With only 11 days left of the Mercado Merchants’ food drive for St Mary’s Food Bank Alliance we need your help!!
Stop by any of the participating stores in the Mercado shopping center and donate your cans of food. In exchange you will receive Mercado Bucks – the sole currency of our auction on December 17th!
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Thank you for all your help!
We’ve been collecting food for the St. Marys Food Bank in conjunction with the North Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce and need so much more by our December 17th deadline.
For every non perishable food item you drop off at any of the merchants at the Mercado at Scottsdale Ranch you will receive one Mercado dollar. The dollars can be used to bid on the fabulous products and services available at the live auction on the evening of Friday, December 17th (6 – 10 pm).
There will be a live band and plenty of food and drink.
Bring in your donations and save the date.
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” ~Winston Churchill
The Holiday Season is always such a magical time. Everyone is always that much friendlier… more generous. It is a time filled with laughter, love, and sharing. For most of us, Christmas is a time for huge feasts, and lots of new belongings. But what if you don’t even have food to feed your family? In Maricopa County alone, there are more than 464,000 people living in poverty. That accounts for a whopping 12.5% of the Maricopa Population. This are 464,000 people that are going to be lucky if they have a way to keep warm throughout the cold winter months. 312,966 children in Arizona under the age of 18 live in poverty- 1 in every 5 children.
Scottsdale Fine Jewelers, along with the rest of the Mercado Merchants Association, have taken it upon ourselves this holiday season to hold a Food Drive for St Mary’s Food Bank. With a goal to raise 200,000 cans of food, we need your help. For every can of food that you donate, you will recieve a “Mercado Dollar”, the sole currency that will be useable at our Mercado Auction from 6.00 – 11.00 pm on December 17th. The event will feature an auction, food, the band Come back Buddy, and other exciting entertainment.
St Mary’s Food Bank is a nonprofit organization dedicated to gathering and distributing food to sites that serve the hungry, in an effort to alleviate hunger in Arizona. The organization serves 13 out of 15 counties, and provides almost 300,000 meals per day.
Please stop by with your cans and help us feed the hungry this Christmas time. Our hours are Monday-Friday: 10-5, and Saturdays: 11-3. We hope to see you Friday December 17th for a fun-filled evening of entertainment!
Recently engraved jewelry has hit a boom in the market. From people you see on the street, to celebrities, everyone is getting a little piece of this trend. While some prefere elaborate pieces with a personal engraving somewhere hidden on the back – this trend seems to hit in a simplistic way.
While times are chaotic and fashion seems to be turning to neutral pieces, we have grown comfortable with using elaborate jewelry to accentuate our looks. However, sometimes its nice to take a break from the couture and throw on something simple. Especially when that something simple has a personal meaning. Within the past week we’ve had an addition to our jewelry collection – Posh Mommy has come into our store and we’re going crazy about it. Myself, I always appreciate a simple piece of jewelry and these pieces are not just for mothers. With their minimal designs and uses of silver and gold, their collection adds a great personal touch to their seemingling simple designs.
….I find myself daydreaming of who the “lucky” person I would have engraved on my piece….
You can find Posh Mommy’s complete collection at www.poshmommyjewelry.com
OR stop into the store to browse our collection of Posh Mommy pieces!!!
As a new member of the store I’ve been observing our customers – especially those who come in requesting to try on engagement rings. For some it’s a serious matter, spending energy in finding the right one for themselves or for their soon-to-be fiancé; making clear cut notes on the four most important factors in ring shopping: carat, cut, clarity, and color; and of course for some, the pricing of the ring.
When my fiancé and I were shopping around for my engagement ring, we made sure to take with us as much memories as we could. We got a bit discouraged as we couldn’t agree on the style of ring that we had liked; although he continuously reassured me that it was my ring and whatever I liked was the thing that mattered. I had to tell him time and time again that it was something that was going to be something both of us had to like– although I would be wearing it, I wanted him to look at the ring and enjoy it just as much as I did.
The hunt took a few days and endless internet searches – but we finally found the one. I had immediately gotten butterflies when I slipped it onto my finger (unlike any of the others that I had tried on). I knew it was the one.
Although our purchase was only a few short months ago – I still get the same butterflies every time I look at it that I had gotten the day he put it on my finger. A mix of our styles: a bit vintage and a little modern, my ring exemplifies the people we are. What more, not only do I love it as much as the day that I received it, but we have so many great memories that were created in the process.
So remember, when that day comes to always remember to enjoy the process – because after all, its the memories that are important.
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Just returned from 2 glorious days in Flagstaff! Originally, I didn’t want to go to avoid the holiday crowds but, turns out, no crowds because everyone thought Flagstaff was on fire. The only signs of a fire I saw was the huge helicopter flying overhead going home as the firefighters had put out the fire.
When we left Scottsdale, the temp was 114 F. When we arrived in Flagstaff, the temp was 70 F.
Late in the afternoon we went to check out a lava tube just past Snowbowl which was an experience in itself. When I was told about a lava tube, my thoughts went to diamonds all over the place (spewing from deep inside the earth thru the lava tube) and thought it would be a must see for the gemologist. I figured a tame tourist site in one of our national parks. With better directions from a manager at the local ski resort, who said “don’t forget flashlights”, we found the barely marked road and drove about 8 miles on an unpaved dusty road to arrive at a parking lot with about 8 cars in it.
