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@edensvillage submitted some great shots of her whole family working out which was really inspiring, from the littlest family member to the oldest.  Great work @edensvillage.  Lookout for your new earrings coming soon to you!

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Let's do a quick flash back to last year: 'A Night Out'... So you told us that you just couldn’t decide between Silver or Gold? So what did we do... We gave you the best of both worlds. They hang approx. 3” and are made of sterling silver findings, sterling silver chain, gold filled chain, Pearls, Turquoise, Swarovski crystal, Hand made Gold Filled Ear Wires. They pair well with: Heavy Metal & Earth from Satellite... You can check these out soon at a NEW special location for B tanJerine... Whoops!! Did I almost spill the beans... Stay tuned we will be launching something big soon.

January 31, 2009 The Corsicans

Just off the coast of Sicily a tiny island exists named Corsica. Corsica is similar in terrain, and climate to southern California. Our friends Priscillia and Frederic taught us much about the French language, as well as the culture. One night they made us a baked banana with Nutella. Can I just say...Amazing! I will never look at a banana the same! Merci!

We wanted to make something special for Prisicillia and noticed that she liked to wear funkier, bolder colors, so Jean-Marie came up with a concept for some boucle d'oreille (earrings in french), a melange of crystals that made for a dramatic piece of jewelry. I came up with a simple boucle d'oreille (earrings) incorporating shells, pearls and crystals. They live by the beach so I thought that she would enjoy something she could wear when it was warm outside and maybe had a bit more skin exposed around her shoulders.

Jean-Marie thoroughly enjoyed the experience, as did I. And we look forward to seeing them again, hopefully Jean-Marie and I will both be a bit more fluent. A bientot!

B.tanJerine Family Favorites

Our favorite piece this month is,  "A Night Out". We love the organic ear wires and the combinations of chain and turquoise. Notice with short hair how you can just put these on and instantly look put together! Plus turquoise always looks great dressed up or with a pair of jeans!

December 11, 2008 November's Best Seller

What a month!  Though it wasn't our first month making jewelry it was our 1st month as b.tanJerine.  It is also the first time that we both live in the same city giving our business the best opportunity to flourish.

After a successful 1st month we have our blog going (obviously :), we also took part in trunk shows, home shows, our 1st re-vamp soiree, personal showings, and also a special design request.  But our best seller from all of the events that we did was the UFO.  Who knew that a few pearls, brass, a bit of gold, and jade would be such a hit?  We wonder what December's best seller will be?

Currently we are working on our website which should launch early next year.   As for the future we look forward to being a part of a bridal showcase,  trunk shows and home shows just to name a few things.  We will let you know when and where you can come to meet us and be a part of our upcoming events.  Stay tuned...

December 5,2008 Elaina's Revamping Soiree

Wow what a great event!  We did a revamp soiree where we took a piece of their old jewelry and gave it new life.  

I worked on a piece for Candice.  She brought a necklace that was given to her from an old boyfriend.  Definite re-vamping material!  And re-vamp we did!  We took a wood, seed necklace on twine, and mixed different mediums, black pearls, chain, silk ribbon, and mother of pearl to name a few of the ingredients.

Jean-Marie took two necklaces, one a strand of turquoise and the other was a melange of stones and chain and made one necklace.  Creating a funky piece that was very versatile and went well with a few new pieces of clothing that she recently purchased. Who knew that two necklaces that got no action would turn into a show stopping piece!  

We loved that  everyone was involved in the creative process.  "I love that you guys make the jewelry right there on the spot!", was a common comment that we found.  And we liked that too.  It's nice to know that you are recycling something old to make something new.  So that means that there are absolutely no carbon foot prints, which means this is an environmental savvy soiree!