February 2011
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Tucson Gem & Mineral Shows Day 1
This is actually a summary of Day 1 & 2 since we arrive on Sunday morning and did a fair amount of pearl and gemstone shopping the first day here. For those of you not familiar with this show, there are actually about 40 something shows here that are related to the gem industry. There are the original shows - probably 15-20, which display raw, gemstone materials and such. You know, the...
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January 2011
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Jan 26th
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Beading Survey Results
A quick thanks once again to all of you who participated in our 2011 Spring Beading Survey. Claudia S. won the $100 Gift Certificate drawing!  We received great feedback with many of you investing quite a bit of time with detailed comments. We’ve put together a pretty long list of items to investigate. Overall, we saw many of the same trends as last year. We’ve summarized the main...
Jan 25th
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Jan 19th
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Lower Prices on Many Gemstone Rounds
We often get notified about price changes from many of our suppliers at the beginning of the year, and this one is no exception. There are a few gemstones that are getting harder to get in the quality that we want, so you will see prices on stones such as Red Jasper, White Howlite, Amethyst and Azurite-Malachite have increased a bit. The good news, however, is that many prices have actually gone...
Jan 18th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 7th
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Beaders - We Need Your Input!
It’s the time of year for us to add new beading and jewelry supply products for 2011. We need your input on what products you’ll be looking for this year so we can invest in things you’ll want to buy from us. Our 2011 Buyer’s Survey on Beads & Beading Supplies will take 10-15 minutes to complete. All participants will receive a coupon for $5 off your next $20 purchase...
Jan 7th
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