Category: Jewelry World

Study: Jewelry is poplar birthday gift
JCK, PA

In a recent study of consumers via the Internet, two thirds of respondents reported that they had bought fine jewelry or watches as a birthday gift. An even higher 74 percent said they would consider purchasing the same in the future. A total of 70 percent said they would buy for a spouse or significant other, followed by a parent or child. And, consumers are rewarding themselves for each passing year, as self-purchased birthday gifts ranked high among respondents. Read more about Study: Jewelry is poplar birthday gift …

Personal Jewelry – Personalizes Your Style
Jewelry Weblog, CA

Jewelry that literally “says” something is really popular right now, and innovative jewelry designers like Cari Streeter have picked up and run with this jewelry trend.

For Cari, her jewelry is not only personalized but it is also interchangeable, so this interactivity allows the wearer to pick and choose and create your own unique piece of jewelry Read more about Personal Jewelry – Personalizes Your Style …

Jewelry shoppers find store a real gem
Aberdeen News

As customers describe what they’re looking for, technology helps owners design it on the spot
By Marton Dunai
CONTRA COSTA TIMES
Before retiring three years ago, Chip Hollister spent 40 years working as a machinist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He created hardware that scientists and graduate students dreamed up, often building parts from scratch.

“The big shots came to us with their computer drawings, and we had this machine that would create the parts from plastic,” he said. Read more about Jewelry shoppers find store a real gem …

DOC refines description of jewelry armoire
Furniture Today (subscription), NC

New definition in effect July 7th
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce has refined its description of jewelry armoires to clear up some confusion.

In September 2004, the DOC agreed to remove jewelry armoires, cheval mirrors and unrelated wall mirrors from the list of products that would incur antidumping duties imposed on wood bedroom furniture from China. Read more about DOC refines description of jewelry armoire …

Fifi Bijoux Owner Sees Ethical Jewelry Trend on High Street
Diamonds.net, NY

(Rapaport…Newsquest Media Group Ltd) Singers Alicia Keys and Kanye West have spoken out about it, and now a Glasgow jewelry designer hopes to bring “ethical jewelry” to the high street.

The equivalent of the antifur campaign for the bling generation, ethical jewelry is jewelry where the materials used in construction have been sourced from countries or suppliers without questionable human rights or environmental issues Read more about Fifi Bijoux Owner Sees Ethical Jewelry Trend on High Street …

Milan Jewelry Design, Inc. Adds Bridesmaid Jewelry
For Immediate Release
Press World (press release), Russia

Milan Jewelry Design, Inc. Adds Bridesmaid Jewelry
Raleigh, North Carolina, July 17, 2006 – Raleigh, NC-based jewelry design firm, Milan Jewelry Design, Inc., has recently expanded into the bridal party jewelry market. This decision was made due to the large demand for bridesmaid gifts through the company’s website – www.milanjewelry.com

Milan has added new pieces to its Bella Collection – necklaces, earrings, and bracelets geared toward brides and bridesmaids. The customizable aspect of Milan’s jewelry offers brides several solutions to common dilemmas: Read more about Milan Jewelry Design, Inc. Adds Bridesmaid Jewelry …

USA : Sterling Silver Jewelry at www.evesaddiction.com
July 17, 2006/Fibre2fashion.com, India

The latest trend that is catching on all around the world is that of sterling silver jewelry. Sterling silver jewelry is not only restricted to the fashion shows and ramps these days. Nor is it the luxury of high society parties.

Sterling Silver jewelry has grown quite popular even with the masses. One can always spot women wearing sterling silver jewelry at parties and weddings Read more about USA : Sterling Silver Jewelry at www.evesaddiction.com …

Jewelry Makes the Outfit on PR
Jewelry Weblog, CA

Bravo’s Project Runway started this past Wednesday evening with a two hour back-to-back premier, and a horde of excited designer/contestants.

It’s a tad late to recap the show, and besides, you can catch the reruns this week. Plus, if you have read any news from the net you know that Stacey may have an MBA but she doesn’t know how to use an industrial sewing machine. Time to take a class at a trade school, honey. And the winner, Keith, whose every other sentence is “I do men’s wear,” yeah, uh, we got it already, made a shirt out of a sheet. Read more about Jewelry Makes the Outfit on PR …

IDEX Online Research: U.S. Gold Jewelry Sales Rise 4% in 2005
(July 16, ’06, 6:19 Ken Gassman)/IDEX Online, Israel

Gold jewelry sales in the U.S. market were about $17.7 billion in 2005, according to the World Gold Council, an increase of 4.4 percent over the prior year. This is slightly greater than the 3.8 percent increase for all U.S. jewelry sales, and it indicates that gold jewelry gained market share.

The graph below summarizes annual gold jewelry sales in the U.S. since 1993.

Gold jewelry sales statistics include all classes of men’s and women’s jewelry where the primary value is gold content, including gemstone jewelry. However, uncounted are gold mounts used for diamond jewelry and other classes of jewelry where gold is not the primary value Read more about IDEX Online Research: U.S. Gold Jewelry Sales Rise 4% in 2005 …

Cranston jewelry maker in spotlight
01:00 AM EDT on Friday, July 14, 2006
Providence Journal, RI

Jenniefer Kirk, of Cranston, was scheduled to appear last night on a live television broadcast on QVC, the shopping network, from her estate in Edgewood and showcase her line of jewelry.
QVC set up a remote studio for the three-hour broadcast at Kirk’s private Seaview residence, a waterfront Victorian home built in 1890 and located on Narragansett Bay.
Kirk is a designer of a fantasy-inspired Kirks Folly line of jewelry. The company is a family-owned business run by Kirk and her siblings, Elizabeth, Helen and George. Read more about Cranston jewelry maker in spotlight …