Clareo Designs Shatters Price and Quality Barriers With Two New Fused Dichroic Glass Jewelry Collections
San Diego, CA (ContentDesk) June 29, 2006 -- Clareo Designs, Americas leading designer and manufacturer of fused, dichroic, glass jewelry sold through retail distribution, today announced two new collections, dramatically expanding their highly successful line of individually hand-crafted fused dichroic glass jewelry sold through hundreds of retail locations nationwide.
The Gateway Collection: Incredible artistry at a fraction of the price.Fine, dichroic glass jewelry hand-made by American artists is often sold between $50 and $150 in fine shops and galleries.
Until now.
Featuring a variety of pendants as well as adjustable, sterling-silver plated rings, the Gateway Collection from Clareo Designs brings a new level of affordability to hand-crafted wearable art, with estimated retail prices under $10 for many designs.
For the first time, retailers have an opportunity to offer spectacular dichroic glass jewelry individually created by artists here in America at equally spectacular price points, said Richard B.
Freeman, National Sales Director for Clareo Designs, Inc.
And like all Clareo products, the Gateway Collection is designed for retail distribution, complete with point-of-sale packaging, support, displays and outstanding profit margins. Each Gateway gem is handmade by our artists from layers of dichroic glass fused multiple times with other materials at temperatures approaching 1500 degrees.
Each one is a unique work of art; no two are ever identical.
Pendants feature sterling silver plated bails and premium 18 chains.
Gateway Rings are adjustable, fitting sizes 5-9, and feature sterling silver plated shanks.
All Gateway gems are carded for easy display on a variety of fixtures. Rings are also available pre-merchandised in 36-piece trays complete with a header. Displays, point-of-purchase graphics and pre-selected best seller packages are also available.The Signature Collection: Spectacular fused glass artistry in sterling silver.The new Signature Collection is quite simply the finest jewelry ever produced by Clareo Designs.
Personally hand-crafted and signed by Clareos lead artists, Signature Collection pendants and rings contain up to 25 layers of dichroic coatings and are custom-set in beautiful Sterling Silver.
The Signature Collection includes 10 stunning Sterling-intensive pendant designs along with 3 different ring styles, all stamped with the .925 Sterling Silver hallmark.
The rings are also adjustable, fitting ring sizes 5-11.
Freeman remarked, Although our Signature Series Gems will be at home in any fine-art gallery, dealers and customers alike will be as surprised at their affordability as they will be impressed by their beauty. Clareo Designs is showcasing the new Gateway and Signature Collections at nine showrooms nationwide and at major gift shows this summer.
For more information visit www.clareodesigns.com or contact the company at 866-456-1616.About Clareo Designs, Inc.Clareo Designs is the leading US designer and marketer of hand-crafted fused dichroic glass jewelry, with over 200 different products marketed through hundreds of retail outlets, galleries and shops worldwide.
The companys proprietary Mass Crafting process allows Clareo to create a high volume of gems based on a single design, yet each one retains the beauty and quality of an artist-crafted individual.
Clareo Designs is a privately held company based in San Diego, CA.
About Dichroic Glass Jewelry High Tech meets High ArtClareos dichroic glass is created using a high-tech process originally developed for NASA to coat astronaut visors and satellite dishes.
Up to 25 microscopic coatings of various metallic oxides such as titanium and magnesium are bonded to glass in a vacuum furnace.
These coatings serve as color filters, reflecting some wavelengths of light while transmitting others. Our artists hand cut layers of this dichroic glass and fuse them with other materials multiple times at temperatures up to 1500 degrees, giving Clareo Gems their spectacular color and brilliance.
Each resulting Gem is unique, a one-of-a-kind piece of wearable art..
Artist Revives Lost Art of Hairwork: Creating jewelry using human and animal hair.
The use of human hair in art and jewelry was popularized more than one hundred and fifty years ago yet remains mostly forgotten today. In Victorian times, it was common for a woman to wear a brooch constructed from her own hair and for a man to carry his watch on a chain made from a lock of his wife's hair. A Civil War soldier could have a bit of his hair woven into a locket to be treasured by his loved ones. And when a loved one died, a wreath could be constructed containing flowers crafted from the hair of the deceased. This is the art of hairwork, in which artist Katie Mello seeks to rekindle widespread interest.???Hairwork fell out of fashion in the beginning of the 1900's.
