Jennifer Lopez's Bracelet Debut

J Lo just made the cover of Harper's Bazaar's best dressed list, when she appeared on their December 07 cover a year ago.

I just don't get it.

Here she is, this famous singer, actress and fashion icon and she hates dressing up for showbiz events. I wonder if she hates costume jewelry too…. Or does she just has a preference for real gold and silver jewelry and gems rather then costume jewellery ?

Where did she get that PR idea from?
Certainly not from me.

Then she has the audacity to insist "her days of gracing red carpets in eye-catching outfits are over.
OH JLO….. If you not going to swing that bod of yours, draped and covered in a wonderful long bead necklaces, pinned with crystal brooches at unconventional places around you body how are you going to glisten girl……. You may be a made star now.. but believe us…… without the finery of costume jewelry…. Even a star will lose prominence…..

What if you adorned your hands like a Indian bride with sophisticated costume jewellery like bangles and bangle bracelets, your delicate fingers with cocktail jewelry rings and your beautiful neck with amazing choker necklaces laced with Swarovski crystals?

How will our society survive without JLo walking down the red carpet in all her glory?

What is our world coming to?
(Actually, I think its a fad! She’s saying these things to bring attention in a clever way, so people like us will comment… and aren’t we just commenting!! She loves her jewelry, and better still, the fab costume jewellery pieces, like Janeo sells…… because it’s always new and expendable).

I don’t understand why people see costume jewelry as expendable…. The stuff at Janeo is so cool and durable…. It’s quality, classy and funky …..Costume jewellery at its best!... Yes, perfect for our JLo!)

Now that she has her own fashion label called Sweetface, she insists she is not into "sexy, sexy" anymore and she's not going to attending events anymore just to show off her great sense of style.

What? No Bangles, jewelry bracelets, crystal brooches….. all loaded on her delicate arm…?

No … Please tell us it ain’t so Jo…

Well what did she run for best dressed star for, if she's not going to show us her stuff?

Boring!

I guess the going-out-and-being-glam thing just gets old fast.

What's the point of being gorgeous and talented and well dressed if you're not going to show everyone.

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I mean even in this picture she's sporting some gorgeous jewellery bracelets similar to the Woman's Bangle Bracelet in Pewter from Janeo Jewels, with Multi-Pastel Swarovski crystals on a heart filgree pattern.

Imagine what she'd look like in this stylish, slim, limited edition crystal bangle bracelet…… not just one bangle .. but 4, 5, or 6 jewelry bangle pieces .. from the selections at Janeo( link to category page of bangles) offers, all on ONE HAND

I know I'd turn my head to look twice, even if she was well dressed over a year ago.

Wouldn't you?

Dear Jo…. Come on… don’t you think it’s just a phase?

I mean, like without jewelry, and costume jewellery especially… how can you walk down that red carpet?

Let Janeo shower you with our crystal jewelry and the best costume jewellery you can find…. And then imagine yourself as you walk down that red carpet….all eyes are on you and your gorgeous costume jewellery. So don’t worry about what you’re going to wear. Just about your jewelry.

The Vatican “goes green” for Christmas

The largest Christmas tree ever to be placed in St Peter's Square in Rome will be recycled to make toys for needy children.

The 33-meter-high tree, which came from the forests of southern Austria, was lit at an afternoon ceremony as rain that has brought the nearby Tiber River to one of its highest levels in decades started again after a one-day break.

The Vatican said all the wood from the 120-year-old tree will be recycled to make toys for needy children and garden furniture such as benches for schools.

The decision to recycle the wood from the tree was the Vatican's latest effort to go green.

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Novena and the Feast of Epiphany in Italy at Christmas

In Italy, the Christmas season goes for three weeks, starting 8 days before Christmas known as the Novena and lasts till after the Feast of Epiphany.

Italian Christmas traditions are based on Christianity. The opening of the Holy Season is announced by the sound of cannons firing from the Castle of Saint Angelo in Rome. Eight days before Christmas, a special service of prayers and church worship begin which ends on Christmas Day. This Christian service is known as the Novena, a Roman Catholic worship service consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days.

A week before Christmas, poor children dress up as shepherds complete with sandals, leggings tied with crossing thongs and shepherds’ hats. They go from house to house reciting Christmas poems, singing Christmas songs and playing them on shepherds’ pipes. In return they are given money to buy presents and treats.

