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Our Valentine’s Day Top Ten Favorite Gift Picks!

February 9, 2018

Valentine’s Day is almost here! Need some gift ideas for that special someone or some fun things to hint at for yourself? We’ve made it easy this year with our top ten picks to bring the love this Valentine’s Day. Flowers wilt within the week and chocolate gets eaten as soon as it is opened, but jewelry will let your love sparkle on all year long!

Compass Rose- Let Love Guide the Way

We love our beautiful Compass Rose necklaces and bracelets. Not only are they elegant, but they have a lovely meaning as well. Keep the sentiment that “Life brings us to unexpected places. Love brings us home” or choose one of our custom cards tailored to different relationships and occasions. We are particularly fond of the new two-tone necklace with rose gold for the romantic-at-heart.

valentine's day — Compass Rose Necklace- Sterling Silver and 14k Rose Gold- $145

Pandora Bracelets- Charm Her

Pandora is a classic choice for a memorable and meaningful gift. Not only is it alluring, the thought that goes into choosing a charm makes it a personal experience. We love some of the new bracelet styles that have been introduced in the past year. Not only are they a great way to start a Pandora bracelet for someone who is new to the charm world, they are a wonderful way to give life to an old collection of charms. The new open bangle has become one of our best-selling bracelets, and for good reason. Not only is it easy to take on and off, but it comes with spacers to keep your charms in place and fits more naturally to your wrist than a round bracelet. The new heart lock bracelet is also a stunning addition to the collection.

The great thing about the curated collections that are released for Valentine’s Day is that they are designed around a common theme. This makes it easy to add some beautiful jewelry pieces that coordinate with the charms to make a well-rounded gift! We love the “Love Locks” pieces from this years collection. The “You & Me” ring is also a sweet piece for a young girl.

Sorrelli Jewelry- Sparkle Your Way Into Her Heart

Does your girl love to sparkle? Sorrelli Jewelry will help her shine! Crafted with Swarovski crystals, this locally designed jewelry line (from Kutztown, PA!) makes both statement pieces and everyday gems to help your special someone get her glitter on. Even better- until Valentine’s Day, purchases in Sorrelli Jewelry of $100 or more will receive a beautiful pair of blush stud earrings for free!

Stacking Bracelets- Create a One-of-a-Kind Collection

Does your special someone celebrate every day with her own arm party of stacking bracelets? Let us help you create a coordinated stack to express your love and fit into her personal style and personality!

Thortiuda- Call Her Angel

Our Thortiuda pendants are a staff favorite- they are one of the pieces of jewelry we get the most compliments on! Classic in style but unique enough to stand out in a crowd, these necklaces open to allow the chime inside to be interchanged for different colors. Named for the Thai word for angel, the necklace is designed from traditional necklaces meant to call your guardian angel. Each colored chime has a different meaning- choose one that best captures your sentiment for the season!

Pandora Rose- For the Romantic

The vintage color of rose gold is popular with the bohemian and romantic personalities alike. Pandora Rose, a proprietary metal blend that combines sterling silver and copper, gives the beautiful hue of rose gold without the price of a solid rose gold piece. This year’s Valentine’s Day collection has some fun new additions in the Pandora Rose. We love the typography-inspired “I Love You” dangle charm. Combining both silver and the Pandora Rose, it is a great way to start on a two-tone bracelet!

WinterLemon- You are my Sun, My Moon, and All My Stars

We love the celestial pieces in our locally-made WinterLemon jewelry, which are handmade from precious metals and genuine gemstones. We think they are a stylish way to express the heavenly nature of love. Not only do they let you show your love for your special someone, they let you show your love for you community as well be supporting a local artist!

Diamonds Are Always a Good Idea

Elizabeth Taylor once said “Big girls need big diamonds”- and for good reason! A girl may have dreams of silver and CZs, but give a woman a diamond! One of the strongest materials on earth, diamond jewelry is an investment piece made to last. Unlike silver fashion jewelry which is not meant for everyday use and will not stand the test of time, giving a gift of gold and precious gemstones means giving a gift that can be worn for decades with the same sparkle.

