Stone Cuts

Hi everyone, I thought I'd share some jewelry info with you.

Baguette cut: small, faceted, rectangular shaped stones

Brilliant cut: round stone in which all 57 facets are triangular shaped

Cabochon cut: unfaceted, flat backed, domed stone

Emerald cut: square or rectangular stone, can also be called an octagon cut

Marquise cut: Elongated, faceted stone which is pointed at both ends

Oval cut: elongated, faceted stone which is round at both ends

Pear Shaped cut: stone cut in the shape of a pear or teardrop, rounded at one end and pointed at the other end.

Pillow cut: also called cushion cut, stones are usually faceted and shaped like a cushion with a square-ish shape that is rounded at the edges

Princess cut: square stone in which each facet is triangular shaped

Radiant cut: square or triangular stone in which every facet is triangular shaped

Trillian cut: a faceted triangular cut stone

What is your favorite cut?

Featured Jewelry - Secret Garden

Well, it's been awhile, but the Jewelry of the Week is back. Since it is now Thursday, this "week" will last for 10 days. :) This week the featured set is Secret Garden. This has been one of my most ordered pieces.

The necklace is a 30" strand of hand-knotted glass lampwork beads foiled in shades of topaz, olive and jonquil yellow, some with ppink rose designs inside. Faceted aurora borealis beads, gold plated rondelles and spacers complete the look. It has a lobster claw clasp.




The 7" stretch bracelet repeats the different shapes, sizes and colors of beads in the necklace amid gold plated rondelles and spacers.





The earrings have a large rounded art glass bead with jonquil yellow foil and pink rose designs inside and is suspended from a faceted topaz bead of aurora borealis glass and a gold plated fishhook.




Anyone ordering the featured item(s) during the week that it is featured will receive 10% of the price of that item(s).

Jewelry of the Week - Chili Pepper

This week's featured jewelry is Chili Pepper. Bold boxed cable chain of antiqued silver plate has a large scrolled and antiqued teardrop pendant set with a genuine red coral cabochon and Native American inspired designs. The pendent is removable and the chain is 17" long with a lobster claw closure and a 3" extender. The earrings are half-hoops set with a small teardrop cabochon of genuine red coral. The Clip-Po backs are dual type, clip and post.




Anyone ordering the featured item(s) during the week that it is featured will receive 10% of the price of that item(s).

New Promotion - Every Bunny Loves a Bonus

PDJ has just announced a new promotion!! Double hostess bonus awards if your show is at least $450.00!!!

So instead of $25 in *FREE* for each of the following, you would get $50 in *FREE* jewelry:

1. Hold your show on its original date.
2. $100 in presales.
3. 10 adult guests at your show.
4. 3 shows booked

Jewelry of the Week - Cheyenne

This week's featured jewelry is Cheyenne. I love the Western look of this necklace and bracelet.

A large block-style silver plated cross is the focal point of this 15-1/2" necklace made from five cords of brown genuine leather. Antiqued tin work etching imparts a western flair to the bead-edged cross. Tubular bands with antiqued scrolls gather the cords together in four places. Hook closure with a 2-1/2" chain extender.

The bracelet is also brown leather cords gathered in four places with antiqued silver bands. 7" long with hook enclosure and a 1" chain extender.


Anyone ordering the featured item(s) during the week that it is featured will receive 10% of the price of that item(s).

Fashion Tip of the Week

One of the best ways to increase the usability of your jewelry is to buy pieces that compliment each other, so you can mix and match. One of my favorite examples involves Sandstone and Night Life.


You can wear Night Life with or without the enhancer.

You can add the enhancer to Sandstone.

One reason this enhancer works so well with Sandstone is that the Sandstone's bracelet has a matching hammered silver embellishment.

And for the finishing touch you can use either the Sandstone earrings or the Night Life earrings with your Sandstone necklace.

Happy Mixing and Matching!

Erin

Jewelry of the Week - Impulse

This week's featured jewelry is Impulse. There are 4 pieces, a necklace, earrings, bracelet and a matching ring.

The necklace is a six strand 18" necklace featuring different sizes and shapes of cinnabar red beads and different sizes and designs of antiqued brass plated beads. Wrapped wire end caps with a lobster claw closure and a 3" extender.

The fishhook earrings are round tubular hoops accented along the bottom edge with small red beads wrapped on with thin wire. 1-1/2" long.

The bracelet is a 7-1/2" stretch bracelet with a mix of red and antiqued matte brass plated beads. The strands are connected to a bar of hammered antiqued matte brass plate.

The ring has skinny loops of antiqued matte brass plate providing an open frame for five bezel-set faux jasper cabochons in a rich shade of cinnabar red. 3/4" wide at top and the ribbed band is 3/16" wide.


Anyone ordering the featured item(s) during the week that it is featured will receive 10% of the price of that item(s).