Hot jewelry on a freezing cold New York day

The Jets will play in the playoffs today, think of all those people out there in the cold! Maybe the players will be warm running around, but I am glad I am indoors on the couch with some tea than out on the streets of New York City. It's 23 degrees here, and although that's not much if you live in Alaska, we are cold!


Featured in  O



 I ran out early this morning to pick up a couple of extra copies of O the Oprah Magazine because I wanted some souvenirs. It's amazing people have called from all over asking how I got the jewelry in it, in the front of all things, too. I am so happy with my jewelry, the design turned out to be a hit and people, especially some stylists and editors think it's a keeper!

So, we've got lots in stock and you can see the social stretch bracelet in a copy of O or on the website. If you're just reading cause it's cold out, get a copy of Real Simple Weddings and check out the Giant Swarovski Earrings, a great buy for a crystal like this.



 Our studio has shipped a lot of new stuff this week, it is a great chance to buy something new and reward yourself with something free from the sale section thanks to the Buy One Get One Free Sale that is now going on. I put some really expensive jewelry in the sale section so it's eligible for being a free item, cause we do have a lot of Golden Globes Collection jewelry arriving and the place is just so big.

I was lucky enough to have my jewelry shown on the today show, it'll make an appearance in US Magazine this week too. We had fun watching, and my jaw dropped with Angelina Jolie wearing a great green earring that we have featured in the Golden Globes Collection. If you saw the Today Show segment, you really can buy a look that cost actresses thousands at a reasonable price, using great clothes and our hot jewelry.

So, we have some great new items now on sale, and our email list will feature more great items and bargains this week. Watch for more exciting developments as we look at some more magazine features coming up. Next item on todays list is to make some nice warm dinner and stay indoors, waiting for what the weather folks say is another snowstorm coming in a day or two. Ahhh, winter weather. Ciao!

SyFy in Manhattan, microsoft style

There comes a time in every girls life when you've got to upgrade the computer. At robertachiarella.com we've got a bunch of them, with our wireless this and that, a few blackberry's, laptops and a macbook pro. 

Some of our computers are pretty old and won't allow us to run the UPS shipping program we use to make sure our jewelry gets to your house on time. So, it's upgrade time in the office. I got myself the biggest, fastest, coolest looking shiny black machine HP had to offer, stuffed with memory and windows 7 "64 bits", which (I am told) is the way to go.

The programs open faster than I can figure out how to use them, which is a lot better than watching the little hourglass on the screen.
  Of course, you don't just plug it in and go! We had to make all new network connections, and copy all the files from the server that has had Windows 2000 since 2000! Then, you test the whole thing to make sure we're good to go.
It's fun using windows 7, in some ways they have outdone the mac operating system, it's so easy a dog can use it (that's the assistant webmaster in the photo) once you master the learning curve.

And that wasn't easy- trying to learn a new computer this week. Our golden globes work paid off with a great photo shoot in Us Magazine, and some pretty good press. It's amazing that our designs were such good matches for the beautiful (and expensive) diamonds and emeralds that we saw on the red carpet last week. Penelope Cruz and Meryl Streep were pictured wearing some great looking outfits, with earrings that were hard to tell apart from ones at http://www.robertachiarella.com/. Penelope wore earrings similar to "j's jewel earrings" that we feature on our internet store,

Meryl Streep wore an earring nearly identical to a piece we are just introducing, so guess what we called it? Meryl's earring, of course and I'm sure you'll love it. Sales have been great, we're packing and shipping like crazy. One of our brides-to-be used our bridal party discount to outfit her bridesmaids in the J's Jewel earrings, they are certainly elegant enough for a wedding.

You had to cheer for Mo'nique, she had the real things, actual roberta chiarella "unforgettable teardrop earrings" that retail for $98 on our site. I had so much fun working with her on her movie, Precious, and to see her wear my earrings was a real thrill. And we've done a lot of TV watching, renting movies, and reading books thanks to old man winter hitting New York yet again.

It's cold out there, too cold to spend much time outside. Maybe it's just as well, I can work on some new designs and play with my new computer. If I can get the I tunes playlists back, my new internet experience will be complete. Ciao!

honeymoon in, Tampa?

I'm on my way to Tampa, getting ready for two great shows on HSN. The first is scheduled for Tuesday morning at 1:00 am EST, which is actually geared towards west coast audiences, where it'll be Monday night at 10:00 pm. Then, there is another show at 1:00 PM est, or 10 AM on the west coast.

It's been a whirlwind weekend, having started with a wedding! My husband, Brian and I have renewed our wedding vows, and went before the preacher, family and friends and say "I do" once again. It was not picked up on the evening news or anything, so you'll only read it here. We had a wonderful ceremony by the pastor of "the church on the hill" in Douglaston, Queens, and then off to a great cocktail party followed by a dinner at our favorite italian restaurant, La Grotta di Marcello.

We were so happy, it is a really nice thing to take that step, make that committment, renew our wedding vows to be faithful partners, in sickness and health, through good times and bad, and wherever our life takes us. In this case, it's taking us to Tampa, the headquarters of HSN and our honeymoon II. And it's not a bad time to go to Florida, as it is absolutely dismal in NY with cold drizzle and rain, and florida is in a nice warm spell right now- should be in the 70's, a welcome change from the last few days in New York.

