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Strut Bridal Salon Launches J Bond Wedding Jewelry Collection - PRLog (free press release)
Fabulous jewelry, fabulous skin products on the It List - Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Look at Some Wedding Traditions in Asian Cultures - Associated Content

Strut Bridal Salon Launches J Bond Wedding Jewelry Collection - PRLog (free press release)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:54 PM PDT

PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 26, 2010 – Strut bridal salon today announced the launch of a new collection of jewelry from local artist Stephanie Bond. J Bond Wedding Jewelry Collection is only available at Strut, the southwest's only store specializing in plus size wedding dresses.

J. Bond Jewelry features the highest quality Swarovski crystals, pearls, and silver accent pieces. Bond's jewelry is unique in that the clasps are magnetic, which eliminates the struggle to put on necklaces and bracelets. The J Bond Wedding Jewelry Collection will be featured at a trunk show at Strut on Saturday, November 6th, from 11am-4pm.

"I'm so excited to expand into a bridal collection and showcase my necklaces, earrings, bracelets and more at this trunk show. I'll be bringing a huge selection of wedding jewelry sets, but I'll also be able to work one on one with brides, mothers of the bride, and bridesmaids to create custom pieces that work for the wedding day, " stated Bond.

In addition to browsing the new collection and placing orders for custom jewelry, customers can bring in their own jewelry so that Stephanie can change traditional clasps to the easier to use magnetic closures for just $5 per piece of jewelry.

"We're thrilled to add the J. Bond Wedding Jewelry Collection to the accessory mix we currently carry. Stephanie's pieces are so reasonably priced, with earrings starting at just $16, that today's cost-conscious brides can easily find pieces to round out their wedding day look," said Ann Campeau, co-owner of Strut. "We specialize in plus size wedding dresses, so we were thrilled to find a local artist who creates pieces to complement curvy brides as well has the flexibility to lengthen necklaces and create personalized jewelry for a better fit."

The public is invited to attend the launch event trunk show on November 6th with no appointment necessary.

About Strut bridal salon

Opened in 2010, Strut is the only bridal salon in the southwest specializing in the underserved market of brides size 12+. Although open only eight months, Strut has become the nation's leading plus size wedding dress store with brides flying in from all over the country to shop their selection of wedding gowns. For more information, visit http://www.strutbridalsalon.com

Media Contact:

Ann Campeau
ann@strutbridalsalon.com
602.252.4414

Strut bridal salon is the southwest's only wedding dress store specializing in brides size 12+, with sample gowns in sizes 16-32.

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Fabulous jewelry, fabulous skin products on the It List - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 03:09 AM PDT

Published: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 6:08 AM Updated: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 9:14 AM

CLE necklace designed by Christie Murdoch

$50, Banyan Tree, 2242 Professor Ave., Cleveland, 216-241-1209.

Christie Murdoch, owner of the Tremont boutique Banyan Tree, has designed a Cleveland necklace -- a sterling-silver pendant with "CLE" stamped on it -- that, much like its luggage-tag inspiration, is flying out of the store.

"It's really simple, but I thought it was a cute idea," said Murdoch.

So do her customers. Murdoch introduced the necklace in May, sold out shortly thereafter, and made more.

Cat bracelet designed by Pam Farnsworth

$79, Something Different Gallery, 1899 West 25th St., Cleveland, 216-696-5226.

When her dog was sick last winter, Pam Farnsworth spent the long nights making jewelry -- something she'd never done before. "I just kept busy making jewelry," said Farnsworth. Now her bracelets, necklaces and earrings are in four Cleveland-area galleries and shops: Something Different Gallery in Ohio City, Black Orchid Accessories and More in Woodmere, Local Girl Gallery in Lakewood, and Sparkle, the artisan market located in Vanity Lab Salon in Westlake.

Farnsworth collects vintage buttons to make bracelets, such as the pictured cat bracelet, found at Something Different Gallery, and also makes jewelry from Miriam Haskell, Murano and Venetian wedding-cake beads she has gathered -- often from broken pieces. "The hunt is just as much fun as making the jewelry," she said. For more information about her craft, e-mail Farnsworth at hippeye@gmail.com.

Vaseline Rich Conditioning Petroleum Jelly Cocoa Butter

$2.99 for 7.5 ounces at stores everywhere.

"The first aid kit in a jar" is 140 years old. Vaseline Petroleum Jelly was introduced in 1870 by Robert Augustus Chesebrough, who was impressed by the cut-healing powers of a byproduct of the Pennsylvania oil fields.

There is even a Facebook page dedicated to the many ways users have employed Vaseline (facebook.com/vaseline). One of the newest in the Vaseline line: Rich Conditioning Petroleum Jelly Cocoa Butter for super skin softening.

A Look at Some Wedding Traditions in Asian Cultures - Associated Content

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:44 PM PDT

A wedding is often the most important, or one of the most important, days in the participants' lives. But its significance goes beyond just those individuals. It can also be an important cultural expression, a

ceremony often steeped in tradition with deep religious meaning. A wedding can be the closest thing ordinary people have to a coronation or great state dinner—something that transcends their normal life and connects them to their ancestors and their culture as a whole.

Asian cultures have many fascinating marriage traditions, from the extravagant to the simple and dignified, from the joyous to the solemn. Here are a few interesting wedding customs from different countries in Asia:

* Iran

An Iranian wedding custom dating back to Persian times is for the groom to purchase ten feet of sheeting as his bride's ceremonial wedding dress, and then ritualistically wrap it around her in preparation for the wedding ceremony.

For marital good fortune, during the ceremony a happily married woman holds a translucent shawl over the couple's head. After the wedding vows are exchanged, crumbs from two decorated sugar cones are sprinkled onto the couple's heads.

* India

Indian brides wear red or pink saris for their wedding, elaborately decked in jewelry, with their hands and feet painted with henna in decorative patterns.

The Indian groom wears a turban with a veil of flowers to protect him from evil spirits. After vows are exchanged, the groom's father showers the couple with flower petals, and then passes a coconut over their heads in a circle three times to ward off evil spirits.

Sweets symbolizing a sweet life, eggs symbolizing fertility, and money symbolizing prosperity are all incorporated in various respects in most Indian weddings.

* China

An astrologically auspicious wedding date is chosen for weddings in China, and the ceremony is sometimes timed to end at the bottom of the hour, so that the couple's new life starts with the upward movement of the clock hand.

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010