During Christmas, small presents are drawn from a container known as the “Urn of Fate". In this lucky dip, there is always one gift per person. But the main exchange of gifts takes place on January 6, the feast of the Epiphany, the celebration in remembrance of the Magi's visit to the baby Jesus. Homes are covered with stockings filled with toys.

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The Patron Saint at Christmas for Sailors

St. Nicholas is important in Greece as the patron saint of sailors. According to Greek tradition, his clothes are drenched with brine, his beard drips with seawater, and his face is covered with perspiration because he has been working hard against the waves to reach sinking ships and rescue them from the angry sea.

In the Greek Eastern Orthodox Church Christmas ranks second to Easter in the roster of importance. Yet there are a number of unique customs associated with Christmas that are uniquely Greek. On Christmas Eve, children go from house to house offering good wishes and singing kalanda, the equivalent of carols. Often the songs are accompanied by small metal triangles and little clay. The children are frequently rewarded with sweets and dried fruit.

Christmas trees are not commonly used in Greece. In almost every home the main symbol of the season is a shallow wooden bowl with a piece of wire is suspended across the rim; from that hangs a sprig of basil wrapped around a wooden cross.

Gifts are exchanged on St. Basil's Day (January 1). On this day the "renewal of waters" also takes place, a ritual in which all water jugs in the house are emptied and refilled with new "St. Basil's Water." The ceremony is often accompanied by offerings to the naiads, spirits of springs and fountains.

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A Warm Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere

Australians celebrate Christmas in the heat of early summer and it has an impact on the way they celebrate Christmas.

At Christmas houses in Australia are decorated, greetings cards are sent out and the
usual carols sung. Christmas trees are put up in homes, schools and public places, and children anticipate Santa Claus. On Christmas Day family and friends gather to exchange gifts and enjoy special Christmas food.

Many Australians spend Christmas out of doors because of the heat.
It has become traditional for international visitors in Sydney to go to Bondi Beach where up to 40,000 people visit on Christmas Day.

Australian children grow up enjoying traditional Christmas stories such as Clement Clarke Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and Charles Dickens.' A Christmas
Carol, but children's authors and illustrators are beginning to create truly
Australian children's Christmas literature.

One favourite is Wombat Divine by Mem Fox and Aussie Night Before Christmas by Yvonne Morrison.

With just a few days left, everyone is beginning to get ready for the "silly season," as the children call it in Australia.

Everyone is busily planning Christmas break-up parties.
Children are writing letters to Santa Claus. Decorations are being set up. Shopping centres and malls are experiencing record breaking crowds.
In homes children are helping to decorate the family Christmas tree.

We have yet to follow the American ritual of getting "real" Christmas trees......though some do use gum tree branches.
Children are learning Christmas Carols so that they may be sung at festive occasions such as public "Carols by Candlelight" and school concerts.

Christmas stockings are being hung in homes....though fireplaces are in short supply. Cards galore are being written and posted.

Want a great stocking stuffer idea? How about a men's cross pendant. Part of the
Janeo Jewels Men's Silver Necklace collection. Or a funky bracelet with rectangular links.

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Russian Christmas Traditions

While we are focusing on gift giving to less fortunate kids this Christmas, let’s remember that you do no have to be in grade school to classify yourself as a kid. This is the greatest part about Christmas. It is time for the old to become young at heart, and like my mother says no matter how old you get you are always someone’s child. Today, we will present Russian Christmas traditions.

Christmas in Russia can be characterized by the abundance of food as a major festivity. Thirty-nine days before Christmas Eve, individuals fast as they prepare to enjoy a feast with family and friends. On Christmas day Babushka delivers present to children. As the legend goes, she was supposed to see Jesus with the wise men but did not due to the cold weather. Regretting her decision, she presents gift to children this time every year.

This Christmas season consider the legend of Babushka and give a gift to someone that you have become very upset with over the year. If it is a girlfriend, give her a turquoise red stone Tibetan bracelet. For parents who have young men home from college, give them a gift they can wear while away like a men’s stainless steels barrel shaped pendant. It’s a funky design that friends back at school wont suspect came from mom.

