Greetings!
Welcome to the very merry December issue of Inspired by Design, our monthly e-newsletter. No matter the season, jewelry is always a wonderful gift choice. This month we shine the holiday lights on designs with a winter white theme. Be it moonstone, diamonds, or white sapphires, CJDG designers have created the perfect jewelry to give to a special someone, to put on your wish list or to bring on the holiday cheer for yourself!
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Wishing all of you a healthy, joy-filled holiday season and a happy new year! See you in 2011!
Regards, Jeanne Johngren President, Contemporary Jewelry Design Group
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Amali Jewelry: As We Dream, by the Fire
 Sara Freedenfeld first created these Whisper Cascade Earrings for her cousin's wedding. She fell in love with them and could not resist adding the new earrings to her collection. Sara underscores the design's youthful insouciance with cascading pearls tumbling playfully over moonstone briolettes, like snow drizzled over icicles. For your Winter Wonderland... Whisper Cascade Earrings Freshwater Pearls and Moonstone set in 18K yellow goldContact: Sara Freedenfeld Amali Jewelry http://www.AmaliJewelry.comSara@AmaliJewelry.com781-789-8976
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Belle Brooke Designs: Ice Bubbles
Belle Brooke Barer has quickly made a name for herself as an award- winning designer who marries youthful flair with precise composition. These earrings are in her signature style, sterling silver and white gemstones that seem to bubble forth with movement and shine. A perfect ornament, no matter the season. .
Rounded Square Drop Post Earrings. White sapphires, hand fabricated high polish sterling silver with oxidized interior.
Contact: Belle Brooke Barer Belle Brooke Designs http://www.bellebrooke.net belle@bellebrooke.net 213-488-9470
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Emanuela Duca: Body Art
Emanuela Duca grew up in Rome amidst the volcanic landscape of the Italian countryside. Emanuela's Ash Necklace, which is part of her Magma Collection, is inspired by the stark beauty and texture of the land of La Dolce Vita. Rugged, yet delicate, this necklace has a lot of face-framing power. Wear this to a gallery opening or out on the town for instant glamor and sophisticated eye-catching appeal.
Ash necklace, highly textured surfaces in sterling silver.
Contact: Emanuela Duca Emanuela Duca http://www.emanueladuca.com emanueladuca@gmail.com 212-927-8628
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Heloisa Fitzgerald Jewelry: Clarity of Purpose
 For her Clarity Collection, Heloisa Fitzgerald designed a custom cut for her quartz crystal. Heloisa is known for her statement making use of generous sized stones. "When someone buys the pieces I design, they will be worn forever, and passed down, perhaps, to generations. So it is important, to me, to ensure that the artistry and quality is the absolute best." Clarity ring rock crystal and pave diamonds in 18K white gold Clarity earrings rock crystal and diamonds in 18K white goldContact: Heloisa Fitzgerald Heloisa Fitzgerald Jewelry http://www.heloisafitzgerald.comheloisa@heloisafitzgerald.com617-419-0383
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J. Petet Designs: Frozen, Snow-dusted Peaks
Growing up in Colorado with a geologist grandfather and a landscape artist mother, John Petet has always been fascinated by nature, minerals, crystals and gemstones. This one-of-a- kind Agate Fan pendant began with a stone from one of John's favorite German stone cutters, Dieter Lorenz. The sharp angles are softened by the rounded edge-slice of gold and two unexpected diamonds.
Agate Fan pendant agate with 2 diamonds 0.09ct TW in 18K yellow goldContact: John Petet J. Petet Designs http://www.jpetetdesigns.comjohn@jpetetdesigns.com719-481-3742
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Julia Behrends Design: Make Everyday Extraordinary
Award-winning jewelry designer Julia Behrends' Ice Princess Collection uses a unique sterling silver and platinum alloy which has a luxurious "icy" color and a rich, heavy feel. The alloy combines the hardness of platinum and the shine of sterling silver, making it tarnish resistant. The addition of diamonds makes a simple bangle extraordinary. Matching rings, earrings and pendants are also available. Ice Princess bangle sterling silver 925/ platinum 035 and white diamonds.Contact: Julia Behrends Julia Behrends Design http://www.juliabehrends.cominfo@juliabehrends.com800-455-1580
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Pamela Froman Fine Jewelry: Get Crushed on Ice
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This icy white Helena Sparkle pendant is award- winning designer Pamela Froman's take on the Star of David. Although it has been interpreted as a snowflake by some, she named it after her Great Aunt Helen, who Pamela says is "a star in my heart!" Part of her GetCrushed Collection, the pendant features Pamela's signature technique, combining distressed gold and silver, made from her own alloys, to create a subtly textured finish. Fancy Helena Sparkle Pendant Diamonds wiith a hand-wired diamond briolette, 1.05tcw in 18K White Gold, "Crushed Diamond Duet" 18" Chain, 18K white gold handmade chain of crushed diamond shapes and diamond bezels, 0.26tcw
Contact: Jilienne Hart-Arth Pamela Froman Fine Jewelry http://www.pamelafroman.comjilienne@pamelafroman.com323-954-7436
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Vicente Agor: The World is My Snow Globe
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This ring from Vicente Agor's Antarctica Collection uses naturally occurring rock crystal within a rock crystal. The stone was cut to highlight a snow globe and glacier effect inside the stone. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of the Antarctica Collection are donated to The Antarctica Project, a not for profit organization that is dedicated to the preservation and conservation of this vast and breathtaking wilderness.
Antarctica Snow Globe Ring Round rock crystal cabochon centerpiece, 47.75 carats, surrounded by pave set round brilliant diamonds and Paraiba tourmalines, set in 18K yellow gold.
Contact: Michael Pfeffer Vicente Agor http://www.vicenteagor.com info@vicenteagor.com 415-863-1770
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Executive Board Jeanne Johngren, President Vicente Agor, Vice President Mark Schneider, Treasurer John Petet, Secretary Pam Ford, Board Member At-Large
Marylouise Lugosch, Executive Director
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The Contemporary Jewelry Design Group is a national association of professional jewelry designers dedicated to creative jewelry design and committed to the highest standards of integrity and ethics in business and in design. |
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