Alex and Ani- A Gift for the Gals

Celebrating Galentine’s Day with your girlfriends? Drop them a sweet treat with one of Alex and Ani’s new Valentine’s Day bangles! We love the new “Mon Amie” bangle as a way of celebrating friendship- it translates to “My Friend” from French. Add a sparkling Swarovski bangle or one of the new beaded pieces in the shiny rose finish for an extra touch of sparkle!

Chase & Wonder- Humor Her

Does your special someone always tell you that one of her favorite things about you is your sense of humor? Check out some of our fun tongue-in-cheek gifts from upstairs in Haven! Does she always have an overflowing armful of things as she heads out the door to work or school? Get her one of our Chase & Wonder “Foxy Lady” totes!

Is one of your favorite times of the day the early morning when you sit side-by-side reaching optimal levels of caffeine together? Get a matching set of His and Hers coffee mugs. Fill them with some chocolates or a gift card to her favorite coffee place to add an extra treat!

The Gift of Choice

Are you feeling overwhelmed this Valentine’s Day? Give her the gift of choosing her own perfect gift with a Versant gift card. If you want to have something fun for her to unwrap, pick one of our fun (and affordable!) Katie Loxton pouches or wallets to hide the gift card in- when she opens it up she will get an extra surprise.

Stop by Versant to see all of our picks and person! While you are here, save yourself some time (and tape)- we will gift wrap your treasures in our signature wrapping for free. As always, thank you to all of our wonderful customers for choosing to #shopsmall with us and support our local small business.

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Lock Your Promise- Pandora 2018 Valentine’s Day Collection Review

January 27, 2018

Get ready to get romantic- the Pandora Valentine’s Day mini-collection is here! This year’s new additions include some classic styles mixed in with some colorful new additions with a whimsical style. The new collection includes pieces in every category, including a new bracelet concept. Check out our review below!

Charms

The centerpiece of Pandora’s Valentine’s Day collection is a selection of new charms in wide-ranging styles. The main focuses of this year’s campaign include a beautiful lock and key motif, the encouragement to “kiss more” with kiss themed pieces, and saturated color in bright fuchsia and salmon-pink.

The first group of charms are bursting with color. Many of the enamel charms have an ombre effect with graduating color from the edges to the sides. We particularly love the new Shape of Love charm, which features a faceted rose crystal. Included in this grouping is the new innovative spacer shaped like a heart, a new standard clip, and a new silicone grip clip.

pandora valentine's — Explosion of Love ($80), Burst of Love ($50), Two Hearts Spacer ($30), Shape of Love ($55), Burst of Love Clip ($40), Explosion of Love Clip ($40)

The next grouping is a whimsical interpretation of the idea that we should “Kiss More.” We love the details in the emoji style Kiss charm- it has glitter cerise enamel on the lips and hearts along the edge. The lips charm is a limited selection at the moment.

The last grouping appeals to the more classic style, with touches of gold accenting bright silver. Light pink cubic zirconia give a touch of romantic color. The lock and key symbols and the “You & Me” sentiment are used frequently throughout the Valentine’s collection- we really like the new key dangle charm with gold lock. There is also a new heart lock-shaped clip that makes a great statement as a bangle centerpiece.

There are also a few new additions in rose. The Pandora Rose pieces in this collection are accented with a synthetic ruby. We like the mixture of the Pandora Rose and silver letters in the Rose interpretation of the I Love You charm- it is a great way to tie together a mixed metal charm collection.

There is one addition to the Essence collection- a beautiful fuchsia faceted crystal charm that mirrors the Shape of Love charm in the Moments collection. The meaning behind this charm is Love- the perfect sentiment for the season.

