Jewelry Designer Blog

January 26, 2012

Send your Next Love Letter in a Sterling Silver Envelope Locket!

Romance is in the air with the arrival of our NEW sterling silver envelope locket. This is a charming design perfect for Valentine’s Gifts from sweethearts. What’s even better is that the envelope actually opens along a hinge and securely closes with a neat button latch. The tiny dot detailing is the icing on the cake.

Be sure to pick up the matching silver tablet so you can stamp personalized messages, little sweet nothings, or words to uplift, like “courage” and “strength.” This silver tablet fits perfectly inside the envelope! As an alternative, you can also hand write a note on paper, and slip into the envelope.

Wear your envelope on a charm bracelet, on a beaded necklace, or simply thread it onto a romantic silk ribbon!

Say it in silver!

January 24, 2012

Find Nina Designs at GLW Holidome & GJX at Tucson 2012

Filed under: On The Road — Tags: , Marcy @ 3:29 pm

If you’re a Tucson veteran you’ve already started planning your shopping strategies for jewelry findings at the most spectacular tradeshow of the year. This is an exciting year for Nina Designs.

For the first time in Nina Designs history we’ll be exhibiting at two shows during Tucson 2012.

GLW Holidome Show
Booth: #727 – 733
Address: Holiday Inn, 4550 South Palo Verde Rd Tucson, AZ 85714
Date: Feb. 2 – Feb. 10
Description: Our booth will be filled with exciting new styles and all your favorites – charms, links, earrings findings, silk, leather, and more! You’ll also find our new bronze styles.

GJX Show, Downtown Tucson
Booth: #2309
Address: 198 South Granada Ave., Tucson AZ 85701
Date: Jan. 31 – Feb. 5
Description: At this booth you’ll find only sterling silver and gold vermeil styles, with a focus on higher end and pricier items, like fancy clasps, large gold veremil pendants, and handmade chain.

SHOW TIPS:
1 – Bring a few photocopies of your state resale license, or stickers with all your information on them.
2 – For California customers, we suggest bringing copies of your BOE-230.
3 – Check out our On The Road blog series for more handy shopping tips.

NOTICE: With most of our office staff in Tucson this year, there’s a potential for delay in order processing in the office, from Jan. 31 – Feb. 10, 2012. Our office will be open and taking orders, but there could be delays to our usual order processing times.

January 11, 2012

Shop for silver charms on your NEW iPad2 or Kindle Fire!

Filed under: Giveaways — Tags: , , , juanita @ 5:32 pm

Like Nina Designs on Facebook for a chance to win: an iPad2 (Grand Prize), a Kindle Fire (2nd Prize), and a $100 Shopping Spree at Nina Designs (3rd Prize).

An iPad2 16MB & WiFi is a wonderful tool for jewelry designers to sketch jewelry designs, organize jewelry photos, and shop for silver charms and jewelry findings at Nina Designs. And, with both the iPad and the Kindle Fire you can watch movies, read books & mags, download fun apps, play games, and upload/share photos and videos. After all, even jewelry designers have to rest sometime, and have fun! Tell your friends and family so they can join in the fun.

January 10, 2012

Outstanding Customer Service and Excellent Jewelry Findings Go Together at Nina Designs!

Filed under: Customer Service — Tags: , , DeAnna @ 11:23 am

Here at Nina Designs we offer excellent jewelry findings and outstanding customer service. We always take customer feedback seriously and another way we have improved the Nina Designs experience is introducing our NEW Returns Form. This form makes the return process a breeze! It also ensures returns or exchanges are processed faster than ever. In combination with the new returns form, we have revamped our return policy. Check out our FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) page to read all the details regarding our return policy.

Fill out Returns Form, place return items in hard sided box and padded mailer.

January 4, 2012

Reviewing Silver Charms Helps Families in Need

Filed under: philanthropy — Tags: , , juanita @ 12:46 pm

Congratulations! By reviewing silver charms and jewelry findings, you’ve given a sheep to a family in need. Every product you reviewed helped a family receive training and a sheep that will help them become self-reliant. All over the world, Heifer partners are raising sheep to advance the cause against hunger and poverty.

Thank you for your gift!

December 28, 2011

Silver Pendants from the US to Lima

Filed under: philanthropy — Tags: nina @ 1:33 pm

Silver Pendants support jewelry designers all over the world. As designers we share similar joys and challenges. Carmen Rosa Gamio Alvarez is a jeweler in Peru who recently received a microloan from Nina Designs. Reading her bio, I was struck by how much all of us have in common as jewelry designers, business women and moms.

Alvarez discovered her love of art early. “When I was a little girl, I liked to draw, and today I have a lot of fun designing and creating jewelry. I think it awoke the latent child artist in me.”

