Mother’s Day 2007
Given that it’s Mother’s Day this weekend I thought I would give our readers some gift ideas for Mom. Finding a gift for Mom is no easy task. Try searching on the internet for gift ideas and 90% of the stuff you find is crap. I’ve put together 5 gift ideas that will save you time and Mom is sure to enjoy.
Flowers, everyone loves flowers. They brighten up any room and last long into next week. With such an easy and affordable gift to give you don’t just have to wait for an occasion to give flowers. Check out www.ftd.com for all sorts of Mother’s Day arrangements.
Women love the spa. It makes them feel younger, relaxed, re-energized and special. Spa packages are often pricey, but if family members get together on a good package I guarantee Mom will love you for it. Here’s a site that you can purchase packages from numerous spas all over North America. www.wayspa.com
If your mother is anything like mine then you can’t go wrong with a round of golf. It’s a great way to spend the day with your mother and family members outdoors for a little friendly competition. Go for a morning round and stay at the club house for lunch.
If you and your mother have more refined tastes there is always jewellery. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. A pair of stud diamond earrings from www.zales.com can’t go wrong.
Finally if there is one thing that all women have in common it is the love of shopping for shoes. So why not give Mom a gift certificate to a shoe store like www.naturalizershoestore.com . Naturalizers are fashionable and comfortable.
Anyone of these ideas is sure to please and all of them would make Mom feel like she’s in heaven! The most important thing aside from all the materialistic stuff is to tell Mom how much she means to you.
Happy Mothers Day Everyone.
My mom likes bags, though I don’t know what type she really likes.
I think it’s best just to give them the gift certificate so that they can choose whatever they want.
A good dinner would be nice.
Great tips and good ideas and I do agree with you of what’s the most important; to show you appreciates mom.
Actually it’s not mothers day in Norway, but I have my mother in law from the US visiting so she got a big hug this morning.
Happy Mothers Day to you:-)
happy mother’s day
All great suggestions! Hope your Moms special day was a great one.
I just called my mom this year
She knows I love her, I’m in college, lazy, and don’t have enough money for anything (I’m using all my loan money).
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Palladium jewellery comes into its own at Jewellex 2007
South Africa’s first branded range of palladium jewellery was launched by Aumor Jewellery at this year’s Jewellex Exhibition held at the Sandton Convention Centre in July.
Aumor Jewellery, a South African fine jewellery house specialising in the manufacture and design of palladium jewellery, unveiled its “Goddess” range to retailers at the four-day expo.
Stephan McCabe, managing director of Aumor Jewellery says, “Palladium has often been called platinum’s sister metal because they have identical chemical properties, but palladium is a metal in its own right. It is more design-friendly because it is 40% lighter than platinum, which gives designers more creative and technical room for intricate designs, multiple diamond and gemstone settings and thicker mountings that are not uncomfortably heavy. This makes for more opulent and delicate fine jewellery pieces.”
Unique qualities
According to McCabe, palladium is 30-times more rare than gold, and is whiter, brighter and lighter than white gold. Palladium also offers excellent consumer value in that it allows for superior design quality and significantly outwears white gold.
Palladium is mined as a Platinum Group Metal (PGM) and is out-of-the-ground pure white. White gold is 75% yellow gold alloyed “bleached” with 25% or more of other white metals, which is then plated, and the plating eventually wears off. Palladium alloy combinations typically consist of 95% palladium and 5% either ruthenium or iridium (also platinum group metals). It is non-allergenic and does not tarnish or lose its whiteness with wear.
Contribution to economic development
Aumor Jewellery is a tenant of the incubator set up by the Platinum Trust, formed in 2003, and supported by the SEDA Technology Programme, a division of the DTI. The broader significance of the launch of Aumor Jewellery’s palladium range is that it brings to fruition the SEDA Platinum Incubator’s value-adding undertaking, in line with government’s mineral beneficiation strategy of improving pre-export raw materials.
South Africa is the second largest producer of palladium in the world. Due to increasing prices of platinum and gold and the growth in demand for white metal jewellery, the palladium jewellery market has surged in the last three to five years.
South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Energy Affairs has reported that the worldwide demand for palladium jewellery has grown from 215 000 ounces in 1998 to a high of 1.43 million ounces in 2005, largely driven by demand in China.
In the US, palladium producers, refiners and jewellery manufacturers have formed the Palladium Alliance International, a forum that has consolidated facts, standards and manufacturing techniques specifically for palladium.
McCabe says, “Palladium’s status as an all-natural, precious white metal is an opportunity for South African jewellery manufacturers and designers to make a strong impact on the global jewellery industry.”
“Aumor Jewellery plans to harness local design talents and drive consumer and industry knowledge on palladium, to secure a formidable position in the global jewellery market.”
Former Miss South Africa and socialite Vanessa Carreira has been announced as the face of Aumor Jewellery. This super stylish beauty will be the company’s representative and the face of its advertising campaigns for the next year. Vanessa will be wearing custom-designed Aumor Jewellery bridal pieces for her wedding to businessman Chris Coutroulis set to take place in Greece later this month.
Celebrated South African designer, Amanda Laird Cherry also incorporated various Aumor Jewellery pieces into her show range for the Sanlam South Africa Fashion Week in August 2007.