| Hey Ho Silver | | Posted Thursday, February 02, 2006 2:56:07 PM by Kate Grant | As opposed to gold, silver enjoys a younger, more fashionable image. Maybe because of the fact that it's much cheaper to buy silver jewelry, making it easier for young people to invest in buying a sterling silver charm or bracelet for a friends birthday.  Silver is also preferred by men, who look upon it as more masculine. Celtic designs have become more popular than ever, and artists create unique pieces using those designs.
 If you're looking for inexpensive silver jewelry, go to Mexico. Silver artisans are very popular in Mexico, many of them located not far from Mexico city in a small town called Taxco. There are over 16,000 silver shops in Taxco, and you can find great bargains.
Mexico even declared a national silver day in their honor. Cleaning silver jewelry is easy. The best way is a soft cloth dipped in a special cleaning solution, like the British famous "Silvo" silver polish, and other industrial silver polishes.
But if you can't find them, use a white toothpaste (Don't laugh!) and polish your jewelery using an old toothbrush, then wipe and polish with a soft cloth. You'll be surprised, this will work miracles on your silver.
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| | | Silver and pewter designers show off shiny new complex | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:02:54 PM by Blog57 Team | | Tammy Palmer started out in the gift and jewelry business 21 years ago with a $100 investment and plenty of determination, selling at Akron flea markets. Today, the Akron native and her husband, Jim, own a 8,000-square-foot retail store, warehouse and jewelry-design facility in Tallmadge. The red-brick building is set on 2 acres to allow for expansion. Until recently, their company, Quantum, operated as a sterling-silver jewelry designer and wholesaler on Summit Street in downtown Akron. In August, they moved their operation, and they celebrated the grand opening of their retail store there last week. Tammy Palmer, who formerly owned Gifts Galore in downtown Akron in the mid-1980s, opened Quantum as a wholesale distributor in the late 1980s in Cuyahoga Falls.... | |
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| | | American Legion Hall, 351 Fall River Ave | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 1:13:02 PM by Blog57 Team | | Fresh Attleboro Estate – Featuring great selection of furniture in oak, stacking bookcase, mahogany, pine, accent pieces, early ivory Oriental screen, cabinets, etc. Smalls to include Roseville, Hull, McCoy Pottery, Limoges, carnival glass, Depression glass, Tiffany candlesticks, sterling silver serving pcs, great collection of postcards with black memorabilia, old leather bound books, impressive collection of linens, Oriental rugs, 2 early swords, one ivory handle, Germany china, collectibles to include old pens, lighters, compacts, cigar holders, etc, old wrought iron, instruments to include large bass fiddle, violins, mirrors, vintage clothing, Lucite pocketbooks, over 1,000 pcs of old costume jewelry including “Hobe" sold in large lots. Gold and silver jewelry, oil paintings, Currier and Ives, lithographs, prints, old toys, signed Frances Henry Richardson watercolor, Bradley and Hubbard oil piano lamp, pottery lamps, old scales, “This is a jam packed auction with lots of surprises.... | |
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| | | october | | Posted Saturday, October 28, 2006 7:12:34 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Parksley Volunteer Fire Company will be having a Halloween dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Costume prizes will be awarded - first $300, second $200, and third $100. Music will be provided by Southbound. The dance is BYOB and is $15/couple and $10/stag. For more information, call 665-6977. Sanford United Methodist Church will hold a bazaar from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. They will have oyster/clam sandwiches, hamburgers/hot dogs and French fries and platters, eat-in or take-out, consisting of a sandwich, potato salad, and barbequed beans, for sale. There will be craft, bake, and white elephant tables. For more information, contact Margie Hill at 824-4154. Enter if you dare, stay away if you scare. The Town of Bloxom will have a "House of Horror," from 8:30 p.m.-midnight, with the gathering of bodies beginning at the Railroad Square.... | |
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| | | Sundance Catalog to Hold First Jewelry Trunk Show | | Posted Thursday, October 12, 2006 7:02:18 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Sundance Catalog has partnered with four of their top jewelry artists to promote its first jewelry trunk show commencing October 20th, 2006 and ending on October 29th, 2006. The trunk show is available online at www.sundancejewelry.com. These collaborations add a new and exciting element to the Sundance Catalog brand with the exclusive jewelry lines ranging in price from $400 - $16,000. The jewelry artists were given full creative license over their collection, which is comprised of rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets. "These are our most profiled artists offering their best of the best," commented Jewelry Buyer Laura Lorenzon. "All the items will have handwritten notes and packaging from the artists themselves. We want the customers to really feel the special and unique qualities of each of these pieces." "The Sundance Catalog customer is fashion-forward, enticed by the sense of discovery and constantly craving new stimulation," says Stephen Gordon, CEO.... | |
