Category: Jewelry

Style Matters
Fly over to Birds for a rockin’ cut in a cool space
Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX

South Austin has a new rock ‘n’ roll barbershop. Birds Barbershop was conceived by owners Michael Portman and Jayson Rapaport, childhood friends from Laredo, as an affordable alternative to salons and a local alternative to chains. The name Birds, slang for females, was chosen to offset the masculine connotations of a barbershop. It caters to both genders, takes no appointments and cranks up the music. The shop’s interior was designed by “The Real World: Austin” house designer Joel Mozersky Read more about Style Matters …

Carla Gizzi’s Jewelry & Home Studio – Red Bank’s ‘girlie shop’
BY TONY SENK
Correspondent
Red Bank Hub, USA

In this day and age, when so many businesses proclaim their appeal to all people, everywhere, all the time – Carla Gizzi, owner of Carla Gizzi’s Jewelry and Home Studio at Riverbank Antiques in Red Bank, is a breath of fresh air.

“Oh, I love it when men come in to look around and shop,” said Carla, of Tinton Falls, “but my studio is designed primarily with women in mind. Most of my customers are women – young moms looking for jewelry or gifts for their mom or their friends, or for items to uniquely decorate their daughter’s room. I’m pretty sure I have the only real ‘girlie shop’ in town!” Read more about Carla Gizzi's Jewelry & Home Studio – Red Bank's 'girlie shop' …

Scripps to sell Shop At Home network assets to Jewelry Reuters June 21 (Reuters) – The E.W. Scripps Co. (SSP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said it has agreed to sell certain assets of the Shop At Home television network to Jewelry Television. Jewelry Television will pay $17 million for the fixed assets of the […]

Kirtilals Launches Jewelry Collection in Hyderabad
Diamonds.net, NY

(Rapaport…Kasturi & Sons Ltd, HYDERABAD) Popular Tamil film actor Vikram unveiled the antique jewellery collection at Kirtilals jewellers in Hyderabad, India, on June 19, 2006.

The roadshow, which will conclude here on June 28, will cover Kirtilal Kalidas’ outlets in Vijayawada, Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi, and Coimbatore in the next few months.

According to Mr. Gunasekhar, General Manager of Kirtilals, the company had done research, studying the grandeur of a variety of gold jewelry in ancient texts. Read more about Kirtilals Launches Jewelry Collection in Hyderabad …

As gold prices, jewelry stores must decided whether to keep pace
Scripps Howard News Service, DC
By THUY-DOAN LE
Sacramento Bee
20-JUN-06

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It will cost you a little more ka-ching for your bling-bling.
With the price of gold hovering around $700 an ounce, jewelry lovers out shopping for gifts are likely to see higher prices in some stores in the days ahead as merchants are forced to pay more for the precious metal.

But not all jewelry retailers are planning to push prices up to reflect the new cost of everything gold and glittery. Read more about As gold prices, jewelry stores must decided whether to keep pace …

New American Girl Dolls Jewelry Class Offered for Youth
Kansas City infoZine, MO

A new American Girl Dolls Jewelry Class being offered by the Johnson County Park and Recreation District will give girls age eight to 12 a chance to make jewelry accessories for their dolls.

This program is for girls ages eight to 12. Participants will design matching necklaces and stretchy bracelets for themselves and their doll and can wear them home. There will be a large variety of beads for bracelets and heart charms for necklaces. Search for the keyword “jewelry” to find this program in the JCPRD’s Activities Catalog and online listings. Read more about New American Girl Dolls Jewelry Class Offered for Youth …

Arts Alive to feature unique jewelry
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Delmarva Daily Times, MD

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OCEAN CITY — Lynda Dashiell-Ohotnicky, a local metal smith, spends part of the year in Vermont coming up with ideas for her original jewelry and the rest of the year in Ocean City making the pieces and teaching others her ways.

Ohotnicky is one of the more than 100 artists who will gather at the Northside Park lagoon this weekend to showcase and sell their precious pieces for the sixth annual Arts Alive festival while enjoying music, food and fun activities.

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“Most of my sales are at retail art shows,” Ohotnicky said. She also shows her pieces locally in Snow Hill and Rehoboth Beach, and sells wholesale to shops and galleries. Read more about Arts Alive to feature unique jewelry …

Tulkarem Moms Sell Jewelry to Feed Kids
International Press Center (press release), Palestinian Territories

TULKAREM, Palestine, June 18, 2006 (IPC) – – In the province of Tulkarem, many Palestinian women, especially the wives of government employees, started selling their wedding jewelry in order to provide enough money to feed their children and buy basic needs for their houses.

Following almost four months of no salaries for government employees since the international community decided to suspend financial aid to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), in response to Hamas movement’s victory in the January parliamentary elections and formation of a government, the Palestinian territories have witnessed the most disastrous economic situation in a decade. Read more about Tulkarem Moms Sell Jewelry to Feed Kids …

Many wives receive jewelry, but she gets national park
BY MATT STEARNS
Knight Ridder Newspapers
San Jose Mercury News, USA

WASHINGTON – Some guys give their wives jewelry or flowers. Ralph Regula gave his wife a national park.

Regula, a Republican congressman from Ohio, is a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee. In 2000, his subcommittee created the First Ladies National Historic Site in his district in Canton, Ohio.

Regula’s wife, Mary, is the founding president of the nonprofit National First Ladies’ Library, which operates the historic site for the National Park Service. She draws no salary Read more about Many wives receive jewelry, but she gets national park …

Home party business sells glitz and glam
The Courier News, IL

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend — or so Marilyn Monroe and countless other women would have us believe.

What about look-alike diamonds or other baubles that fall under the heading of fashion jewelry?

It turns out that the market for such jewelry is hot these days as more and more women buy into an intriguing retail concept. Read more about Home party business sells glitz and glam …