In case you didn’t already know, all of our jewelry comes packaged in recycled paper gift boxes…and it’s free of charge!
Each recycled paper gift box contains a paper insert bearing the NBJ logo and website. Many of our earrings also come with a free pair of rubber earring backs, so don’t miss them taped inside the box cover.
*If you would prefer not to receive a gift box, please make special note when placing your order.
Buying Handmade makes for better gift-giving.
The giver of a handmade gift has avoided the parking lots and long lines of the big chain stores in favor of something more meaningful. If the giver has purchased the gift, s/he feels the satisfaction of supporting an artist or crafter directly. The recipient of the handmade gift receives something that is one-of-a-kind, and made with care and attention that can be seen and touched. It is the result of skill and craftsmanship that is absent in the world of large-scale manufacturing.
Buying handmade is better for people.
The ascendancy of chain store culture and global manufacturing has left us dressing, furnishing, and decorating alike. We are encouraged to be consumers, not producers, of our own culture. Our ties to the local and human sources of our goods have been lost. Buying handmade helps us reconnect.
Buying handmade is better for the environment.
The accumulating environmental effects of mass production are a major cause of global warming and the poisoning of our air, water and soil. Every item you make or purchase from a small-scale independent artist or crafter strikes a small blow to the forces of mass production.
“I pledge to buy handmade this holiday season and request that others do the same for me.”
If you want to support anything and everything handmade, go to www.buyhandmade.org to make your pledge. Then reply to this blog posting to let me know…it would be really cool if you did!
*Information courtesy of http://www.buyhandmade.org/why-buy-handmade
Browse a lovely assortment of amethyst, carnelian, turquoise, agate and many other designer pieces. All are handmade using sterling silver, gold filled and other fine materials.
View all of the 2008 fall designs by clicking here.
Natural Beauty Jewelry will be participating in the 2008 Fall St. Paul Art Crawl, an artist organized event in which art lovers can visit and view the many participating studios in the downtown area. For more information on the St. Paul Art Crawl and to view all participating artists/buildings, please visit www.stpaulartcrawl.org.
Event Dates/Hours:
Friday, October 10th: 6:00-10:00pm
Saturday, October 11th: 2:00-10:00pm
Sunday, October 12th: Noon-5:00pm
Booth Location:
Lowertown Loft Apartments (at Mears Park), 230 5th St. East, St. Paul MN
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