#SAGJewelry – Live Tweeting SAG Red Carpet!

February 1, 2011

If you have been reading this blog for any length of time you know that I am a confessed Twitter-holic!  Well I have to tell you that there is no better time to check out Twitter than during Awards Season.  You can follow along and tweet live from TweetChat at: http://tweetchat.com/It is always a great group […]

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Platinum ROCKED the SAG Red Carpet!

February 1, 2011

Stars stepped out in their Platinum last night for the red carpet at the “17th Annual SAG Awards” in Los Angeles on January 30th: NATALIE PORTMAN: Platinum and yellow diamond drop earrings (27.95 carats), and platinum bangles by Tiffany & Co.LEA MICHELE: Platinum and diamond earrings, platinum and diamond ring, and three platinum and diamond […]

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Learn To Sell Handmade – Halstead Scholarship Available!

January 27, 2011

HALSTEAD SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE for JEWELRY ARTISTS LEARN to SELL YOUR HANDMADE CREATIONS to GALLERIES and STORES Through a generous gift from Halstead Bead Inc., scholarships are available for jewelry artists who want to receive business training in the Visiting Artist Program of the Buyers Market of American Craft.      The Visiting Artist Program, coming to […]

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What Influences Me…

January 19, 2011

James Miller – the master at work from Orchid Galleries I am always getting the question – where do you find all this great inspiration?  How do you find something new to write?    Aside from being on every mailing list in the Industry…these are the Influencers in my life and my go – to […]

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Golden Globes: Hollywood SHINES in Platinum Jewels…

January 17, 2011

So tonight was the Golden Globe Awards and I got together with Fashionistas and Jewelry Industry people for a Live Tweet Fest. Take aways?  Same Black – Same gigantic earrings – Same stacks of bracelets…but…there were a few surprises.  The occasional pop of color was brilliant…in addition to the ones pictured below, there was… Katey […]

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STYLELAB’S JEWELRY BRANDS ARE SELECTED BY A-LISTERS

January 17, 2011

STYLELAB’S JEWELRY BRANDS ARE SELECTED BY A-LISTERS FORTHE 68TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS Los Angeles, CA (January 16, 2011) – StyleLab’s Jewelry Suite for the Golden Globe Awards resulted in huge success for participating brands including Platinum Guild International, American Gem Trade Association, Dena Kemp, and Georland, among others. Brands received an exclusive opportunity to […]

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StyleLab’s Jewelry Suite…

January 17, 2011

Celeb Stylist Michael O’Connor in the StyleLab Jewelry Suite…for the Golden Globe Awards

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Demystifying Websites for Jewelers

January 4, 2011

GUEST POST:  We are lucky enough to have one of the writers I admire most in this Industry, Diana Jarrett, GG RMV, share this special interview she conducted with Marlene Murphy of Jewelry Website Designers.  So if your New Year Resolution was to update your website…this should be right up your alley. ______________________________________________ Over-scheduled and […]

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Industry: PGI Welcomes FTC Guidance

December 21, 2010

PLATINUM GUILD INTERNATIONAL WELCOMES FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION GUIDANCE New York, NY (December 20, 2010) — The Platinum Guild International-USA (“PGI USA”) welcomes the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC” or “Commission”) publication of final amendments to the Commission’s Jewelry Guides for the marketing of platinum jewelry. In its final amendments, the FTC requires marketers of platinum/base metal […]

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Ivanka’s Season For Giving…Back

December 20, 2010

Ivanka Trump has designed a sweet bracelet to benefit Girl Up! One bracelet. Six lives changed forever. From her blog: Now, I’d like to share a special way you can send girls to school while giving a great gift to your BFF, mom, sister, or another fabulous girl in your life. This holiday, when you […]

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