale, jewelry side-hustle. After successful careers in education at Harvard and more than twenty years on Wall Street, Hornig focused on her love of jewelry. In 2003 she started her jewelry company with the motto; Philanthropy is Beautiful, and in 2013 she launched…
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Summer Trends 2019 – Jewelry Edition
After reviewing the top fashion shows from all over the world – these are the jewelry trends you can expect as the summer progresses… 1. Less glitter, more sparkle and shimmer. The decline of fire opal is afoot. Say goodbye to the anodized finish. The glitter-bomb look of your accessories starts to lose its luster…
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Your Jewelry Capsule
Ever heard of a capsule wardrobe? What about a jewelry capsule? The idea behind a capsule is that it holds just enough, not too much and not too little of what you need. The capsule wardrobe tames an overstuffed closet, streamlines your morning, helps reduce decision fatigue, and lowers your dry cleaning bill. A jewelry…
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What does the Plague have to do with Jewelry?
During medieval times, plague swept through the European continent destroying communities and greatly reducing the world population. Family lines ended, congregations evaporated, fear of the unknown and of those who seemed different stressed the social fabric, and in some places, it unraveled altogether. The arts declined, literacy rates dropped, and wisdom and knowledge of ages…
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Happy [Early] Saint Patrick’s Day
Heads Up β’ Saint Patrick’s Day is this Sunday! Let us be the first to say: Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
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Tip Tuesday: How to Clean 3 Types of Enamel Jewelry
There are many kinds of enamel jewelry, yet each piece was created by applying pigment. Sometimes the pigment is suspended in glass and then applied to the metal, sometimes it is applied directly, sometimes it is applied wet, or dry, with heat, or without. Caring for enamel jewelry is not difficult if you know what…
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Our Jewelry Bookshelf – 3 Favorite Books
Making jewelry is a skill learned over time. When we started making jewelry it was a hobby that we enjoyed. We learned from people we met, from business we visited, from youtube, and from books. The more you practice a skill the better you get. After years of practice we see the errors in our…
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How To Layer Chains – For Him
How to layer your chains and Jewelry for him on Pendant and Ring!
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Q and A : Why do you sell jewelry?
As children, neither Charles nor I imagined we would grow up and work in the jewelry industry. That we ended up here is almost a comedy of errors. Little Charles dreamed of a warehouse with his name on the side of it. It was his “Enterprise,” but the contents of that warehouse never bothered his…
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