Category: Jewelry World

Costume jewelry party

AUTHOR OF ‘FABULOUS FAKES’ WILL JUDGE YOUR PIECE WHEN YOU BUY HER NEW BOOK
BY MARTA SALIJ
FREE PRESS BOOKS WRITER

Can a woman ever have too many fabulous jewels?
This is a question we put to Carole Tanenbaum, collector extraordinaire of antique and vintage costume jewelry.
Too many? Consider: She has more than 3,500 pieces in her personal collection and more than 8,000 in her retail Carole Tanenbaum Vintage Collection. (Ogle them at www.truefaux.com.)
Fabulous? Oh, yes. She has a particular love for bold, colorful jewelry from the 1950s, the sort of statement-making pieces that take a strong personality to carry off.
Which Tanenbaum cheerfully agrees she has. “I love the ‘wow’ factor of ’50s jewelry,” she says by phone from her home in Toronto. “Like my personality is kind of bigger than life, so is my jewelry. I’m a very small person — I’m 5-feet — but I wouldn’t think twice about wearing three pins at one time or multiple necklaces.
“I love the rhinestones, I love the color that was used and I love the scale of the ’50s.”
Now, Tanenbaum is sharing her love of jewelry from all eras in a book, “Fabulous Fakes: A Passion for Vintage Costume Jewelry,” and a tour that will bring her to the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Rochester Hills Wednesday evening Read more about Costume jewelry party …

Silver spoons
News-Star

Linda Brown and her sister-in-law Anita have discovered a creative use for antique silverware: creating rings, bracelets and other pieces of jewelry

Wearing a plush red fleece, Betty Nolan lingered beside a display of silver jewelry made from unlikely materials — twisted forks, spoons and knives.

Nolan, a repeat customer at Rio Rose Antique Mall in West Monroe, moved down the glass counter, where she glimpsed silver bookmarks chiseled from the tips of antique spoons. Read more about Silver spoons …

A virtual garden of Eden
TriCities.com

What: Snakes and the Fairer Sex: an Honors Thesis Exhibit of Work by Jennifer Culp Wood
Where: Slocumb Gallery
When: February 27th through March 3rd, gallery hours: 9am to 4.30pm

Jennifer Culp Wood, a metalsmithing student in ETSU’s Department of Art and Design has created a virtual garden of Eden in ETSU’s Slocumb Gallery this week. Her work, consisting of jewelry and wearable art, is sexy and sexual, challenging conventional ideas about jewelry, women and beauty. Read more about A virtual garden of Eden …

JCOC.net Reviews Three Years of Consumer Research in 2005 Year-in-Review
Market Wire

Report Analyzes Trends, Offers Strategic Recommendations Based on Findings
PASO ROBLES, CA — (MARKET WIRE) — 03/02/2006 — Required reading for anyone in the gem and jewelry trade, the Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council e-panel (JCOC.net) 2005 Year-in-Review is available from MVI Marketing Ltd. This comprehensive, 61-page report presents key findings, analysis and insights in jewelry trends based on three years of consumer omnibus studies, and provides projections for future business and strategic recommendations for capturing a greater portion of that business in your marketplace. Read more about JCOC.net Reviews Three Years of Consumer Research in 2005 Year-in-Review …

Children’s Toy Jewelry Recalled
Local 6

POSTED: 12:34 pm EST March 2, 2006
UPDATED: 12:59 pm EST March 2, 2006

About 144,500 sets of Girl Favors children’s toy jewelry, imported by MTC-Man’s Trading Co., are being recalled because they could break, releasing small beads that pose an aspiration hazard to young children.

No injuries have been reported.

The jewelry being recalled has item numbers and product names PF-1531, 4 Smiley Bead Bracelets; PF-1532, 4 Clear Bead Necklaces; PF-1533, 6 Clear Bead Bracelets & Rings; PF-1536, 4 Power Bead Bracelets; PF-1541, 3 Heart Necklaces; and PF-1549, 4 Ice Cube Bracelets. Read more about Children's Toy Jewelry Recalled …

Karel – Custom Design & Adornment To Produce Jewelry Items For Birthday Gift Boxes Earmarked for Top Female Celebs
[Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News

