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The Utica Public Library will host its annual Betty Price Jewelry Sale on Friday, May 3rd and Saturday, May 4th in the library gallery. on Saturday. Half of the revenue raised will benefit the library's collections and services.

For many years the Betty Price Jewelry Sale was held at ReidSheldon Co. in the New Hartford Shopping Center. In recent years, the Utica Public Library has become the new home for this spectacular sale. Stunning jewelry from Mexico, Italy, Poland, and other international locations will be available. Unique pendants, pins, necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings crafted with sterling silver and set with a variety of materials including amber, turquoise, onyx will catch the eye. The show traditionally focuses on all the beautiful shades of amber from golden to honey to dazzling green. This large selection of affordable jewelry creates a great option for gifts.

Currently, the special guests for the show are Nikki A. Day from Azula International Jewelry Imports of Saco, Maine and Denise Dyktor Davis of Warm Earth Studios of East Lansing, Michigan.

The public is invited to attend this striking jewelry sale and support the Utica Public Library. For more information please contact Joyce at (315) 7235597.

(Nov. 30, 2009 Noon) The Workspace will be hosting Art Mart, the annual arts and crafts sale at the Iowa State Memorial Union. The sale will be held in the Maintenance Shop near the West entrance of the MU on Tuesday, Dec. and Wednesday, Dec.

Blown glass from the Gaffer Guild including vases, discount jewelry online, vessels, ornaments and sculptural works. Guild members include ISU students, faculty and staff.

December 2 is also the Winterfest celebration on campus with lots of activities for all ages.

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LONG BRANCH When Memorial Day weekend opens the summer season at the Jersey Shore, it time for one of the largest outdoor art happenings in New fashion jewelry wholesale, the annual in the Park event.

On Sunday, May 30, the Long Branch Arts Council in partnership with the Long Branch Historical Association and the City of Long Branch will host dozens of artists from all over New Jersey in the 12th annual in the Park. in West End Park, located just one block from the beach and at the center of the West End business district at the corner of Ocean and Brighton avenues.

in the Park will feature artists and craftspeople from Monmouth and Ocean counties displaying works in media that range from sketches or paintings on paper and canvas to sculpture, ceramics, mixed media, photography, handcrafted jewelry and special materials.

A variety of works will be available for sale by the participating artists, and awards will be given out in eight categories, along with a People Choice Award selected by event attendees.

There will be a variety of live music, and attendees will be within walking distance of more than 20 different sitdown restaurants, takeout eateries and taverns.

who ever attended this event knows that it not the same old same old, event coordinator Mare Akana said in a press release. a oneofakind collection of quality original works, many of which you won see anywhere else and all in a strollingfair setting that a lot of fun to experience.

Among the artists confirmed for the event are Ed Spiro, foundobject sculpture, Joel Katz, lenticular imaging, Lana Kessler, ceramics, Vicki Culver, photocollage, and painters Bill Bunting, Carol Colvin, Demetrius Patterson, Scott Hawxhurst, Mike Sarapuchiello and Marvin Pakula, as well as art photography by Mike Menendez and Trish Hamm and jewelry designers Mary Casey and Jeong Kim.

So, too, was Emmett Murphy, a spokesman, spokesperson for the National Pawnbrokers Association."The percentages indicated in the report do not appear to be an accurate snapshot of pawn store use in Arizona or on a national level," Murphy said. He pointed to a recently released 2011 survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. "But I don't think it's an effective financial wholesale fashion jewelry strategy."He said knowledge is the key to managing personal finances."Sometimes things like interest rates and getting loans can be complex and confusing even for experts," Shorb said.

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More than 50,000 jewelry pieces were taken off the shelves here and in the UK by Argos and other firms following claims that UK stamps of approval were illegally applied.

It has been claimed that 9carat rings and pendants illegally fashion jewelry wholesale received the stamps when they were being made in the UK. They were supposed to be applied later after independent qualitychecks confirmed the amount of gold involved in their manufacture.

In a statement yesterday, Argos said that the quality of its gold is not in question and that the investigation relates to the standard of hallmarking. The chain has 12 branches in the North and 13 in the Republic.

The current investigation in Britain centres on items which retail there for between 8.99 (Ir10.75) and stg100 (Ir120).

Birmingham Assay Master Michael Allchin said the items he was being asked to check each contained the three common hallmarks the name of the manufacturer, a box containing the figure '375' to denote 9carat gold and the mark of the Assay office which allegedly approved them.