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So, it's a honeymoon in Tampa. We always have a good time at HSN, the folks are nice to us, the studios are high tech (It'll be my first appearance in their HDTV studio) and the hosts are knowledgeable and friendly. I love working with them, we've got a few great new pieces to show, and they've re-ordered some favorites and put them on the HSN website at special prices. I was so happy my jewelry is well received, there are 4 and 5 star ratings on the HSN website, and this can be a choosy crowd, so this is great news to me.

On another topic, our website is selling all of the great jewelry that was featured in Us Magazine's piece on the Emmy Awards, the Senorita Freida and the Little Fig Leaf earrings are selling like hotcakes! It's amazing to see the reaction of the public when magazines like US show how to literally get an emmy award look that is affordable, and I'm honored they chose to work with me for this issue of the magazine.

Life and Style magazine also did a great fashion spread this week that showcases my unbelievable square necklace, a beautiful CZ piece that is fun to wear. Check out the new items on the website, and if you don't get my emails, there is a place to sign up, we have some new jewelry that is introduced first via our e-list, and special sales and contests all available to folks who have signed up. So, my husband and I are going to celebrate in Tampa, then it's off to the TV studios. Ciao!

emmy and me

Did you see the emmy awards last week? You know I did, it's like religion to me, watching the stars march down the red carpet, waving to the crowds, stopping for a quick interview, seeing the crowds wish their favorite stars good luck. The emmys are always the place to see superstar fashion, with some of the coolest gowns, hair and accessories. I also like to see if TV shows I like win an award or two, my favorite, Mad Med won!!! You also get to see what everyone's wearing, and this year had lots of great outfits and jewelry. It's my job, as your jewelry expert, to examine all the girls jewelry and see if what they wore is represented in my jewelry line.

This year, JACKPOT! I sketched some of what the stars wore and went back into the catalog and the websites, to see if we had baubles similar to what the stars were wearing. I do this cause it's a given that the TV shows and magazines will always show the affordable, lookalike collections that enable you and me to dress like an emmy winner for less.

Us magazine picked up my reports, and when this weeks issue came out, with 'knock off' gowns and accessories, I was proud to have 4 pieces chosen by the Us style editors for their 'emmy looks for less section. The pieces are on the website and select retailers, so check them out. The emmys were great television theatre, with Mad Men and 30 Rock winning as best TV comedy and drama. I'm glad Glenn Close won for the FX show Damages, though I didn't see an episode till after it was nominated.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus didn't win an Emmy, but she did look great, and her earrings were unbelievably close to my senorita frieda earrings. The Little fig leaf earring is just about an identical twin to Debra Messing's earring- of course hers probably cost thousands, but my crystallized swarovski elements come pretty close to giving you that look for a lot less.

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All in all, I had a great time watching the emmys, and am thrilled Us Magazine used so many of my pieces in their red carpet emmy look issue. It's a blast to see your jewelry in print, and at these prices. Even though some lucky people will win the look, it's not hard to acquire your own, they're all specially priced at my site. Ciao!

I got the look !

So, what do you think jewelry designers do when they watch television? We keep one hand on the pause button of the remote control, and have a pencil in the other. Watching the golden globes, I tend to make quick sketches of what the stars are wearing, and then go through my jewelry inventory to see if I had anticipated what the look might be at an event like this. This year, I can't tell you how many women wore jewelry that was so similar to some of my creations.
For starters, we saw Angelina Jolie not win anything but she wore the most beautiful cream colored versace dress. Under her long hair were earrings that could very well be my 'pick a pear' cubic zirconia earrings, though I'm reasonably sure hers were diamond creations made or lent for the night. Next, I almost fell off the chair when I saw Eva Longoria Parker wearing an earring that was a dead ringer for my "rocky road" earring. I was delighetd when my favorite actress, Kate Winslet, comes out to accept her golden globe for 'the reader' wearing a drop earring that looked amazingly like my "Baby A's jewel earrings". They sure looked so great on her.

She wore an Yves Saint Laurent beatifully simple black dress (I'm always on the lookout for YSL, having worked for him for many years) which looked great when she held a golden globe in each hand! I also spotted Penelope Cruz wearing a stunning version of my "island pearl earrings".

It's apparent to so many women that you can get the look without having to spend the big bucks, visiting outlets and keeping an eye out for sales. It was apparent to the folks at Us Weekly that you could get the golden globe look without going broke. They put together a great spread in their Us Style section of this weeks issue, letting you enter to win a "star-inspired gown from Hollywood's big night". And, because the Us fashion editors are so fashion-savvy and know what readers want to see (and just maybe because I sent them a 'hint'), the star inspired gowns are paired with my jewelry.
So, you don't have to hope you are the winner, you can get the jewelry tomorrow from robertachiarella.com, and my sources tell me the dresses will be on sale in various stores soon. And to think, some people think the golden globes are boring ! Not me. Next up are the academy awards, if you want to have fun like I do, just bring a sketch pad and keep a firm grip on the remote. Have fun! Ciao.