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		<title>Inspired Style Confetti Jewelry</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazing prices on designer inspired confetti style jewelry.  This line of designer style jewelry is fabulous.  The colors go with everything and the look can be bold with an extra wide cuff of elegantly subdued with a smaller cuff.  You will wear this over and over and get compliments every time.  Check it out at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Amazing prices on designer inspired confetti style jewelry</strong>.  This line of designer style jewelry is fabulous.  The colors go with everything and the look can be bold with an extra wide cuff of elegantly subdued with a smaller cuff.  You will wear this over and over and get compliments every time.  Check it out at <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/index.php?cPath=50&amp;osCsid=96f9adcbfcfc2ffbb440ddf138b6b75a" title="Confetti">Quanta Bella</a> .</p>
<p><img align="bottom" width="250" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/Necklace%202%20Strand%20and%20ER%20group%20med.jpg" alt="Confetti set" height="265" style="width: 250px; height: 265px" title="Confetti set" /><img align="bottom" width="250" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/Confetti%20five%20row%20bracelet.jpg" alt="Confetti 5 row bracelet" height="265" style="width: 250px; height: 265px" title="Confetti 5 row bracelet" /></p>
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		<title>Our Website Seems To Be A Secret</title>
		<link>http://designerinspiredjewelryblog.com/29/our-website-seems-to-be-a-secret/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We don&#8217;t call this our secret garden for nothing!  Our website, which was number 3 on a designer inspired jewelry search as of three days ago, has disappeared into never-never search-engine land.  Why?  Who knows.
 What we do know is that our jewelry is still the best selection for uniqueness and quality and  for the best price.  Check us [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We don&#8217;t call this our secret garden for nothing!  Our website, which was number 3 on a designer inspired jewelry search as of three days ago, has disappeared into never-never search-engine land.  Why?  Who knows.</p>
<p> What we do know is that our jewelry is still the best selection for uniqueness and quality and  for the best price.  Check us out at <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com" title="Home Page">Quanta Bella Jewelry</a> and you will be amazed.</p>
<p> Hopefully, it won&#8217;t be long until the mysterious goings on of the search engine robots will put us back where we belong - at the top of <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com" title="Home Page">Designer Inspired Jewelry</a>!</p>
<p><img align="bottom" width="135" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/Small%20Cable%20Blue.jpg" alt="Cable Ring" height="150" style="width: 135px; height: 150px" title="Cable Ring" /><img align="bottom" width="135" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/60%20in%20necklace%20with%20gold%20circle%20smed.jpg" alt="Chain with Hamered circle" height="150" style="width: 135px; height: 150px" title="Chain with Hamered circle" /><img align="bottom" width="135" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/Necklace%202%20Strand%20and%20ER%20group%20med.jpg" alt="Confetti Set" height="150" style="width: 135px; height: 150px" title="Confetti Set" /></p>
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		<title>Costume Jewelry For Only Five Dollars</title>
		<link>http://designerinspiredjewelryblog.com/28/costume-jewelry-for-only-five-dollars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The price of everything just keeps going up, up, up!  Gas prices are at an all time high.  Take heart because there is one on-line store that is reducing fabulous designer inspired jewelry and costume jewelry to only five dollars.  Check out the Five Dollar Basket - you will love it!

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The price of everything just keeps going up, up, up!  <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/03/23/gas.prices/" title="Gas Prices">Gas prices </a>are at an all time high.  Take heart because there is one on-line store that is reducing fabulous <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com" title="Home Page">designer inspired jewelry </a>and <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/index.php?cPath=38&amp;osCsid=0f58e961ee25ca8722a6dec00448fcde" title="Costume Jewelry">costume jewelry</a> to only five dollars.  Check out the <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/index.php?cPath=47" title="Five Dollar Basket">Five Dollar Basket </a>- you will love it!</p>
<p><img align="bottom" width="150" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/Double%20Cable%20Silver%20with%20Gold.jpg" alt="Double Cuff X Bracelet" height="150" style="width: 150px; height: 150px" title="Double Cuff X Bracelet" /><img align="bottom" width="150" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/Blue%20and%20green%20stretchy%20bead%20and%20charm.jpg" alt="Stretch Bracelet with Charm" height="150" style="width: 150px; height: 150px" title="Stretch Bracelet with Charm" /><img align="bottom" width="150" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/Cable%20Squares%20Dangle.jpg" alt="Cable Double Earrings" height="150" style="width: 150px; height: 150px" title="Cable Double Earrings" /></p>
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		<title>Don’t You Just Love A Good Sale?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This sale is too good to pass up.    Imagine, a basket full of jewelry that is all marked $5.00.  It&#8217;s called the Five Dollar Jewelry Basket and it is a wonderful way to get some really cool jewelry at a great price.  The quality is our standard - SUPERB.   Some of the items in this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/index.php?cPath=32" title="Sale">sale</a> is too good to pass up.    Imagine, a basket full of jewelry that is all marked $5.00.  It&#8217;s called the <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/index.php?cPath=46&amp;osCsid=2f23df7d3bc613620e7d3bc0e6efa350" title="Five Dollar Basket">Five Dollar Jewelry Basket </a>and it is a wonderful way to get some really cool jewelry at a great price.  The quality is our standard - <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/index.php" title="Superb">SUPERB.</a>   Some of the items in this basket were over $40.00.  It is hard to let them go but it&#8217;s time to do some spring cleaning.   Below are a few of the items that are an amazing $5.00 each.</p>
<p><img align="bottom" width="135" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/Two%20tone%20necklace%20bracelet%20er%20with%20CZ%20med.jpg" alt="Necklace set" height="135" style="width: 135px; height: 135px" title="Necklace set" /><img align="bottom" width="135" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/Cable%20Squares%20Dangle.jpg" alt="Cable Heart Earrings" height="135" style="width: 135px; height: 135px" title="Cable Heart Earrings" /><img align="bottom" width="135" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/Tripple%20cable%20cuff%20with%20pave%20heart.jpg" alt="Double Cable Cuff with Heart" height="135" style="width: 135px; height: 135px" title="Double Cable Cuff with Heart" /></p>
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		<title>Happy Quanta Bella Customer</title>
		<link>http://designerinspiredjewelryblog.com/26/happy-quanta-bella-customer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We love it when our customers are happy and just could not resist showing off.  
