"What are those little brown squares in my order?"

I've been asked that question before, and the answer is two-fold:

1) Don't throw them away!

2) They help to prevent tarnishing of your silver and copper.

Adorn Me includes these tabs in with your order as a service, to help keep your jewelry shiny. The technology used to make these are the same that is used by NASA, the Guggenheim Museum, and smart jewelry manufacturers around the world.

These tabs provide protection from tranish for up to 12 months (keeping your jewelry in the sealed little bags they came in helps to keep the tabs fresh longer), and they do not leave any deposits on the items they protect. You can even use it for pearl and opal-based pieces, but be sure to allow your pearls and opals to breathe, as they need air, so do not seal those bags for long, if at all.

They do not out-gas like charcoal-based poly tabs or charcoal papers, and they are non-toxix, non-abrasive, and will not scratch or harm your jewelry. Each tab protects up to 30 cubic inches of container space.

So, as you can see, the tabs are in your jewelry bag for a reason, so don't throw them out. Just one more service that we like to provide -- along with rubber ear wire stoppers, protective and lovely packaging and gift enclosure notes -- to make your experience better and your purchases long-lasting. :c)

I should add that these tabs do not clean the jewelry, they only keep it from tarnishing. To clean you need something like the very reasonably-priced polishing cloth we offer in our shop. The tab only keeps clean jewelry shiny, but won't actually clean it itself. Your tarnish-prone jewelry (all jewelry, really) should be wiped clean and then polished before and after wearing and stored. Use the outside cloth to wipe clean, then the inside cloth to polish, and then a different part of the outside cloth to final polish.

Come see our stores at Etsy and at Zibbet.

White Mystic Topaz...

If you've never seen highest gem quality white mystic topaz you're missing a real treat. They sparkle like diamonds, and the colors refracted are mesmerizing.

These gem quality, positively delicious rainbow mystic white topaz faceted pear briolettes are, bar none, some of the most gorgeous, luxe stones we have in stock. They are totally clear, but pick up and refract the light to spark off a range of colors. They are simple in design: just the gorgeous topaz wrapped in oxidized sterling silver, hanging from ball end oxidized sterling ear wires, and are approximately 1 1/8" in length, from top to bottom.

I'm a huge fan of moonstone and these are even lovelier than the finest moonstone . These stones are topaz, not quartz, which means they are of a much higher quality and greater hardness and durability. Their clarity is superb, having a classification of VVS, or AAA quality. Magnificent! You may find them here.

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Now, on to the next pair of white mystic topaz earrings! These are longer, at 2 inches, and use beautiful little silver and marcasite 'S" connectors. They are One Of A Kind (or, OOAK)!

Elegant in design, I hand-wrapped these gorgeous brios in shiny sterling silver and hung them from silver and marcasite connectors and semi-circle sterling silver ear wires. Their design makes for a long -- but not too long, slinky design. You may find these earrings here.

All Of Our Jewelry Is Shipped Low Cost, Worldwide! When you order, your jewelry will arrive to you in a glossy black box with an note card inside. If your purchase is a gift for someone, you can send us a note at Etsy when checking out and tell us what you would like hand-written on the card. This is then boxed and wrapped up in either a black or sparkly silver ribbon, all ready for gift-giving!

Adorn Me has a Facebook Fan Page where you will find news and discounts that are exclusive to fan page members. Our deep discount 24-hour sales are always fun, but those are for members only.

Happy Shopping!

Add Some Sparkle to Your Spring

As the sun starts to shine though the dreary clouds, we thought it would be a good time to showcase some glass jewelry for that sun to shine through! Using glass in jewelry is fantastic since it comes in pretty much every size, shape, and color imaginable. Plus, in most cases, it's very affordable. Glass jewelry is also very easy to keep; the wearer just needs to be gentle with their glass jewelry while wearing and storing it.

One of our newer designs is our Spring Solstice - Verdigris Brass Hoop and Orange Melon Earrings. These Bohemian earrings feature a 12mm soft orange givre glass melon beads hanging through the center of distressed verdigris treated brass. More info and pics can be found here, in the listing.

