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Best Intentions at ‘Heart’: In Memory of Dale Pasciak

01 Feb

We at Mele & Co. have pledged to walk in America’s Greatest Heart Run & Walk 2012 on March 3 in honor and memory of Dale Pasciak, sales associate, fellow employee and friend who lost his life last year to heart disease.
Team Mele in Memory of Dale Pasciak - America's Greatest Heart Run & Walk 2012

How can you show your support for heart health?

By purchasing any of our fashion jewelry boxes, travel cases, wooden jewelry chests, men’s valets, and jewelry armoires.

15% of our www.melecompany.com online sales from Jan. 1 – Feb. 14 will be donated to the American Heart Association.
You can even make a direct donation to Team Mele here.

Do something nice for yourself while doing good for all!

 

Atlanta Gift Market – Winter 2012

27 Jan

Photos from the Atlanta Gift Show – the best Mele & Co. booth ever!
Now we’re getting ready for the New York Gift Fair: Friday, Jan. 29 – Feb. 2 at the Javits Center.
If you’re going, stop by booth 2462 and help us celebrate our 100th year in business!

 
 

Mele Companies Employee of 55+ Years Retires

23 Jan

Sandy Kalies, our credit manager and long time employee of 55+ years retired Friday, January 20. Sandy’s business acumen – as well as her unequaled culinary skills – have been invaluable and; in respect to the countless Halloween and other holiday luncheons she prepared single-handed, delightful. Sandy, we wish you the very best and hope you’ll be back to visit us soon!

 
 

Come Celebrate at NYIGF: Our 100th Year!

20 Jan

We’re back from the Atlanta Gift Show and it was a great time! But there’s no time to waste – we’re getting ready for the New York Gift Fair: Friday, January 29th – February 2nd at the Javits Center. If you’re going, stop by booth 2462 and help us celebrate our 100th year in business!

Mele & Co. Celebrates 100 Years in Business

 

Remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

16 Jan

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.On this chilly Monday, remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and everything he accomplished for civil rights.

The King Center is the official memorial and legacy of his life and work.

Please check out their newly launched digital archive at http://www.thekingcenter.org/archive.

It is a poignant and beautiful website, a fitting monument to a great man.

 
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Mele in February Issue of Good Houskeeping

12 Jan

The Mele & Co. Chantal 51225 travel jewelry case got a nice mention in the February issues of Good Housekeeping and Better Homes & Gardens magazines – and now we’re sold out!
But don’t fret – the same style is being offered this spring in a white or raspberry faux croco!

Check out page 7 of our new Spring 2012 Catalog.

Mele & Co. Chantal 51225 Travel Jewelry Box in Good Housekeeping - Feb 2012

Mele & Co. Chantal 51225 Travel Jewelry Box in Good Housekeeping - Feb 2012

 

Mele & Co. Celebrates 100 Years in Business

10 Jan

Mele & Co. Celebrates 100 Years in Business

It’s our 100th corporate anniversary this year and we’ll be celebrating this milestone at the Winter Shows. This week, we’re off to Atlanta where we’ll be exhibiting our jewelry boxes this Friday, January 13th – Tuesday the 17th at AmericasMart. We’ve got new styles for Spring 2012 as well as traditional favorites. It will be nice to catch up with our friends and colleagues and exciting to see what’s new at the market.

So come celebrate 100 Years with us!

ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL GIFT MARKET
Saturday, January 14th
AmericasMart, Building #3, 5th Floor, Booth# 1301
1 PM – 3 PM
Desserts, Coffee & Giveaway
Ask us about our FREE FREIGHT Atlanta Show Special!

If you can’t catch us at Atlanta, come see us in the Big Apple:
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL GIFT FAIR
1/29 – 2/2
Javis Center
Booth 2462

 

Happy Holidays!

23 Dec

HAPPY HOLIDAYS from all of us here at Mele & Co.

HappyHolidays

 
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Gifts Under $30

16 Dec

Mele & Co. Gifts Under $30Enjoy our special pricing on girls’ music boxes, ladies’ travel cases and men’s gifts, too. Prices good through Friday, Dec 23 at www.melecompany.com

Still plenty of time for holiday delivery!
Order by noon Monday, Dec 19 and get it by Christmas.

*FREE SHIPPING every day!
(Within the continental United States.)

 

December Birthstone 101: Turquoise

13 Dec

When shopping for turquoise there are some important things to know about the different types that are on the market:

1. Natural turquoise is dense and of a such quality that it is simply mined, cut, polished and set into a piece of jewelry. It requires no treatments to achieve superior color or hardness. It will have a much more substantial feel and weight in your hand as compared to lesser quality turquoise. Less than 3% of all turquoise on the market is natural.

2. Stabilized turquoise is soft or ‘chalk turquoise’ that has been infused with a clear epoxy resin. The resin, under pressure, is absorbed into the rock and permanently hardens and deepens its color. Unlike natural turquoise which deepens in color over time by gradually absorbing oils from the skin as it is worn, the colors of stabilized turquoise will remain unchanged. Much of the turquoise on the market today is stabilized and should not cost as much as natural, but it is still quite beautiful and a good purchase.

3. Treated turquoise is soft or ‘chalk turquoise’ that has been stabilized as described above, but with a dyed resin to also enhance the stone’s color. Prices for treated turquoise should be considerably less than either natural or stabilized.

4. Reconstituted turquoise is turquoise chalk that has been ground into powder, saturated with dyed epoxy resin, and pressed into blocks or cakes that are cut into popular shapes and cabochons for jewelry. This type of turquoise should be very inexpensive.

5. Imitation turquoise is usually comprised of howlite, a common white stone that is very porous and is easily infused with dyed epoxy to resemble turquoise. Imitation turquoise has little intrinsic value.

Unfortunately, treated, reconstituted and imitation turquoise can be made to look remarkably like the natural stone. So it’s always advisable to shop for your turquoise jewelry through a reputable dealer who can offer you documented proof of your turquoise stone’s origin and makeup.