Author: Indonesia Jewelry

Silver Jewelry Trend Report Jewelry Weblog, CA According to Mine Web, the Silver Institute has just published a trend report on silver, especially targeting jewelry, and things look pretty good for silver jewelry. This is really not a huge surprise since, while the cost of silver has gone up a good deal over the last […]

Top Execs, Industry Gurus Meet at Fine Jewelry CEO Summit
Diamonds.net, NY

RAPAPORT… Nearly 200 top executives in the diamond and jewelry industry met at the Rio Tinto Diamonds sponsored and Nielson Jewelry Group produced 2nd Annual Fine Jewelry CEO Summit in Atlanta, February 20-22, 2007.

The event was designed specifically for executives from the “majors” – jewelry firms that command 38 percent of the market in the United States, making this very different from other jewelry tradeshows or conferences, said Nielsen Jewelry Group vice president Lee Arevian Read more about Top Execs, Industry Gurus Meet at Fine Jewelry CEO Summit …

Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antiques Show Packs Them In
By Laura Beach
Antiques and the Arts Online, CT

West Palm Beach. Fla:Promising reports from the frontlines of the four-year-old Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antiques Show lured us to the capital of luxe over Presidents’ Day weekend. We’re glad we went.
Visitors who were not stranded by the ice storms that earlier in the week brought much of the country to a halt arrived in time for a glamorous opening night party benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County on Friday, February 16. In all, the clubs raised close to $100,000, organizers said. Read more about Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antiques Show Packs Them In …

Having a Beautiful Mindset: uGOgirlz Launches Kazuri Bead Jewelry and New Shirt Designs at NAACP Image Awards uGOgirlz owner Chris Frueh launched her new jewelry line at the 38th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles.
RushPRnews.com (press release), Canada

Los Angeles, CA (rushprnews) March 26, 2007 — Jennifer Hudson, Raven Symone, Anika Noni Rose and Chandra Wilson helped Gilbert entrepreneur and uGOgirlz owner Chris Frueh launch her new jewelry line at the 38th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles.

Frueh met with the stars in the celebrity gift room and handed out samples of her products which included her newest line of Kazuri bead jewelry, which features hand-made, hand-painted, ceramic jewelry made from women in Nairobi, Kenya. The ceramic coop, which is a member of the Fair Trade Federation, has helped hundreds of women artisans earn fair wages, educate their families and greatly improve their standard of living. Read more about uGOgirlz Launches Kazuri Bead Jewelry and New Shirt Designs at NAACP Image Awards …

Shop patrons design, make jewelry
Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD

by MARIE GILBERT marieg@herald-mail.com
Allie Buchman has found her creative muse in jewelry.
It started when she was a little girl, fashioning necklaces from seashells and it continued through her high school and college years when she used her talent to make gifts for family and friends.

Today, Buchman has turned what was once a hobby into a lucrative business. Along with her husband, Nathan, she is the owner of The Potomac Bead Company.
While she has had a long love affair with jewelry, opening a jewelry-making shop wasn’t always one of Buchman’s goals. Read more about Shop patrons design, make jewelry …

Canada : Appelt’s Jewelry to close operation at Portage location
March 23, 2007
Fibre2fashion.com, India

Appelt’s Jewelry has decided to close down its operation at the Portage la Prairie Mall.

The mall has lost two biggies, Wal-Mart and Safeway, which used to attract people, and smaller retailers were reaping the benefits of this. But now the traffic coming to the mall is very less. Read more about Canada : Appelt's Jewelry to close operation at Portage location …

Semi Precious Stone Jewelry
Business Portal 24 (press release), Germany

Besides the numerous professional products, Punto Accessori also makes it possible for haberdasher’s and crafts lovers to create jewelry on their own. In fact, more than 700 items are available in convenient pouches bearing our logo and containing small amounts.

Give free reign to your imagination and make your own personal jewelry accessory. You can choose only the best components and metal findings for jewelry or show off your own ethnic jewelry creations which are all the rage. The materials that can be used range from the classic metal components for jewelry to glass, from shell to wood, Read more about Semi Precious Stone Jewelry …

Semi Precious Stone Jewelry
Business Portal 24 (press release), Germany

Besides the numerous professional products, Punto Accessori also makes it possible for haberdasher’s and crafts lovers to create jewelry on their own. In fact, more than 700 items are available in convenient pouches bearing our logo and containing small amounts.

Give free reign to your imagination and make your own personal jewelry accessory. You can choose only the best components and metal findings for jewelry or show off your own ethnic jewelry creations which are all the rage. The materials that can be used range from the classic metal components for jewelry to glass, from shell to wood, Read more about Semi Precious Stone Jewelry …

Teen Jewelry Retailer Claire’s Acquired for $3.1 Billion
IDEX Online, Israel
(March 21, ’07, 6:27 Edahn Golan)

Claire’s Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CLE), an international specialty retailer of low cost costume jewelry and accessories, has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Apollo Management, L.P., a New York based private equity firm The affiliate will pay $33 per share totaling approximately $3.1 billion.

“After reviewing the final bids, our board of directors unanimously concluded… that this transaction with Apollo is in the best interests of our shareholders,” said Claire’s Co-Chairs and Co-CEO’s Bonnie and Marla Schaefer. Read more about Teen Jewelry Retailer Claire's Acquired for $3.1 Billion …