National Candy Corn Day

Today is National Candy Corn Day! 

If you don't already have your exclusive candy corn plugs stop in and get them before they are gone.

Candy corn was created in the 1880s by George Renninger of the Philadelphia, PA-based Wunderle Candy Company. 

New Jewelry

Yellow, Rose & White gold hinged double sided fine line in 16ga 

We have in a bunch of new jewelry in stock. 
Get yours before they are gone.

Titanium clickers with Swarovski 16ga, 14ga and 12ga 
We can custom order whatever gem colors you would like.



 

Independents Week 2015 (June 27 - July 5)

Only 2 more days to use your 20% off Golden Coupon. 

Follow the link for details: 

http://www.localfirstaz.com/independents-week/golden-coupon.php

We will be open today 11-4pm 

Sunday noon - 6pm

Have a safe 4th of July!

See you soon.

National Scrabble Day

      For the Scrabble lover in your life we have vintage scrabble tile made into pendants using silver.



 In 1931 an unemployed architect , Alfred Mosher Butts created the game "Lexiko" which was changed to "criss-Cross Words" and later came to be known as Scrabble.

     This very popular game is played with two to four players whom score points by forming words from individual letter tiles that have points on them, on a game board marked with a 15x15 grid.

       IN the United States, the name Scrabble is trademarked by Hasbro, inc. Scrabble is sold in 121 countries with 29 different language versions. Worldwide, over  one hundred and fifty million sets have been sold.   It is
no possible to play Scrabble in Japanese's or Chinese, but they play in English with a rule book in their own language.
 
       1984 - Scrabble became a daytime game show on NBC
       1989 - The highest score for one game is 1049 by Philip Appleby from Lymington
       1995 - Underwater Scrabble was played at Portsmouth University using special laminated boards and tile   
                    with led weights.
      2004 - Scrabble was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame
      2014 - Scrabble added a new word to the official player's dictionary. Geocache is the first time the     
     Scrabble dictionary has ever included a word that was voted on by the fans and it's the first major    
      update to the Scrabble dictionary in nearly a decade

     National Scrabble Day is celebrated today in honor of the birth of Alfred Mosher Butts, born on April
     13,  1899.

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     To celebrate today, get some friends together and play a game
     of Scrabble or Words with Friends (not actually the same, but it will due).



e = mc2

Today is the 136th anniversary of Albert Einstein's birthday.  Born March 14th, 1879 in Germany. The young prodigy graduated from high-school in 1896. As an adult he moved to Italy and then to Switzerland.

Now you can have your own piece of history with one of our pendants or rings from the pavers outside of Einstein's home in Switzerland!

Einstein emigrated to the United States in 1933 and took residence in Princeton and a professorship at the Institute for Advanced Study. He Died April 18, 1955 in Princeton, NJ at the age of 76. 

Today, the practical application of Einstein's theories include the development of the television, remote control device, automatic door openers, lasers & DVD players.

Navel Piercing Time

Now is the time to get your navel pierced if you want to be healed by summer to swim.
There is no swimming for 2 to 6 months (with a curved barbell) while your navel piercing is healing, so get yours now while it's still cold out!

Dangle curved barbell best for healed piercings only.




New Plugs Arriving Soon!

00ga to 1-1/8"

Whether you're a barista familiar with the technical skill involved in latte art, or just an admirer of the ephemeral beauty of these works, this charming style is for you! 

Above crafted from Ebony Wood with etched Curly Maple cabochons. 

Below 

Crafted from Bloodwood with etched Curly Maple cabochons.

00ga to 1-1/4"

Pendants in this design can be orderd if you do not have streched lobes.

Check out our new plugs!

"FRAGILE (FRA-GEE-LAY) it must be Italian!" 

This holiday teardrop plug style is inspired by the movie A Christmas Story and it's infamous leg lamp, aka "a major award". If you haven't seen the movie, you should, and if you have, you're probably going to need these plugs. Crafted in Curly Maple inlayed with Osage Orange & Katalox and etched with "ugly sweater" detailing. 


1/2" to 1-1/2" 

December Choose Your Birthstone

Turquoise is the traditional birthstone for December, Blue Zircon is the modern birthstone, but gemstone enthusiasts now accept Tanzanite as Decembers Birthstone also.

 Tanzanite

     Tanzanite was discovered in the late 1960s, and is found exclusively, in Tanzania.  It is treasured for, and is often heat treated to achieve, its rich violet-blue color.  Originally purchased as an alternative to Sapphire, it has increased in popularity and is now valued more for its own beauty and brilliance. 



Formula: (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) + (Cr,Sr)
Color: Purple to blue  
Hardness: 6.5

 Turquoise 
     The name Turquoise is derived from the French, pierre turquoise, meaning “Turkish stone,” because the trade routes that brought Turquoise to Europe from the mines in central Asia went through Turkey, and Venetian merchants often purchased the stone in Turkish bazaars.

 Turquoise varies in color from greenish blue, through robin's egg-blue, to sky blue shades and its transparency ranges from translucent  to opaque.
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Color: Blue, blue-green, green   
Hardness: 5-7




Blue Zircon
     Zircon is one of the heaviest gemstones; this means that it will weigh more than other stones with the same measurements.
Meanings associated with the Blue Zircon are success, love, luck, happiness and prosperity.  Zircons are thought to increase intuition, durability and steadiness.  Many believe that those who wear the Zircon will experience a decrease in depression and insomnia
Derived from the Arabic word zar and gun, meaning gold and color, zircon is found in a wide range of colors such as: blue, yellow, orange, brown, green, color less and the most prized red!  

Formula: ZrSiO4
Color: Blue
Hardness: 7.5

 See more at:  http://www.americangemsociety.org/december-birthstones