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………………………………SURPRISE!……..SURPRISE!……..SURPRISE!………..Something new for my 20th ANNIVERSARY!………………………..EVERY TIME, just before I went onto the set at QVC, Jac would take my hands, look me in the eyes with her baby blues and say……………..”all you have to be is wonderful”…………………………………..

…………Now for the story…………..Jac loved Marilyn Monroe. She read every book about her, and saw every movie she ever made. She read every story, every magazine, and every newspaper article she could find about her…..the good….the bad….and the ugly. Jac would tell me about every one of them…..especially the scandalous ones! Jac had Marilyn paper dolls and a Marilyn Barbi. They are in the “Doll Bed Room” with the 200 or so other dolls! We have the Life Magazine with Marilyn on the cover and those famous photos inside. On one of our trips to California Jac had our friends drive us over to the cul de sac where she lived in her small ranch house. The house was no longer there, so Jac was very disappointed, but she knew what it looked like so she could imagine. We even went to see where she was entombed!…..Jac never really explained to me why she loved this legend so. I know Jac thought Marilyn was very beautiful and child like, but I also think she felt they had a kindred spirit.  They both came from childhoods that were far from idyllic. Of course Marilyn’s was much worse, and Jac did have her dear Mom who she loved so very much…..but they were on their own. They both started their careers at a very young age. Jac was 16 when she did local modeling and 17 when she first went to Europe before she even worked in NYC. Jac really wanted to be an actress or a psychologist!  When you think about it they aren’t that disconnected at all. A psychologist seeks to understand and explain thoughts, emotions, feelings and behavior…..much like an actress……Jac chose modeling because she could make good money quickly, and she could help her Mom…..Jac was always enthralled with Marilyn’s metamorphosis from Marilyn the girl to Marilyn the MOVIE STAR…..She was always curious about Marilyn’s process of changing Norma Jean into the glamorous Marilyn…..It was quite legendary how she would sit in her dressing room for hours doing her make up and hair….building up the courage to face the world of movie making just beyond her safe dressing room door……When she was finally ready Jac read that she would look at herself in the mirror and say to herself over and over and over….”all you have to be is wonderful”….before she would have to face the other actors, director, crew, and the camera that loved her so much. This was a ritual Marilyn repeated to become brave enough to face the world……This touched Jac deeply.

…………..When Jac and I were living in our NYC apartment our ritual was that she would always get up first and shower, while I laid in bed. Then she would come back sit on the bed and lay out a towel with her make up on it. She would proceed to transform Jac into “JAC” the model……I loved watching her in silence doing her thing. She would glance over and smile, knowing I was enjoying myself watching her. It wasn’t just the transformation, because honestly I loved her without any make up at all…..I was more about the graceful movements she had so naturally applying the make up.It was almost like a Japanese ritual.. I was mesmerized…………………………………………………………………………

…………..When Jac and I walked out onto the QVC set just before a show was to start, and she would say those words to me….”all you have to be is wonderful”…..coming from Jac it would energize me, and boost me up. I would take a deep breath and go…………..I can still hear her……………………….After Jac passed a group of Linea Ladies, the Llama Herd, sent me in Jac’s honor, a white weeping cherry tree that they knew Jac would love…..On the tree was a silver tree bracelet, and it was inscribed, “all you have to be is wonderful”………the tree is thriving………………………………….

…………..For my 20th Anniversary I pondered what I could do to make this a celebratory occasion. I had already planned the 20th Anniversary Medallion, but what else!?………It had to be something special. Something I hadn’t done for you before…..I came up with an idea….A Sterling Silver Bracelet. I have never done a precious metal for QVC before, so that in its’ self was special….but this could not be just an ordinary silver bracelet….What could I do to make it special!?…..then it came to me…..I would have each bracelet inscribed with….”all you have to be is wonderful”….It is inscribed where no one can see it, so it’s our secret………………….It’s Jac’s and my message to you…………………………………………………………………

………The bangle has a GRACEFUL SCULPTURAL TWISTING SHAPE… a graceful shape with beautiful movement….like Jac….and inside the secret inscription…………The bracelet will be avail in  STERLING SILVER, and it will also be avail in Sterling Silver with an 18K GOLD PLATING…..These bracelets are just beautiful……The bracelets will also be avail in THREE SIZES…..the Small will be 7.25 X 1/2 wide X 3/8 thick which has a 30.3 minimum gram weight….the Average will be 7.75 X 1/2 X 3/8 which which has a 31.3 minimum gram weight, and the Large is  8.25 X 1/2 X 3/8 thick which has a 36.0 minimum gram weight!……..They are all stamped MADE IN ITALY, and marked with a 925….the Hallmark for Sterling Silver. The quality is superb and they are made by one of the finest world renowned jewelers……..It is a piece you can proudly hand down to you daughter, grand daughter, niece or anyone special to you. Either the Silver of Gold would make an incredible gift….with a saying that would touch anyone!

…………..My Dear Friends…..it would make me very happy to think you will start your day hearing Jac and I say to you…..”all you have to be is wonderful”…..because being wonderful is in each and every one of us…………………………………..much Love…………………………..Louis

I have just been informed that there will be Special Anniversary pricing during the Anniversary show period from 5/13 at 9pm through 5/14 at 8pm. This will include special apparel items….AND…ALL JEWELRY including all of the newest pieces!!! and one VERY SPECIAL ITEM you haven’t even seen yet!!!!!! My 20th Anni only comes once….take advantage of it……..much Love……..Louis

……………….A few years ago I did a wonderful Torsade necklace in a beautiful RED……..Many of you have asked me to please come up with something new that would be as equally beautiful……….I think I have succeeded with this new NUGGET CHUNKY NECKLACE………………It has taken this long because it isn’t easy to find just the right beads to do in red. There are red necklaces in the market place, but IMHO many look common place, and inexpensive without anything unique or special…..So I waited until I could design something that I thought was extraordinary. I hope you agree……………..The necklace has EIGHTEEN rows of seed beads that blend into the nuggets which form a lovely cluster towards the bottom half of the necklace. The rows are caught by metal caps at the back, and there is a Lobster Claw closing with a three inch extender chain……..The bracelet is the same construction as the Samburu bracelet with an opening in the back for easy on and off. The EIGHT rows have flatter seed beads in the back with the thicker nuggets up front……….The hoop earring, styled like the Samburu hoop, has a stone bead at the top with two rows of seed beads and then the nuggets at the bottom. The nuggets are all resin pieces and highly polished…….These are very light pieces…………Red is a wonderful color…..it’s a PRIMARY COLOR, and there is nothing that compares…….It’s an emotional color, and has many meanings…..joy….love and GOOD LUCK, and who couldn’t use a little of that these days………………….enjoy……………………….much Love………………………….Louis

……………………..The three nugget pieces will also be avail in this wonderful DEEP BLACK………I think many of you, who may already own the few solid black necklaces I have made, have come to see the value of black jewelry as an accent. I bet you would be hard pressed to count all the pieces of clothing, both solid and print, that you could wear  black jewelry with…..A simple white tee shirt and any black bottom or black and white print bottoms will look so much more pulled together with these black accessories. On color black accessories are a knock out……Like the red jewelry……beautiful BLACK JEWELRY isn’t easy to find, but now you have……………………………enjoy…………………………much Love………………………………Louis