2012 AJA/GJA Convention dates announced
The Alabama Jewelers Association and Georgia Jewelers Association are joining forces for the fourth year in a row to host a joint convention. Store owners, staff, sales reps and their families are invited to attend March 16-18, 2012. The weekend event is to be held at Callaway Gardens Resort & Spa in Pine Mountain, Ga.
Callaway Gardens Resort & Spa in Pine Mountain, Georgia. Located just two hours from Atlanta, Callaway Gardens is a well known destination for a variety of outdoor activities and beautiful scenery.
Gorgeous Lancôme gift with purchase
We are in love with this exclusive Lancôme gift with purchase at Saks Fifth Avenue. Its a collaboration Lancôme and award-winning designer Sophie Theallet.
Its packed with lots of Lancôme goodies: Visionnaire LR 2412 Advanced Skin Corrector, Bi-Facil, La Base Pro and Hypnôse Doll Lashes Mascara and the chic, limited-edition bag designed by Theallet.
The Mysterious Allure of Pearls and Diamonds
When you think about precious jewels, there are really only two that captures our imaginations and attention, diamonds and pearls. When combined, these two jewels create some of the most dramatic pieces of jewelry ever seen.
To show you how pervasive these two jewels have become in our history and society only takes a moment when searching book titles. If you search on Amazon for books about pearls you will discover over 20,000 titles. Similarly, searching for diamonds results in over 25,000 titles. No other gem comes even close to capturing the imagination and interest of diamonds and pearls.
This mysterious allure is why the value of diamonds and pearls continues to remain high throughout the years.
Schnack’s family business spans 146 years, 6 generations
When Carl R. Carstens joined the family business in 1953 after serving in the Army, he knew he was walking into a family legacy. C.A. Schnack Jewelry Company first appeared in 1865 in Alexandria, Louisiana shortly after the Civil War ended when Carl A. Schnack, a German emigrant watchmaker, bought the business from two Scotsmen.
Alexandria, Louisiana-based Schnack’s Fine Jewelry. Carl R., part of the fourth generation of the Schnack family to join the business, might have expected to walk right into a leadership role in the family jewelry store, despite his young age.
Just In: Simeon Farrar Tees
Get ready for Spring with Simeon Farrars gorgeous motif t-shirts, hand printed in his London studio. For his new collection Farrar was inspired by disappointing British summers:
It was pouring with rain while I was designing it and it was meant to be summerweve got this lovely print of raindrops and theyre all printed in neon pink, so its that real fresh summer theme and yet its all about rain and lightning.