(PRWEB) – Austin, TX (PRWEB) March 1, 2006 — Jewelry Design business, Karel – Custom Design & Adornment has been chosen to gift 25 stars (including Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sharon Stone, Debra Messing, Kate Bosworth and Oprah). This unique gifting opportunity transpired through Distinctive Assets, an LA-based entertainment marketing company, well-known for their lavish celebrity gifting at award shows such as the GRAMMYs, Kids’ Choice Awards, Oscars and Emmys. This year, Distinctive Assets will be creating special gift boxes for 25 of the Entertainment Industry’s brightest stars and has invited a select group of companies to join them. Read more about Karel – Custom Design & Adornment To Produce Jewelry Items For Birthday Gift Boxes Earmarked for Top Female Celebs …

House of Taylor Jewelry, Inc. Moves to NASDAQ Capital Market
Tuesday February 28, 9:00 am ET
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance 
Company to Begin Trading March 1, 2006 Under New Symbol HOTJ

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — House of Taylor Jewelry, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: HJWL – News), an international multi-brand jewelry marketing company whose principal shareholders include Elizabeth Taylor and Kathy Ireland, has received notification from NASDAQ that the company’s stock has been accepted for listing on the Capital Market effective March 1, 2006. The company will trade under the symbol HOTJ.

“The timing was perfect,” stated CEO Jack Abramov, “Dame Elizabeth and Kathy Ireland were notified of this while celebrating Dame Elizabeth’s birthday together yesterday. The involvement of Dame Elizabeth and Kathy Ireland in product assortment, design direction and media support is a real asset to our company and unique in our industry.” Read more about House of Taylor Jewelry, Inc. Moves to NASDAQ Capital Market …

Kirks Folly Creates Vintage Heirloom Jewelry
BellaOnline

A family-owned business started in New York City in 1979, Kirks Folly specializes in fantasy jewelry and has grown in popularity with its frequent appearances on home-shopping channel QVC. The collection spans such whimsical themes as fairies and fantasy animals to romance and storybook legends. The company offers a sparkling selection of necklaces, earrings, watches, pins, hair accessories, bracelets, charms, anklets, and “handy helpers,” and many out-of-date and sample pieces have become hot collectors’ items on the online auction sites.

The Kirks Folly story started with the magical creations of sisters Helen and Jenniefer Kirk. After designing embellished hair ornaments (Glitter Sticks), the sisters began a campaign to sell their jewelled creations to major department stores in New York. Enchanting store owners and customers alike, the sisters recruited their brother, George, and sister, Elizabeth, to help keep up with the success of their products. The fledgling family company adopted Jenniefer´s personal philosophy, “If you can dream it and believe it, you can do it.” Read more about Kirks Folly Creates Vintage Heirloom Jewelry …

2006/7 Indian Budget Well Received by Gem and Jewelry Sector
(February 28, ’06, 4:03 IDEX Online Staff Reporter)
 

Following the 2006-7 Indian budget speech, Bakul R. Mehta, the chair of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council has congratulated the Finance Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram for the special considerations made towards the gem and jewelry sector.
 
Says Mehta, “the Indian gem and jewelry industry is now set to make a quantum leap forward.” In his budget, the minister announced the establishment of an expert committee to consider recommendations proposed by the industry, which will help India become an international gem and jewelry trading hub. Read more about 2006/7 Indian Budget Well Received by Gem and Jewelry Sector …

VNU Expositions expands jewelry team
FEBRUARY 28, 2006 – New York — VNU Expositions has appointed Lee Arevian as vice president of its Jewelry Group.

Bringing 15 years of experience in the trade show industry to his new role, Arevian served most recently as group show director for VNU’s Hospitality Design Group. In his new position, Arevian will oversee all aspects of the business serving the jewelry industry, which include the JA Shows, Couture Jewellery Collection & Conference, Signature Salons and the VNU Fine Jewelry CEO Summit.

“Lee’s extensive tradeshow experience, leadership skills and experience in the design marketplace make him the ideal candidate for this important position,” VNU Expositions Jewelry & Entertainment Group President John Failla said in a company release.

In addition, VNU Expositions named Nancy Robey to the new executive post of Jewelry Group Vice President of Global Business Development. She will remain involved with the Couture Jewellery Collection & Conference, and will report to Arevian. Read more about VNU Expositions expands jewelry team …