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Perspectives Fine Jewelry Sample Sale - 18K & 14K Diamond Collections

There's still time before Mother's Day!!

For the first time in our history, we will be offering 18K samples at the Perspectives Fine Jewelry Sample Sale. Visit the Alex & Sam booth, where you will find 18K as well as 14K diamond jewelry samples up to 50% off!! This is not likely to happen again any time soon, so take advantage of the opportunity while it's here!

Samples from 10 fabulous fine jewelry designers will be available May 1st, 12-7pm, and May 2nd, 10am-7pm.

New Way to Find Online Sales ~JewelrySpotter.com

Occassionally, we stumble across something we think is just plain cool, and feel the need to share. In this case, it's Jewelry Spotter, a new site that will allow consumers to search for the best deals and prices available from assorted jewelry designers and a myriad of brands. You may even find Wendy Culpepper Jewelry there...keep an eye out for us!

The site isn't completely live yet, but you can enter your e-mail address on the home page, and Jewelry Spotter will send you a head's up once they are fully functional.

*Do you have a great fashion site you love to visit? Share it! We'd love to hear about your favorite places on the web, so please leave us a comment with the URL =)

photo credit: chanticleerfashion

What's Her Style? Mother's Day Must-Haves!

Every mom has a different style, a different tone to the way she dresses and presents herself to the world. Maybe the mom in your life runs marathons, does yoga, and gets up at 5am every morning to hit the gym. Perhaps she works 60 hours a week while still making it to soccer games and dance recitals. Either way there's a good chance she spends a good amount of time balancing all the balls she's juggling, and it's not going to hurt anything to make her feel appreciated, valued, and cherished.

Having said that, it's not always easy to know exactly what type of jewelry to pick out for someone else, even if you are a woman. Wendy, Sindia and I freely debate the gifts we give to our friends and family, and that's even with having a decent idea of what we're doing. In light of that revelation, you'll be happy to know we spent a good amount of time getting input as well as debating the best matches for Moms based on their activities and personal styles.

I've already mentioned the Active Mommy & Professional Mom, but we've also narrowed down a couple more styles to chose from.

Is your Mom a Fashionista? Not only is she up on all the trends, but her wardrobe reflects them. There isn't an age cut off for any of our styles, this one included. The pieces chosen for the ultra-fashionable mom will work for anyone, and include earrings from our newest collection, The Galilean.

Could she be an Artistic Mom? She has her own creative flair and often includes what is important to her in her fashion statements. Or a Chic Mom, who is fashionable, but always with classic statement pieces.

If the mom in your life is anything like *me* she fits into our On The Go category. I never stop running (not that any Mom does...) and tend to wear the same pieces over and over. For that reason, I love simple metal jewelry with enough flair to be interesting, and that transitions well for varied occasions.

Regardless of how you choose to celebrate Mother's Day with the Moms in your life, I hope we've given you some good ideas, and a place to start.

To All the Mommies in our lives - Thank you, and enjoy your special day!!

"Wish Me Luck" OR "Hosting a Chuck E. Cheese Birthday Party"

I couldn't decide what to call this...though I do think the extended title should be: "Wish me luck because I am insane, and am throwing a birthday party for multiple 5 & 6 year olds at Chuck E. Cheese tomorrow morning." A little wordy, yes, but accurate.

Why do I share this, you ask? First of all...Mother's Day is coming, and frankly, it seemed like a prudent idea to remind everyone what your mothers went through for you. Birthday parties are only one element. We also take care of the less memorable, thankless tasks; acting as a chauffeur, washer of laundry, personal shopper (what, you thought your childhood wardrobe just materialized?) and most likely, co-bringer of the bacon as well. Not saying we do it alone, but consider trying this...ask your dad how old you were when you had the chicken pox. Chances are he'll remember you were 5. Ask mom the same question and she'll say it was 2 weeks after your 5th birthday, you ran a fever for 3 days, but it wasn't too bad because you only had about 10 spots, and one of them left a little scar under your left cheekbone. At least that's the conversation I recently had with my parents. In my ever so humble opinion, Moms are the keepers of details, and that's worth taking some time to say "thanks" for.

Second reason...clearly, I need your support/sympathy :( Chuck E. Cheese. The Little Munchkin's Birthday Party. 5 & 6 year olds. Uggggghhhh...wish me luck.

p.s. Love you Mom, and thanks for all those cupcakes you made while I was growing up! =)

photo credit: cec