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As Seen In: Inspection or Cleaning: Choose Your Words Carefully
When we talk to our friends about jewelry care (if you are a doctor people ask you medical questions and if you work for The Kingswood Company people ask jewelry care questions!), we have found that most don’t really know the difference between getting their fine jewelry inspected and getting it professionally cleaned. For many this is because their jeweler emphasizes the cleaning and fails to note the importance the other aspects involved in an inspection.
So we wrote an article hoping to educate jewelers about choosing their words carefully and differentiating a cleaning from an inspection. We are very excited that Southern Jewelry News ran this article in their January 2013 edition. Please check it out and let us know what you think!
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Green with Love: From Recycling to Reusing
We at The Kingswood Company have long been green. Not with envy but with love for the planet. Our products have been non-toxic and biodegradable for more than 55 years. We redesigned our jars in 2006 resulting in 25,000 fewer pounds of plastic used per year. And now in addition to recycling and reducing, we are going to start reusing!
A local moving company here in Columbus, E. E. Ward Movers, will begin using some of our cardboard boxes for their moving business. For quite some time, we have recycled the boxes in which we receive our raw material shipments. But now we will break them down and hold them for E. E. Ward Movers to pick up periodically. All told, about 2,500 boxes per year will now be reused rather than recycled. That’s about 2,500 pounds of cardboard per year!
Are you green with envy at the creative ways we’ve found to go green?
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Rockin’ RJO!
We just wrapped up the RJO Rock & Restock Show, and our team rocked it just like we did last year (just check the pic). It’s exciting to kick off the year with such a great show. And the fact that we got to head to Phoenix from the frigid Ohio winter is no small perk.
Account Executives, Megan Powell and Rebecca Barker visited with customers and took new orders as they spread the word about properly caring for jewelry with Kingswood products. And on Sunday night they got down to some 70′s music. The Kingswood Company has been a member of RJO for thirty years. Rock on.
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As Seen In: The Knot Winter 2012
The Queen of Clean has shared many a jewelry cleaning tip with family, friends and here at #cleanjewelry. So it was no surprise when she was tapped to offer some care and cleaning tips to the good folks at The Knot. They were putting together a special article on all things diamond ring and asked the Queen of Clean for some quick hits about how to keep a diamond engagement or wedding ring sparkling. We were so excited to have Kristie’s advice appear in the Winter 2012 edition. Check it out!
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As Seen In: Shine On
We are happy to note that we had yet another article featured in Brilliance, A Publication of the American Gem Society. This is the second in a series of four articles that will be published over the course of a year.
Please take a look at the story, Shine On, by visiting the online version here. Our thanks again to the American Gem Society for allowing us to partner with them to share information on jewelry care and cleaning with consumers.
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As Seen In: Polish and Panache in In Store Magazine
How exciting to be featured in the September edition of In Store Magazine. They highlighted the Polish and Panache of our new Luxury Polishing Cloths. We couldn’t be more thrilled!
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Double Beauty: Caring and Cleaning for Your Doublet or Triplet Jewelry
They are beautiful and all the rage. From high-end designers to costume pieces, from the red carpet to a girls’ night out, you’ll see doublets dangling from ears and on fingers making a beautiful statement. While some consumers are leery of doublets because they are layered with a glue that may come undone, we say fear not! With proper care, they will prove durable and the effect achieved by sandwiching gemstones together is unique and exquisite.
What is a doublet or triplet? It is a piece of jewelry designed with two (doublet) or three (triplet) gemstones layered upon each other. Sometimes the lower layer features a less-expensive stone, which helps with price, but layering gemstones doesn’t just result in a less expensive piece. You will see a glow or reflection from the stones in a shade that could not be achieved with the use of one stone or the other. The pieces also have more dimension. Some stones frequently used in doublets and triplets include opals, mother of pearl, malachite and topaz.
Because the layers are indeed glued together, special care is required when cleaning them. We reached out to jewelry designer Kendra Bridel Weinman, who designs beautiful doublet and triplet pieces, for some insight.
