January 5, 2009
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December 22, 2008
To past, present and future customers of John Christian and Carved Creations: Thank you very much for your business this season. There are plenty of jewelers out there to choose from, and we truly appreciate that you considered us. Please let us know if you have any concerns about the delivery or quality of the products you ordered.
We hope the season brings plenty of joy, happiness and thankfulness, and that you continue to turn to John Christian again when the need arises for unique, personalized jewelry and special gifts.
December 9, 2008
Many thanks to Jewlery guru Maggie MacLean and the entire team at the Jewlery Weblog for their article on the John Christian Company.
December 3, 2008
A full-page feature about jeweler John Christian can be found in this month’s FORTUNE Small Business! The story, which details the company’s decision to launch a less expensive product line (via Carved Creations), can be previewed below: [Click on the image to enlarge]
November 28, 2008
The news is in:
Even though prognosticators are calling for a slow shopping season, people are heading out early to find deals in malls and shopping centers.
But, as if you didn’t already know, you can find all those deals without leaving your chair. If you’re looking for unique, high-quality, handcrafted gifts–whether they be rings, bracelets, charm bracelets or personalized engraved crystal–you can always find what you’re looking for at John Christian.
Happy Holidays from all of us!
November 27, 2008
The families of John Christian and Carved Creations wish you a safe and festive holiday season.
November 21, 2008
Jan Brassem–founder of Eclipse Global Consulting LLC, a firm that assists jewelry retailers’ expansion into foreign markets–wrote a nice article on Platanium®, the metal allow developed by and available exclusively from John Christian and Carved Creations.
Mr. Brassem praises the innovative allow, claiming that it “could, to some degree, take the place of foreign gold and/or silver.” He also praises the initiative: “I hope other firms take a chance and launch innovative jewelry products too.”
For the full article from 10X, click here.
For a list of John Christian’s Platanium® products, click here.
November 14, 2008
For many people who own (or manage) companies, this is a difficult time. If you’re not laying off employees, you’re having to convince them that their jobs are secure. As sales come and go–like during October’s pitiful retail showing–business owners have their own serious concerns about how long and deep this economic crisis will last.
So, it can be tough right now to remove the blinders and take a look around the office. Are employees happy? Are they motivated? Do they feel appreciated? Your business may be struggling to hold on to good people during these tough times, and you don’t want to give your top performers any reason to jump ship. Especially not now.
Two major things any company should do are:
1. Recognize employee successes
2. Give regular awards
Everyone loves a bonus here and there, but there’s nothing like having a nice plaque or trophy to hang in your office to show clients and other employees that you are indeed recognized by your company for your achievements.
John Christian offers several options for companies to offer branded, keepsake gifts, all of them crafted and engraved in beautiful crystal. Here are a few:
Personalized Engraved Crystal Box
An ideal gift way to reward top performers, these crystal boxes are perfect for keeping jewelry, special coins, or just about anything. Light is brilliantly reflected through beautiful crystal.
Personalized Engraved Crystal Bowl
Another amazing design, deep and clear, that would look perfect on an office desk or bookshelf.
Personalized Engraved Crystal Decanter
This might not be the best employee recognition award–unless you’re a liquor distributor or single malt scotch distillery–but it’s an excellent birthday present for the CEO of a company.
And John Christian couldn’t make the process easier. Simply email an image of your logo to their Design Team, and they will create an artful rendering, which will be sent to you for approval prior to production.
November 5, 2008
If you can trace your lineage back to Scotland, France, England or most any European country, you might have a family crest. This is not to say that you can use this crest in any official capacity–only the monarch-approved Knight, Count or Duke (or what have you) retains the actual ownership of the crest. These are the people who descend directly from the original families.
But, it’s still worth the research. I have a friend in England who researched his crest and found that he did indeed have direct lineage of the Knighthood associated with it. Keep in mind, he had to spend years researching and petitioning the Queen (and then thousands of pounds buying the license), but he eventually got the rights and now plasters the emblem on his Bentley.
To be precise, the crest is actually the very top part of the official family Coat of Arms. It sits on top of a helmet, which in turn sits on top of a shield. Here is more info from Wikipedia, and this site tells you what each of the components means.
So, how do you go about finding your family crest? If you’re just looking for information, you can consult any number of online family-crest finders. Or, you can let the John Christian Company do the work.
When you order one of their family crest products (including cuff links, family crest rings and pendants) their researchers and jewelers do the research based on your name and country of origin, present you with a drawing for approval, and engrave your family crest in 14k gold, 18k gold, white gold or platinum. And this is what it looks like:
October 30, 2008
Yesterday, platinum prices saw a serious drop, hitting a five-year low on concerns that a global recession will reduce auto sales. (Platinum is often used in car manufacturing to reduce tailpipe emissions.)
However, what’s bad news for the auto industry is excellent news for jewelry buyers. The John Christian Company–makers of fine personalized rings, pendants, bracelets and more–are jumping back into the platinum business, so to speak, adjusting prices by as much as 40%.
It’s not that we are discounting,” says New Business Manager, Turner Waugh, “it’s just that we are ready to get back into the platinum business. The price move over the last few years basically forced us out of the platinum business due to the heavy weight of our pieces.”
In other words, this is an excellent time to buy platinum products. Here is a chart going back to October 2003:
So, if you haven’t considered buying platinum products in the last five years, now is a very good time.
