Handcrafted Jewelry News from a Maine Jewelry Store

You know when you have your hair just so, then you go outside and a huge gust of wind comes along? I hate that.

I’ve tried those plastic headbands with the teeth. Within an hour of wearing one my head is splitting.

I’ve tried the combs and the cute little jaw clips. They just fall out.

Well, I found some stretchy headbands that work great. They come in lots of colorful patterns as well as solids to match just about anything in your closet. They don’t slide on your just-cleaned hair. You can wear them narrow or wide depending upon the look you want. There’s no plastic teeth to give you a headache.

Best of all, they stay put when the wind blows!

The company that makes them is called Violet Love and we have a full stock in the store right now.

Ok. I promise to stop whining about the weather. It is what it is. Eventually it will be safe to go outside.

We received a huge order this week. Thirty seven pounds to be exact. Fun and funky costume jewelry in all the new colors for spring. Lots of beads and crystals and glass. Pearls and shells and lots of dangly earrings. I especially like the hinged cuff watches in so many colors. They’re so affordable you can have one for every occasion.

Then there’s the silver. Loads of sterling silver earrings and necklaces. Anklets and bracelets too. It takes time to put price tags on all this jewelry! But it should all be out by the weekend.

We’d be happy up here in the north if all April brought were rain showers. A full foot of heavy snow last week cramped everyone’s style and put a damper on spring festivities. Some homes are still without power today. Oh, the price we pay for beauty and quiet.

Meanwhile, the store has begun to receive the first of many orders of new jewelry. Handmade creations of every stripe and color. New sterling silver pieces by Portland’s favorite, Julie Howison. Colorful glass bead necklaces and earrings by Penrose look like strings of candy. Handwrought sterling silver linked chains in great lengths for layering by Thomas Kuhner. New stretchy headbands by Violet Love that hold your hair in style without slipping or giving you that “headband headache”. Lots of fun!

Maybe I’ll just stay indoors for the time being. It seems more like spring in here than out there . . .