April 25, 2011

Pearl Street is in Bloom

Pearl Street is blooming...

We simply could not work in a more beautiful place than Boulder, Colorado.   All around town the trees are flowering and the beds on the mall are blooming with tulips.  Why not make an afternoon of it next time you drop in to have your jewelry serviced? We'd love to recommend our favorite spots for brunch, shopping, and happy hour... just give us a call!

April 19, 2011

Diamonds and Donuts; Jolie Designs visits J Albrecht.

On Thursday we welcomed Michael from Jolie Designs to the shop.  We sat down with a little coffee & donuts (Frasca Cafe's amazing maple glazed confections are really more like pure inspiration than breakfast food) and played.

Looking through the new Jolie collection we were excited to find many vintage styles with a decidedly modern point of view...one ring in particular showcased a delicate swirl of flush set diamonds across the crown, with traditional bead set diamonds trailing down the shank of the ring.  In other words, not just your standard diamond-millgrain-intense ring you see advertised in  "Stylish Lady Magazine."

Maybe it was the three cups of coffee, the donut afterglow, or perhaps Jolie's exquisite french baguette sapphires, but we suddenly got the urge to splurge.   Aside from the assortment of stylish diamond stacking bands we're known to carry, we've selected additional fancy diamond bands that will stack with the originals beautifully and hand picked many really lovely engagement settings (many with said french cut sapphire baguettes).   Along with rings, we culled some stunning pendants and several lever back earrings perfect for wearing everyday.   Look for all of these new sparlkies to hit our cases the end of May.   Here's a tiny preview of things to come...