Jewelry helps boost Penney's June sales

Jewelry helps boost Penney’s June sales
National Jeweler, NY

JULY 10, 2006 – Plano, Texas — Fine jewelry was among J.C. Penney Co. Inc.’s top sellers in June, with total sales up 5 percent to nearly $1.61 billion for the five weeks ended July 1, compared to $1.54 billion last year.

Same-store sales for the fiscal period were up 4.3 percent compared to a 7.4 increase last year. In addition to jewelry, the retailer cited children’s and women’s accessories as helping to boost sales, with men’s and women’s casual sportswear also faring well Read more about Jewelry helps boost Penney's June sales

Is it time to cash in gold jewelry?

Is it time to cash in gold jewelry?
Dallas Morning News 
High prices are leading to major meltdown
02:59 PM CDT on Sunday, July 9, 2006

New York Times News Service
Gold and silver prices have fallen from the peaks they reached two months ago, but after five years of steady increases, they are still at levels that are spurring people to cash in unwanted jewelry for its scrap value.
In Patchogue, N.Y., one gold buyer, Jim Sarno, owner of Budget Buy and Sell, says customers have been hauling in jewelry boxes and emptying them onto his countertops. The sudden and unrestrained exhibition of personal belongings often means only one thing: The people are there to sell. Read more about Is it time to cash in gold jewelry?

Jewelry collection now a mangled mess

Jewelry collection now a mangled mess
Collection from safe reduced to mangled mess
The Daily Item

It was around 10 o’clock at night on a Friday in August, almost two years ago, when Donna Deitrick went to the Shamokin asbestos removal business owned by her and her now ex-husband, Robert Yoncuski.
As she loaded things she considered her property into a truck that belonged to the business, a Shamokin police officer stopped by to see what she was doing there, Ms. Deitrick recalled in a Friday morning interview.
Ms. Deitrick told him and showed him her identification. Apparently satisfied that she was entitled to take the items, the police officer left, but Mr. Yoncuski then showed up. Read more about Jewelry collection now a mangled mess

Marcia Cross's Wedding Night Jewelry

Marcia Cross’s Wedding Night Jewelry Lovetripper.com, TX Wondering what to wear the night of your destination wedding? Follow the lead of Marcia Cross. After Cross’s California wedding, the Desperate Housewives actress opted for Neil Lane creations, romantic diamond and platinum jewels. The bride sparkled in over 30 carats of Neil Lane diamonds. She wore a […]

HINTS FROM HELOISE:Make that gold jewelry glitter

HINTS FROM HELOISE Make that gold jewelry glitter
By HELOISE
King Features Syndicate
Houston Chronicle, United States

Dear Heloise:
Some time ago, and I think it was in your column, there was a procedure to clean gold jewelry to shine like new again.

I definitely could use this hint. So, if you could reprint it, it would be appreciated.

MARGARET C. KARDA, Newport Beach, Calif.

Dear Margaret: Read more about HINTS FROM HELOISE:Make that gold jewelry glitter

Emas Muda Kini Jadi Pilihan

Emas Muda Kini Jadi Pilihan
Selasa, 04 Juli 2006,jawa pos

SURABAYA – Memasuki semester II 2006, penjualan emas mengalami perbaikan daripada periode sebelumnya. Kini, omzet emas meningkat 40 persen dibandingkan paro pertama 2006 yang hanya naik 30 persen. Ali Wahyudi, sekretaris umum Asosiasi Pengusaha Emas dan Permata (Apepi) Jatim dan Surabaya, menyebutkan bahwa pasar emas mulai ramai.

Hanya, karena harga emas masih cukup tinggi, demand emas beralih ke emas muda yang nilainya 8-10 karat. Dikatakannya, sejak harga emas naik tinggi, demand emas muda di Surabaya melonjak 50 persen ketimbang sebelumnya 30 persen. “Meningkatnya demand emas muda ini karena harganya lebih murah dan bisa dijual kembali,” sebutnya kemarin. Read more about Emas Muda Kini Jadi Pilihan

Jewelry Exchange Creates New Matching Wedding Bands With State-of-the-Art Computer Technology

Jewelry Exchange Creates New Matching Wedding Bands With State-of-the-Art Computer Technology
Market Wire (press release)

TUSTIN, CA — (MARKET WIRE) — July 03, 2006 — Jewelry Exchange, one of the nation’s leading jewelry manufacturers and retailers, recently created a new series of matching wedding rings, utilizing a brand new design and manufacturing technology. Christened the “Casada Collection,” these matching his-and-her rings offer unique designs with intricate multi-colored, highly polished gold inlays.

The design team at the Jewelry Exchange worked with one of the country’s leading equipment manufacturers to develop a new jewelry line that incorporates traditional Swiss-Cut design methods, along with computer-controlled production. This process uses diamond-tipped cutting tools set at varying angles, resulting in a cut, style, and precision that was previously unattainable. Read more about Jewelry Exchange Creates New Matching Wedding Bands With State-of-the-Art Computer Technology

Woman finds her passion in jewelry making

Woman finds her passion in jewelry making
WKYT, KY

OWENSBORO, Ky. — Paula Canant doesn’t just make jewelry. Canant makes beads, then uses them to make jewelry.

The former nurse makes glass or lampwork beads in the basement art studio at her Owensboro home.
“I let the glass do the work. I work below the flame,” said Canat while wearing the special glasses that allow her to see in the white-hot glare of her torch.
Fueled by propane and oxygen, the torch reaches temperatures as high as 2,200 degrees.She melts colored glass rods with the torch until they are “nice and hot and molten,” then builds the glass beads around steel welding rods coated with a substance similar to bisque. Read more about Woman finds her passion in jewelry making

Troll's Jewelry downtown fixture for 3 generations

Troll’s Jewelry downtown fixture for 3 generations
Salem News, Ohio
By ELIZABETH EWING/Salem News staff writer

SALEM – There are not many downtown businesses that can say they have served three generations of customers, but Jackie Troll of Troll’s Jewelry, 581 E. State St., is proud to count her store as one of that number.
Troll’s Jewelry got its beginning in 1934 when Jackie’s father, Foster “Heck” Troll, had trouble finding work during the Depression and fell back on the training an uncle had given him in watch and clock repair.

He opened the original store, also located on State Street, two doors east of the present location. Over the years, that was the only move Troll’s Jewelry made, just down the block to a bigger location. Read more about Troll's Jewelry downtown fixture for 3 generations

Vincenzo Taormina : Contemporary Jewelry Designer and Metal Artist

Vincenzo Taormina : Contemporary Jewelry Designer and Metal Artist
Dexigner

The pleasure of creating something different, something that represents a special world, first imagined and then realized through a jewel, this was the bet of Vincenzo Taormina Contemporary Jewelry Designer and Metal Artist that has past great part of his artistic career between Italy and the United states, collecting the essence of trends and tendency of the world wide jewelry designs. Read more about Vincenzo Taormina : Contemporary Jewelry Designer and Metal Artist