Beaded Snowflake Earrings and Gifts

There are two new beaded necklaces available, made with blue lapis gemstone and riverstone gemstones. You can check out all the New Beaded Jewelry and Gifts along with new unique beaded gifts and stocking stuffer ideas. If you see something you like, snap it up before it's gone forever. I listed the Green Moss Jasper Gemstone Beaded Watch (W11), and within an hour it was sold out.

The cold, chilly, snowy December has just begun, but, this joyful time of the year is actually quite inspiring. I've always loved snow and December.

Have you ever heard the adage, "No two snowflakes are the same"? Well, according to Jon Nelson, a research scientist (or as I like to call him, a 'snowflake-ologist') at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan, researchers do not know enough about the processes that give snowflakes their uniqueness. So although the adage cannot be confirmed for fully developed snowflakes, it may hold true for some (snow) flakes that fall in the early stages of crystal formation.

I think I'll stick with my belief that 'no two snowflakes are identical', no matter their stage of formation. It's a much more magical a thought, don't you think? With the winter season upon us, the December snowflakes inspired these next wintery Suzie Snowflake inspired jewelry and gift ideas.

Suzie Snowflake Crystal Earrings (E215) and Snowflake Zipper Pull Charm (CPC024)

Both these handmade designs were created with shimmering winter blue light azore Swarovski Crystals and sterling silver cut Bali snowflake charms.

Blue Crystal Snowflake Beaded Zipper Pull Charm (CPC024)
One of a Kind

This crystal beaded handmade zipper pull charm can also be used as a petite wintery purse charm, cell phone charm, wallet charm, book bag charm and more. Total length is 3". This zipper pull makes a great stocking stuffer for your "Santa baby" children!

Blue Crystal Suzie Snowflake Beaded Earrings (E215)
One of a Kind

SOLD

Get double the snowflakes with these handmade beaded earrings! Made with sterling silver hoop ear wires. Length is 1" from the bottom of the earwire.

Both these winter beaded jewelry gifts are one of a kind.

Holiday Shipping Schedule

Christmas is fast approaching and I know when I order online, I like to know if I'll get the item in time for Christmas.

The good news is, there is still time to have your CrystalAllure jewelry packages sent to arrive in time for Christmas. To have your jewelry package arrive in time for Christmas, just place your order no later than midnight (EST) December 19th, 2008.
Your CrystalAllure.com purchase* will arrive in our beautiful signature chocolate box -ready for gift giving!

Start your holiday shopping at CrystalAllure.com

*Please note: Sale items and some gift items will be packaged in our black organza gift bag.

Disappointment and Disrespect

Today is the last day of the RMSC show. Although I should be getting ready, I just had to write about an event yesterday that left me (and my husband!) very disappointed.

In the early afternoon I had the pleasure of assisting a woman in a necklace selection. It was wonderful to be able to talk about all the components that went into the piece and the stones themselves. She was a fantastic customer and such a pleasure to work with. She was truly interested in the components and 'history' of the piece. In fact, I firmly believe for each piece there is the perfect person -this necklace was the perfect piece for this particular woman.

She made her purchase and I provided with her purchase my new decorative, brown and cream, bag with fabric handles. It is a very distinctive bag and one you would recognize.

Well, about an hour or more after her purchase she came back into my booth and told me a very disappointing story. She had visited another booth, had set her bag down....you know where this is going. I was crushed. I had a mix of emotions -I felt horrible that she no longer had her necklace -I felt anger towards the person who walked off with a purchase that wasn't theirs. My customer asked if I could re-make the necklace and I told her I'd look in my stock but would do my best and we'll work together. She asked that I call her sometime Monday as she hoped that the person who walked off with her bag might turn it in as lost or return it to my booth.

Sadly, I didn't have the same hope she did. This person who picked up (let's be real here -STOLE!!) her bag KNEW what she/he was doing. Trust me, there was no mistaking my bag and no one else at the show had the same bag. Yes, this person knew and knowingly stole the purchase of someone else. Even today, I am still angered by the sheer disrespect this person has for others.

Yet, I wanted to write about this so if you happened to read my blog and knew this person, saw this necklace, or received it as a gift (which would be extremely rude!!) -please know, this necklace was STOLEN and I would greatly appreciate you contacting me. As would my customer, who paid for the necklace.

The STOLEN necklace is the Green Moss Jasper Gemstone Beaded Necklace (N058)

If you are the person who "picked" up the bag that contained this necklace, I am asking you to have a little respect and contact me so that I may return it to its' rightful owner.

Last Jewelry Show of 2008

Crystal Allure Designs will be showcasing beaded jewelry at our last show of the year today, tomorrow and Sunday. Come out on this beautiful snowy day and check out our whole collection and even more pieces from our Crystal Ice Collection (TM) at the 38th Annual Holiday Bazaar at the Rochester Museum and Science Center (Rochester, New York).

The show schedule is as follows:
Friday, November 21st: 5 - 9pm
Saturday, November 22nd: 9:30am - 5pm
Sunday, November 23rd: 11am - 4pm

Get a special discount on jewelry sets and you just have to check out our grab bags! I'll also have perfect stocking stuffer gifts for purchase as well.

It's time to get ready for the show...hope to see you there! If you can't make it to the show, you can always shop our online boutique CrystalAllure.com.