Moda Jewellery are proud to support Cancer Research Uk – Charity Craft Fayre
Thursday 16th May 2013
Dovecliff Hall Hotel is holding a Charity Craft Fayre on the evening of Thursday 16th May, entrance price of £2.50 per person will apply and is payable on arrival at the Hotel. All proceeds will be donated to Cancer Research UK.
It’s a beautiful hotel. We have held events here before and they are always well attended so get there early!
The stalls are very exclusive and unusual at reasonable prices.
To all the men out there that thiink Valentine’s Day is ‘A load of rubbish’….we have news for you! Your lady doesn’t! …and if you want her to speak to you……. then get clicking and GET SAVING!
Use Moda Jewellery’s Voucher code for Valentine’s Day to buy this Sterling Silver Hearts necklace and earrings set for your loved one. Inset with beautiful Austrian Crystals, you can’t go wrong. Women love Bling!
Save 50% OFF by keying in MODA JEWELLERY VOUCHER CODE V50. Offer available until Feb 12th 2013.
The history of Valentine’s Day–and the story of its patron saint–is shrouded in mystery. We do know that February has long been celebrated as a month of romance, and that St. Valentine’s Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition.
Did you know that Valentine’s Day is one of the major holidays in the U.S. (Why not in the UK? That’s not fair is it )
According to the Greeting Card Association, 25% of all cards sent each year are “valentine”s. The “valentines”, as Valentine’s Day cards are better known as, are often designed with hearts to symbolize love. The Valentine’s Day card spread with Christianity, and is now celebrated all over the world. One of the earliest valentines was sent in 1415 AD by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife during his imprisonment in the Tower of London. The card is now preserved in the British Museum.
Happy Neew Year to all our customers. With Christmas a distant memory, it’s now time to plan our 2013 dairy.
If you have already liked our facebook page – many thanks!…if not please do. It will keep you in touch with all our events, news and offers.
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Thanks to everyone who took time to comment on our facebook page. Sometimes we put things out there and it’s just nice to know that people are seeing it and enjoying it. Thank you.
We have had a really busy year with the opening of our new shop!…VIP Eye Wear near Bromsgrove.
If you haven’t visited us yet please pop in for a coffee and a browse. We sell prescription glasses, sunglasses and eye wear accessories as well as lots of beautiful jewellery.
We would like to thank all the staff at The Whitewall Gallaries in Biirmingham for inviting us along to their Champagne Tasting Evening. If you haven’t seen this fabulous art gallary pop in while you’re in town.
The finest art and the finest champagne and canapes were served. Thanks to Richard and Nicola at the gallary and all the staff. Special thanks to Heather and John for the fabulous food. One of the most amazing canapes we have ever tasted was the stuffed apricots with home made liver pate and Pistachio nuts. Just delicious!
Guess what we are having for our Christmas party?! We will be ordering some!
We were delighted to support such a well organized and fun event last night. There were over 20 fabulous stalls all selling a beautiful selection of items. It was Christmas Shopping the way it should be!
Thank you for inviting us along and for the wine and nibbles too – they went down nicely!
We hope The Edward’s Trust raised lots of money for their charity.
Moda will no longer stock any beads for your Pandora. We have sold out completely and will not be re-stocking. A big thank you to all our loyal collectors over the years.
We are still very much in business! (Despite the rumor we are retiring to live in the Caribbean!)
Our web site is about to undergo a big upheaval with lots of new products and an exciting collection of gorgeous Bling gifts and our new range of Jewellery that we have called Sparkle.
We will be at The Birmingham Women’s Hospital shop all day THURSDAY 16TH AUG.
Last chance to buy beads. SAD NEWS …..we are discontinuing our lovely bead collection.
The price of silver had risen too much for us to re-stock.
GOOD NEWS!!!! MASSIVE CLEARANCE
All silver beads are now £6 (HALF PRICE!)
All glass beads are £4 (LESS THAN HALF PRICE!)
Free bead of your choice with any BEADS PURCHASED.
ONE FREE BEAD PER CUSTOMER.
This will be the last time we have beads for sale.
We have gorgeous crystal handbags and purses in stock and lots of new jewellery too!!!
