The 27th annual Autumn Festival is here and it’s a perfect time to get some of your Christmas shopping done! There will be hundreds of arts and crafts vendors throughout the facility exhibiting their wares. You are bound to find the perfect gift!

Event: Autumn Festival 2009

Dates:
Thursday, November 12th: 11:00am-9:00pm
Friday, November 13th: 11:00am-9:00pm
Saturday, November 14th: 9:00am-7:00pm
Sunday, November 15th: 10:00am-5:00pm

Location: Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN

Map/Directions:

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Natural Beauty Jewelry will be exhibiting select pieces at the upcoming Loco Local Art Show. This event will take place during the entire month of February at Twin Cities Green, a Minneapolis retailer committed to eco-friendly and green product alternatives. You can stop by anytime this month or attend the grand opening reception, see event details below. It will be a perfect opportunity to pick up that gift for Valentine’s Day!

Loco Local Art Show Reception

Host: Twin Cities Green

Location: 2405 Hennipen Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55405  View Map

When: Friday, February 6th, 5:00pm-8:00pm

Phone: (612) 274-4581

Event Info: Twin Cities Green invites you to attend our “Loco Local Art Show” kick-off reception! We put a call out to our local artists to create a special showing of local, Minnesota made crafts(wom)manship and artistry and the call has been answered! You are in for a treat!

Visit Twin Cities Green during the month of February (after the 6th) to check out our “Loco Local Art Show.” We have dedicated a section of our store to showcase a diverse and extended selection of furniture, jewelry, sculptural and wall art, and more! All for sale, all local, all wonderful! Make the choice to support your local economy and local artists, have a drink and a appetizer, and pick up a piece of art at Twin Cities Green’s Loco Local Art Show!

If you are a store owner/jewelry buyer, please come and visit us at the Minneapolis Mart. We will be exhibiting in the Orange Gallery, booth #333-3. Wholesale only.

Show dates: January 23rd-27th, 2009

Hours: 9:00am-6:00pm daily

Location: Minneapolis Mart – 10301 Bren Road West, Minnetonka, MN 55343

UPDATE: 03/13/09

March Minneapolis Mart, Blue Gallery Showroom #157

I am very excited to announce that Natural Beauty Jewelry was featured for the first time ever last week on ChicGalleria.com! This site is full of useful tips, interviews, recipes and fashion related information.

Click here  to read the Natural Beauty Jewelry feature Jeweler Pours Heart Into Designs. I hope you enjoy it!

If you are planning on attending a big New Year’s Eve party this year, you’ve probably started thinking about what you are going to wear that night…maybe a cocktail dress or frilly top?

Whatever you decide, ringing in the New Year requires some dramatic, fun, or sparkly jewelry! I’ve put together some suggestions that are sure to pair nicely with whatever you decide is appropriate attire for the evening.

Black Onyx and Crystal Quartz Earrings and Necklace

Gray Freshwater Pearl and Swarovski Crystal Earrings

Long White Freshwater Pearl Necklace and 8mm White Pearl Stud Earrings

Sterling Silver Paddle Necklace

Tourmalinated Quartz Chandelier Earrings or Crystal Quartz Teardrop Earrings

I love to wear and design dangly, colorful earrings full of attitude and spunk. But not everyone shares the same taste in jewelry as me. Many people claim that their hair is too short or they can’t wear dangly earrings at the office or at school (mainly teachers). Alright, alright….I have come up with a solution to this dangly earring conundrum.

I have come up with a new series of freshwater pearl stud earrings that even I am excited about! Nowadays, pearl studs aren’t just for classy formal attire. These pearl studs can brighten up your beautiful face any day. So let’s take a tour of the different sizes and colors of pearl studs now available at www.naturalbeautyjewelry.com.

8mm White Pearl Studs – (8mm=5/16ths of an inch)

6mm White Pearl Studs – (6mm=just under 1/4″)

The 8mm pearl studs are pictured on the left and the 6mm pearl studs are on the right, just to give you a comparison on size. Aren’t they cute in their little boxes?

6mm Mauve (rose) Pearl Studs – (6mm=just under 1/4″)

6mm Peach Pearl Studs – (6mm=just under 1/4″)

6mm Peacock Pearl Studs – (6mm=just under 1/4″)

These deep purple pearls contain hues of purple and blue…kinda like a peacock!

I hope you have enjoyed your tour of Natural Beauty Jewelry’s new Pearl Stud Earring Collection. Happy shopping and I hope you find what you are looking for!

This Friday is what some people call “Black Friday” because of the extreme after Thanksgiving sales that take place for early birds. Well…skip the crowds, the lines and the early wake up call and instead browse www.naturalbeautyjewelry.com’s Black Friday Sale. Select items will be up to 50% off plus free shipping on all purchases until 12/25/08.

So stay in your pajamas, eat left over turkey and shop for beautiful handmade jewelry from the comfort of your home.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Updated: The Black and White Collection is now available! Come share in the excitment: Black and White Jewelry

I am very excited to launch the new Black and White Collection, and just in time for the holidays! The collection will debut on Tuesday, November 11th offering classic to trendy jewelry designs using black onyx, crystal quartz, mother of pearl, zebra stone, and freshwater pearls. You can’t go wrong in black and white…a timeless color pallette that is always in style!

So keep an eye out for your promotional email. And if you aren’t on our email list…please join! Just type your email address in the box on the bottom of the home page and we’ll send you emails alerting you to upcoming events and promotions just like this one.

Why Buy Handmade?

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

Now featuring 37 new fall designs! 

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.