Everyone piled out of the cars and grabbed all of the flashlights we could find. Before we hit the trail a woman walked by and advised us to bring coats. I had no coat so wore 3 t shirts and everyone else bundled up with sweaters, jackets and ponchos. About 300 yards into the woods we came upon a hole in the ground with a “kind of” rock wall around it and a few people sitting around.
There’s a bunch of boulders in the hole and you can see an entrance, of sorts, that you have to climb down to and thru to get inside the lava tube which is a cave. Pitch black, huge boulders, jagged rocks, ice and a temp of 35 F. I went anyway and had a great time exploring. On the way back I fell and broke the tip of my pinkie finger but, other than that, everyone else was fine and had a great experience. Highly recommend checking out this site.
Early today we took the chair lift to the top of Snowbowl. A bit scary but what a view. Saw snow there, too. I have no idea how anyone other than expert skiers can ski down these higher trails as it is close to straight down. Looks like it would be great fun in the winter.
The temp was in the low 50′s F at the top of the mountain (took a whiz in the highest benjo in AZ) and returned to Scottsdale where it was a balmy 101 F.
I highly recommend visiting Flagstaff this summer. A welcome relief.
I have been hearing a lot of horror stories regarding gold selling experiences people are having with companies and/or individuals wanting to buy their old or unwanted gold and silver items. With the price of gold reaching one high after another it is only natural for many different types to “jump on the bandwagon” of gold buying. Various types of “we buy your gold” companies and even barbershops are ready to buy your gold by mail, in hotel rooms, on the barber’s chair or even in front of your favorite coffee shop. Incredible offers are advertised daily such as SELL US YOUR GOLD AND WE’LL GIVE YOU AN ADDITIONAL $25 FOR EVERY $100 YOU GIVE US (they’re giving up 25% of their profit which is already more than a jeweler makes on the entire transaction), one of my favorites.
The buying experts are your local jeweler. This is where to go to sell receiving an honest evaluation and the best price provided by a trained professional, properly licensed by the city to buy. Going to someone other than a professional jeweler to sell gold jewelry, diamonds, gemstones, watches and coins is akin to going to a car dealer for open heart surgery. No basis in reality.
Going to a jewelry shop to sell your unwanted or broken items should be similar to Our Gold Testing Process:
1. We sort your gold according the gold karat content. Content is determined by using one of our gold testers which test by the use of acids.
2. Determing total weight per karat group (10K, 14K, 18K).
3. Check the quality and condition of any diamonds or gemstones contained within the jewelry or given to us loose.
4. Determine the price for any luxury watches.
5. Calculate the price for each karat group based on the current New York spot gold rate. NOTE: Gold coins are paid based on 24K price unless they are sealed with a certified MS designation. Calculate the value for each diamond and gemstone. Review all of the items to see if any can be resold in our estate section (after a refurbishing). Combine the totals for all of the gold, diamonds, gemstones, watches and any items for the estate case.
6. Write you a check for the total amount.
The entire process is done in front of you. Nothing’s going into a back room, for whatever reason. All in the open.
Please don’t be fooled by the fly by night gold buying companies popping up all over the country. Go to a jeweler.
This past weekend we attended the JCK Events Show in Las Vegas. Jewelers’ Circular Keystone (JCK) is the jewelry industry’s leading top publication and industry authority. JCK aims to bring buyers and sellers together, supplying the best products each month. Every year they have a series of events, and this year we visited the JCK Vegas show. There we visited with and talked to many suppliers. The show was a huge success! There was about 20,000 retailers at the show, which was a record high for attendance. In addition to the big name suppliers at the show, several celebrities made an appearance to support their lines or to browse the aisles. One of our personal favorite design houses that we talked with was Master Craft Jewelry Co., Inc based out of Lynbrook, NY.
At the show we purchased a new line to show in our store. The line is called “Just J“. This is a really fun, popular line that is all about making a statement. Their products are about LOVE & JOY. There are many different items in their gold and silver collection, including clip and ribbon charms. This line is much more than a fashion product. Their products are great to wear alone or to mix and match with other products (especially the ribbon bracelets!). The line is very fashionable and allows you to mix and match depending on your individual style. The jewelry is very unique!
Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope. -Bill Cosby
Show Dad how much you appreciate all that he does this Father’s Day. Here at Scottsdale Fine Jewelers we have a fine collection of men’s watches and jewelry. Whoever the special man is in your life that you are celebrating this June 20th, we will have that perfect gift for him. Do you have a vision of the perfect gift? We make custom jewelry too!
Hope to see you soon.
You’ve heard it plenty of times, “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend!” But was that always the case? Not quite. Today we value the gem’s durability and resistance and view it as a symbol of one’s everlasting and eternal love. Some engagement rings today stop people in their tracks, but years ago it was just a simple iron hoop that women wore when they were engaged. Many women received an iron ring as a symbol of their fiance’s love and affection. You most likely would see this during Roman times. It wasn’t until the 15th century that brides-to-be could look forward to a little bling or glam! During this time period brides started to wear gems, especially the diamond, on their ring finger. The discovery of more diamonds in the years to follow, especially during the 18th century, made diamond engagement rings more available. In addition to the engagement a second ring was given at the wedding ceremony; this ring is known today as the wedding band. Today, it’s estimated that about 80% of the engagement rings are diamond engagement rings. A token of one’s love which is everlasting, resistant, and timeless, the diamond today symbolizes much more than a little “sparkle” on one’s ring finger.
