Wednesday, December 12, 2007

2007 Shipping Has Past - Year-End Thank You's & Blessings

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

We hope you were able to order while we were accepting 2007 orders in time for 2007 shipments!

Custom-Cast Items Deadline Has Long Past (11/30) - The Last Day to Order ANYTHING for 2007 Shipment was YESTERDAY - Tuesday, December 11th!!

Our last web-order shipping day for 2007 will be this Friday, December 14th for all orders received BEFORE 11:59pm MST December 11th.

We will resume shipping web-orders the beginning of January.

Our brick-n-mortar storefront will be closing for the remainder of 2007 beginning this Sunday & re-opening January 3rd.

Our sincere THANK YOU to all of our customers large & small for making 2007 a Busy, Exciting and Adventurous year for us.

THANK YOU again to all for your patience while we were closed on and off due to Michelle's Grandfather / Dianna's Father's Stroke that happened in April. We are truly Blessed that he is doing much better now & we Sincerely THANK YOU for all of your kind words, understanding & prayers during this year.

We sincerely wish everyone a Most Blessed, Happy & Safe Holiday Season, and a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous 2008.

==Michelle, Dianna & Joseph
The Family-Owned & Operated Family @ Silver Enchantments LLC



Monday, December 03, 2007

FINAL HOLIDAY ORDERING REMINDER

WE WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY, SAFE & BLESSED HOLIDAY SEASON!!!!!

PLEASE NOTE:
THE LAST DAY TO ORDER CUSTOM-CAST ITEMS (Gold/Copper) & CUSTOM-QUANTITY PIECES (over 10 pieces per style for non-"F" or "B" series items) for 2007 SHIPMENT WAS: -- Friday, NOVEMBER 30TH!

AT THIS TIME, PLEASE BE SURE TO SELECT TO ACCEPT BACKORDERS JUST IN CASE!

Payment by PAYPAL feature has been disabled for the remainder of 2007.

Please see: http://www.silverenchantments.com/FAQ.html for further deadline information & holiday shipping schedule.HERE'S THE INFO ON THE FAQ PAGE: IMPORTANT HOLIDAY ORDERING INFORMATION!

Deadline for Custom-Cast 14k Gold or Copper Items (or orders containing large numbers (10+) of any one sterling silver item)If items needed for Holiday Gift-Giving WAS: November 30th, 2007.

This date will allowed us time for Casting & Shipment before we close.

UPCOMING DEADLINES:

LAST HOLIDAY ORDERING DAY FOR 2007:
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007.

LAST SHIPMENT DAY FOR 2007:
Friday, December 14th, 2007.

WE WILL RESUME SHIPPING ORDERS ON:
Friday, January 4, 2008.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS & A BLESSED NEW YEAR TO ALL!

Thursday, November 15, 2007

It's That Time of Year... IMPORTANT HOLIDAY ORDERING INFO

Every year we publish on our the Website the Holiday Ordering Info at least a month out with important Holiday Ordering Information...
About 2 weeks before, we also publish on our blog.
So here goes...

OUR SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR ANY DELAY IN SHIPMENT!!
But, as mentioned on the site & ordering autoresponder, Now's the Busy Time of Year for us!!!!
Please remember, if you need your order complete &/or by a certain date, please EMAIL us BEFORE placing an order & we'll do the best we can to help you!!

Michelle's Salute to Star Trek: "We're Jewelry Suppliers, Jim, Not Mind-Readers!"

Communication is the Key with Most On-Line Businesses This Time of Year. :)
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WE WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY, SAFE & BLESSED HOLIDAY SEASON!!!!!

PLEASE NOTE: THE LAST DAY TO ORDER CUSTOM-CAST ITEMS (Gold/Copper) & CUSTOM-QUANTITY PIECES (over 10 pieces per style for non-"F" or "B" series items) for 2007 SHIPMENT WILL BE NOVEMBER 30TH!

PLEASE BE SURE TO SELECT TO ACCEPT BACKORDERS JUST IN CASE!
Near this Date, we will also be disabling the Payment by PAYPAL feature for the remainder of 2007.
Please see: http://www.silverenchantments.com/FAQ.html for further deadline information & holiday shipping schedule.

HERE'S THE INFO ON THE FAQ PAGE:
IMPORTANT HOLIDAY ORDERING INFORMATION!
Deadline for Custom-Cast 14k Gold or Copper Items (or orders containing large numbers (10+) of any one sterling silver item)
If items needed for Holiday Gift-Giving will be: November 30th, 2007.
This date will allow time for Casting & Shipment before we close.

LAST HOLIDAY ORDERING DAY FOR 2007

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007.

LAST SHIPMENT DAY FOR 2007

Friday, December 14th, 2007.