As photography became more accessible to the masses, pictures of loved ones soon replaced locks of hair as tokens of remembrance. Today, as we are bombarded with a multitude of images still and moving, a lock of hair becomes something precious once again.???The art of hairwork shares a similar history with...
Artist Revives Lost Art of Hairwork: Creating jewelry using human and animal hair.
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Ice, Ice Baby: Frrrozen Hot Chocolate with Diamonds at Serendipity 3
(ContentDesk) February 9, 2006 -- Serendipity 3, known for its romantic setting and outrageous desserts, is no stranger to romance.
The restaurant has hosted numerous weddings, including some record-breaking ones, as well as countless proposals.
This year it will join forces with Euphoria Fine Jewelry and set up an exclusive jewelry shop on its premise with armed guards in tow.
Whether youre just going steady and want to buy a $100 gold charm, want to impress her with a $100,000 diamond necklace, or have a last minute whim to pop the question, the visiting jeweler will have a wide assortment of jewelry to fit everyones budget and romantic inklings.
The gents wont be left out either.
If so inclined ladies will be able to choose from a selection of masculine baubles, that include bracelets and diamond studded cufflinks.
The makeshift fine jeweler will be set up on Serendipity 3 on Thursday, February 14th, from 11:30 am until midnight.????Date:...
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Barbados Vacations
The island nation of Barbados is the perfect vacation destination. It is situated towards the east of the Caribbean Sea, and is a part of the eastern islands of the Lesser Antilles. Nations like Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are its closest neighbors.
This island has only one big airport, the Sir Grantley Adams International Airport. For the Eastern Caribbean, this airport is the main air transportation hub.
Barbados is a well-developed island and has many internationally famous hotels offering world-class accommodations.
The white and pinkish sandy beaches of the calm Caribbean Sea are one of the main attractions of this beautiful island.
In the main town there are shopping districts with ample duty-free shopping stores. One can enjoy the festive nightlife of tourist areas like the Saint Lawrence Gap. There are plenty of other attractions like jewelry stores, scuba diving, wildlife reserves, helicopter rides, etc.
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New Hampshire Artist Makes the Mundane Wonderful
Lebanon, NH (ContentDesk) December 9, 2005 -- Manhole cover rubbings?
Braille Jewelry? Recycled plumbing fitting candleholders?
After seeing his work, youll never walk the streets, punch an elevator button or use the restroom without thinking about his art.
Kim Christiansens pieces are truly ground breaking.
A pair of his Braille earrings has been placed into the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.
His show of manhole cover rubbings in the lobby of the Securities and Exchange Commission building was discussed on television news along side of the work of Jackson Pollock.Besides providing fine art, Christiansen has become an archivist of pieces of history that are slowly being lost.
Because of increasing world prices for scrap metal, municipalities are experiencing thefts of manhole covers that used to lay unnoticed.
He has images of one of a kind lids that have been covered with pavement,...
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Medical Alert Bracelets
Fashionable medical identification jewelry is a perfect solution for those who suffer from critical medical conditions like epilepsy, stroke, diabetes, heart transplant, fainting fits, asthma, memory impairment or blindness, and need to wear Medical Alerts or health monitoring systems, but are also image-conscious and hence do not want to wear matter crude gadgets or bands around their wrists.
If you personally survey the market, by surfing the Internet or by wading through the Yellow Pages or newspapers, you find a baffling variety of Medical Alert bracelets, if a bracelet is what your doctor has recommended.
In a critical medical emergency, when you become helpless and cannot explain your condition, it is the medical information embedded in the bracelet that identifies you, along with the medical problem that is afflicting you. While the symptoms appearing at that critical moment baffle those around you, the medical description engraved on your bracelet may facilitate...
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Where?s Osama Bin Laden - World Renowned Gem Hunter Gary W. Bowersox Knows the Most Likely Hiding Spots
Drawing on more than 32 years experience, Gary W. Bowersox offers a panoramic view of an Afghanistan that remains a mystery to most Americans.Bowersox, author of The Gem Hunter, True Adventures of an American in Afghanistan (ISBN 0-9747323-1-1 $29.95 505 pages), spent 32 years in Afghanistan to discover precious gems and lead an exciting life. He finds both, but not without risking his life avoiding war, corruption and diseases. The book is available from the publisher at: www.thegemhunter.net or by calling 877-612-9078.Bowersox was described as a "modern day Indiana Jones" by Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America, "Except Indiana Jones never had live rounds fired over his head," Bowersox quickly adds. With Saddam Hussein sitting in prison somewhere, the U.S.
military, government and its citizens are far more interested in the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden. Bowersox, who once stood next to Bin Laden, knows...