The Shakespeare Hospice Carnival on Saturday 07 July 2012
Join us for a fabulous family day of fun at the Recreation Ground in Stratford on Avon. Browse the stalls, enjoy live entertainment, hot and cold food and drink, games and meet Claude, the Recycling Dragon
We will have out new selection of Riana Jewellery at silly prices! Up to 70% OFF RRP !
The Riana Collection – A stunning collection of jewellery for the deserving woman. This whole collection is pure luxury and quality.
RAF Cosford Air Show is one of the country’s top aviation events attracting thousands of people of all ages to a day full of excitement and entertainment.
As well as the flying display and static aircraft there was a children’s fun fair and Sunday market where Moda Jewellery had a big stand.
There was plenty to do inside with the indoor craft fair and the RAF Museum Cosford.
The Red Arrows, as always, were amazing. It sounded like the roof of the hanger was coming in, they were that loud!
All proceeds from the Air Show go to RAF and local charities. See you there next year!
There’s lot going on in the city over Jubilee so come down and have a great time.
Moda Jewellery will be in The Council House with the Vintage Jubilee Extravaganzain the Water Hall. This is going to be a lively and exciting event, with live entertainment and lots going on.See you there!
FREE Sterling Silver Jubilee Union Jack Earrings for anyone that comes and sees us. One pair per customer free with any purchase.
We would like to thank everyone involved in making our Cake Bake Day such a huge success.
We raised £460 for the intensive care unit at Birmingham’s Children’s Hospital. Special thanks to everyone that came along to make the day possible. Your support means the world to us.
Let us help you raise funds for YOUR charity.We donate 10% of our takings and a beautiful raffle prize for your event too.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?
Give us a call to check availability of dates then leave the rest to us.
We will send you a confirmation pack containing all the bits and pieces that you will need to make your party a success.
On the date of your jewellery party we will arrive an hour before your guests arrive.
Before the party gets into full swing, this is the ideal time for the host, to preview the range before the other guests arrive – if you love jewellery, you’ll love having your own private viewing!
There is no boring presentation!
Just put some music on and as your guests arrive
they are free to browse and try on any items of jewellery.
We have had great pleasure in raising money for lots of schools, work charities and bigger charities too including Breast Friends and Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer. However big or small your charity is, please get in touch. We would love to help!
The Beauty & Physic Fair The New Billesley, Kings Heath, Birmingham
on Thursday 31st May from 7pm.
FREE ENTRANCE!
40+ stalls featuring local handmade arts and crafts, cupcakes, handmade chocolate, cards & wrapping paper, Jamie at Home, designer cosmetics, Ann Summers, stained glass, photography, crystals and spiritual gifts, handmade alternative clothing, candles, Body Shop, reflexology, jewellery, Avon, perfume, handmade soaps & much much more.
Mediums and tarot card readers providing individual readings
Indian head massage and reiki treatments
Massage, manicures, inch loss body wraps, spray tans, and other amazing pampering experiences
Enjoy browsing through the many stalls, spiritual experiences and beauty treatments available whilst enjoying a drink (or two!) with friends.
Come and join us for the next one at Stonebridge Golf Club, Somers Road Meriden, Coventry, West Midlands CV7 7PL
Thursday 24th May 2012
FREE admission & FREE nibbles. The bar will be open of course and hot food is being served, so bring your friends & we’ll see you there from 7pm!! ♥
Get pampered & shop til u drop, there will be 50 wicked stalls, everything a girl could need – mobile beauty salon, half price Body Shop, handbag heaven, shoes, spray tans, nails, lashes, clairvoyants, make up, dress boutique, head khandi mobile hair salon, waxing, threading, hair extensions, chocolate factory, cupcakes, Ann Summers, music, body wraps, reiki, massage, clothes, cosmetics, Indian head massage, soaps, gifts, personal stylist, dietician, handmade cards, skincare, baby accessories, Moda Jewellery, shamballa, perfumes, Avon, candles, make overs, photoshoots & loads more.
Treat yourself to a night out with friends – we look forward to seeing you there!
Refreshments Marque will be open all afternoon. Cakes and jewellery for sale. Fabulous raffle with lots of prizes.
It would be wonderful if you could pop in and support. Please bring the kids and come and say hello! We would love to welcome you to our home.
