Posts Tagged ‘swarovski crystals’

Top jewelry components of ‘09!

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Happy New Year!  It’s Wednesday afternoon, and I’m adding your votes, live-blogging style! (My vote is “wood chain“.  My R&T coworkers vote for “picture frame pendants“, “chain on spools“, “resin“…)

I bet this’ll turn out to be a nice shopping list for anyone who wants to make great jewelry.  (Or to buy that person a birthday gift…) :)

  • 1st vote:  Peace sign charms  (@SatinDollCo)Top_10_49-942-08-ap
  • 2nd vote: PEWTER FLEUR-DE-LIS CHARMS (@rhapsodiejandg)Top_10_49-947-19-as
  • 3rd vote: Gunmetal chain . . . but perhaps that’s wishful thinking on my part. I love it! (@CrazyCraftChick)Top_10_40-099-36-9
  • 4th vote:  Filigrees (Andrea Twombly) (in her comment below)Top_10_charms_filigree_goldplate
  • 5th vote: I vote for Swarovski Crystals… ALWAYS!  (@AlsoMrsB)Top_10_45-400-01
  • 6th vote: Gunmetal Oval Chain – like you expected me to say something else? – Suzann@Beadphoria.com (Suzann Sladcik Wilson) (via Facebook — we’re getting responses all over!)Top_10_40-099-33-9
  • 7th vote: Headpins with interesting finials! (Diana B) (in a comment below)Top_10_fancy_head_pins
  • 8th vote: My vote – gemstone faceted rondelles – like this lapis, YUM!!!! http://tinyurl.com/ybl49ee (JustATish)Top_10_21-908-020

Tweet or FB your vote to me and I’ll add them in real time ☺ Dave

Crystals worth every penny

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Crystal fans — heads up!

We can all expect to see small increases in the price of CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements over the next few months.

Still pennies per crystal bead!

Still pennies per crystal bead!

Why?

  • The value of the Dollar against the Euro continues to worsen.
  • Materials costs continue to rise.
  • For nearly a year, Swarovski held the currency surcharge at the same level, despite the fall of the Dollar.  But in late October Swarovski announced they are increasing the surcharge, thus making Crystallized Elements by Swarovski cost more for all US distributors and retailers.

The effects of the surcharge increase, plus an expected across-the-board price increase from Swarovski in early 2010, will ripple through the jewelry and bead markets as new goods arrive or as vendors implement across-the-board price changes.

Rest assured, Rings & Things plans to keep bringing you genuine Swarovski crystals at the best prices possible!