You read that right. Any lover of estate jewelry will find themselves drawn to Sara’s posts on Instagram — which it turns out actually plays a huge part in her business! Despite COVID-19 temporarily limiting her professional opera performance opportunities, Songbird Sara Jewelry has flourished with her unique vintage and estate jewelry sales via her […]
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Designer Highlight : Emily Marquis Designs
I was so fortunate to sit down with independent jewelry designer Emily Marquis, owner of Emily Marquis Designs and Marquis Jewelry Academy, on Zoom, to talk about her personal brand, businesses and their goals, and her hashtag #AChainOfPace. Emily and her husband, Cal, are exceptionally talented jewelers offering bridal, custom jewelry, memorial jewelry, and one-of-a-kind pieces to their customers […]
Jade-Fair February
Many vendors and retailers in the jewelry industry were saddened to hear that their favorite trade show is canceled this year. The Tucson Gem Show is hard to explain in words, it almost feels like you’re in another world. Gemstones, geodes, fossils and friends — Tucson is practically a mecca for jewelry-lovers and industry professionals. […]
Common Misconceptions About Jewelry Stores
Boy, the Internet sure is a weird place. While I do enjoy some of it, I end up shaking my head more often than I’d like to admit. Following particularly jewelry-specific sites and threads, I come across my fair share of misinformation about the retail jewelry sector. It’s about time I clear some things up–Not […]
2020 Reflections
This has been a helluva year. I think we can all agree this is the weirdest year of our lives. And while we all went through similar weirdness, it was still so different for each of us. Many suffered terrible adversity and a lot of people’s lives were drastically changed from how it was before. […]
We Gave Away a Custom Diamond Rug!
On the @jewels_of_the_trade Instagram, we held a drawing for a custom diamond rug giveaway for participants who entered by following the page, liking the post, and commenting tagging 3 friends. It was SUCH a unique piece that I wanted to show you the custom process for this incredible work of art. Valued at $3,000, this […]
Is Anyone Buying Clocks?
I’ve had a few retailers ask me this question recently…”Is anyone buying clocks?” The short answer? Yes! The long answer? Not if you don’t have them in your store. The offer to order a clock is the same to a customer as ordering a clock online from an e-tailer. The main benefit of shopping in-store, […]
3 Myths About Diamond Mining
When I worked in a jewelry store, I was repeatedly being confronted by concerned peers who insisted that the diamond trade was nothing but a horrible evil. While their point of view was emotionally driven by the desire for equality and compassion, these individuals were nonetheless often uninformed and uneducated on the realities of the […]
JOTT’s Favorite Jewelry Podcasts
With the industry constantly changing and finding new information on gemology, marketing, and trends — it behooves the jewelry professional to be an active learner one way or another. Not everyone is a book-reader and some people (like myself) find audiobooks difficult to engage with. During this crazy time where many of us are cut […]
Yellow is Back.
This is going to seem like a shameless plug for Specialty Casting, but honest to goodness — I’m actually bragging about my husband! My husband, Hun’r, and I have been together for 11 years. When I first met him, he wore a James Avery cross pendant every single day. When he graduated, his mom bought […]