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Gemstone paintings, other Russian items on sale
Luci Scott
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 1, 2008 10:21 AM

An unusual import shop selling gemstone paintings and other items from Russia has opened in downtown Chandler.

Russian Oasis, 8 S. San Marcos Place, is owned by Tony Domenico, a mechanical engineer at Orbital Sciences Corp., and his wife, Tanya, a native of Moscow.

The gemstone paintings range in price from $35 to $120. Read more about Gemstone paintings, other Russian items on sale …

New Mexico-based Jewelry Manufacturer finds Room to Grow
Send2Press (press release), CA

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Dec. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Relios, America’s largest manufacturer of natural lifestyle designer jewelry has more than doubled its size with a move into a 25,000-square-foot facility in Albuquerque. The move also means that Relios has also more than doubled its production capacity – allowing the major jewelry supplier to expand services to its more than 500 customers.

“We had really outgrown the 11,000 square-foot space we’d been working out of,” says company President Bill Pollack. “It’s amazing how a building like this gives us the ability to better assist our customers in the areas of production, distribution, quality, and dependability – not to mention gives us room to grow!” Read more about New Mexico-based Jewelry Manufacturer finds Room to Grow …

Jewelry down, furniture up this season
United Press International

RESTON, Va., Dec. 25 (UPI) — Early online shopping statistics suggest this year’s U.S. holiday shoppers bypassed jewelry, watches and flowers in favor of furniture and appliances.

Andrew Lipsman, an analyst with comScore Networks, which analyzes online shopping by U.S. consumers, said holiday season furniture and appliance sales rose about 70 percent over last year’s levels, while sales of holiday mainstays such as watches and jewelry fell, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Read more about Jewelry down, furniture up this season …

Magnetic jewelry an overlooked danger
Chicago Tribune, United States
By Maurice Possley | Tribune staff reporter
December 20, 2007

The federal government brands magnets in toys a deadly hazard to children because the tiny, powerful objects can fall out and cause serious, even fatal, internal injuries when swallowed.

Yet the Consumer Product Safety Commission has not taken steps to regulate even more powerful magnets when they are sold in loose form as backings on children’s earrings, the Tribune has found. Read more about Magnetic jewelry an overlooked danger …

More women buying jewelry
Annapolis Capital, MD

BY KATIE ARCIERI, Staff Writer
Published December 18, 2007
Pam McGinnis didn’t hesitate to drop $1,000 on a Lecil Henderson necklace from Sanders Jewelers in Pasadena. Nor did she flinch when buying a new wedding band with diamonds for her husband after he lost the first one.
That’s because if something catches her eye, the 48-year-old is not afraid to splurge.
“I figure that I’m working, I like this piece, I’m going to buy it,” said Ms. McGinnis, who has worked for the Department of Defense since 1980. Read more about More women buying jewelry …

Byeon Admits Jewelry Gifts in Shin-gate Trial
Chosun Ilbo, South Korea

Former chief presidential policy secretary Byeon Yang-kyun admitted he gave jewelry worth tens of millions of won to his mistress Shin Jeong-ah, the disgraced curator at the heart of a fake-degree scandal. The admission came on his fourth trial on charges of influence peddling and bribery in connection with the scandal Monday. But Byeon said Shin had paid part of the costs with gift certificates. According to prosecutors, Byeon gave Shin a diamond ring, a luxury-brand watch, a necklace and a ring worth W47 million (US$1=W934) in total. Byeon said the jewelry was a return present for a painting Shin had given him. Read more about Byeon Admits Jewelry Gifts in Shin-gate Trial …

Wheeler jewelry finds value in prairie location
Rapid City Journal, SD

LEMMON — Success is in the details, especially when you compete in the tourism jewelry industry, according to Brad Wheeler, president of Wheeler Jewelry Manufacturing, located in this remote prairie community of about 1,400 people.

Providing customers with quality, low-cost jewelry items is the company’s specialty.

Wheeler Jewelry products are found at tourist and other outlets in all 50 states, according to Wheeler. Read more about Wheeler jewelry finds value in prairie location …

East grad makes mark in jewelry industry
Wausau Daily Herald, WI

For those who knew her when she was growing up in Wausau, it’s no surprise that Tracey Mayer has become a top jewelry designer.

It’s taken about eight years for the 1977 graduate of Wausau East High School to develop a reputation as both a designer and producer of high- end jewelry. Her creations for men and women have been spotlighted on the Home Shopping Network and in magazines such as People Espanol and Cosmopolitan. She has a line of men’s jewelry sold at Nordstrom, and she expects two other major retailers to begin selling her work in fall 2008. Read more about East grad makes mark in jewelry industry …

Toxic lead found in children’s jewelry, state says
San Francisco Chronicle, USA

(12-13) 12:15 PST Sacramento – —
State health officials have found that one-third of 125 items of children’s jewelry that investigators purchased in stores across California contained illegally high levels of lead, despite a new state law banning the toxic metal in children’s jewelry.
Lead, which is particularly harmful to children, was found in mood rings, crosses, crystal decorations on necklaces and bracelets, pendants and leaf charms, officials from the state Department of Toxic Substances Control said.
A pendant from a gumball machine at a Church’s Fried Chicken in Oakland contained the most lead of any of the items tested by state investigators – 368,000 parts per million, which is more than 600 times the limit of 600 parts per million under a state law that sent into effect Sept. 1. Read more about Toxic lead found in children's jewelry, state says …

Tainted kids’ jewelry ordered off shelves
Los Angeles Times, CA

Lead-laced items are found in 11 California stores, including Macy’s and Gap Kids. State regulators tell the retailers to remove the products.
By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
1:22 PM PST, December 12, 2007
SACRAMENTO — Children’s jewelry with as much as 600 times the legal limit for lead contamination was found at 11 shops around California, including at Macy’s and a Gap Kids store, and ordered off the shelves — at the peak of the Christmas shopping rush, state toxic regulators said today. Read more about Tainted kids' jewelry ordered off shelves …