We are raising funds for the Birmingham Children’s Hospital who work amazingly hard to look after so many tiny poorly babies and their mom and dads!!
This is also a personal thank you to all the amazing staff that took such good care of our baby grandson Charlie whilst he had major surgery, and will no doubt be just as amazing at his next operation too! He still needs more operations but he a very healthy and happy little boy.
Fancy a FUN night out and FREE clothes, jewellery, handbags and shoes?
Don’t miss this amazing evening in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
THURSDAY 29TH MARCH
STRATFORD SPORTS & CRICKET CLUB
CV37 7LS
7PM START
BAR & FOOD AVAILABLE
£5.00 ENTRANCE FEE
The concept of Swishing is very simple, you bring with you (up to 5 each) ladies clothes, bags, shoes or jewellery items to swap and are allocated a sticker with the amount you can pick to take home!
For an extra £1 you can purchase a raffle ticket and be in with a chance to win some great brand new prizes, including a gorgeous Shambola bracelet from Moda Jewellery and lots of other goodies.
The event starts at 7pm with the girls setting up rails and dressing the tables with accessories. Moda Jewellery will have a table with gorgeous new items to accessorize your clothes.
Swishing will begin at 8pm for one hour. Make your selection and try them on and take them home. It’s as simple as that!
There’s plenty to sift through even if you’re not lucky enough to find anything in your size or style, it’s a brilliant way of promoting sustainable fashion through recycling.
The remaining goods are sold off to raise funds for Welcome Hills Special School.
At the last one I managed to bag myself four beautiful dresses and a pair of Hobbs shoes! Not bad for a night out working. I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again: It’s a tough job but someone has to do it.
Hope to see you there!
Swishing is the new craze to hit UK – YOU WILL LOVE IT. FREE clothes – what’s there not to love?!
After the success of the last party back in September, Lauren hopes to make the clothes swap parties a regular event at the bar. The concept is very simple, you bring with you any old ladies clothes, bags, shoes or jewellery items to swap and are allocated six items to pick from individually colour coded rails. If like me, you don’t have anything to swap and would just like to purchase a couple of items, then you can pay the entrance prime of £7.50 and get to take away the same six items. For an extra £1 you can purchase a raffle ticket and be in with a chance to win some great brand new prizes, this time including a bespoke designer tote bag, miniature bottle of pink champagne, make up set, cookery book and other goodies.
The event started at 1pm with the girls setting up rails and dressing the glass booth tables with accessories, cake stands filled with pink cupcakes and pink glasses with sweets in them, all very cute and girly. While the bar (and the glasses) filled up, ladies perused the rails. Once the bar was busy the ladies were given an hour slot for viewing and trying on, then when the items were selected, they were allocated to the customers, with time for the prize raffle draw.
There’s plenty to sift through even if you’re not lucky enough to find anything in your size or style, it’s a brilliant way of promoting sustainable fashion through recycling. I didn’t stay for the whole party, but I did manage to bag myself a lovely bracelet for a £1!!
I wish Lauren all the best with her venture and I look forward to the new year’s clothes swap party, which will hopefully be full of post Christmas leftovers. For more info visit: www.backtothefuschia.org
If you’re thinking of booking a jewellery party there’s no better time than in February. Throughout the month our amazing BUY ONE GET ONE FREE Deal is on!
Well another year is over and the new one begins. As with all small businesses, this year has been exciting and very challenging to say the least!
We would like to thank all our loyal customers, our family and workers, and all our suppliers too.
We feel very lucky to be doing a job that we love and have been very privileged to work in beautiful places and we have met some amazing people along the way.
We have lots of shows and exciting sale days and events planned for 2012.
So watch this space!
Wishing you and your families health and happiness for 2011.
At last! A TRAVEL jewellery box for bead lovers…somewhere very special to hold all your personal collection of Passion by moda bracelets, beads, earrings and necklaces.
Pandora, Chamilia, Troll beads, Truth and Biagi – they all fit this specially designed beautiful box. When the lid is closed all your beads are safe and will not roll around – they are trapped!
A very sturdy box made in the finest quality leatherette with a deep compartment that will hold up to 4 bracelets and lots of beads. We think that’s enough space for any bead addict!
