Italy - my inspiration for the Fall 2011 collection

Hi dear friends

A long time since I've shared with you my inspiration...

I had a busy summer, a great vacation in Italy and Germany with my sons.

I came to Italy, Tuscany, from the hot summer days in Israel, to the wonderful autumn - beautiful Tuscany!

Two weeks in Tuscany  and the last one in the Gulf of Amalfi, a spectacular landscape!

The great panorama, blooming, blue sky and sea, smell and food made me very happy. 

All the flowers  were so fresh, and made me creative, (I never managed to plant growth so pretty) lol

I rested, read and traveled, And I just felt like Alice in Wonderland - so different from the Israeli landscape where I live.

Share with you some moments of inspiration ...

Pink flower

Gold leaf

Purple flower

Light green filigree circle

White flower...soon

 Sliced of black Onyx ...soon

The weather was wonderful, we celebrated 31 years of marriage, great!! We did it!! 

It was like a second honeymoon, (the first did not exist,  because we were busy, I was busy with my studies) lol

All photos I shot on vacation, They inspired my new collection.

Enjoy the fall and the beauty of nature

Like any loving mother, I must share with you my sons too:

Amit & Michael

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Thanks

♥

Sigalit Alcalai 

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GIVEAWAY - THE WINNER

Hi dear girls

This moment is not easy for me, customers, friends, and women I do not know, took part in the giveaway, and unfortunately only one can win, so I used a computer program that chooses the winner.

The winner is 

•:*¨¨*:• Sheree Cooke! •:*¨¨*:•. 

Congratulations!

  ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ I thank all who took part in this giveaway ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

I thank all those who chose to follow my blog and  for those who 

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To all of you, who participated my giveaway:

I'm offering  10% discounts   

on every item in my shop  till the end of this month 

06/30/2011

The discount will be applied to your invoice when you enter the 

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 coupon code

*Use this code upon checkout to receive your discount

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Have a wonderful week

xxxx

Sigalit

GIVEAWAY - inspired by the graffiti

Hi dear friends

So, as I told already, I was in Berlin for the first time in my life, I went to visit my sons who live there now, playing and making music.

Berlin, is unlike any other city I visited in Europe, Paris, Rome, Barcelona and London.

There was something else, an enigma.

Berlin is a young, dynamic and colorful city.

Each house painted a different color, many shops of young designers  and lots of graffiti !!!!!!!

We, my husband and I walked and walked , I could not take my eyes of the colorful people, houses, wonderful gardens - and especially the Graffiti.

 I was fascinated, there's something very dynamic, stimulates creativity, wonderful, so I loved it!

As one who loves color, I just could get inspiration from what I saw.

I made 5 pairs of earrings in my style, inspired by the graffiti.

One pair of earrings - can be yours!! ( 46$ Value)

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All you have to do is select your favorite earrings - one!!  

Leave a comment with the number at the bottom of the photo

Sunday, 19 June 2011, I Will post on my blog, who is the winner!

The winner will receive her favorite chosen earring and the rest of my earrings will be posted in my shop.

These decorated  earrings are made of Israeli, high quality sterling silver bezel set and resin in different colors shades the earrings decorated with silver dots.

In the middle of the earring there is an  Swarovski Crystal.

Measurements: length -28- 29mm (1.10-1.12")

diameter - 15.5mm(0.6")

You can see the size here:

                          

 ♥ Thank 

you for participating in this giveaway! 

 

I'll be very glad if you'll  following  my blog , and share it with your friends.

You can see more of my earrings here.

NEW  !!! 

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Have a wonderful week

xxxx

Sigalit

Gold you can afford...

Gold is the little black dress for woman!

As we know, not all can wear a little black dress, in fact, few women can wear it - I can not, I look like a "small" black potato sack. LOL
 

Even the gold - we love it, but not everyone has the ability to purchase gold jewelry, and not because of age, not because we put on weight, just because the price of gold doubled this year and is a very high price.

Most of us want a gold jewelry, it sparkles, it's luxurious and fashionable.

Women ask me if there are alternatives  - nickel free - and which will not cause allergies.

