March 16, 2010
After being inspired by her mother’s jewelry designs, Nancy Neill left her “real job” and took up full-time jewelry making. Now, over twenty years later, she continues to create original pieces with a whimsical flair that flourish at local boutiques across the nation. On
Saturday, April 17,
The Little Traveler will host a
Nancy Neill Trunk Show from noon-4 pm, where you can see the full collection and learn more about Nancy and her jewelry designs.
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Nancy uses pewter and brass charms, semi-precious stones, Swarovski crystals, unique glass beads, and silver- and gold-plated metal jewelry components to create matchless pieces of art that capture the essence of life.
Nancy’s collections include:
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Charm Bracelets
Have us design a custom charm bracelet for your city, state, special event, business or anything you can dream up. Choose from a wide variety of charms to create a design that is uniquely yours!
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Nature
Celebrate the season is by wearing its colors or symbols. The Nature Collection features jewelry inspired by trees, leaves, birds, dragonflies, butterflies, and other life found in nature.
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Semi-Precious
This collection mixes modern jewelry designs with classic semi-precious stones. Featuring combinations of unique glass beads and natural stones in bracelets, earrings, and necklaces.
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Black and White
The Black and White Collection uses a combination of semi-precious stones, Czech glass and crystals. Currently featured are clustered earrings and pendants with Dalmation jasper and assorted beads.
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Peace, Faith, and Love
Be inspired by our designs celebrating faith, peace, and harmony. This collection features jewelry with pretty pink hearts, intricate crosses, angels wings, and peace symbols.
January 21, 2010
On Saturday, February 6 from 11:00am – 5:00pm, The Little Traveler will host the “Be My Valentine” Trollbeads Trunk Show. It’s a wonderful opportunity to see our large collection of one-of-a-kind and retired beads. Design truly unique bracelets, necklaces and earrings with the Trollbeads collection of silver, gold, glass, stone and amber beads.
At our Trunk Show, you will receive a FREE bracelet when you purchase an upgraded clasp.
December 7, 2009
Trollbeads Trunk Show Friday April 30-Saturday, May 1: Get a 5th bead FREE when you purchase four beads.
Trollbeads, created by eighteen Danish and internationally renowned jewelery designers, are so much more than pretty bracelets or necklaces. They are functional art, finding inspiration from mythology, astrology, fairy tales, fauna, flora, cultural diversity, and even familiar, everyday things. Looking at the Trollbeads collection is more like viewing an art gallery rather than shopping for jewelry. Trollbeads have won international artistic recognition and have recently been exhibited at Sculpture Objects & Functional Art in Chicago and New York.
Because each person’s story is unique, the Trollbeads gallery includes a wide variety of unique and interesting beads, charms and pendants for individuals to create beautiful and meaningful bracelets and necklaces, starting with the highest quality of raw materials, including sterling silver, 18 carat gold, Italian Murano glass, natural pearls and precious stones. Add to that the variety in design, from symbols to flowers to animals to zodiac signs and you’ll understand that truly, each piece of Trollbeads jewelry is as individual as the person wearing it.
November 17, 2009
Halia Holiday Bead Event
November 21
Buy 3 beads, receive the Holiday bead free. One day only event.
Troll Bead Trunk Show
December 9 & 10
Buy 4 beads, receive the 5th bead free. Special showing of one-of-a-kind beads available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
October 12, 2009
On February 13, 2010, The Little Traveler is hosting the Chamilia Valentine’s Event. Get a FREE Chamilia heart bead with a $100 Chamilia purchase on that day.
Chamilia designer, Killian Rieder, had a vision that would allow women to create their own unique bracelets and necklaces to reflect their own unique selves, as well as their changing moods — like a chameleon. The realization of that vision is the Chamilia collection of jewelry. The company was launched in 2002 with a line of handcrafted beads made of Murano glass, colored stones, 14 kt gold, and sterling silver to pair with bangles, bracelets and necklaces.
Chamilia beads and charms are often noted for their exquisite detailing and variety, and are only sold at independent jewelry retailers and boutiques, such as The Little Traveler in Geneva, IL, in the west suburbs of Chicago. Now, the company offers over 600 different styles of beads and includes Swarovski crystal and an exclusive Disney® beads collection. The company supports charitable causes by introducing limited edition beads and donating a portion of the proceeds to support efforts, such as Breast Cancer and Autism research.
August 25, 2009
Trunk Show Sept. 11 from noon-3 p.m. in our Jewelry Department. As one of America’s premier fashion jewelry designers, Patricia Locke’s timeless designs have attracted us with their enigmatic blend of tradition, fashion and fine art. All pieces are crafted in sterling silver over pewter and each piece is adorned with Swarovski crystals that belong to a “color story.”