Would make a perfect gift for anyone with a beaded bracelet. Comes in a beautiful high gloss white gift box.
Founded in 1989 mikey burst onto the london stage with exciting, innovative and at times quirky jewellery which quickly attracted a growing following.
Mixing great quality with great design mikey continues to produce elegant, glamorous, and distinctive jewellery each piece made with the same passion and attention to detail as befits a premium brand.
Its mikey’s mantra that a woman can never own too many sparkly things and so it delights us that many of the pieces have become timeless classics to be cherished and worn over and over again.
Passionate about quality we source the best materials and components from all around the world and take great pride in being one of the few remaining jewellery companies to produce part of its
collection here in the UK.
We hope you enjoy indulging yourself with a little bit of mikey luxury!
**2pm is Afternoon Tea ; Free Tea, Coffee, Scones, Fresh Cream, Jams
**6pm is Glitz & Glam Night; Free drink and finger buffet, fashion show,
chocolate fountain, ladies treatments available & fantastic raffle prizes.
Forget cooking the dinner today! – This is a perfect way to spend your day!
**included in ticket price; free drink on arrival, fashion show by Handsome
& Gracious, cookery demonstration and a fantastic performance from
the No 1 UK dance troup Infinity
***************************************************************************************************************************** Cure Leukaemia Evening, Thursday 6th Oct 2011, 7.30pm The Loft Lounge, 143 Bromsgrove St, Birmingham City Centre, B5 6RG Ticket £5 **included in ticket price; Canpes & drinks, selection of gorgeous stalls
in the fabulous newly refurbished Loft Lounge.
Raising vital funds for people living with Leukaemia
Bring the girls out for a great night of fashion, shoes, cocktails and shopping! Enjoy ONE COMPLIMENTARY NON ALCOHOLIC COCKTAIL ON ARRIVAL – (due to not being licensed to sell), Ann Summers Lingerie catwalk featuring male and female models, beauty hints and tips from the industries top expert Esther Marie and much more! £5 per ticket.
This is a TICKET ONLY event due to a limited amount available – so please buy your tickets online at www.belleevents.org or message me for tickets or call 07411942655. Tickets can be collected on the door or posted and no charge for delivery or to buy online.
Moda Jewellery are delighted to be supporting Macmillan at the fabulous venue West Midlands Safari Park.
The Wyre Forest Macmillan Centenary Fashion show is taking place on Friday 30th September 2011 at Spring Grove House (West Midlands Safari Park) from 7pm – 11pm.
Tickets are priced at £15 & that includes a welcome drink & canapes.
This is set to be a super night with a fashion show, many stalls selling a variety of products from clothing to jewellery & everything in between!
To order tickets please contact macmillanwyreforest@hotmail.co.uk or call 07541 759 242.
Special Centenary 100 balloon release will take place during the evening to mark 100 ‘good days’ & to mark this special year for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Now you can have your own Lucky Buddah FREEon your bracelet with any purchase over £20.
It is said that the Buddah will bring about good luck and fortune, good vibes and serve as spiritual inspiration for humans to strive for inner peace and happiness.
Hurry offer is only available until midnight
Sunday 15th May.
ModaJewellery will be exhibiting at The Business and Baby Show, The New Bingley Hall, Cranmore Avenue, Shirley, B90 4LF.
Saturday 2nd July 2011. Open from 9.30 am till 5.00pm.
Children’s Activity Area, Refreshments and exciting stalls.
Plus kids entertainment – so bring the family along!
Thinking of starting your own business or want an additional job working from home to fit in with the kids?
Sorry we have sold out of The Princess Carriage bead today. Everyone went mad for it at our sale day in Birmingham! Thanks to Sam for gorgeous table balloon displays (want one? Only £15! Contact Sam from Choose balloons 07980 578435 and she will deliver locally too)
Tomorrows FREE bead with every sale will be the basket of flowers bead that’s beautiful too!
Have a great royal wedding day tomorrow.
A succession of lookalikes, all dancing fit to bust — first, the Archbishop of Canterbury (so like the real Dr Rowan Williams that I suspect it might actually be him), then Eugenie and Beatrice, The Duke of York, Zara Phillips and a particularly perky Princess Royal (my own favourite), Charles and Camilla, Edward and Sophie, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Harry and finally William and Kate (right).