Another new glass creation are our Blue Hawaiian - Hand Hammered Sterling and Czech Glass earrings. On hand-hammered sterling silver ear wires, 8mm opalescent faceted milky jonquil yellow Czech glass beads are sandwiched between 5mm deep aqua faceted rondelles with a celsian coating. These are simple and sweet earrings that would be perfect for all occasions, and are particularly great for those who prefer short, non-swingy earrings. More photos and information on these darling earrings can be found here.

Our next featured item is our Luminous Yellow Pineapple Quartz earrings. They have been wrapped with gold filled wire. The focus of these lovely light yellow earrings are faceted harlequin diamond-shaped opalescent Pineapple Quartz (which is actually not a stone, but glass). They are top-drilled and wrapped with gold-filled wire and hang from gold filled fish hook ear wires adorned with lovely little gold filled stardust beads. Simple and stunning. More info and pics can be found here.

Adorn Me Jewelry's Sapphire Blue Glass and Copper Necklace's focus is a sapphire blue table-cut Czech glass bead. It has been paired with round sapphire blue Swarovski crystal, a tiny 1mm copper bead, handcrafted copper ball-end head pin, a beautiful antiqued copper Tierra Cast saddle bead cap and antiqued copper chain with a heart-shaped clasp. For more photos and information on this beauty, please click here. We also carry matching earrings which can be found here.

Our Garden Path, in Aqua - Vibrant, Flowery Czech Glass earrings scream Spring! The 10mm Picasso treated, faceted aqua Czech glass rondelles hang invitingly below grass green flower bead caps. Sitting atop the green flower bead caps are little, teal vitrail-coated faceted Czech glass crystals. More info and pics can be found here.

AMJ's fun Hand Blown Hollow Glass Disc Earrings feature dynamic 20mm disc shaped hollow blown glass beads in aqua with chartreuse swirled lines that are nestled between two 4mm clear swarovski bicone crystals with an Aurora Borealis (AB) coating, and are strung on sterling silver ball-end headpins which hang from long sterling silver kidney shaped ear wires. More info and photos can be found here.

Our last featured item for today is our stunning Aura - Amazingly Colorful Vitrail Aurora Molded Glass Teardrop Earrings. These smooth, teardrop molded glass pieces have a vitrail finish that catch the light and sparkle every color of the rainbow! Simple gunmetal hardware's used to not detract from the stunning glass teardrops. More photos and info can be found here.

Adorn Me Jewelry caters to all body types, so if you prefer your necklaces or earrings longer or shorter, please convo us and we'll do our best to accommodate your needs.
AMJ can found on Twitter, and now on Facebook. Come check us out there for additional specials!

Happy shopping!!

Thank you to Krystle of dkjewels!!

Thank you to Krystle of dkjewelsfor featuring our
Aqua Flame Rose Ring in her gorgeous pastel Easter treasury at Etsy!

I Heart Handmade's Virtual Spring Craft Fair

Adorn Me Jewelry is I ♥ Handmade's featured shop today. If you've never been there, take a look. You'll find all manner of handmade items there. You can find our page here.

Right now, we're running a special! If you use the code, "I can't wait for Spring!," you'll receive 10% off your entire order. Plus, we still have our low cost worldwide shipping!

I ♥ Handmade is being run by Jessica at Indie Icing, a well-known blog about all life and kinds of things, but she also featured handmade artists, artisans and crafters. If you're any of the above, take a look at I ♥ Handmade and consider participating in their online craft shows.

Thank you, Chrissy Watson!

Adorn Me Jewelry would like to thank Chrissy, of ChrissyWatson for featuring our Sandi Earrings - London Blue Quartz with Hammered Rose Gold-filled Wire in a gorgeous treasury called, "Blueberry Muffin." Such glorious blues in this treasury, and some very delicious-looking blueberry muffins, too. :c)

The other Etsians featured are: CricketsCreations, HomeBakery, ByTheBy, dbabcock, MarmaladeHills, nrgee, tyarkoni, awkward, norakaren, Lori411, and dkjewels. Thank you Chrissy for including us in your fantastic treasury!

Our next shipping date is February 27, 2010.

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Thank you, Kristen and Jeannie!

Adorn Me Jewelry would like to thank two more Etsians for featuring one of our pieces in their treasuries.

