Pick of the Week – Volume 51

Joden Girl

Baubles and Bling with Unbelievable Pricing

There are two things that a girl just can’t resist…  a great pair of earrings and a good sale!  A little bit of bling on the earlobe is like the icing on a cake.  They are the accessory that elevates an outfit to the next level.  There are millions of possibilities and you can never have too many pair. 

Made of 14 karat yellow gold, these three-leaf clover earrings have been on our website for months.  They didn’t sell.  BUT…  they were non-pierced, like so many other earrings in our estate department.  Previously, our thought process was that we would convert each pair to pierced as they sold.  However, we discovered that NONE of them were selling.  Customers don’t want to wait.  Instant gratification is key.  When someone wants to buy themselves a new pair of earrings, they want them today.  Right now.  

In January, we added a second bench jeweler to our staff, Debbie Miles.  With more than thirty years of experience, she came highly recommended and has been a welcome addition to the Joden team.  When she isn’t doing customer repairs or custom work, she is able to churn out several of these smaller stock jobs, like converting earrings from clip-ons to pierced… one pair at a time.  Now, with newly soldered posts and backs, these opal clovers are ready to go.  You can wear them with the stems dropping below your lobe or flip them over, allowing the stem to climb up your ear.  Either way, these are a fantastic pair of staple earrings,  They offer pops of color in the opals but still blend well with any outfit.  Dress them up or wear them with your favorite jeans and hoodie.  You just can go wrong.  They are indeed a great pair of earrings.

You may remember that I mentioned two irresistible things…  these great earrings AND a good sale.  Now properly converted and oh-so-wearable, we have given these gems a price reduction.  Previously on our site for $600, they are now available at the unbelievable price of just $480.00.  Hop on over to our site and see for yourself.  You know you can’t resist!

“You can go to a museum and look, or come to us and touch.”

Written by Carrie Martin

Photos by Dana Jerpe and Shelly Isacco

Joe’s Special Box – Volume 127

Joden Girl

Baubles, Bling, and A Collector’s Things

After writing over 400 blogs (409 to be exact, but who’s counting?), it can be challenging to turn up something new to share.  It’s a never-ending quest for fresh styles and quirky finds.  As much as I love chatting about old-world techniques, patterns of enameling and the fine art of micro mosaic – sometimes it’s a struggle.  The words won’t flow – occasionally making me wonder what inspired me choose a particular piece in the first place.

The “Joe’s Special Box” blogs present yet another obstacle…  my aesthetic has to jive with someone else’s.  I browse through a couple of boxes filled with pieces hand-selected by Joe, searching for a perfect little bauble that speaks to me.  Sometimes it’s a gemstone that strikes my fancy, sometimes it’s the most minuscule detail…  a tiny flower, a beaded milgrain edge.  And sometimes, it’s the simple overwhelming beauty that makes me catch my breath.  These lovely Victorian earrings stopped me in my tracks.  An enchanting pair of flowers dangle upside down, offering an unusually charming perspective.  With small round cabochon opal centers, these flowers are ripe with detail…  fluted and beaded settings, articulated petals and engraved stems and leaves.  Fourteen karat gold from top to bottom, these earrings somehow manage to be understated and absolutely dazzling at the same time.  Priced at $1700 – they definitely do not disappoint.  

Help a girl out…  if there’s something you’d like to see or if there’s a piece you’re dying to know more about – drop me a line (carrie@joden.com).  Inspiration comes in the most unexpected places…  can’t wait to see what inspires each of you.

“You can go to a museum and look, or you can come to us and touch.”

Written by Carrie Martin

Photos by Dana Jerpe

Joe’s Special Box – Volume 72

Joden Girl

Baubles, Bling, and A Collector’s Things

Absolutely adorable…  what more accurate description could there be for these Victorian earrings?  They’re quite small, barely skimming the bottom of the earlobe.  Created from a rosy 14 karat gold and accented with a single cabochon opal, these earrings never made the showroom floor.  Joe scooped them up and tucked them into his special box.  I love how simple the design is…  just a tiny square, set on edge.  A series of eight delicate beads adorn each corner and the space between.  

Look at this clever catch…  a small triangular loop hinges up to snag the bottom of the wire, securing it in the ear.  Sometimes it really is the little things that make the world go round.  These perfectly petite gems are available now for just $150.  Call us today.  ♥

“You can go to a museum and look, or come to Joden and touch.”

Written by Carrie Martin

Photos by Dana Jerpe

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