Author: Indonesia Jewelry

Gold dagger, tiny jewelry discovered in Bulgaria
China Post, Taiwan
2006/8/8
SOFIA, AFP

Bulgarian archaeologists have unearthed a gold-and-platinum dagger and some 545 miniature golden pieces of Thracian jewelry dating back to the third millennium BC, the director of the National Historical Museum said Sunday.
“The golden objects were unearthed near the village of Dabene in central Bulgaria, where archaeologists have already found last year more than 15,500 similar miniature golden rings,” Bozhidar Dimitrov told AFP. Read more about Gold dagger, tiny jewelry discovered in Bulgaria …

How to solve the gift-jewelry dilemma
SCRIPPS HOWARD
Biloxi Sun Herald, USA

What do you do when someone you love gives you a gift expecting you to wear it on your wedding day, but you don’t like the gift, and you don’t want to hurt feelings?

You want to feel good about everything you wear on your wedding day, so you might gently explain to your loved one you really were looking forward to picking your own wedding jewelry.
Tell her the earrings, necklace, whatever just don’t work with your dress or hairstyle. Read more about How to solve the gift-jewelry dilemma …

R. J. Graziano Natural Jewelry
Jewelry Weblog, CA

Over the past week, along with my jewelry blogging duties, oh, and finishing the draft of my dissertation (yes, I know I’ve said this already, but, hey, it’s a big whooping deal!), I’ve also been busy putting the final touches on a new book I’ve been writing for Rockport about making mixed media jewelry.
One section in this book happens to be about using found objects and natural elements in jewelry designing. Read more about R. J. Graziano Natural Jewelry …

W.D.M. jewelry store among ‘coolest’ in U.S.
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA
August 6, 2006

Josephs Jewelers’ West Glen store in West Des Moines is No. 2 on In Store magazine’s list of the 10 Coolest Jewelry Stores in America.

The jewelry industry publication devotes four pages to the Josephs store, which opened last year. The store was designed by Des Moines architect Daryl Metzger in the prairie-style architecture made popular in the early 20th century by Frank Lloyd Wright. Read more about W.D.M. jewelry store among 'coolest' in U.S. …

Tooth jewelry is hot mouthwear trend
BY TARA CUSLIDGE
Belleville News-Democrat, IL
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Mouth grills are so last year.

The newest (and some say safer) way to display dental bling: tooth jewelry.

Unlike grills — mouthpieces that blanket the teeth like gaudily bejeweled braces — tooth jewelry is seen as a less ostentatious, less expensive and less intrusive way to sparkle when you smile.

Monika Linau, owner of Santa Barbara, Calif.-based DecoDent, sells a range of tooth crystals and jewelry that includes crosses, aliens, Nike-swoosh lookalikes, and gems in heart and star shapes. Read more about Tooth jewelry is hot mouthwear trend …

Women Prefer High-Tech Gadgets Instead of Jewelry
Playfuls.com, Romania

Marilyn Monroe launched the world-wide appreciated tune “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend”. But that is just history, according to a new study in the US.

Women apparently have begun to think more at buying or choosing a plasma TV rather than wearing a diamond necklace.

The study that demonstrated this was conducted by US cable TV channel Oxygen Network, which is run by women. Read more about Women Prefer High-Tech Gadgets Instead of Jewelry …

Om…Some Yoga Jewelry Jewelry Weblog, CA I keep telling myself that I’m going to start taking yoga again. There’s a new yoga studio in the town next to me, and I fear that by the time I get my act together they will be closed. But, my fingers are crossed they manage to stay open […]

Boyajian lands at planned World Jewelry Center
National Jeweler, NY

AUGUST 02, 2006 – Las Vegas — While his former employers continue to search for his replacement, Bill Boyajian, who resigned from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in June, has been named managing director of Probity International’s World Jewelry Center (WJC) project, set to be built in Las Vegas. Read more about Boyajian lands at planned World Jewelry Center …

Amazon.com Jewelry and Watches Sales up More Than 100 Percent in Second Quarter
2006/01.08.2006 13:00:00
Finanzen.net, Germany

Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) today announced thatsecond quarter 2006 jewelry and watches sales increased more than 100percent year-over-year. Each quarter, an increasing number ofAmazon.com’s millions of customers are shopping the Amazon.com Jewelry& Watches store, especially for important gift-giving occasions, suchas Mother’s Day and summer engagements. Read more about Amazon.com Jewelry and Watches Sales up More Than 100 Percent in Second Quarter …

MODERATE QUAKE HITS INDONESIA’S NIAS ISLAND
MCOT

JAKARTA, July 31 (VNA-TNA) – A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Indonesia ‘s Nias island off northern Sumatra on July 30, according to the
Meteorology and Geophysics Agency.

However, there were no immediate reports of casualties, damage or a possible tsunami.

The quake struck at 8:28 a.m. (local time) was centered under the Indian Ocean, about 55 kilometres (34 miles) northwest of Gunung Sitoli, the main town on Nias island, the agency said. Read more about MODERATE QUAKE HITS INDONESIA'S NIAS ISLAND …