Kristen, of modmomME, created one of the most beautiful, bold, red and aqua themed treasuries I've ever seen. She named it, "You Are..." and featured, in part, AMJ's FatRounds - Hammered Sterling Hoops with Turquoise and Coral. The other artists Kristen featured are: melmuirdesigns, electricbluebird, LittleOvercoat, somavenus, allisajacobs, Moxiedoll, Emmamaha, AlloverArt, sewsewsuckurtoe, AnnieandOlive, and DawnCorrespondence. Thank you Kristen for including our earrings in your vibrant treasury!

Next, I would like to thank my good friend, Jeannie, of Bead Stylin', for including AMJ's Lily, The Softest Touch Lariat Necklace - Peachy Pink Faceted Chalcedony in her soft and romantic treasury called "whisper to me," which was full of pinkish/peaches and grays. The other Estians featured are: Crafts2Cherish, leapinggazelle, pixelimpress, arosha, dkjewels, amberalexander, tasifashion, Mwilson, 215Design, BroomhillPictures, and gaialai. Thanks bunches Stylin for including one of my designs in your gorgeous treasury!!

Jeannie of Stylin' is a fellow member of The Etsy Treasury Team, or ETTEAM, of which AMJ is a member. We are a group of artists, crafters and artisans who love making and looking at Etsy Treasuries.

Many thanks go out to Jeannie and Kristen! :c)

Our upcoming shipping date is tomorrow, Saturday morning, February 13, 2010.

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The Etsy Treasury Team...

... Rocks!

Adorn Me Jewelry would like to thank five fellow ETTEAM members for being gracious enough to feature one of our pieces in each of their treasuries.

Karen, of EarringsByKaren, created a whimsical themed treasury called, "Peppermint Patty," which is an homage to a beloved Peanuts character. Karen was kind enough to feature AMJ's Peruvian Blue Opal Briolettes earrings - from our Petits Luxes line of jewelry. The other Etsians she featured are: SilverLeafCostumes, StudioCherie, ChrissyWatson, westbournegrove, blackeyedsusan, Fishstikks, ZaftigDelights, CricketsCreations, bytheway, ShopFullCircle, and RockAndGold. Thank you Karen for including one of our designs in your adorable treasury!

We would also like to thank Nora, of norakaren, for featuring our Heavy Metal Rocker - Wild Feather and Metal Very Long Earrings in her treasury called, "Feathers and Heart," which features feather and heart shaped objects :c). The other artists featured are: tyarkoni, dbabcock, AliBaliJewellery, simplydoodles, BeadFloraJewels, TheHeadbandShoppe, ChloeANDMaddie, HautTotes, prettypeacockshop, prettybetty, and yarrow1. Thanks bunches for including us in your beautiful treasury!

Chrissy, of ChrissyWatson, created a fabulous and fiery colored treasury called, "FUn," where she featured in part, AMJ's Mod Design - Carnelian and Eggplant Copper Circle earrings. The other Etsians featured are: EarringsByKaren, Lori411, beadstylin, craftymamadesigns, lindesigns, jbenjaminglass, Krystyna81, Ulixis, positivecreations, MysticLily, and ChiliCrab. Thank you so much Chrissy for featuring our earrings in your stunning treasury!

Heather, of niftyknits created a fun, critter filled treasury called, "Easy as ABC," where she featured Adorn Me Jewelry's Olivia Octopus Mini Me Steampunk Filigree Adjustable Ring. The other Etsians featured are: Fishstikks, bythewayside, AliBaliJewellery, CharmedByKaren, ChrissyWatson, bazketmakr, beadstylin, gocksfrocks, cutedesigns, 5erg, and artyecological. Thanks Heather for featuring one of our designs in your fantastic treasury!!

Lastly, AMJ would like to thank Jan, of funwallart for featuring our Elle - Vintage Bead Earrings with a Modern Twist from our Vintage Metro line in her softly pink, inspired treasury called, "Esty Lovelies!!" The other Etsians featured are: Lori411, toolisjewelry, Waterrose, Honeybrownvintage, jennyelkins, WeeBindery, SpringColors, dkjewels, awkward, jenscloset, and DvoraSchleffer. Thanks Jan for featuring us in your lovely treasury!

Many of the treasuries include team members from The Etsy Treasury Team, or ETTEAM, of which AMJ is a member. You couldn't find a more creative group of people to work with! Thanks teamies! :c)

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