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Christmas Traditional Jewellery in the UK

This year people everywhere should focus on bringing joy to a child. These tips for the latest fashion trends in jewellery are to be worn any season no matter what country you are in. But since this is the season of giving, let’s focus on your country! We will highlight a specific country’s Christmas traditions and creative ways to present gifts of jewellery to a child in that country starting with England.

Christmas in England reminds me of holidays in the United States. Now I know why. England’s Christmas traditions are hundreds of years old and many holiday traditions in the US were adopted from this country. These traditions include Christmas card giving, mistletoe, and carols. However, one English tradition that distinguishes itself is the love that is still spread the day after Christmas after all the excitement ends. Known as Boxing Day, a gift of food or money is given to delivery men or sales people who keep in touch regularly during the year. Instead of money, give a gift that is a bit more meaningful like jewellery. Also extend your gift giving on Boxing Day to other people in your life. Why not give the young girl you pass every morning on the way to work a box with and antique silver bangle bracelet. A suede watch strap wristband would an unexpected gift to find inside your box, but for a young boy who is less fortunate it gives him another chance to receive a Christmas gift during the season.

We have a nice selection of costume jewellery bracelets for both men and women, girls and boys. There are many styles, colours and shapes to choose from. Discover
Holiday shopping at Janeo and make someone's Christmas very special this year.

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Christmas For The Children at JaneoJewels

Christmas is a time to appreciate our children and teach them our values and the way we want them to live their lives. In some countries poverty is so intense parents have a difficult time sharing expensive gifts like jewellery with their children at Christmas time.

We in the west are fortunate to have the means to express our gratitude and appreciation to our loved ones by giving them the gift of fine jewellery with Swarovski Crystals, Sapphires, especially in bracelets.

This year, make it a point to save your money for the poor at Christmas and invest in fineSwarovski crystal jewellery bracelets at Janeo. That’s a novel idea.

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Happenings at the Diesel XXX Party

This weekend Diesel rocked out globally, hosting parties in
17 cities around the world on the same day. Beginning in
Tokyo, the party traveled to Beijing, Dubai, Athens,
Amsterdam, Milan, Zurich, Munich, Paris, Stockholm,
Copenhagen, Barcelona, Oslo, Helsinki, London and Sao Paulo.
The grand finale in NYC featured MIA, N.E.R.D, Hot Chip, O
Fracas, and Chaka Kahn at Pier 3 on the Brooklyn Waterfront.
The location was undisclosed, but the Manhattan Skyline
served as a backdrop with its lights sparkling like a pair of
diamond stud earrings as those adorned by font man Pharrell
Williams. Their performances were viewed live on 3,000 sq.
ft. walls of video projection achieving a visually
stimulating experience. But Dis
With a party unmatched by any other brand, Diesel made no
scarifies when it came to transitioning the style and
creativity of their clothing into the nights theme- "Rock and
Roll Circus". This big top, old world European themed circus
featured traditional theatrical acts of fire- breathers,
sword-swallowing, trapeze artists, and cabaret dancers clad
with popular costume jewellery to evoke the passion and flair
of 18th century Europe. Yet, no other performance garnered as
much media as Sherlankin singer MIA.
Anyone can spot MIA since she possesses a style that is truly
unique. She wears a kaleidoscope of rainbow bright colors,
her fabrics of choice usually contain lycra, and her hair is
honey blonde with four inch roots. However, she pulls this
look off in a way that can be described as edgy, iconic, high
energy, paradoxical, fun, and definitely stylish, but this
weekend the star was a littler harder to spot due to her
transformed figure. With her single Paper Planes soaring to
the top of the charts, MIA surprised onlookers with her
pregnant physique. The father of her child is her fiancé Ben
Brewer. He is the lead singer of Exit and the son of Edgar
Bronfman Jr., the CEO of Warner Music Group. MIA remained
hush about the sex of her child, how far along she is and
possible baby names in her latest interviews. Earlier this
summer she cancelled her tour and rumors began of her
pregnancy. The singer explains her thoughts when she first
learned she was expecting to MTV, "When I found out I was
pregnant and 'Paper P
lanes' was in the iTunes top 10, it seemed like the whole
world was reshuffled in one week, and all my plans went out
the window. And that's the lesson ... you can't make plans,
and you can't say sh--." As MIA adds her name to the
celebrity baby boom list, she does have one piece of advice
for her fans and that's that she was engaged before she got
pregnant!