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Golden Globe Swag Bags to Include Etsy Jewelry Designer’s Necklace

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7 years ago

January 7, 2016

INSTORE Staff

Hollywood placed a large order.

At Sunday’s GBK Golden Globe Awards, attendees will be gifted a swag bag, the contents of which will include this teal peacock quartz briolette pendant (pictured, at right) by independent Cary, N.C.-based jewelry designer Candice Yagmin, The News & Observer reports. She appears to have quite the business going on Etsy, with 1,531 items listed as of this writing.

“When I think of the Golden Globes, I think of elegance and class,” Yagmin told the N&O. “Emeralds were the first gemstone that came to mind. I think this teal peacock hydro quartz briolette captures the beauty and intensity of this classic jewel in an affordable way.”

It Was Time to Make a Decision. It Was Time to Call Wilkerson.

Except for a few years when he worked as an accountant, Jim Schwartz has always been a jeweler. He grew up in the business and after “counting beans” for a few years, he and his wife, Robin, opened Robin James Jewelers in Cincinnati, Ohio. “We were coming to a stage in our life where we knew we have to make a decision,” says Jim Schwartz. He and Robin wanted to do it right, so they called Wilkerson. The best surprise (besides surpassing sales goals)? “The workers and associations really care about helping us move out own inventory out of the store first. It was very important to us.”