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Growing Online Jewelry Store Exquisite-Engagement-Rings.com Challenges Local Brick and Mortar Jewelr
PR-GB.com (press release), Bulgaria

Written by EditorsChoice
Sunday, 19 August 2007
Brownsack Enterprise launches exquisite-engagement-rings.com website. Online jewelry shopping is becoming more mainstream, and this is having a profound effect on the industry. In the past, local jewelry stores competed only with other stores in the neighborhood. Now, the competition comes from jewelry warehouses around the world with significantly lower overhead costs of diamond engagement rings. Customers are flocking to online jewelery stores (http://www.exquisite-engagement-rings.com/antique_engagement_rings.html)because of the prices, which are much lower than those at a traditional store Read more about Growing Online Jewelry Store Exquisite-Engagement-Rings.com Challenges Local Brick and Mortar Jewelr …

Body Jewelry Goes High End
Jewelry Weblog, CA

I’m not a big fan of body jewelry. It’s all I could do to get my ears double pierced let alone even thinking about getting any other holes drilled into me. But, because I’m interested in all kinds of jewelry, I thought this trend in fine jewelry for the body jewelry group was interesting.

I’m used to seeing things like skulls and rock and roll themed jewelry for those with the holes. But, a company called The Chain Gang, has moved beyond the R&R stigma and turned their designs into fine jewelry pieces with the use of precious metals and gemstones. Read more about Body Jewelry Goes High End …

OhioBeads.com Passes Milestone 300 Jewelry-Making Products
ClickPress (press release), UK

OhioBeads.com now offers 300+ products at http://www.ohiobeads.com with a focus on jewelry chain and findings. OhioBeads.com has the jewelry-making experience to bring high quality supplies to market.

[ClickPress, Thu Aug 16 2007] OhioBeads.com, an emerging leader in online sales of Bulk Jewelry Chain, Jewelry Findings, Beading Supplies and other Jewelry-Making products, now offers over 300 products at their e-commerce website http://www.ohiobeads.com Read more about OhioBeads.com Passes Milestone 300 Jewelry-Making Products …

Jewelry Store Or Internet Diamond Store? The Perfect Formula! Diamond Vues, NY With much being written regarding buying diamonds & jewelry in the stores versus on the net, it is important to understand that there is always going to be a market for the “bricks and mortar” jewelry stores as well as for internet diamond […]

Allergic to jewelry?
Times of India, India

White gold and other gold that is less that 14 carats can bring on a reaction
If you have problems with a skin rash, redness, swelling, itching or burning in areas where you are wearing jewelry, you may have a nickel allergy.

If you’ve recently gotten your ears or body pierced and are experiencing allergic symptoms, you may have become sensitised to the metal your jewelry contains Read more about Allergic to jewelry? …

Summer Sparkles
Newsweek

By Lorna Shaddick
Newsweek International
Aug 20-27, 2007 issue – The glittering water, pale sand and clear skies of a summertime beach vacation will soon be just memories, but there’s a way to keep them alive until next year: the aquamarine, coral pink, turquoise and deep blue tones of sea-colored gems.

The latest collection at Chanel Fine Jewelry centers on the geometrical perfection and lines of art deco, drawing on the atmosphere of the seaside that founder Coco Chanel was so fond of visiting. The earring, pendant and ring designs feature either aquamarine and turquoise or coral and tourmaline stones set in 18-karat white gold with cacholong—a variety of opal—and diamonds (price on request ; chanel.com). Read more about Summer Sparkles …

Cheap Jewelry: Hazardous to Children’s Health
Consumer Affairs

Parents shouldn’t rely on government inspectors

While the Consumer Product Safety Commission continues to recall children’s jewelry containing lead almost every week, consumer advocates are urging parents to use caution when purchasing any cheap jewelry and to consider discarding any that may already be in the home.

A sample testing by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) revealed that 20 percent of children’s jewelry contains unsafe levels of lead. Other tests by state officials in Maryland, Ohio and Massachusetts suggest even higher percentages. Read more about Cheap Jewelry: Hazardous to Children's Health …

Jewelry designer to open Ward store
MSN Money

Local jewelry designer Allison Kim-Czerniak is opening her first store at Ward Warehouse this fall.

The store, named Alliway after the designer’s main collection of trendy necklaces and earrings, will open in mid-September.

Kim-Czerniak says the company’s designs are inspired by her travels to Thailand, the Philippines, Yucatan and Tahiti. Read more about Jewelry designer to open Ward store …

Chinese-Made Lead-Tainted Children’s Jewelry Still Sold in U.S.
Jewelers Circular Keystone Online, NY

Inspections by the Consumer Product Safety Commission of 85 pieces of jewelry collected since last fall from retailers and importers determined that 20 percent pose a potential poisoning hazard, the New York Times reports. Separate surveys by health officials or lead experts in Ohio, Massachusetts, and Maryland found even higher percentages.

In addition, unannounced federal inspections revealed that of the 17.9 million pieces of jewelry items pulled from the market since the start of 2005, 95 percent were made in China, the Times reports. Read more about Chinese-Made Lead-Tainted Children's Jewelry Still Sold in U.S. …

U.S. efforts fail to block tainted goods
International Herald Tribune, France

WASHINGTON: Despite a two-year effort to eliminate the threat of poisonous lead in inexpensive children’s jewelry, hundreds of thousands of tainted items are still being sold across the United States, the U.S. government has found.

Inspections by the Consumer Product Safety Commission of 85 pieces of jewelry collected since last autumn from U.S. retailers and importers determined that 20 percent still posed a potential poisoning hazard.

Separate surveys by health officials or lead experts in Ohio, Massachusetts and Maryland found even higher percentages. Read more about U.S. efforts fail to block tainted goods …