Natural Beauty Jewelry will be hosting a holiday open house on Friday, December 4th, 2009. Come and browse our entire jewelry inventory including discounted items, one of a kind designs, and a door prize drawing for a $50 gift certificate!

Event: Natural Beauty Jewelry Holiday Open House

Date: Friday, December 4th, 2009: 4:00pm-10:00pm

Location: The Pointe of Saint Paul, 4th Floor
78 East Tenth Street, Downtown Saint Paul, MN 55101

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It’s time for the Saint Paul Art Crawl again and this time around we will be exhibiting in suite 707 in the Northwestern Building along with a few other artists. If you are unfamiliar to the art crawl, go to the website and download the directory or pick up one at any of the buildings participating in the event.

I hope you can make it out for a fantastic art crawl adventure this weekend!

Event: St. Paul Art Crawl Fall 2009

Dates:
Friday, October 9th: 6:00pm-10:00pm
Saturday, October 10th: 12:00pm-8:00pm
Sunday, October 11th: 12:00pm-5:00pm

Location: Northwestern Building, Suite 707, Lowertown Saint Paul, MN

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Natural Beauty Jewelry is exhibiting at the Roseville Area Arts Council annual Arts @ the Oval. View the work of 30 local artists exhibiting fiberwork, photography, glass, jewelry and more!

Show Dates:  March 28th-29th, 2009

Hours: Saturday 10:00am – 6:00pm, Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm

Location: 2661 Civic Center Dr, Roseville, Minnesota 55113

More Info: http://www.rosevilleartscouncil.org/events.htm

If you are a store owner/jewelry buyer, please come and visit us at the Minneapolis Mart. We will be exhibiting in the Blue Gallery, booth #157-4. Wholesale only.

Show dates: March 13th-17th, 2009

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

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

In order to make room for the new spring/summer designs, we are hosting our first annual Spring Cleaning Sale at Natural Beauty Jewelry. Over 30 jewelry designs are up to 50% off the regular prices until they are gone. Order soon or you might miss out on the savings!!

Here are just a few of the items that are currently on sale:

Chalk Turquoise Silver Chain Earrings

Teardrops of chalk turquoise are presented with a curtain of silver chain behind.

Regular Price: $28.00

Sale Price: $14.00

Amethyst and White Pearl Bracelet

A purple haze of amethyst and white pearls.

Regular Price: $34.00

Sale Price: $17.00

Multi-Colored Serpentine and Leather Necklace

A chunky statement necklace.

Regular Price: $50.00

Sale Price: $25.00

Click here to view the entire Spring Cleaning Sale!

Have you been looking for a romantic gift for your sweetheart this year? Maybe you haven’t started shopping yet, but one thing is for sure…jewelry is the way to go! The new Sweetheart Jewelry Collection is sure to have a little something that says “U R Mine” better than those stale heart shaped candies.

Featured Item: Be My Valentine Necklace

This necklace was inspired by a necklace that my Mom used to wear. I remember sitting in her lap admiring the puffed heart and it’s perfect shape!

I used 4mm round garnets and 4mm white freshwater pearls and hand wire wrapped them together (perfectly I might add!). This necklace measures 16-17″ in length, however if you need custom sizing please feel free to make a special request.

If you like this item, check out the matching Be My Valentine Earrings!

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