Prevent the “Attack of the Cookie Cutter Jewelry”

We have been asked by a few of our customers if we make designs over and over again.  Yes, we do make a few of our items in very limited numbers, such as our link-style jewelry, but we focus on great one-of-kind pieces for customers and excellent repair service.

However, there are times when it’s a lot of fun to work in a series.  Just like a good jazz musician, we can take a theme and play with it, twist, tweak, and get a little funky.   It keeps things interesting and fun.

Just like snowflakes are the same but different, each one of these rings features swirls in silver, but there is a lot of room for adding some personality!

 

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Saturday hours and holiday shopping!

Well, that time of year is upon us again!  As Julia and I prepare for the holiday season we are open extra hours as a convenience for our customers.  It also gives us some extra time in the shop so we can catch up with the increase in work that happens this time of year.  As the holidays approach folks are getting their old jewelry repaired so it will look great for special occasions or buying a new item to give a finishing touch for a holiday outfit.  So come by on Saturdays from 10-2.

Of course, we have already been getting orders for special gifts for loved ones.  Today, a husband that has been talking with us since August come in and work out the final details on a gift for his wife using birthstones from the entire family so she will always be able to keep them close by.  What a guy!

Let’s not forget our best holiday seller, customized ornaments for the tree!  Julia has been designing a different ornament for each of the past eleven years.  Each ornament can be personalized with the year or the initials of the recipient.   We have many parents and grandparents that will pick up sets of six or more to give them as gifts for the entire family.  These ornaments are a great, handmade, personalized gift and you won’t have to worry about buying in the wrong size or color!

Our ornaments are handmade in silver by Julia in our store. You can have them customized to your taste. Visit our gallery page and you can see designs from the past ten years, all of which are still available.

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It’s all on sale! Or is it?

Come by the store this Saturday from 10-4!  We are participating in the Brentwood Sidewalk Sale.  This will be a great chance to take a look at the new store for those that haven’t been able to come by during the hectic work week.

As a rule, we don’t have “Sales Events” with mega discounts the way a big chain store does.  Don’t be fooled by the hype.  These stores have marked their items up incredibly high so that even a 50% off sale generates lots of profits.  What about the rest of the year when their items are not on sale?  Did something bad happen and now everything in the store is only worth half of what it was yesterday?  What about the day after the sale when prices go back to normal?  What suddenly happened that caused their inventory to double in cost?  Does this mean you are getting taken advantage of everyday there is not a sale going on?  Kinda makes you wonder…..

At JNJ, we have been asked when we will have a sale the answer is “probably never”.  We price our items fairly from the start and don’t disrespect our customers by forcing them to pay inflated costs just because they didn’t shop with us on a certain day.   It just seems like a more honest way to do business and we hope you agree.

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We’re Baaaack!

We are back from vacation and open regular hours.  From the customer comments today, folks seem a bit jealous of our little vacation!  We worked pretty hard for a vacation.  Julia went up north to assist with the delivery of her new niece- Congratulations to Sylvia and Jason!  I stayed home, hung new doors, watched all our animals (1 old dog, 3 fish, and 7 chickens!) and did some other home improvements.

Last night we both agreed our break was too short, but we were ready to get back to it.  We really love our job and working together is a great bonus.  Thanks for helping support local owned and operated businesses like ours.

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Vacation time!

We will be closed from July 19-22 for a well deserved vacation. See you when we get back!

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