Bracelets

One of the most exciting parts of the new Pandora Valentine’s Day collection is the addition of a new bracelet concept. The Lock Your Promise bracelet features a new removable lock closure. We are looking forward to seeing what other similar clasps are going to become available for this concept!

The Explosion of Love bracelet carries forward the bolo-style bracelet design. We like this design because it allows the wearer to adjust the size to what is comfortable to them. This sweet design has small pink CZ hearts studding the smooth silver cuff.

Necklaces

One of our favorite new pieces in this collection is the key-shaped Memory Locket! Fitting 2-3 petite charms, this locket has beautiful details and a classic shape similar to the Tiffany keys collection.

There is also a lock necklace with a similar concept to the Lock Your Promise bracelet. We love the details on the Tree of Love necklace, where two colorful enamel hearts are nestled within the tree’s branches.

To accompany the new key locket, there are four new Petite charms. We love the lock and key together as a pair!

Earrings

Pandora continues to be very innovative in their earring designs. We love seeing all of the new concepts that are being released and how we can customize them using the pieces we have at home! The new Two Hearts Hoops use a stud earring at the front of the ear that fits into the hoop in the back. Use some of your other Pandora studs to change the look of the earring!

We also adore the sweet Love Locks studs. With the short dangle of the heart lock, they offer a little more than the traditional small stud.

Rings

On to one of our favorite categories- rings! There are only a few additions to the rings in this year’s collection, but they are beautiful. The open-style Two Hearts rings are great for stacking without feeling too heavy.

The You & Me ring features a heart-shaped dome cut stone that has a beautiful depth. The side of the ring is engraved “You & Me”, adding another meaningful layer.

Gift Sets

As always, Pandora has released some great value sets for the holiday. This year the sets come with some fun extras!

The Kiss Me bangle gift set includes a Pandora sterling bangle engraved with “Kiss Me” in dark red enamel, the Kiss emoji charm, and a pair of Sparkling Elegance earrings- all packaged in a light pink Limited Edition box. Even better- the set comes with a light pink Limited Edition makeup bag loaded with hearts. This set offers a savings of $56 from the price of the items purchased separately.

The Tree of Love bracelet set includes a Pandora sterling heart-clasp bracelet, the new Tree of Love dangle charm, and two Burst of Love clips, all packaged in the Limited Edition pink Valentine’s box. This set offers a savings of $46 from the price of the items purchased separately.

The last set is the Limited Edition Kiss More Lips charm. This charm comes packages in a Limited Edition pink box and includes a free red lip-shaped coin purse!

All of the gift sets come beautifully presented, making gift-giving easy this Valentine’s Day.

Make sure to stop by Versant to see all of the new Valentine’s Day pieces in person! We would love to help you navigate the many charms, old and new, to create a meaningful collection to give this holiday. As always, we are very grateful to all of our wonderful customers who choose to support our local, small business.

Holiday, New Arrivals

Pandora Valentine’s Day Collection Arrives at Versant

January 7, 2017

The Pandora Valentine’s Day and Stones of a Color Collections Arrive

The Pandora Valentine’s Day and Stones of a Color collections have arrived at Versant! The Valentine’s Day collection features some beautiful additions to the existing hearts charms. We love the combination of the blush pink and fuchsia enamel with the new gold-accented designs.

Not only have new charms been added in this collection, but new jewelry has arrived as well! We are particularly fond of the new Dainty Bow bangle. You can now round out your ring, earring, and pendant set with this gorgeous sparkling bangle. With a great hinge design and three sizes, it is a wonderful addition to any collector’s wrist!

In addition to the traditional Valentine’s Day heart pieces, this collection also introduces Stones of a Color. These pendants and earrings with faceted birthstones are a great addition to the current birthstone rings and charms. Have a special birthday coming up for your Pandora lover? Now you can get them the whole set!

The Pandora Valentine’s Day gift sets and Alex and Ani Valentine’s Day collections arrive next week- make sure to stay tuned for more news!