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Sunday, October 25, 2009

NICHE announces artisans show catering fine craft shops that value standout design and quality

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jean Thompson
800-432-7238, ext. 218
jeant@rosengrp.com

NEW TRADESHOW TO ADD CONTEMPORARY STYLE TO JEWELRY WEEK

BALTIMORE, MD (October 6, 2009) With more than 500 professional artisans who produce fine art jewelry and related luxury gifts, NICHE: The Show will welcome trade buyers June 6, 7 and 8, 2010, at Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.

NICHE: The Show is the newest tradeshow presented by the Buyers Market of American Craft. It is the third show scheduled in The Rosen Group’s line-up for 2010.

Drawing on nearly 30 years of tradeshow experience, The Rosen Group plans a Las Vegas show tailored to the needs of Jewelry Week buyers.

“Foremost, NICHE: The Show will be attractive to jewelry stores and the fine craft shops catering to discerning shoppers who value standout design and quality,” says Christine Kloostra, show director. “This is not the ‘same-old solitaire’ show; this is the ‘wow, my customer is a tastemaker’ show. Our professional studio and bench artists produce creative and custom lines and one-of-a-kind art pieces in gold, silver, diamonds, pearls and precious stones.”

In the current economy, consumers place a high value on handmade and one-of-a-kind objects that deliver style at a price point that is approachable, says Wendy Rosen, president of The Rosen Group. To appeal to the consumer who doesn’t want to wear what every other woman is wearing, artisan-designed-and-produced jewelry from the U.S. and Canada is the answer.

In addition, NICHE: The Show will be a jewelry store owner’s one-stop source in Las Vegas for fine gift, accessory and store display items, Rosen says.

“Jewelry stores have discovered that American handmade gifts, sculpture and art glass are hot categories that add beauty and elegance to their stores, and are great wedding and anniversary gifts for customers,” adds Rosen. “Nowhere else at Jewelry Week will you find such a selection of artist-designed and handmade ring boxes, presentation trays and bowls, sculpture, perfume bottles and other tabletop accessories in blown glass, ceramics, handcarved woods and embellished metals. This is art for your showcases and for the top of your customer’s vanity table.”

Invitations to exhibit will begin mailing to select artists in mid-October. Following the initial invitation period, applications will be reviewed beginning December 1, 2009 if space is available. For more information on exhibiting at NICHE: The Show, please email nichetheshow@rosengrp.com or call 410-889-2933. Registration for buyers will open on February 1, 2010.

The Rosen Group publishes NICHE magazine, the exclusive trade publication for independent retailers of fine craft and jewelry, and AmericanStyle magazine, an arts lifestyle magazine for collectors, travelers and enthusiasts. The Rosen Group also produces the Buyers Market of American Craft tradeshows, scheduled February 12-15, 2010, with a jewelry preview February 11, in Philadelphia; and August 23-25, 2010, in Baltimore.

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Monday, October 19, 2009

Recent Post from the DQFE.com about Resin Bangle Jewelry Mold

This is a post from the DQFE.com Blog about ResinObsession Resin Bangle Jewelry Mold:

Cindy with ResinObsession shows how she measures the Resin Bangle mold. Measuring this way will allow you to see if the bangle will fit. Many have been disappointed that the large resin bangle mold has produced a bangle that is too small. Now you can see if it will fit before buying. ResinObsession is working on an extra large Resin Bangle Mold to be released later this year. Artistic creation is…

Hi, Just a little update, the extra large Resin Bangle Mold has been released. It’s mold # 414 and it’s extra chunky for putting more embedments. Best Wishes, Cindy

http://dqfe.com/?p=236&cpage=1#comment-849

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

ResinObsession Rewards See & Tell
The search for Resin making ideas has it's rewards!! You can get 10% off your next order by merely keeping your eyes and ears peeled for any news in print, online or TV that includes products that ResinObsession offers!
It's easy to earn ResinObsession Rewards:
1) Be the first to email the sighting or news
2) News should be recent within the last 2 months
3) Email sighting to cindy@resinobsession.com
4) You will be emailed a coupon code to be used on your next purchase.
Results will be posted on the ResinObsession Blog once the information has been verified.

Have fun searching!
Cindy

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ResinObsession Make It Share It
Do you like free stuff? Who doesn't? Here is your chance to get free ResinObsession molds for making your own resin jewelry or decorative resin projects. Post a YouTube video of your project that includes one or more ResinObsession products and get a free polyethylene mold of your choice including shipping! The video needs to be new and of substance using ResinObsession products or items you have already made using ResinObsession products. Video needs to be three to ten minutes long. The ResinObsession product needs to be named and how you used the product. The video needs to be sent to cindy@resinobsession.com for approval before video is posted on your own blog, MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, etc. After approval post the video and then email us with the info of where you have posted the video, which mold you would like and the address you would like the mold sent to. We will include your video on the ResinObsession website, so if you would like to promote your business in the video...... If you provide a link to ResinObsession with your video we will do the same for you.

Have fun!
Happy Casting!
Cindy

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Send in your application for the Buyers Market of American Craft Show

If you are thinking of taking your creations wholesale this is a great venue.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Christine Kloostra
410-889-2933
Applications Now Being Reviewed for 2010 Buyers Market of American Craft

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until show is full
Baltimore, Md. (September 16, 2009) --
Applications are now being reviewed for the 2010 Buyers Market of American Craft. Show dates for 2010 are February 12-15 (Jewelry Preview on February 12) at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia and August 23-35 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland.The biannual Buyers Market of American Craft is the nation's largest wholesale-only tradeshow of work made by hand in the United States and Canada, featuring more than 1300 artists. More than 7,000 buyers represent retail gift shops, jewelry stores, catalogs, museum stores and galleries that sell fine handcrafted jewelry, glass art, furniture, ceramics, art made from recycled goods and more. Applications will continue to be reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year. To request an application via mail, call 410-889-2933. Applications can also be downloaded from www.americancraft.com and are accepted via www.zapplication.org.More information about the Buyers Market of American Craft can be found at www.americancraft.com, www.facebook.com/BuyersMarket and www.twitter.com/BuyersMarket.

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Saturday, September 19, 2009

ResinObsession moving hosts, email temporarily down

Hi Fellow Obsessed Ones,
We are in the middle of moving the web site to a new host, so the cindy@resinobsession.com email may be a little wacky for a day or two. You can email me at ccrafter@gmail.com. We were also having problems with the blog so we hope the new move will straighten that out as well.
Best Wishes,
Cindy

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

ResinObsession Make It Share It

ResinObsession Fans!
Do you like free stuff? Who doesn't, right? Here is your chance to get free ResinObsession molds for making your own resin jewelry or resin projects. Post a YouTube video of your project that includes one or more ResinObsession products and get a free polyethylene mold of your choice including shipping!

The video needs to be new and of substance showing the use of our products or items you have made with our products and showing which products you used to make your items. The video needs to be at least , let's say 3 minutes long. Our ResinObsession products need to be named and it would be nice if you told us how you used the product. Send the link to the video to us by email at cindy@resinobsession.com for approval before posting the video to your blog, MySpace, Facebook, etc. After you have posted the video send us a link via email with the info of where you have posted the video, which free mold you would like and the address you would like the free mold sent to.

Sound like fun?! I hope so. I know so many of you are so creative and I think we should shout it out to the world. We will post the videos on the ResinObsession blog and other ResinObsession sites as well, for the whole world to see! If they are really good maybe we will include them in the computer video demos in our booth at the wordly famous Tucson Jewelry Show!

Best wishes,
Cindy

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