Adopt-A-Pet Update

This week our newest Adopt-a-Pet gift is featured in Life & Style magazine. It is an adorable GUND stuffed puppy with our Golden Retriever stamp necklace. The puppy barks when you squeeze him and you can personalize the necklace with engraving. The puppy and necklace come wrapped in a red gift bag with paw print tissue ready to send for Graduation, Father's Day, Birthdays or just because. Available exclusively at www.adoptapetgifts.com

We also had a guest entry up on the Halo Pet food blog last week about the entire Adopt a Pet Gifts line. You can read it here and learn more about what we're doing with Halo and the US Postal Service to help pets in need.

Think Pink

Hollywood's hottest are stepping out in pink this spring going brighter and bolder than ever before. Kristen Stewart, Katie Cassidy and Kristen Cavallari were all spotted at red carpet events in hot pink. From In Touch magazine, designer Gaby Basora says the shade is confident and flattering on everyone. You can get your own hot pink summer fashions like the Rachel Rachel Roy twisted lace skirt shown below or the Rebecca Taylor strapless party dress.

Accessorize your pink spring look with our assortment of hot pink epoxy keyrings. Our silvertone shoe, cherries and lips keyrings are accented with glitter or CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski elements. Available NOW for under $10.

Command Attention

Going green has new meaning this spring and summer with military and camouflage fashion coming back in style. Both Balmain's Christophe Decarnin and Marc Jacobs collections for Spring/Summer 2010 showed military looks on the runway, and the celebs have jumped right into fatigues and field jackets.

Who's wearing it? Gewn Stefani, Rachel Bilson, Rihanna, and Kate Moss to name a few, reports People magazine and WhoWhatWear.com.

We've spotted a similar trend in our collections as well. One of our always top performing ornaments is a pewter military photo frame with CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski elements. (shown below) For more information or to order, please visit http://www.gloriaduchin.com/

Pets on Parade

On March 28, Macy's annual flower show in Manhattan opened with a parade of pets. The four-legged parade goers were dressed in their spring finest, from a cat in a mouse hat to a pig in a burberry coat.

From the New York Times

If you and your furry friends missed the parade, you can still dress your pet up in our Adopt-a-Pet ID tags and buy some jewelry for yourself! All of our gifts are MADE IN THE USA, lead and cadmium free so you can keep your loved ones safe and healthy. www.adoptapetgifts.com

In the Nude

From the pages of the style magazines, it's obvious that metallics are still playing a major role in fashion. From gold, silver and bronze to the newest shimmering hue: NUDE. The glittering shade is a softer, more neutral golden tone that can bring out the healthy glow of any skin color.

Jennifer Anniston, Emily Blunt and Gwyneth Paltrow were all spotted in nude gowns this seasons.

Try mixing this new shade with other metallics. Our goldtone Faith bulb below is hand silk-screened with soft copper and blue metallic, accented with silver glitter, and tied with nude glitter ribbon.

Adopt a Pet Gifts

Today marks the launch of our Adopt a Pet gifts, available for purchase at http://www.adoptapetgifts.com/. With each sale, you will be helping to feed the millions of homeless shelter animals across the country. In partnership with Halo Pets, we will be donating $1 from each item to the Halo Pet Foundation's million meals program.

The collection includes a variety of jewelry and accessories, all featuring the Adopt a Shelter Pet stamps offered by the US Postal Service at StampsToTheRescue.com. All jewelry items are lead-free, MADE IN THE USA, and most can be personalized with engraving for a one-of-a-kind gift.


Help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/adoptapetgifts and stay up-to-date on news, specials and contests. Enter our Name that Pet contest now and win an engraved dog or cat charms keyring. Two adoptable pets, courtesy of the Humane Society of Central Oregon and FreeKibble.com are in need of names. View their photos at http://www.adoptapetgifts.com/ and Tweet your entry using #namethatpet

A Night at the Oscars

The stars made a statement at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards this past weekend by stepping out in stand-out colors and unique gown shapes says USA Today. From bold solids and patterned dresses to frilly pastels and glittering metallics, the formal wear came in every cut and hue.

Vera Farmiga of Up in the Air wore a bright fuscia Marchesa gown that she says, "Reminded me of a peony in bloom." Rachel McAdams opted for a pastel Elie Saab gown with a romantic watercolor feel. Sandra Bullock, winner of the Best Actress award for The Blind Side, glittered along with the Swarovski crystal curtain in her form-fitting metallic Marchesa gown.

Kathryn Bigelow made a splash as well, but not because of her formal wear. She is the first woman to ever win the award for Best Director for her work on, The Hurt Locker.

Decorate like a star with our pewter crosses that incorporate all of the hot themes from the Oscars: pastels, sparkling Swarovski crystals, and bold hues.