&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; Original Message &#8212;&#8212;&#8211;
Subject: Contact from Quanta Bella Jewelry: how great!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: &#8220;katie meggitt&#8221;
Date: Sat, March 01, 2008 5:17 pm
To: &#8220;Jody Lauden&#8221; customerservice@quantabella.com
Sales: how great!!!!!!!!!!!!
I placed an order for Jewelry and Jody sent these pieces to me in Canada. I could not be [...]]]></description>
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<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; Original Message &#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br />
Subject: Contact from Quanta Bella Jewelry: how great!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
From: &#8220;katie meggitt&#8221;</p>
<p>Date: Sat, March 01, 2008 5:17 pm<br />
To: &#8220;Jody Lauden&#8221; <a href="mailto:customerservice@quantabella.com">customerservice@quantabella.com</a></p>
<p>Sales: how great!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>I placed an order for <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/index.php" title="Home Page">Jewelry</a> and Jody sent these pieces to me in Canada. I could not be more pleased. the beauty of these pieces far outshine the photos. and the photos where beautiful. I look forward to being a long time customer for <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/index.php" title="Home Page">Quanta Bella</a>.</p>
<p>Katie Meggitt</p>
<p>THANK YOU KATIE!</p>
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		<title>Do You Love to Shop At Shows?</title>
		<link>http://designerinspiredjewelryblog.com/25/do-you-love-to-shop-at-shows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
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If you want to shop &#8217;til you drop, get lots of bargains and have a great time, then you need to go to First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas.  Here is a little of the history we got from http://www.firstmondaycanton.com (lots of other information on this site - check it out).

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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">If you want to shop &#8217;til you drop, get lots of bargains and have a great time, then you need to go to First Monday Trade Days in Canton Texas.  Here is a little of the history we got from <a href="http://www.firstmondaycanton.com/">http://www.firstmondaycanton.com</a> (lots of other information on this site - check it out).</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><em>&#8220;One weekend every month, a peaceful, friendly East Texas town (population 5,100) turns into THE biggest open-air trade days in the world.</em></font></span><span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><em>It all began in the 1850s when the District Judge stopped in Canton on the first Monday of every month to hold court sessions, many brought goods, produce, and livestock with them to buy, sell or trade. By 1965, First Monday had outgrown the downtown square and was moved to six acres just two blocks north of the courthouse. What started by chance more than a century ago in an event you must experience to believe! Now, First Monday Trade Days hosts up to 7,000 vendors and as many as 300,000 visitors.</em></font></span><span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><em>First Monday Trade Days takes place Thursday through Sunday before the first Monday of every month&#8221;.</em></font></span></p>
<p><span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span><span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Shop with <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com" title="Quanta Bella First Page">Quanta Bella Jewelry </a>at the next Trade Days Market<em>.</em></font></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">February 28 through </span><date Year="2008" Day="2" Month="3"></date><span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">March 2, 2008</span><span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">, </span><time Minute="0" Hour="8"></time><span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.</span><span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"> each day</span></p>
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<span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span><span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span><strong><span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">**Look for us in the Village Shop #903, right next to the Food</span></strong><strong><span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Court</span></strong></p>
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		<title>Some FYI About Sterling Silver Jewelry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is sterling silver?  Sterling silver is 92.5 percent of silver and 7.5 percent of an alloy which is primarily copper. Pure silver is extremely malleable and can easily be damaged.  It can also soften over time.  By adding other metals to the sterling silver, you increase the life-span and reduce the risk of scratching and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'" lang="EN">What is <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/index.php?cPath=27&amp;osCsid=cbade15b4ad4b5c1d9e31f674f872a59" title="Sterling Silver rings">sterling silver</a>?  Sterling silver is 92.5 percent of silver and 7.5 percent of an alloy which is primarily copper. Pure silver is extremely malleable and can easily be damaged.  It can also soften over time.  By adding other metals to the <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/product_info.php?cPath=36&amp;products_id=55" title="Sterling Silver Tiffany Ring">sterling silver</a>, you increase the life-span and reduce the risk of scratching and damaging.  <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/index.php?cPath=33" title="Bridal Sterling Silver">Sterling silver </a>is a blend of just the right material properties which allows it to be crafted into intricate designs and shapes. Sterling silver can also be gold plated or plated with rhodium to make it look like platinum, which gives it the appearance of a very expensive metal at the more reasonable price of silver. </span></p>