SOUTH OGDEN Women of Grace at the nondenominational Lighthouse Ministries Christian Center would like to invite Ogdenarea women 18 and older of all faiths to participate wholesale fashion jewelry with them in a weekend retreat for those who are stressed.

"Hidden Treasures in Broken Vessels," slated for Sept. 1012, is sponsored by the group as an outreach to the community.

"Why do we boast or assume ownership, if it has been given to us? All that we have whether material wealth, skill, or talent has been given to us by the Creator," reads the Amplified version of the Bible.

"We wanted to reach out to the community and to other women that are hurting," Hall said. "There are a lot of women out there who are hurting. This is about women helping other women."

The twoday event costs $40, but organizers hope to also open the event up for those who can't afford to pay and are asking members of the community who can afford it to sponsor a woman for the retreat.

They also are raising money by asking business owners who are interested to purchase an ad in a souvenier booklet for the event.

"It's what the Lord said to do, to make it affordable," Hall said. "There's women that may want to go. We want to reach out to them and sponsor them."

She said anyone is welcome, including those who are homeless or who are suffering from other overwhelming conditions.

The $40 cost covers five meals, lodging, workshops and transportation.

The event will take place at Camp Utaba, at 7005 North Fork Road in Eden, but church officials will provide transportation to the retreat from the church at 882 Chambers St. in South Ogden. The church is in the white building west of the Boy Scout offices and north of Holy Family Catholic Church. Sept. 10.

The event will feature a guest revivalist, Pastor Patricia Douglas, from the World Covenant Church International in Nashville, Tenn.

Included in the list of workshop subjects are: Prayer, money management, how to start your own business, marriage, singles, broken relationships, setting goals, self esteem and arts and crafts.

Items made in the arts and crafts workshop will be given as Christmas presents to people in a longterm care facility the church supports.

Hall stresses the invitation for women of all backgrounds to attend.

"We are reaching out to all women," she said. "You don't have to be a certain denomination or ethnic background."

The Wall Street Journal reports that bling sales are way down, citing "the recession" and "Internet piracy" as reasons why rappers are increasingly turning to "cubic zirconia, the synthetic diamond standin and QVC staple" and other completely fraudulent materials. "The recession is cramping the style of hiphop artists and wannabes," apparently. (Although the article also points out that cubic zirconia has a long and storied history around the necks of rappers, as do all sorts of other discount fashion jewelry fraudsjust ask Young Berg.) This is all very ironic, however, because these chains, once seen as signs of hiphop frivolity, now seem like pretty decent investments: surely the value of Lil Jon's infamous five pound, 3,756 roundcut white diamond "CRUNK AIN'T DEAD" chain has held up much better over the last year or two than did his 401K. The subtle drift of the piece becomes clear right around the part when we learn that Paul Wall's "grillz" business has also taken a 60% hit, a blow considerably gentler than the one his album sales took when he released Fast Life earlier this month. Take from an expert: "Your jeweler is a loser."

Culture of Bling Clangs to Earth as the Recession Melts Rappers' Ice [Wall Street Journal]

The beads may been strung on necklaces or braclets. C. Henshilwood

Diamonds are a girl's best friend, but shell necklaces were all the rage in the Stone Age. So say archaeologists who have unearthed what may be the oldest jewellery ever discovered.

The 75,000yearold beads were found in the Blombos Cave on the southern tip of South Africa. A team led by Christopher Henshilwood of the University of Bergen, Norway found over 40 peasized shells with bored holes and worn areas showing that they had been strung on a necklace, bracelet or clothes.

The beads predate discount jewelry online excavated from sites in Europe and Africa by at least 30,000 years, they report in Science1.

Much like a wedding ring or priest's collar, such ornaments are thought to have indicated people's social status, and suggest that the cave dwellers had a relatively modern culture.

The beads add to other archaeological finds in the cave that point to the sophistication of the occupants. These include bone tools and 77,000yearold pieces of decorated ochre, which some think are the earliest examples of abstract artwork.

The fact that the beads were found in clusters strengthens the idea that they came from a piece of jewellery, says archaeologist Clive Gamble of the University of Southampton, UK. "Having so many is a lot more exciting than having just one," he says.

Culture club Anatomically modern humans are thought to have lived in Africa from at least 160,000 years ago. But there is much debate about when they acquired language and other aspects of modern culture.

Traces of red ochre on the beads may have come from paint or clothes. C. Henshilwood

The new finding strengthens the idea that at least some groups in Africa had developed such a culture by the middle Stone Age. They probably used language in order to explain the meaning of their bracelets and charms, says team member Francisco d'Errico of the Prehistory and Quaternary Geology Institute of the University of Bordeaux in Talence, France.

