JCK Las Vegas – The Show Around The Show!!!!

June 1, 2008

The JCK Las Vegas Show is in it’s 17th year and like the Tucson Show it has attracted the independent Gem & Jewelry shows we all know from the desert event. Wholesale and Retail shows are popping up at most of the hotels surrounding the Sands and Venetian Resorts.A friend and Artisan Laura Roberts of […]

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2008 JCK Las Vegas Show

June 1, 2008

This show is nothing like the Tucson show which embraces all aspects of the Jewelry and Gem Industry at the Las Vegas Show it is about the Jewelry Stores the educational programs are geared toward marketing sales and innovation….does this mean there are only “retailers” here? NO – there are some amazingly talented designers, jewelers […]

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Manning House…OOOOPPS!

March 5, 2008

Last night I was uploading the photos on my memory chip and realized that I forgot to write my piece on the Manning House! I don’t get it because it is my favorite venue and was probably the most fun I had at the Tucson Shows! So I am posting this with my most sincere […]

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Last Day In Tucson! Bad Cold!

February 20, 2008

I wanted to add a post with photos of my Tucson Finds – but I am sick as a dog! So I will post that later! 1:30 pm – A Hundred Laps and Counting – John FrankeJohn is one of my favorite speakers – he is knowledgeable in many areas and always willing to share. […]

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Want Some Other Views of Tucson?

February 15, 2008

Jewelry Television:http://jewelrytelevision.typepad.com/jewelry_television/tucson/index.html Local News:http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/76616.php http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=7853095&nav=14RT Geology.com http://geology.com/news/2008/more-photos-from-the-tucson-gem-and-mineral-show.shtml Jewelry Artist http://www.jewelryartistmagazine.com/feature/tucson08.cfm Art Jewelry Collectivehttp://artjewelrycollective.blogspot.com/2008/02/trip-to-tucson-gem-and-mineral-show.html These are really fun…Fiber Addict:http://fiberaddict.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html My Neck Candy:http://myneckcandy.blogspot.com/2008/02/feb-tucson-gem-show.html Dawn and Jeff’s Blog:http://dawnandjeffsblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/tucson-gem-show.html Benafia’s Weblog:http://benafia.wordpress.com/tag/tucson-gem-show/ …and for the best photos….http://www.flickr.com/groups/azwonders/discuss/72157603660043668/#comment72157603888985746 http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/2262117848/ http://community.livejournal.com/az_photo/119081.html

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Tucson – Feb. 10th

February 15, 2008

I started the morning in a seminar at the Hilton East – Innovative Uses of the Hydraulic Press for Jewelry Manufacturing with Phil Poirier – This seminar covers all sorts of metal forming techniques available using a hydraulic press. The presentation progresses from simple tasks (silhouette die forming, bracelet forming and blanking) to complex techniques […]

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Tucson Electric Park (TEP) – Learning Center – Feb. 9th

February 14, 2008

To get to TEP you first take a shuttle to the Tucson Expo Center – the home of J.O.G.S.! Part Retail and Part Wholesale this show has huge range – don’t be fooled by the HUGE amount of Amber at the door. My favorite area at this show is the Brazilian Pavilion – the druzy […]

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Tucson Electric Park Learning Center – Feb. 7th

February 10, 2008

OK – so I am a day off!!! Well today’s the big day — well it was supposed to be the big day! I was going to learn to facet a gem in 30 minutes…but Johnny Tew got sick so we showed a series of Gem videos. Let me go just a little off topic […]

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Tucson Convention Center – Day Two

February 10, 2008

Sorry for the brevity of today’s post, but I am not in areas where I can not take photos… Most of my morning was spent in my Pearl Grading course for GIA…but I met a very interesting man on my way to lunch. Gordon Austin is a Mining & Gemstone Consultant who has worked with […]

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AGTA at the Tucson Convention Center

February 9, 2008

Welcome to the AGTA Show at the Tucson Convention Center!!!! The crowd above is the reason you want to Pre-Register for this show – that is the Pre-Registered line! The line for folks registering on-site was out the doors! …and YES all the warnings about the downtown traffic detours are correct. Don’t get on the […]

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