Category: Jewelry World

Lead Testing Results You Need to Know
WISH, IN

INDIANAPOLIS – We all know the dangers of lead to young children. That’s why the government sets standards for lead content in everything from toys to jewlery.

But as we’ve learned from months of recalls those standards aren’t always met and lead laden products have been found on store shelves. So we went shopping, this time putting jewelry to the test. And what we found caught us by surprise.

An earring from a jewlery store tested at 52 percent lead, more than 860 times the amount the government deems safe. So, if a toddler swallowed this earring?

“It could kill the toddler. That’s an incredible amount of lead for a child to ingest,” said Karla Johnson the Program Manager of the Marion County Health Department’s Lead Division. Read more about Lead Testing Results You Need to Know …

Circuit City: Electronics beat out clothes, jewelry on wish lists
Daily Press, VA
By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | Associated Press Writer

RICHMOND, Va. – New market research shows electronics top the list of gifts men and women are looking to get this holiday season, retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. said.

Results from commissioned study shows electronics beat out clothing, sporting goods, jewelry and furniture, the nation’s No. 2 consumer electronics retailer said in a news release.

Electronics was the choice for 52 percent of the more than 3,000 men and women surveyed by Arlington, Texas-based Decision Analyst. Clothing was the second choice with 20 percent of overall respondents in the survey had an error margin of 2 percentage points. Jewelry ranked third with 11 percent. Read more about Circuit City: Electronics beat out clothes, jewelry on wish lists …

Pearl jewelry set decorated with CZs
Global Sources, Singapore

China (mainland) – Yiwu Occitane Jewelry Fty has released model HT-62, a three-piece pearl jewelry set embellished with CZs.

The set consists of a necklace and a pair of earrings. All items feature synthetic pearls in different colors and zinc alloy clasps, which are gold-plated and do not contain nickel. The clasps are studded with CZs.

The necklace measures 42cm long. Read more about Pearl jewelry set decorated with CZs …

Growing Company Aims To Make Black Hills Gold Jewelry From South Dakota A Household Name
PR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria

Sunday, 04 November 2007
BlackHillsGoldSource.com has recently teamed up with original Black Hills Gold jewelry (http://www.blackhillsgoldsource.com) manufacturer, Landstrom’s to provide fast, easy on-line shopping for jewelry buyers and Black Hills Gold jewelry enthusiasts alike.

Their sleek web site is updated regularly to ensure that it contains the most up to date products, prices and specials and to ensure that it provides customers with a pleasurable shopping experience. According to BlackHillsGoldSource.com owner and founder Michael Amato, “The Black Hills of South Dakota are a beautiful place to visit, but now folks can own Original Landstroms Black Hills Gold jewelry without having to travel all the way here from other parts of the country. And because we work directly with the factory, our overhead is low, allowing us to pass our savings along to our customers.” Read more about Growing Company Aims To Make Black Hills Gold Jewelry From South Dakota A Household Name …

House of Taylor Jewelry, Inc. Receives Nasdaq Notification Related to Minimum Bid Price
CNNMoney.com

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — House of Taylor Jewelry, Inc. today announced that it received a notice on October 29, 2007 from The Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Nasdaq Notice”) indicating that the Company is not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing set forth under Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4320(e)(2)(E)(ii) (the “Minimum Bid Price Rule”). Under the rules set forth by the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department, issuing this notice is customary practice when a Nasdaq quoted company’s closing price has been less than $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive trading days.

The Nasdaq letter does not affect the listing of the Company at this time, and the Company’s shares will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “HOTJ.” Read more about House of Taylor Jewelry, Inc. Receives Nasdaq Notification Related to Minimum Bid Price …

Jewelry Technology Talk
Jewelers Circular Keystone Online, NY
CAD/CAM Dilemma : Who Owns This Design

I suppose I should thank my father for encouraging my curiosity about technology. In the 60’s, he was the type of jeweler who would buy almost anything at a trade show if it had an electrical cord attached.

In the 80’s I worked with some wonderful people at ASC designing software for jewelers and cutting my teeth on what was then a “high tech” PC computer. The job taught me a lot about working with computers and confidential data and although computer use by jewelers has expanded significantly, I keep in mind those early lessons about data management. Read more about Jewelry Technology Talk …

Lil’ Wayne Sued Over Jewelry Bill
San Francisco Chronicle, USA

Rapper Lil’ Wayne has been accused of failing to pay a $146,000 jewelry bill.

The star — real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. — is being sued by Jack Sutton Fine Jewelry, who allege he failed to pay for a diamond ring and necklace he purchased earlier this month.

The shop filed a lawsuit at Miami-Dade Circuit Court in Florida claiming Carter agreed to pay the bill in monthly installments — but after they received the first check for $24,000 on Oct. 12 and a second dated January 2008, the payments were stopped. Read more about Lil' Wayne Sued Over Jewelry Bill …

Pakistan : PGJDC to develop jewelry cluster at Korangi
October 29, 2007
Fibre2fashion.com, India

Construction of a 10.8 acre manufacturing cluster for gems and jewelry entrepreneurs at Korangi Creek Industrial Park has been undertaken by Pakistan Gems and Jewelry Development Company (PGJDC).

A presentation regarding the development of this project was put forward by PGJDC to the stakeholders of gems and jewelry sector, recently. Read more about Pakistan : PGJDC to develop jewelry cluster at Korangi …

Jewelry and Fashion Blogosphere 10/28/07

It’s not easy being green. 55 Secret Street braves stormy weather and spilled coffee to see beautiful handmade jewelry and fine crafts at Greenjeans in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood.

Style so inventive that Chanel tried to rip it off? Yep. Stiletto Jungle features the newest bracelets from Jessica Kagan Cushman.

Bag Bliss has fallen for the Limited Edition Handbag by De Couture. Only 50 in the world. Read more about Jewelry and Fashion Blogosphere 10/28/07 …

US Online Jewelry Sales +21% in 3Q07
IDEX Online, Israel

RAPAPORT… Research company comScore listed jewelry among the fastest growing on-line products in the United States as sales rose 21 percent in the third Quarter of 2007.

Total U.S. retail e-spending (excluding auctions and large corporate purchases) grew 23 percent to $28.4 billion during the September quarter. V

Video games, consoles and accessories led the pack of high risers with a 199 percent increase over the 2006 period. Consumer electronics were second in the growth standings for online consumers, with toys and hobbies, event tickets, and books and magazines, completing the top five respectively. Jewelry’s online sales growth was listed in ninth place. ComScore did not provide sales figures for individual sectors. Read more about US Online Jewelry Sales +21% in 3Q07 …