The researchers believe that the mollusc shells were collected from coastal estuaries around 20 kilometres from the cave. Most were found in a layer of sand that has been accurately dated to around 75,000 years old. The orange and black beads carried traces of red ochre pigment that had either been painted on or that rubbed off from clothing.

Experts say that this or other sites may throw up even earlier jewellery and refine the date at which human culture advanced. "We haven't yet bottomed out in the oldest jewellery or art," says Gamble.

Taking on the challenge of a team glass blowing project discount jewelry online is usually not attempted by beginners. But for a group of glass students enrolled in the Advanced Glass Blowing for Beginners course, it was a great way to test their skills.

Although Red Deer College does not offer glassblowing during the school year, for more then 20 years, glassblowing students have been attending Series art programs where visiting instructors pass on their skills during the summer.

Glass instructor Jeff Holmwood got his start during a Series program in 1990 and for two weeks this summer, he has been teaching the Advanced Glassblowing for Beginners class.

The team project is one that Holmwood likes to test his students with. More experienced students lead and less experienced one help, with all students getting a chance to mix it up and participate in all sorts of different skills, said Holmwood.

"There's about six people on a team and they will be trading off positions," Holmwood said. "Its pretty complicated but in my experience they are going to pull off something probably pretty nice."

"The pieces in the team project tend to be a little crooked and funny, but we auction it off and it's a good keepsake. People like it," said Holmwood.

Along with the glassblowing, the Series program at RDC offers courses in ceramics, sculpting with different types of media, the more traditional arts of drawing, calligraphy, painting; and modern art such as creating with textiles, making jewelry, welding sculptures, photography and handcrafting books.

My grandmother had a huge tent party in her backyard when I was 3 or 4 years old. I don't recall the occasion or the guest of honor, although it was probably Gram herself, as she never shied away from throwing herself a party.

But I do remember trying unsuccessfully to shimmy up the tent's supporting poles with three of my cousins. Our hands kept slipping until one of us recalled the trick Olympic gymnasts use to grip the uneven bars. Chalk.

Of course, we didn't have access to any gymnast chalk, but there was always a container of scented face powder on the back of Gram's toilet that likely would have the same effect.

It did. And it sent clouds of perfumed powder into the backyard until Gram realized what had happened.

She was only mildly amused, but we were immediately fashion jewelry wholesale forgiven for the mess both in the yard and the bathroom.

Gram didn't "do" messes. She was meticulous in life, and in death, which occurred Wednesday afternoon.

Catherine Donnelly Bolen died in her sleep at the age of 99, and no one was ever more prepared.

She had written her own obituary about six years ago. She knew what clothing she would wear to greet St. Peter, and she had the funeral Mass planned to the letter, although she likely muttered under her breath while considering the individual shortcomings of each parish priest.

Gram was ready to be reunited with her husband, my Pop, and all the other friends and family members who had made it to the Pearly Gates first. Of course, she probably headed off immediately to get her hair done before joining some heavenly bridge group.

But my Gram wasn't the typical golf, bridge, church type of lady. Of course, she enjoyed them all.

She was only 5 feet tall, but feisty and opinionated. She had cocktails every afternoon with my parents always accompanied by a snack. She carried a tiny walking stick with a ladybug handle, and she drove her electric wheelchair at dangerous speeds until an unfortunate mishap with a bench.

She had the largest fashion jewelry cabinet a young girl had ever seen, and she never flinched when that tiny girl adorned herself with every bead and bauble it contained.

She waited until her late 20s to marry the man of her dreams. Such a long wait was unheard of in her generation, and she privately reassured her youngest granddaughter that being single at age 30 was not only OK, but a badge of honor and a sign of independence and strength.

And when I introduced her to the man of my dreams a few years ago, she nodded knowingly and smiled approvingly.

Gram kept her own house in perfect order until her mid90s, when she finally asked my parents if she could move across the street and live with them. They didn't hesitate to welcome her and her unrelenting schedule into our house.

She bought her own computer at age 91 and corresponded via email with her nine grandchildren.

She protested vehemently when I playfully called her "old lady," but always pressed a secret 40 bucks into my hand when I waltzed through the kitchen.

She loved the slot machines in Atlantic City. She loved her afternoon cocktails and early dinners at the Crab Trap. She loved dessert after dinner, and taught each grandchild how to build the perfect ice cream, hot fudge and butterscotch parfait using the "fancy" glasses in the back of her cabinet and the long, twisted spoons.