So I have a wonderful solution for you :

14K Gold filled

  

...Soon

14K gold filled:

Gold filled is a hollow tube of 14K gold that is filled with another metal. The exterior of the gold filled jewelry is solid karated gold and everything you can see or touch is a solid layer of karated gold.

This tube of karated gold is approximately 100 times thicker than gold plate. It is made by bonding with heat and pressure - with normal wear and tear the karated gold will never tarnish, chip or wear off.

By law this layer of karated gold has to be at least 1/20 of the total weight of the metal portion of the piece of jewelry.

In the USA this process is referred to as ‘gold filled’. In Europe the same process will be called ‘rolled gold’. Both terms are synonymous with each other. 

Many jewelry purchasers outside the jewelry trade mistakenly think 'gold filled' is the same as 'gold-plate' - NO!!!  'Gold filled is a much higher quality product.

I love this great material,  It's cheaper than gold and more expensive than  sterling silver, I am very pleased with it,  and  you  get value for money and quality jewellery.  great !!!

♥ This is my solution for the little "black dress"♥

You can read more here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_filled_jewelry

You can enjoy some of  my 14k gold filled jewelry:

Soon...

  Butterfly and Indicolite Swarovski Crystal

Black pearl branches 

circle stud earrings 

 small-drop-hanged-from-flower

 Peridot teardrop crystal and gold heart

  Blue jeans HAMSA

How to Clean Gold Filled Jewelry:
 

Salt water and chlorine in swimming pools will all take their toll on all gold filled jewelry. Be sure to wipe your jewelry carefully with a soft polishing cloth regularly to keep it clean of these elements which oxidizes. 

I hope I answered some of the questions I was asked, if you have another question - I will be happy to answer.

Have a wonderful week

xoxo

Sigalit

Berlin ... Here we come

Hello my dear friends

Finally, after 10 months, I will meet my sons, who live in Berlin.
Michael and Amit, my sons, both musicians, moved to Berlin, they play in different music ensembles, and loving every minute.
I'm happy they're happy, but miss them very much.

Amit                             Michael

So excited! I heard so many wonderful stories about this beautiful city, and if I did not do it until today, so I'll do the next few days.
In the past we have taken them on trips, today, It turned over, we go following the children, so I came first time to Barcelona, when my youngest son lives there.
And Now - Berlin.
Suitcase already packed.    lol

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Between May 11 - 20 I am on VACATION
My shop will remain open and all purchases will be sent on Sunday May 22 !!!
During this time, you can use the coupon code: VACATION  

to receive a 20% discount! 

My apologies for the inconvenience and late delivery.

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Please check the Shop Announcement****

Thanks so much

xxx

Sigalit

My colorful event

Hi dear friends

On Saturday, I was with my twin sister : Havatzelet hHaramati  in her house, we held an event called in Israel "open house".

              Do not ask me who is who, lol

It happens twice a year, Rosh Hashanah (new year) and Passover, in many places in Israel.,
To exhibit and sell our art.

Like many places in the world, before the holidays, people like to spend money , lol.
Most of the "houses" invite guest artists to introduce their art.
My dear sister, (my best friend) invited me to show my jewelry.

 

 

The weather was wonderful, the garden looked great, everything is blooming, including the Amazing special purple wisteria.

 

 We  both make art.

Her knitted are great, her hand burning  and painted wood are fabulous  and her colors painting on wood are happy.

 

 

Is it coincidence that we both make art?  I Do not know....
 

We grew up in eclectic House, very colorful, our mother was very creative, Which is really not surprising that our works are colorful, optimistic and happy.
My mother's garden:

 

 The event was very happy, lots of people came, this event pretty exhausting, but fun :)

 

The photographer of the event is my wonderful husband, Leon :

You can visit my shop , and enjoy the colors of spring.

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On this occasion   I want to introduce to you - my good friend, who came to visit me on this event, her name is Sari Glassman - she is  a Glass Artist, her beads are colorful and happy, I love them.

Ethnic bell Beads

I recommend you to visit her shop.

I wish you all the best :)

Happy Passover.

xxx

Sigalit