After a significant drop in sales in the second quarter of 2011, Pandora’s CEO, Mikkel Vendelin Olesen, is being let go from the company. Earlier this year, Pandora estimated that earnings would be up 30% from 2010, but are now saying that sales will be on par with 2010. The drop is blamed in large
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Pandora Charm News
The people at Pandora do not rest on their laurels – they keep coming up with not only new charms and designs, but also features by the handful. In early June, they released a new collection of charm beads with birthstones. The beads are really cute, a flower design in oxidized silver with a tiny
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Sterling Silver Charm Bracelet Or Not?
I recently got a question from a reader who was concerned about a silver charm bracelet she had bought on eBay. I thought that others could perhaps also benefit from this Q&A, so here it is: Q: I recently bought a vintage charm bracelet on eBay from a reputable seller who guaranteed that all 18
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Make A Charm Bracelet From Silver Rings
This step-by-step project is inspired by a technique called chainmaille (sometimes spelled chain maille, chain mail, or chainmail) – a really fun and relatively easy method to create both simple and very intricate pieces of jewelry from jump rings. I have been dabbling in it for a little while, and it is very addictive! The
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Jewelry Men Gifts For Father’s Day (And Beyond)
Since Father’s Day is coming up soon (Sunday, June 19 in the US), I thought I’d do a post all about men’s jewelry. It’s always such a struggle to figure out what to get men – you can only use so many socks, grilling utensils and ties – and I think many forget about jewelry
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Tous
Spanish jewelry company Tous, based in Barcelona, was founded in 1920 by husband and wife team Salvador Tous Blavi and Teresa Ponsa Mas. What started as a small watchmaker business eventually became a jewelry company. In 1961, their son, Salvador Tous married Rosa Oriol, and they both became part of the family business, which they later
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A Chamilia Bracelet For Spring
Spring is finally here (although when I’m writing this it’s only a few degrees above freezing and raining hard here in the Northeast – but at least the trees are getting greener and the flowers are in bloom), and I’m sure everyone is as excited as I am about being able to put away those
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The Tiffany Collection Of Charms
Tiffany & Company, founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John Young (as “Tiffany & Young”), is a famous name, not only in the jewelry business. The store (which then sold paper goods and gift items) opened on September 18, 1837 on Broadway in New York City, and the sales total that first day
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Adorable Heart Charm Mugs
Charms can obviously be used in many other ways than on a charm bracelet – in scrapbooking, attached to gifts, on necklaces, etc. – and the other day, I came across a fabulous new way of using them that I have never seen before: attached to mugs. These adorable mugs are made by French-born artist
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Charm Beads And Beads With Charms
What is the difference between charm beads and beads with charms? Charm hangers and charm holders? What are charm drops and charm carriers? It’s time for another terminology post to help bring some clarity to these terms, which are often used interchangeably, making searching for them somewhat of a challenge at times. To see the