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		<title>How To Care For Your Costume and Fashion Jewelry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caring for and Storing Your Jewelry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve just bought a fabulous piece of costume jewelry or fashion jewelry and you can&#8217;t help but wonder how long will it be before it begins to look dull and the CZs loose their sparkle.  Here are a few tips that will keep your costume jewelry looking great (and real).  One of the most important things to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span id="15">You&#8217;ve just bought a fabulous piece of <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/index.php?cPath=38" title="Costume Jewelry page">costume jewelry </a>or fashion jewelry and you can&#8217;t help but wonder how long will it be before it begins to look dull and the CZs loose their sparkle.  Here are a few tips that will keep your <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/product_info.php?cPath=38&amp;products_id=293" title="Extra Wide Cuffs">costume jewelry </a>looking great (and real).  One of the most important things to remember is DO NOT USE JEWELRY CLEANER.  Most modern day costume, fashion and <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/product_info.php?cPath=34&amp;products_id=238" title="Triple Open Hearts">sterling silver jewelry </a>has a rhodium overlay which keeps it maintenance free.  Jewelry cleaner destroys that overlay and your once gorgeous jewelry becomes dull and tarnished looking.</span></p>
<p><strong><u>Remove your jewelry when:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Cleaning the house or using harsh chemicals </li>
<li>Putting on lotion, perfume, hairspray, shaving cream and other beauty products</li>
<li>Doing laundry</li>
<li>Swimming in the pool</li>
<li>Bathing</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>To clean your costume/fashion jewelry:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Use warm water and mild soap (we prefer Ivory liquid)</li>
<li>Rinse</li>
<li>Polish with a soft cloth</li>
<li>Dry your <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/index.php?cPath=25" title="Jewelry Sets">jewelry </a>before storage.  All jewelry can tarnish if not dried properly and water can leave residual water stains</li>
<li>Store jewelry carefully to avoid scratching</li>
<li>Do not steam clean</li>
</ul>
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		<title>Great Chains And Sliders</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img align="middle" width="150" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/Chunky%20Wheat%20with%20round%20Hardy-style.jpg" alt="Medallion and Chain" height="165" style="width: 150px; height: 165px" title="Medallion and Chain" /><img align="middle" width="150" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/Medallion%20cuff2.jpg" alt="Medallion Cuff" height="165" style="width: 150px; height: 165px" title="Medallion Cuff" /><img align="middle" width="150" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/John%20Hardy%20Palu%20Inspired%20Wide%20Cuff.jpg" alt="Two Tone Hammered Cuff" height="165" style="width: 150px; height: 165px" title="Two Tone Hammered Cuff" /><img align="middle" width="150" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/JH%20Hammered%20Cuff3.jpg" alt="round Hammered Cuff" height="165" style="width: 150px; height: 165px" title="round Hammered Cuff" /></p>
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		<title>From Your Valentine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you every wondered just where this phrase came from?  According to Answers.com, the legend began when a third-century priest named Valentine continued performing marriage ceremonies even though the Roman emperor Claudius II had banned marriage because he was certain that single men were better soldiers.  Eventually, Valentine was thrown in jail and he formed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you every wondered just where this phrase came from?  According to <a href="http://www.answers.com" title="Answers.com">Answers.com,</a> the legend began when a third-century priest named Valentine continued performing marriage ceremonies even though the Roman emperor Claudius II had banned marriage because he was certain that single men were better soldiers.  Eventually, Valentine was thrown in jail and he formed a relationship with his jailor&#8217;s daughter.  Prior to his execution on, you guessed it, <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com" title="Quanta Bella Home Page">February 14th</a>, he signed his last message to his beloved &#8220;From your Valentine,&#8221; a phrase that is still used on <a href="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/index.php?cPath=37" title="Valentine's Day Gifts Page">Valentine gifts </a>and cards today.</p>
<p><img align="bottom" width="150" src="http://www.quantabellajewelry.com/images/Tiffany%20Tripple%20Heaart%20Necklace.jpg" alt="Three Open Hearts" height="180" style="width: 150px; height: 180px" title="Three Open Hearts" /></p>
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