The Gem and Jewelry Show
Akutenshi asked me to check out the Chicago Gem and Jewelry show, and it was way bigger than I expected--we spent most of the time looking at things in the Wholesale section (which I was more interested in than the finished jewelry section), but once we worked our way out into the retail part of it, there was a vendor selling enamel boxes..including a rhinestone-studded platypus. Now tell me how often you see an enamelled box featuring a platypus? I bet... never. :D The vendor gave me his card, and it's here in the middle of the other, unrelated stuff I bought: It's a little hard to read, so here it is typed out: Jay Jayson's Inc Faberge Inspired Collection Charles Daryanani Vice President 30W250 Butterfield Rd, Suite 301 Warrenville, IL 60555 tel:(630) 393-7458 So ...