“Doublets and triplets may be wiped with a damp soft cloth and mild cleaning formula,” said Weinman. “You need to avoid bleach, chemicals, harsh cleaners and ultrasonic cleaners.”
Kristie Nicolosi, President & CEO of The Kingswood Company agreed.
“The cleaner you choose needs first to be safe for the gemstones used in the piece, likely a gentle cleaning formulary. But no formula or liquid is safe for soaking doublets. While pieces of this kind can be safely cleaned with a gentle liquid cleaner, they should not be soaked in any liquid, as that can break down the glue used to hold the stones together.”
Weinman added that any soaking of a doublet or triplet can cause lifting of the layers and allow liquid to infiltrate the piece. If liquid does penetrate the piece, it will take on a foggy or gray appearance and possibly even have condensation inside the stone.
“But that doesn’t mean your doublet will be ruined if you wear it in the shower once or get caught in a rainstorm!” laughed Weinman.
As with most jewelry, exercising caution about wearing, cleaning and storing your piece will prolong its beauty. But do not be afraid to try doublets or triplets. Their beauty is worth a little TLC!
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As Seen In: Sparkling by the Sea
Once again, we are very excited to have an article featured in a national newsletter. Our piece on summer jewelry care was published in Brilliance, A Publication of the American Gem Society.
You can check out the story, Sparkling by the Sea: Special Care for Jewelry in the Summer Sun, by visiting their online version here. This is the first in a series of four articles we will be contributing to Brilliance in the next year. Our thanks to the American Gem Society for partnering with us to share jewelry care and cleaning information with consumers.
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As Seen In: Columbus Business First
How exciting to have Columbus Business First write a feature story on Kristie Nicolosi, our President & CEO, and The Kingswood Company! We hope you enjoy reading about Kristie’s entrepreneurial journey. We are so grateful for our customers (current and future) whose business allows us to continue to grow and thrive.
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Meet Brittany Dotson!
A few months ago, we introduced you to one of our Sales Executives, Lillian Schmid. Now we want you to meet Brittany Dotson, our indispensable Office Manager who ensures that our office runs flawlessly every single day. We are so grateful to have her as part of the Kingswood team.
Could you give us a little background about yourself?
I was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from Ohio Dominican University with a major in Psychology. My long-term career plans are as yet undetermined, but I am so grateful to have such a wonderful job while I am figuring those plans out.
Where in the world would you most like to travel? Why?
I love learning about ancient cultures. I have already visited Egypt (with Lillian Schmid, our wonderful Account Executive!), so my next top choices would be Athens and Rome. It would give me a chance to put my Art History minor to some use!
What is the last great book you read?
The Mismeasure of Woman by Carol Tavris. Tavris is a respected social psychologist and one of my role models, whom I had the pleasure of meeting.
Describe your favorite customer experience.
I do not usually get to work directly with the customers, but I love helping our account executives follow through with their promises. Recently a customer found out that he needed his jewelry cleaner sooner than he originally expected. He asked if we could get him his product within four business days, and we did! He was so appreciative that it arrived just in time for his planned event, which made all the hard work even more worth it.
What is your favorite thing about jewelry cleaner?
Who doesn’t want to sparkle? Plus, it is a wonderful feeling to tell someone that my jewelry looks so wonderful because of the product my company makes.
What is your favorite part of your job at The Kingswood Company?
I love that I have a hand in just about all aspects of the business. It keeps me busy, and I get to learn something new every day, whether it is about customer service, collaborating with vendors, shipping or the screen printing process itself.
What product would you most like to see The Kingswood Company offer?
I always said purple jewelry cleaner, but we just launched it! Dreams do come true.
Do you have a fun ritual at work? Is there something you HAVE to do before you can work?
I have to check in with the rest of the team to see how their day is going and what they need. I want everyone’s day to go well, and if I can help them get something done when I get here (I work afternoons), I want to know right away!
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