WE WILL RESUME SHIPPING ORDERS ON

Friday, January 4, 2008.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS & A BLESSED NEW YEAR TO ALL!

Friday, August 03, 2007

Passing of Michelle's Best Friend...

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." --Author Unknown

This is THE most personal post I think you'll ever see on here...

On July 30, 2007 at 1:30pm, I had to make the hardest decision of my nearly 40 yrs on this earth & put to rest my best friend, Goliath -- my ~13-yr-old German Shepherd mix. He'd been battling Liver, Stomach & Thyroid problems, and could not even get up that Monday morning, nor would he take his favorite treat -- a dog bone/biscuit. My father had to help me & carried him in to the vet's office...

My ex-husband & I adopted Goliath (who at the time was 5-7 yrs old -- they were never sure) on his last day before euthanasia from the Humane Society of Southern Arizona back in November of 1999. I'd grown up with cats, but he wanted a dog.

Goliath was a big, scary-looking boy with nicks in his ears, scars all over his body from fights and huge callouses on his elbows. I was scared of him, in fact, at first -- but if you looked closely, he had the saddest eyes, and you could tell he'd been through a lot on the streets. When he came home, he was definately the "Omega" rather than the "Alpha" -- even with the cats who'd he'd let rub all over him!

Two months later (January 2000), my ex left our newly purchased house after helping me with some pictures for eBay (at that time my business was "SacredWares"), saying he was going out to shop for my birthday. He returned a couple of hours later only to say he wanted a divorce. Needless to say, it was a shock, but my parents, Goliath and my cats were always there for me.
As a matter of fact, the only asset I wanted & received from my divorce were my pets... In retrospect, I got the better end of the deal!

Goliath helped me through a lot these past 7 years, and his passing has been very painful, but I know that I gave him a good life and lots & lots of love -- and he certainly made an impact on mine...
And as my mother said to me that night on the phone from Illinois, "He got happy eyes, when he used to have the saddest.".

I miss you so much Goliath...

IN MEMORIUM....
Older animals and those with special needs are sometimes the most euthanized animals in our shelters across the nation today. Please know that adult, senior and special needs animals sometimes make the very best companions one could have and ever ask for. Yes, you may not have as much time with them as you'd have with a puppy, but they've been through more and NEED the love you can give.

A Few Statistics:
1 - Over $2 billion is spent annually by local governments to shelter and ultimately destroy 8-10 million adoptable dogs and cats due of shortage of homes. (Source: Business Wire Features).

2 - The public acquires only 14% of its pets from shelters; 48% get their pets as strays, from friends, from animal rescuers, 38% get their pets from breeders or pet stores. (Source: The Humane Society of the United States).

3 - Approximately 55% of dogs & puppies and 71% of cats & kittens entering shelters are killed, based on reports from 1,038 facilities across America. (Source: National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy - Shelter Statistics Survey).

FINALLY....
"I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something I can do." --Edward Everett Hale, 1794-1865, American Orator and Statesman

THIS is why we donate some of our monies to the various animal shelters and rescue organizations here locally. I am only one, but I will continue to do what I can!
YOU may be only One, but YOU can do something as well...

Spay / Neuter ANY pet you have -- and if you are considering bringing an animal into your life, treat & love it as a family member. It is NOT a disposible item you bring in on a whim in our throw-away society!


Signing off of my soapbox now with Blessings,
==Michelle

Sunday, July 01, 2007

We're Gonna Be in BeadStyle!

We're so HAPPY!!

We just got official notification that we'll be mentioned as the copper jewelry findings source for the Autumn Leaves & Pearl Necklace project (pg. 69) in the upcoming September 2007 issue of BeadStyle magazine -- going on sale end of July!

This is such wonderful news that we really needed during this difficult time for us -- meaning my grandfather's health situation.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU BeadStyle (Kalmbach Publishing) Editors, Creators & Everyone there!!!!

==Michelle
Silver Enchantments LLC
"Where Metal & Magick Meet!"

Friday, May 25, 2007

Storefront Info & THANKS!

Hello All!
Well it's been awhile since I've posted!

As some of you may know, my grandfather had a stroke at the end of April '07.

WE (Joe/Dad & I) ARE STILL PROCESSING, PICKING & MAILING WEB ORDERS (it's a full-time job in-and-of itself).

However, we've had to temporarily close our brick-and-mortar storefront until further notice -- as my mother & business partner (Dianna) is acting as primary care-giver & is in the St. Louis area; and she's the one who usually runs the store.

We're hoping that she will be returning in September, so we may re-open our Benson store.

We've received so many eMails telling us your stories about family members who have also suffered a stroke & we would like to THANK YOU all so very much for your support, encouragement, patience and kind words!

Brightest Blessings,
==Michelle
Silver Enchantments