wrap it up

Autumn Colors

You may remember that we took a wonderful trip to Wyoming and Montana back in September. Glorious vistas, glorious food, glorious time spent with friends...and not least of all, glorious art.

Mary, a good friend since college days, toured me through several wonderful galleries in Jackson. At one of our first stops, I became instantly attracted to a fabulous collection of pearl and gemstone jewelry. I asked if the artist was local and was delighted to discover that she was so local that she was right in the gallery at that very moment. I was introduced to Monica Jansen and learned that she has been making jewelry for some time, having previously been a jewelry buyer for Coldwater Creek. Monica's signature pieces are her 60" (that's right...5 feet long) wrap necklaces. They make a powerful statement and include both organic and Majorca pearls, along with gemstones and precious metal beads. They are drop dead gorgeous and can be worn doubled, tripled, knotted, even wound around 5 times, if you have a long, thin neck.

Monica has sent us a wonderful collection, just in time for the holidays. In fact, here is her limited edition Holiday Necklace, featuring pearls, garnets, onyx and silver beads:

While Monica loves Jackson Hole, it can be a bit nippy in the winter, so she's off to Arizona for a few months. Her love of the southwest comes through loud and clear in her "Confetti" necklace:

Can't you see yourself wearing this vibrant necklace all year long? It can be yours....just say so and we'll wrap it up!

'tis the season

The pumpkins and hobgoblins have been put away for another year and we are now fully decorated for the Christmas season. Downtown Canandaigua is beginning to sparkle with colorful holiday windows and white lights outlining some of the old, historic buildings. The excitement of the season is definitely building...

We found this great wreath at TJMaxx (LOVE that store) and knew it would be perfect for the store's front door. It's hard to see in this photo, but the twigs are all covered with silver glitter. It says ::sparkle:: in a simple, elegant way, just like the interior of JOOLZ. We're ready - are you?

kerry bogert's new work is here!

Departing Arrival

Kerry Bogert's fans are coast to coast. They love her twisted wire and gorgeous handcrafted lampwork glass beads. And as of today, JOOLZ is delighted to have several new pieces in black and white, one of our customers' favorite color combos.

We arranged a meet with Kerry at the Memorial Art Gallery's 9th annual Fine Craft Show, where her glass bead jewelry was a standout. While I had already seen images of our new pieces, it was so much more fun to see them in person. There's extraordinary craftsmanship, a great design aesthetic and a bit of whimsie all rolled into fabulous statement joolz. You're gonna love 'em!

Unhinged

P.S. We have several more necklaces, bracelets and earrings...come see them all.

teaser

New black and white pieces coming from Kerry Bogert next week, like this fun bracelet incorporating glass, wire and felt:

round and round we go

Round and round we go with Kathleen Maley's new show stopper "Mobius" necklace in sterling silver and 22K gold vermeil. Lightweight, totally wearable and beautifully designed, it will quickly become one of your favorites!

over the top

Pennsylvania artist Abra Gorby creates fascinating resin and wire necklaces, many of which are completely over the top! We just received a new shipment from Abra....and she's done it again. White and bronze "cotton balls," clear resin nuggets, silver-toned chunks, faux pearls of every shape and size - all combined in different necklaces and neck collars to create stop-in-your-tracks statement joolz. Abra's work usually flies out of the store, so come in soon to see her latest over the top creations.

skulls and skunks

Yesterday, under briefly sunny skies and with a soft breeze blowing, many of Canandaigua's young children marched along Main Street to collect Halloween treats from various merchants. Our own resident witch, Suzanne, was suited up and ready to hand out chocolate (of course!) candy to the kids.

Along came hippies, ballerinas, several vampires, firemen and cops. This frightening skull creature gave us a steady glare,

while our hearts were stolen by this potentially smelly cutie patootie:


Hope the kids had fun. We sure did!