She adores her job. “The silversmith’s art runs through my veins and I love it…For me, my art is a fusion of fantasy and reality.”

She struggles with the high price of silver. “The rising price of silver is seriously affecting my work.”

And she relishes being a Mom. “Motherhood is greatest challenge in life and my greatest satisfaction.”

Sound familiar anyone?

December 23, 2011

Let it snow with sterling silver snowflake charms!

Filed under: Inspiration — Tags: , Tiffany @ 3:57 pm

Sterling silver snowflake charms celebrate the most wonderful time of of year. Growing up in the Bay Area, I’ve always wanted to wake up, look out my window, and see a winter wonderland. I’d crawl out of bed, bundle up, and get into a frosty snowball fight with friends. Then after my troops win, I’d build a snowman, or ice skate on a frozen lake. I’ve never done any of these things in my whole life. I’ve never even seen snow. The most beautiful snowflake I have ever seen are the silver snowflake charms here at Nina Designs!

While I won’t be celebrating a white Christmas this year, one holiday to-do I am crossing off my bucket list is cooking The Beloved Holiday Dinner for my family. My late grandmother made so many memorable meals, but since her passing this honor has been passed to various older couples in my family. This year my cousin and I are excited to refresh the menu and share our twist on the traditional Christmas feast. We hope to make it a night to remember.

We’ll start by sprucing up mashed potatoes with our favorite ingredient – truffle butter. Oui! Oui! We’re also replacing plain old baked yams with crispy sweet potatoes fries tossed with whole roasted cloves of garlic that melt in your mouth. We’re most excited about losing the traditional roasted turkey for a tasty moist chicken instead. Whew, we’ve got some work to do! Although my family is very supportive, we’re starting to feel the pressure. We want this holiday dinner to be perfect with a renewed and delicious menu. Keep your fingers crossed. I’ll let you know how it goes in the New Year.

The entire staff of Nina Designs wish you and your loved ones the happiest of holidays. May you all enjoy a memorable feast with friends and family!

Winter Wonderland of sterling silver charms!

December 20, 2011

Bronze Jewelry Charms Become Family Keepsakes

Filed under: Blog Partner Fun — Tags: , , , juanita @ 11:20 am

Sending our Bronze Jewelry Charms out into the world to become family keepsakes is Nina Designs’ dream come true! When we’re pulling orders we often wonder what’s to become of the jewelry charms we’re sending out. And, I remember more than once wishing out loud that this or that jewelry charm would be passed down from mother to daughter as a remembrance of love and friendship. That’s why Erin Prais-Hintz of Treasures Found Blog blew my mind with her latest post.

It’s all about her Nana commissoning Erin to make charm necklaces out of her coveted charm bracelet that chronicled her life’s adventures from Mexico to Germany. Erin made one necklace of each of Nana’s girls using one of Nana’s charms and filling in with Nina Designs bronze jewelry charms. I won’t give anymore away. You really must read it for yourself. Learning about each woman, and how Nana and Erin lovingly tells the story of each through jewelry is so, so special.

Here are some of the sweet charm necklaces. To see more go to Treasures Found. To start telling your story through jewelry, shop Nina Designs.

A charming gift!

For one of Nana's girls

December 17, 2011

Blog Partners Roundup of Bronze Jewelry Designs

Filed under: Blog Partner Fun — Tags: , , , juanita @ 10:00 am

Our blog partnership is really heating up with exciting jewelry designs. In this latest bunch we sent the same bronze jewelry charms, earring findings, and leather cord to each blog partner and the resulting jewelry designs are diverse, fun, and unique. It’s wonderful to see all the different ways jewelry designers can showcase the same jewelry parts.

Jean Yates, from Snap Out of It, Jean! There’s Beading to be Done, discovered what fun braiding soft, supple leather cord can be, and how beautiful the result.

Carmi Cimicata, of Resin Crafts and Carmi’s Art Life World, used the bronze butterfly wing pendant as a frame for her resin craft. I love the look, and am so tempted to try this for myself!

And, Gaye Fields, of Gaye Fields Jewelry, paired the same butterfly wing and the same leather cord with handmade ceramic and glass beads with stunning effects, and an entirely different look.

Discover the possibilities of bronze jewelry!

Jean Yates

Gaye Fields

Carmi Cimicata

December 15, 2011

Winner of $150 Shopping Spree for Jewelry Supplies

Filed under: Giveaways — Tags: , juanita @ 3:24 pm

Congratulations to Tracy Statler. You are the randomly selected winner of our $150 Shopping Spree. Contact juanita@ninadesigns.com to claim your prize. Liking Nina Designs on Facebook has many rewards – like hearing of new styles first, learning innovative jewelry techniques, and winning fun prizes!

We have new design challenges and exciting contests planned for Facebook this upcoming year. We will be giving away many valuable prizes, so stay tuned!

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