Where?s Osama Bin Laden - World Renowned Gem Hunter Gary W. Bowersox Knows the Most Likely Hiding Spots
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Pet Jewelry - Nothing to Bark at!
(ContentDesk) August 25, 2004 -- Pennyweight Wells is a very stylish dog that loves to show off her Rembrandt charm necklace. "Pennyweight comes to my store everyday with me," boasts Katharine Wells, proprietor of Jewells in Roanoke, VA. "I used to have a rhinestone collar on her and my customers would ask where they could buy one. I quickly realized that Pennyweight would be a perfect jewelry model to promote Rembrandt Charms." "My kids and I created a dog charm necklace based on Pennyweight's life," Wells explains. "We had Rembrandt make a special 17" charm necklace which features: a cheese charm, her favorite snack, a mini van, because she rides with me everywhere, a Virginia map, our home state, the ?I love You' sign language charm, because she communicates non-verbally, a cross, as she goes to all of our church functions, and a St.
Francis medal, the Patron Saint of Animals.""Pennyweight loves her necklace and so do my customers. I've sold one other dog necklace, a few bracelets...
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Angela Arno Debuts Two Jewelry Collections at Accessories: The Show
New York, NY (ContentDesk) July 30, 2005 -- As a passionate traveler, Angela Arno has visited and lived in many places around the globe. When she launched her self-monikered jewelry collection earlier this year, the designer took these experiences as inspiration. This summer she will debut two collections -- St. Barth's and Prague -- to the trade in the Designer Lab at Accessories: The Show at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City on July 31 and August 1-2, 2005."While not every place I've been has had an impact on my aesthetic sensibilities, certain places have made their mark. It might be a palette of colors, a shape, or an architectural style.
Sometimes it's simply a feeling that a place brings, which I try to communicate that through my designs.The St. Barth's Collection features semi-precious gemstones, Swarovski? crystals, and sterling silver. Turquoise, coral, and mother-of-pearl, so popular with this summer's bohemian chic look, are interpreted into pieces...
Angela Arno Debuts Two Jewelry Collections at Accessories: The Show
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Dear Santa: Christmas Sucks!
Christmas time is finally here, and most people during this holiday are happier than a fat kid eating a Krispy Kreme donut. Christmas brings so many great things to the table; the caroling, the NO SCHOOL, the snowmen and hour long snowball fights that ends with bloody noses, the eggnog and drunken relatives, the presents, holiday parties, and the drinking hot coco next to a roaring fire while cuddling up with your loved one. How could anybody not love this great holiday! It's a hiatus from the...
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What Kind of Closet Clutter Do You Have?
(ContentDesk) March 8, 2006 -- With the change of the seasons and the celebration of "Clean Out Your Closet Week," certified professional organizer, Janet L. Hall reveals her "5 W's of Clothes and a 'D'," a helpful decision making process to finally get your closet de-cluttered and organized.When sorting through your clothes, if you hesitate or can't make a decision regarding an item, ask yourself the following:Who does this belong to?Who else could use this?What season/size is this?What "value"...
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30% Savings on Texas Car Insurance Drive Texas Wasatch Expansion into Life Insurance
Texas Wasatch Insurance is pleased to announce that it has expanded its product line of homeowners insurance and car insurance to include life insurance in Texas.Mark E. Jones, Texas Wasatch Group CEO, explains, "Our core Texas car insurance business continues to grow very rapidly. We have a great team of agents and work with a great...
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Lake Shore Radiator Files Suit Against 1-800-RADIATOR
Jacksonville, Florida (ContentDesk) August 4, 2006 -- Lake Shore Radiator, Inc. has filed suit in Federal Court against Radiator Express Warehouse, Inc., headquartered in Benicia, California and doing business as 1-800-Radiator and Radiator.com. Alleged in the Amended Complaint dated April 27, 2006 are claims of trademark infringement, false designation of origin and dilution arising under the Lanham (Trademark) Act of 1946, violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, and...
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