Easter doesn’t have to be all about Chocolate eggs! Why not treat them to a Sterling Silver Easter Bead for their Pandora or Chamilia bracelet. Lasts much longer than a chocolate egg and no inches on the hips!
All our beads fit Pandora, Moda, Chamilia and Troll bracelets.
Moda are presenting on The Big Day at Birmingham Women’s Hospital so if you’re local come along and find us.
Lots of offers on this day and our gorgoeus new Spring Jewellery Collection will be available.
Here’s baby Charlie and some of the nurses that looked after him on The Neonatal Ward, with the fantastic cheque that was raised by Moda for £2250.00
He has just spent another short stay on the ward and is recovering well again.
Thanks again to all our family and friends for all the help and support over the past few months when Charlie has been in and out of hospital – anyone with children will understand what a very emotional time it was.
The Ward would like to thank everyone for their kind generosity and has already spent to the money….. It has gone towards buying 3 new monitors for above the beds at the hospital.
Thankyou again on behalf of all the staff at Moda and especially Baby Charlie. x
There are some great photographs of the evening. Many thanks to Karen Jones at Touchbase for covering the event for us. We raisied a massive £2550 on the evening and a good time was had by all.
If you would like to be notified of any future events please register for our news letter and add LOCAL.
Moda are pleased to support Energie Gym at their fabulous Open Weekend.
Sat29th and Sun 30th January from 10am till 5pm.
Arrow Valley Park, Battens Dr, Redditch, Worcestershire B98 0LJ Tel 01527 520414
Why not arrange to meet up with friends for coffee and enjoy FREE massage treatments, beauty treatments, nails and more. Moda Jewellery SALE will be on so grab some bargains too!
Take some time out to catch up with friends and relax.
Remember: Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive
Come and Find Us…
Enegie Gym is on The Arrow Valley Park Fully equipped, air conditioned club with gym, squash courts, group exercise studio, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi. Relaxation area with a bar (now you’re talking!)
Come along and get a FREE DAY PASS.
Carry your favourite fragrance or after shave where ever you go…. Travalo is a pocket sized travel perfume / Aftreshave spray bottle wlth a pump fill patented refill system.
Travalo fills in seconds, yet incredibly packs over 50 sprays, a travel essential both for men and women and a fresh way to take fraergrances anywhere – even safe in aircraft hand luggage.
Made from extremely durable and light aircraft grade aluminium, Travalo will withstand numerous drops and bumps without any risk of costly spillages, unlike full sized traditional glass perfume bottles.
At just 8cm tall, Travalo gives around 50 sprays. At 12 grams, it is also incredibly light.
Travalo is completely rounded and free of corners, and this makes it comfortable and safe.Travalo is made from 98.9% recyclable materials, so is as friendly to the environment as it is to the user.
It’s Christmas again! And it looks like being a white one too…
We’re all going to be having a family Christmas day at home this year and then off for a short break until Janruary 3rd.
What a year 2010 has been! We have worked with some wonderful people this year. Weddings, births and parties have also made this year an eventful one for us. We couldn’t do it without our family and staff so a huge thank you to them all.
We are happy to report that our newest addition (Baby Charlie) is doing well and is very happy and healthy. He is truely adorable.
We wish all our fantastic staff , customers, friends and family a very Merry Christmas. We hope that everyone has their perfect Christmas and stays safe and warm and we look forward to seeing you in 2011.
Christmas Shopping was a delight this year at Chameleon Bar where we were helping to raise money for Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer.
If you haven’t been to Chameleon yet you MUST. It’s a gorgeous place with great staff and music in the heart of Birmingham by The Town Hall. Even the snow didn’t stop the great turn out for this event. The ladies enjoyed a beautiful brunch and shopping afterwards with plenty of champagne flowing.
Thank you to everyone that supported The Ultimate Night Out at The Limes Hotel Earlswood. It was a fabulous evening of fun, tears and laughter. The total amount raised was a staggering £2550!
Our guests were met by Luke, Ben and Tom and welcomed with Bucks Fizz and goody bags.
All the shopping stalls did really well. Thanks to all the shopaholics! We had 250 guests attend and things got a liitle mad in the car park. Appolagies for that – it has been noted for next time!
