Welcome to the October issue of Inspired by Design.

We have a new and exciting offer for the stores that carry CJDG designers. If you have been looking into web marketing, you might know that the next generation of jewelry buyers already does and will do more hours of investigation and research on the internet. You may also know that websites where the content is constantly updated rise to the top of the search engine rankings. (And, you may have heard that non-profit organizations get higher billing in the Search Engines than for-profit organizations.) If you think that a link on our regularly updated website that tells the stories behind the designer jewelry that you carry would be beneficial to your business, please contact Marylouise Lugosch, Executive Director of the CJDG for an application form. (email: Marylouise@cjdgjewelers.org) Get in for the holiday season. Your store does need to carry at least one CJDG member to qualify for inclusion.

This month's Inspired by Design is all about texture. Raw, unpolished and polished but uneven surfaces add a lot of tactile interest to a jewelry design and remind us that gemstones are rocks. Inclusions and imperfections are fingerprints identifying a stone and making each one distinctive.

Don't forget to check out the latest articles recently added to the CJDG website:

             Vicente Agor Interviews Rebecca Overmann

             TrendWatch: Bohemian Rhapsody

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And feel free to visit the CJDG website to see more of our incredibly talented designers' work.

Thank you for your time and attention!

Regards,
Jeanne Johngren
President, Contemporary Jewelry Design Group