Red Carpet Jewelry Trends

It's awards season! A great chance to see what's hot in jewelry trends. Check out this article about what the stars were wearing on the red carpet at the recent Golden Globes awards.

Angelina Jolie wears diamond earrings on the red carpet

Victoria's Secrets: Break Out Your Bling

As San Diego custom jewelers, we sometimes hear this comment from our customers, whether they’re ladies or men: “I have some wonderful pieces, but where on earth can I wear them?” Do you ever find yourself looking at a one of your larger or more glamorous San Diego custom jewelry pieces and thinking, “It’s too good to wear out just to dinner and a movie,” or “How many months is it until New Year’s Eve comes back?” Well, relax. Your pal Victoria is here to tell you there are more than just a few occasions that warrant pulling out your best San Diego custom jewelry.

Impress Your Friends

Generally, other women generally tend to have a keener eye for nice jewelry than most men do. Look at occasions like bridal showers, girls’ nights out, and even spa getaway weekends as a chance to wear some of your most beautiful and valuable pieces around people who will appreciate them. Even in the daytime, some well-chosen, beautiful San Diego custom jewelry pieces can make your outfit stand out.

Hang with the Artsy Crowd

Events like fashion shows and art gallery or museum openings are a perfect excuse to bring out your most unusual, trendy, or cutting-edge pieces. If you’ve ever been to a contemporary art gallery reception, you know no outfit or San Diego custom jewelry is too over-the-top or outrageous for that crowd. Take a look at online events listings to see what might interest you, like the opening of a retrospective of artist John Baldessari’s work at the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla, coming up on February 4. At just $10 to attend, this event is sure to feature a fascinating cross-section of art fans who will appreciate your funkiest pieces.

Looking Good While Doing Good

When it’s time to bring out the really big bling, nothing beats a charity gala, where the cream of San Diego society turns out to pony up for a good cause. The ticket price for some of these events may be steep, but look at it this way: you’re doing your part to help out, and most of it is tax-deductible. And where else will you have the chance to flash the multi-karat stones without feeling the tiniest bit self-conscious?

Here are just a few charity events coming up:

• 103rd Anniversary Charity Ball, Spectacular San Diego, January 21, 2012, at the Hotel Del Coronado, benefiting Rady Children's Hospital Trauma Center. The oldest charitable event in San Diego requires formal attire and features an elegant wine reception, dinner, entertainment, and dancing, at $250 per person.

• “Rendez-vous with Mozart at Versailles,” on January 22, 2012, a fundraising soirée at the Westgate Hotel to support Mainly Mozart. Champagne, costumed musicians, a concert of Mozart's music, and an exquisite French buffet, at $275 per person.

• If you’re a fan of soaring arias, San Diego Opera's Opening Night Gala is the social event of the season, with Richard Strauss’s masterpiece, Salome, on January 28, 2012. This is the biggie -- $1,250 per person includes an evening of celebration, dinner, and dancing at the US Grant Hotel, as well as tickets to the opera performance in the best seats. Trust us, you’re not going to see more bling anywhere.

• If those are too rich for your blood, consider the 2012 Red and White Ball on February 11-12, 2012. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the San Diego Delta Foundation present “An Evening of Elegance” at Paradise Point Resort, supporting educational advancement through scholarships for students throughout San Diego County. Tickets are $75 per person.

Don’t be shy, and don’t push those beautiful big pieces to the back of the jewelry box. Look for occasions and places to wear them proudly, and add to your San Diego custom jewelry collection that will last a lifetime!

Best wishes,

Victoria Mattar

Simon Says…

If you’ve made the decision to have a piece of San Diego custom jewelry designed for yourself or a loved one, you want to know you can trust the person who will design and create it for you. At Rock N Gold Creations you have the peace of mind that comes from knowing that we are an award-winning San Diego custom jewelry business, GIA certified, BBB approved, and chosen year after year by the public as the best custom jeweler in San Diego. I’m eager to put my years of experience and skill to work for you, to give you the pleasure of creating and owning a piece of unique San Diego custom jewelry that will become a part of you and your family.

Happy New Year!

Sincerely,

Simon Mattar

Repurpose and Redesign Your Unwanted Jewelry!

Treating yourself or a loved one to a new piece of San Diego custom jewelry can be fun and affordable when you do a little mining in your own jewelry box. Is there a piece that’s been in there forever, and you just don't wear it? Perhaps it has a broken clasp or some other damage you don’t feel is worth repairing. How about a special item that’s been passed on to you from a favorite family member, but whose look you don’t like?

Master jewelry San Diego custom jewelry designer Simon Mattar can take that piece of jewelry and design a whole new look, turning your old piece into something fabulous and new. He can modernize an old setting, recreate a beloved vintage item, or take stones from two or three rings to create a whole new design. The only limit for your new San Diego custom jewelry design is your imagination.

Is It Time to Sell Your Gold?

The faltering economy is not getting back on its feet as fast as we would all like, but there is a silver (or gold) lining to this continued weakness in the world markets. If you own gold or gold jewelry you no longer want, means money in your pocket, as the price of gold continues to rise.

Through our subsidiary, San Diego Gold Sellers, Rock N Gold Creations wants to buy your unwanted gold items at the best price you can find. We post current precious metals market prices on our website because we are scrupulously honest about what we are paying for gold, silver, platinum, and other precious metals at all times. Visit our website www.sandiegogoldselling.com for more information.

What if you need cash but are not ready to give up your jewelry pieces just yet? Rock N Gold is also in a position to offer short-term loans with your jewelry as collateral. You can trust us for reasonable terms. (Loan minimum $2,500.) Ask us about collateral loans today.

Bring Your Feelings to Life with a Custom Jewelry Design

Master designer Simon Mattar’s years of experience and skill give you the opportunity to bring your own emotions and desires to life in a piece of San Diego custom jewelry designed just for you. Your custom jewelry design will be a unique representation of you, but will also give you an heirloom-quality creation of art that you will be proud to pass down through the generations of your family.

Unique, handcrafted, San Diego custom jewelry comes in many price ranges and is by no means restricted to bridal sets alone. We are a family-owned business and work with you to create unique, one-of-a-kind custom jewelry in a comfortable, no-pressure atmosphere. Whether it’s earrings, pendants, bracelets, rings, or even cufflinks, nothing feels as good as knowing the piece you’re wearing is unique and can’t be found at a San Diego jewelry store at the mall.

Make an appointment today for a free consultation with our master San Diego custom jewelry designer, Simon Mattar.