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Government Considers Banning Lead in Children’s Jewelry
Washington Post, United States

The staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has recommended that the commission effectively ban the lead in children’s metal jewelry, citing the risk of lead poisoning.

The proposal is subject to public comment and would require approval by the full commission, which is scheduled to vote next week. Read more about Government Considers Banning Lead in Children's Jewelry …

Consumer Alert: High Lead Levels in Kids’ Jewelry
ABC News

Dec. 5, 2006 — Today, the federal government is pushing to crack down on potentially dangerous lead in children’s jewelry.

This puts federal regulators in tune with public health advocates who say current federal standards are too lax.As any parent knows, little kids don’t just wear jewelry, they also usually put it in their mouths. That’s how lead can get into the bloodstream. Read more about Consumer Alert: High Lead Levels in Kids' Jewelry …

Powerful Jewelry Party
Jewelry Weblog, CA

It took only one jewelry party for jewelry designer Cheri Larson to realize she was meant to make jewelry as a business. It took a little later for her to realize she should turn her business model of home shows and jewelry into an opportunity for other jewelry lovers.

Like the famous Tupperware parties, jewelry parties are extremely popular these days. Larson’s business, Azante Jewelry, is set up in a similar fashion.

From an article in the Green Bay Press Gazette: Read more about Powerful Jewelry Party …

Jewelry Stores for Sale

I’m talking a BIG jewelry sale here – and entire jewelry retailer may be up for sale soon, Claire’s.

Known for their fun, funky, and relatively inexpensive trendy jewelry, Claire’s is visible in just about every mall in America and in many other locations throughout the world. Read more about Jewelry Stores for Sale …

Customers out thousands as jewelry store folds abruptly
9NEWS.com, CO

FORT COLLINS (AP) – Customers of a jewelry store that abruptly closed in September say the owners have made off with at least $182,000 in wedding and engagement rings and down payments.

Fort Collins police are looking into the closure of Aurifex Fine Jewelry, but so far no charges.

Store co-owner Eric Griffin says more than 300 customers are caught in the middle when he and an as-yet unnamed partner split up. He says the partner made off with the store’s contents. Read more about Customers out thousands as jewelry store folds abruptly …

Vegas Welcomes World Jewelry Center
Jewelry Weblog, CA

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman led an impressive array of distinguished officials and guests at a special event held here on Oct. 25, as plans for the World Jewelry Center (WJC) were announced by Probity International Corporation and the city. The WJC will be a focal point of the Las Vegas master-planned Union Park community, part of a major downtown revitalization effort Read more about Vegas Welcomes World Jewelry Center …

U.S. Ambassador to Model Jewelry
Chosun Ilbo, South Korea

U.S. Ambassador to Korea Alexander Vershbow will be transformed into a jewelry model for a day as part of the Jewelry for Men exhibition opening at the Lock Museum in Daehangro, Seoul.He will be sporting cufflinks made by his wife Lisa, who is a dab hand at metal crafts, and is expected to walk around naturally toting his briefcase. Vershbow reportedly wears his wife’s cufflinks and belts every day Read more about U.S. Ambassador to Model Jewelry …

Newly Launched Jewelry Site Targets Both Shopper and Crafter
ClickPress (press release), UK
Very Designer is a new kind of jewelry site for both women who love to buy jewelry and those who love to make jewelry.

[ClickPress, Mon Nov 27 2006] A newly launched jewelry site, Very Designer, offers jewelry lovers a new kind of shopping experience. This revolutionary site gives women an option to choose if they want to make their own jewelry or have it made for them. For women who don¡¯t have the time or inclination to craft their own jewelry, Very Designer¡¯s bead kits can be purchased already made for them. And for those who find satisfaction in making their own creations, Very Designer pre-packages all the pieces in neat bead kits. Read more about Newly Launched Jewelry Site Targets Both Shopper and Crafter press release …

Gold Jewelry Demand Declines in Middle East
Khalil Hanware & K.S. Ramkumar, Arab News
Arab News, Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH, 27 November 2006 — Gold demand in Saudi Arabia fell by nine percent reaching 33.9 tons due to high and volatile world gold prices as well as the restraining impact of the stock market slump since the first half of 2006. The slump highly affected both consumer sentiments and the purchasing power of individuals, especially middle-income consumers, the Dubai-based regional office of the World Gold Council (WGC) said yesterday, in its report on gold demand in the Middle East and worldwide for the third quarter of 2006. Read more about Gold Jewelry Demand Declines in Middle East …

House of Taylor Jewelry Q3 Sales Shoot Up Eight-Fold
IDEX Online, Israel
(November 23, ’06, 3:44 IDEX Online Staff Reporter)

House of Taylor Jewelry posted third quarter net sales of $12 million, eight times higher than the $1.3 million in the same period a year ago, and nearly five times more than the $2.5 million reported in the second quarter.

The jewelry company, whose principal shareholders include Elizabeth Taylor and Kathy Ireland, reported that January – September net sales rose sharply to $15.9 million from $3.2 million in the comparable prior-year period and exceeded the targeted $14 million threshold established for the nine months. Read more about House of Taylor Jewelry Q3 Sales Shoot Up Eight-Fold …