it's too darn hot!

Our heat wave continues in New York. Down in the subways, it's unbelievably hot, and you have to feel for the people who work down there. It's bad enough being a passenger, although the cars are nice and cool the subway platforms and stations are sizzling! Look at the poor pup, even though he's one of New York Finests bomb-sniffing killing machine, he takes a few minute break on the cool tile floors at Penn Station.

Check out Us Weekly!

I was down there to hit the news stands and pick up the magazines that have featured jewelry from robertachiarella.com this week. We've gotten some good press, take a look at these!

From 'The Insider', the Dolcetti Necklace

Us Magazine is showing RC2 brava earrings, which is not only in stock and ready to ship, you can also get a FREE item from our 'under 25 section with your purchase.

Plus, we're on TV with a segment on 'The Insider' and one on "Entertainment tonight", as well as a few flashes of RC2 from my good friend Janice Huff, New York's best Meterologist. She's on WNBC TV, Channel 4 every night in nice summery outfits trying to look cool while the weather is hot.

So, do what we are doing, stay indoors and play games on the computer. I also signed up for technorati, 6HY26TWVXDMC  is my code. I've been shopping online, renting movies and try to drink plenty of water. Ciao!

Oscar winning looks- look no further

Well, another academy awards show has come and gone, and the winners aren't all the same movies that I would have picked, but with 10 movies nominated for every category, it makes for more exciting balloting. One thing that we like even more than who wins is what the stars are wearing. At my academy awards party we check out every dress, every hair style and every bit of jewelry to see who is a best-dressed celebrity and who should have stayed home.

We're thrilled Precious won, it was a pleasure working with the folks on this movie. I was lucky enough to have been selected to supply some jewelry for not only some actresses publicity appearances, but for use on film too! At the Academy Award show itself, some actresses wore jewelry that is virtually indistinguishable from a piece from the Roberta Chiarella collection, look at ths shot of Sandra Bullock! We took one look at the earring Reese Witherspoon was wearing and realized we had all the crystals in-house to create our own version, so it is up on the website and ready for you to purchase! Some of these items have already been featured in the "get the actresses academy award look at an affordable price" shows and magazine articles that follow the show each year. I have to say, there are a few pieces that are so close it's amazing.

My good friend and emmy-award nominated TV personality Jill Martin will host a show tomorrow night, and you'll get to see some of our pieces as part of some red carpet ensembles. And, you will see, for the first time on TV, the RC2 Brava Bib Necklace! I love the way it looks on her, the turquoise color is really nice, and it also comes in Coral and Jade. It's up on the website now, at great introductory prices. Take a look at the collection at robertachiarella.com along with all the academy award look jewels we've featured on the site. Ciao!

"I'm so excited"

"and I just can't hide it" said the pointer sisters way back when. It's not every day a box arrives at the studio (well, actually a large crate) that's come half way around the world and contains our new jewelry collection. It really, really is exciting to be able to bring a new collection from sketches to real live jewelry so I hope you will like it too.

A lot of people love our HSN collection, and as some of the pieces were made exclusively for them, we don't sell them on the website, and retailers can't order them for their stores. I think its a trade-off, HSN reaches lots of people and it's so affordable, but people want new jewelry more than a few times a year that I'm on the network. There are other shopping networks in Europe and Asia that we obviously can't sell this collection on, as it is named for HSN. So, what to do? Why not make a new line, super trendy, super affordable and with the same quality you know and desire and sell it alongside our full jewelry line?

When I was asked that question, the answer was the same, why not! So, let me introduce to you the RC2 trend collection, featuring necklaces, earrings and rings made with the highest quality and ready for spring. The bib necklace comes in six colors, including coral and jade for spring. The earrings are just beautiful and are made from the same hand-poured resin that we love to use because it is light, has a real solid feel and beautiful color and shine. Resin is not like other materials, it is always shiny, needs no care and is not heavy.

The necklace is perfect for springtime, is so vibrant and makes you smile when you wear it. The earrings are perfectly sized and anyone can wear them, they are not heavy and hang nicely from your ears. If you are even remotely concerned if they might pull, then you'll want to try another product we sell, the Lobe Wonder. These little thingys make sure you can wear larger or heavier earrings with ease, they are really a miracle product that we all use with ease.

So, even though the new RC2 collection is not on the website yet, it will be officially launched in the next few days. I'm thrilled to be launching a new line, it's the first time we've done this as a web only collection although once retailers get their samples and style sheets it will be carried alongside our complete line of earrings and other jewelry. Keep your eye on the website, and be the first girl on your block to own some! And, by popular demand, it's time for Roberta's spring surprise- we'll send you a surprise gift from our collection when you spend $48 or more. Ciao.