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| | | RICK THOMAS/Press Diana Houston of Attic Treasures in Wallace shows her silver jewelry to Paul Pitman of Canada on | | Posted Tuesday, September 26, 2006 11:00:59 PM by Blog57 Team | | COEUR d'ALENE -- He's not exactly America's Most Wanted, but he's certainly among the most notorious.A week after making the front page of USA Today, following a warning from the U.S. Mint that his Liberty Dollars are illegal and that circulating them as money is a federal crime, Bernard vonNotHaus celebrated his newfound notoriety at the Silver Summit at the Coeur d'Alene Inn on Thursday."The U.S. Mint has handed me a wonderful marketing opportunity," he said. "They put us on the front of USA Today. How can you bitch about that?" .... | |
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| | | Works like a Charm | | Posted Wednesday, September 06, 2006 9:11:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | The online company, Pugster Inc., located in Pasadena, was launched around the time Italian charm bracelets became all the rage. "We have more than 10,000 different Italian charms. That's our forte," said Vanessa Lee, 31, co-owner of Pugster. The stainless steel jewelry is "very sturdy, ages nicely and can become antique," she said. Charms are gold-plated and backed by stainless steel. They start at around $5. The company's new X2 charm has double-thick enamel, which allows more intricate designs, Lee said. The individual charms vary; some have tiny photos (very cool is the Earth from space charm); others are hand-painted and colorful. There are laser messages (for example, "I love chocolate") and birthstones. Lee started importing the charms to sell in 2000.... | |
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| | | Rugged bling What real men wear this fall | | Posted Friday, September 01, 2006 7:02:20 PM by Blog57 Team | | No wonder they call it ice. Jewelry trends move at a glacial pace. But a bauble bend toward the boys is starting to heat things up. Silver-screen studs Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Samuel L. Jackson and Orlando Bloom are jewelry aficionados. Also helpful is the butch factor rising every time an athlete shows off his Fort Knoxies. And who hasn't looked slack-jawed at the diamond droolery worn by rappers and rockers? There's certainly no shock left in a world where Diamond Diddy brings the bling to the red carpet. But none of that influences "real" men, says local jewelry designer and retailer Mark Silverman. "Singers and celebrities may influence Gen X, but not Baby Boomers," Silverman said from his Matthews Jewelers store in Plantation, Fla. "For them it's self-pride.... | |
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| | | They're a girl's new best friends | | Posted Sunday, August 20, 2006 9:18:26 AM by Blog57 Team | | To the world at large, Los Angeles jewelers are a few famous men who deluge the city's red carpets with big, important bling. Beyond the spotlights, however, a more quietly influential group is taking hold. They are L.A.'s indie jewelers, mostly young women who tend to describe themselves with a long strand of hyphenates: production assistant-stylist-jewelry designer, or photographer-artists' rep-jewelry designer. They got their start selling tiny turquoise pendants at in-home trunk shows, or hand-hammered earrings at farmers market booths. By chance or determination, they graduated to arty boutiques, where their offbeat designs have been discovered by celebrities, costume designers and stylists. .... | |
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| | | Dialing in | | Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:01:20 PM by Blog57 Team | | RED SPRINGS - Grant Dial taught classes in jewelry for eight years in the Public Schools of Robeson County. But his best students are his sons, Jeremy and Isaac, who have carried on an American Indian and family tradition as silversmiths. The family has turned its love for art into a business. Grant's wife, Gina, handles the bookkeeping and marketing and his oldest son, Jason, 32, manages the Web site. Grant said every item Grant Trading Company sells is unique, made with the best silver and stones available. They do not have a retail store outlet, but sell their creations at shows, powwows, online or wholesale to other businesses. “The differences between authentic and imitation work are subtle and a great deal of Native American silversmiths lower their standards because it is profitable to the tourists," he said.... | |
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| | | Antique show this weekend in Breck | | Posted Friday, August 04, 2006 1:06:14 PM by Blog57 Team | | BRECKENRIDGE - Purchasing an antique is like buying an investment you can wear or use in your home as opposed to putting in a bank vault, according to the organizer of this weekend's antique show in Breckenridge, Ginny Harbold. "It's a great thing for young people," she said. "These things are investments - they're handmade or solid wood. There's a value we don't have in our disposable world now. These things were meant to last," she said. Antiques (for furniture this is a piece more than 100 years old, for glass it's 50 years) and collectibles (items from past eras) will be available at the tented show. Harbold listed state silver, jewelry, textiles, blouses, a variety of art prints and other types of art as some of what can be expected at the show. Harbold also said the antique dealers at the event are a good source of information about their specialties.... | |
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