The fashion show was amazing and 307 Designer Dress Agency sold EVERY ONE of the outfits on the catwalk that night. At those bargain prices we are not surprised. If you haven’t visited the shop – you must!
307 Dress Designer Agency – 307 Alcester Road Wythall (Park on The White Swan)
A huge thank you to the very funny Mark Tollis Experience who provided the entertainment and compare throughout the night.
Conratulations to all our raffle winners who have all been notified. Commiserations to those that didn’t win but we thank you for supporting us for this fantastic cause.
We are handing over the cheque to The Children’s Hospital and this will be in The Birmingham Evening Mail and other local papers so look out for us.
In January’s edition of Touchbase Nikki will be featured with baby Charlie and her story about the reason behind The Ultimate Night Out. Photos of the evening will also be in that edition too.
Our thanks again to everyone involved – we have had the most amazing feedback.
We are already organising our next big event which will be in March – Our March Madness Indulgence Evening. Get your name down now!
We felt very honored and privileged to be invited to The Show at The Birmingham Metropole Hotel organized by Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer. The tenth Anniversary of LFBC. An evening of true glamour, a stunning fashion show by survivors of breast cancer and truly moving stories. The auctions were amazing and our table were delighted to win The Apprentice and Nuthurst Grange.
The evening was hosted by Patron Lord Digby Jones and Mr Jimmy Franks. The entertainment was first class with Go West performing live and ‘Johnny Depp’ making a surprise guest appearance too.
The final figure raised has not been calculated yet but it must be in excess of £20,000.
A huge thanks you to everyone involved in making The Show possible. LFBC have a wonderful committee of lady volunteers who work tirelessly at all their events to make them fun and memorable occasions, while raising much needed funds to provide essential equipment for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
We were delighted to be involved in rasing funds for Breast Friends at The Oak Hockley Heath
A fabulous fashion show by House Of Fraiser was enjoyed by over 80 ladies and a gorgeous lunch and champagne afternoon followed.
We sold lots of beautiful costume jewellery, earrings, bracelets and more. 10% of House of Fraser and Moda Jewellery proceeds were donated to Breast Friends.
Everyone had a great day and thank you to everyone involved.
Perfect for Christmas gifts, stocking fillers and maybe a treat for yourself!
Costume jewellery, silver jewellery and more…
The most beautiful crystal necklace, bracelets and earrings. Available seperatley or as a set. Red Agate, Turquoise and brown and black agate necklaces too. All from just £12!
On August 20th Charlie Thomas Benham was born.Beautiful son to Nikki and Chris at Moda Jewellery. We were all devestated to discover that Charlie was born with a life threatening condition and he underwent surgery at The Children’s Hospital in Birmingham at 3 days old.
We are delighted to report that he is making a full recovery.
We would like to thank everyone at The Children’s Hospital for the fantastic work they do. Without them we wouldn’t have Baby Charlie. We are holding our next event to raise money for The Children’s Hospital Charity who help create modern and child-friendly environments; purchase state of the art medical equipment and fund research into the prevention and treatment of childhood illnesses.
We Proudly Present:
Tuesday 16th November. 7pm – 10pm. The Limes Hotel Earlswood Solihull B94 5JZ
DJ Mark Tollis Experience with sounds of the 80’s, Fashion Parade by 307 Dress Designer Shop, Esther Marie Make-up, Christmas Gifts, Jewellery, Clothes, Shoes, Handbags and more. Our gorgeous Moda Waiters will greet you with FREE champagne and fantastic Goodie Bags. Free food will be served throughout the evening too.
EVERY PENNY WE RAISE SAINSBURY’S ARE MATCHING! So for every pound you give we raise £2 for The Children’s Hospital.
Local businesses have kindly donated some amazing prizes for the raffle:
Win a Brand New Porsche For The Weekend – Delivered to your door with unlimited mileage (over 25yr olds only) from Sytner Porsche Garage Solihull
Quality jewellery and accessories at affordable prices.
You can browse at your own leisure at our online jewellery store
OR we can bring the shop to you.
You can host a jewellery party at your home, your workplace, school or club where you can see, touch and feel the quality of the jewellery and share the experience with your family, friends and colleagues.