8 Days to XMAS

Wow – 8 days to go until XMAS – where has this year gone!!

I ventured to St Lukes today for some shopping – and boy let me tell you the XMAS rush is on. After a frustrating couple of hours I made my way out of there, and decided that the rest of my XMAS shopping will be done online!!

Here at CarsonFairall preparations for the season of giving started early September when Katja managed a quick side trip to A*D – one of our German Designers located in the picturesque Black Forrest. At the same time I attended the Bangkok Jewellery Fair – an amazing fair where the most stunning jewellery from all over the world is on display.

We ordered some gorgeous new pieces, and over the past 4 weeks these arrived here in New Zealand – just in time for XMAS!!

They have now all been photographed, cataloged – and are available to buy, so have a look at the CarsonFairall website to buy a stunning piece of jewellery as a gift for someone special.

I am sure you will find something special for the lovely people in your life….

Some of my personal favorites for the ladies are:

Tomorrow I will show you some stunning gifts for the man in your life……

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

It is an important month globally to take action against breast cancer. Too many women all over the world and in New Zealand are diagnosed with breast cancer and most of us have been touched by the disease.

There are so many great fundraising ideas and pink products – pink everywhere.

I have just been to The Warehouse and many of the staff were wearing pink breast cancer t-shirts. The wonderful Pandora breast cancer jewellery is another example.

We are proud to be able to be part of this through the Worth & Douglas Pink Ribbon Jewellery. All of these Pink Ribbon Products help The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation continue its nationwide education, awareness and research programmes. These beautiful pieces are distributed by Worth & Douglas Ltd under license from The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

By purchasing official NZBCF Pink Ribbon Jewellery, you are helping to support The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation’s life-saving research and treatment programmes for Breast Cancer and Worth & Douglas donate $5 from every silver earring or pendant sold to The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

During October my favourite colour is pink.

Worth & Douglas Pink Ribbon Jewellery

Father’s Day

As we are working on bringing our contemporary stainless jewellery to you, you might have noticed the feature in the Dominion Post on August 27. One of our most popular pieces, the spider web diamond set cufflinks were featured in a giveaway. I wonder who’s going to be the lucky winner. Drop us a line if you are – it would be good to hear from you.

Everybody is talking about Father’s Day. If you need ideas for Father’s  Day on 6 September you could consider a niece  stainless steel piece of jewellery from our German A*D collection.

Men’s bangles and bracelets come in many designs. Ours are beautifully made in Germany and feature complementary materials such as carbon fibre and leather. Check out http://www.carsonfairall.co.nz for more detailed descriptions and you’ll be amazed how much effort and skill goes into making these!

A more mainstream gift might be a pendants. One of our new dog tags has a slate insert making it a substantial pendant that would look good on a leather cord or stainless steel chain. Not only does it look great, it feels wonderful and would be a great gift for Dad. Our crosses come in many interesting designs and sizes – would you consider engraving a message on the back or front of the piece?

And for the Dad who is young at heart maybe one of  our stainless steel earrings – these great designs feature stud earrings and hoops.

Many items can be combined into matching sets to create gifts for all budgets that will be delivered beautifully wrapped for your convenience.

Gifts for the Wedding Party

I went to Cornwall Park on Thursday and the daffodils and tulips are out in all their glory. The trees does not show any sign of growth yet, but it is just a matter of weeks now, and  spring is on it’s way.

Spring and Summer here in New Zealand is a very popular time to get married, so today I thought I would look at some of the gorgeous jewellery at Carson Fairall Jewellery that could be used as gifts for your wedding party.

For your gorgeous little flower girls what better than a sterling silver charm bracelet, with some of our fun charms. My personal favourite is the little jandal(flip-flop), and I know that Katja has her eyes on the sexy cowboy boot. Personally I think you need the whole set – which includes the sunglasses and the ballet slipper – oh and of course – no charm bracelet will be complete without a heart.

Staying with the heart theme – what better theme for a wedding – I suggest that you have a look at some of the funky hearts in the Carson Fairall Jewellery Bastian collection. Bastian brings out a new collection twice a year – and once these pieces are sold out you have to wait to see what new stunning designs they come up with in their next collection, so if you see something your heart desires – don’t wait – buy it now.

I am sure any bridesmaid will be very happy to receive one of these hearts as a gift to remember your wedding day.

For the groomsmen looking after your husband to be Carson Fairall Jewellery have some stunning A*D Stainless Steel jewellery designed and made in Germany. You could have the most stylish groomsmen wearing some of our cufflinks – the spiderweb, or the kiwi look cufflinks is what I would choose for my groomsmen.

If the dress code is more casual have a look at the stunning slate dog tag – or one of our stunning selection of crosses. For all these pendants we have the perfect matching chain, or leather necklet to match.

So here you have some ideas for gifts for the groomsmen, bridesmaids and flower girls in your wedding party, but why don’t you have a look at http://www.carsonfairall.co.nz – I am sure you will find the perfect gift for the bride, mother of the bride and the groom as well.

A good week ….

… despite the weather! We wanted to go to Rotorua to show visiting family the vulcanic wonderland but alas … that will have to wait. This will provide me with a good opportunity to check out our listings on http://www.sella.co.nz where we have great interest. We had some lovely feedback from our customers who bought a pieces we had donated to the Telethon. Yes, I’m sure your girls will enjoy our necklaces.

A message from Donelle

Pull up a chair – come and sit down – lets have a chat about our favourite things.

And so we start

I am so excited about our new website – and the gorgeous jewellery that we managed to put together for you.

In this blog we will tell you about any new pieces that we think you should know about, but we will also explore other related subjects.

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