Monograms: a brief primer

So, monograms are hot again.

Those fancy, swirly, old-fashioned initial necklaces are making a big comeback.

Monogram Initial Necklaces

(Thank you, fabulous celebrities!)

But what's the proper way to do the initials? Which one goes in the center??

Glad you asked:
Traditionally, the first letter of your LAST name is larger and placed in the CENTER, with the first initial on the left and the middle initial on the right.
So my name, Robert Fraser Elba would be done: REF

That's pretty much it.
As for why my parents chose "Fraser" for my middle name...that I have no answer for.

Shhhh...coupons.

OK, it's still kind of a secret but we now have COUPONS.



Every month we'll have 3 different deals on our site.


Thanks for all the suggestions on this.
See, I DO listen :-)

Engagement Ring in a Blender...

Came across this online.
I'm not exactly sure what point Abazia Diamonds is trying to make with this little demonstration, but if you've ever been curious as to what would happen if you put a diamond engagement ring in a high powered blender...

Reversible nameplates...

Every few months or so I get an email from a customer who just received their nameplate - which they love - but complaining that it was made backwards.

"My name is backwards when I put it on" they say, "you guys made it wrong!"

And I'm always very nice to them when I explain that their nameplate looks reversed because they're looking in a mirror.
That's just the kind of guy I am.

Gold hits highest price...ever

Yes, that's right.

Today, Sept 16th, the price of gold fixed at $1,015.75 per Oz., it's highest recorded price in history.

Just saying.

Death of the Charm bracelet???

Say it aint so!

I just found out that a company we have been doing business with for over 20 years (and who has been around for almost 40 years) has folded up shop.
They were based out of New jersey, and were my main source for old fashioned 'vintage' style charms and Calendar pendants.

This is sad.

It feels like the end of an era. With the price of gold being so high, I admit there really hasn't been much of a market for those big, heavy charms your grandma/great-grandma had, but it was nice to know there was still a place I could get them.

Sure, we still carry the more modern style charm bracelets with smaller, diamond accented charms

and we just started carrying these new Sterling Silver Bead Style charm bracelets
which are actually pretty cool, and affordable.

But not the same.

Farewell O' chunky charm bracelet of old that weighed a ton and you could hear coming from two blocks away, farewell!

Some Kisses for you...

Be honest...

these both excite you, and make you hungry.

We know!

Official "Hershey's Kisses" jewelry