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Lauren Kane, founder of Lauren Kane Jewelry creates pieces of art for fashion forward women who are looking for artistically designed jewelry unavailable anywhere but in Lauren’s studio.

Lauren’s unique sense of elegance enables a woman to express her own creativity through her designs. Lauren guides her customers through the selection process so that they may feel confident that they are selecting or designing the perfect piece of wearable art for everyday, a special outfit, or for a special occasion. Lauren knows her mission is accomplished only when her client is overjoyed with their selection and feels simply gorgeous wearing their new piece of art. This happens when the client’s essence has been captured in Lauren’s creations.

As a jewelry artist, Lauren deeply believes that her creations begin their own special life once in a client’s hands. Lauren is passionate about creating unique, sophisticated pieces. She knows her work will be worn frequently, often reminding her clients of important memories of previous times the pieces have been worn. She has a special customer who travels all over the world and enjoys telling Lauren which countries various pieces have traveled. When her client comes home, the simple act of putting her jewelry on brings back great memories of her trip.

While having no formal training in jewelry making when she founded her business in 2003, her life experiences, travels, reading, and research all led to Lauren evolving into the artist she is today. The best kept secret of this self taught education is that Lauren grew under the premise of “anything is possible” rather than industry claims of “you just don’t do it that way”. This freedom has enabled Lauren to invent techniques that are new to jewelry making.

Inspiration for the creation of her art comes from the individual beads themselves. Lauren loves to scour the internet, catalogs and bead shows looking for striking shapes, colors and designs. As she holds a focal point bead in her hands, she begins to visualize a completed piece of jewelry. She will then assemble the colored accent beads, the clasp, the findings and create an initial design. She will work and rework the design, often over the course of several days, until the piece starts to act as a visual magnet. Once the piece pulls her in and won’t let go, she knows she is done!

Providing a quality product is of paramount importance to Lauren. She ensures her ability to do this by using Swarovski crystals, Swarovski pearls, pure sterling silver beads, pure 14kt gold beads as well as specialty hand made beads from fellow artists.

When her high powered job on Madison Avenue unexpectedly came to an end in late 2005, she decided to take charge of her life and start the business her late husband had long encouraged her to start. In memory of her husband, Lauren donates jewelry for auction at fundraisers of local charities. Lauren welcomes you to visit her studio and experience the journey her creations take before you come to own one.

Contact Information
Lauren Kane Jewelry by Carousel Creations, LLC
Lauren Kane
35 Slayton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
718-761-6324
Lauren@LaurenKaneJewelry.com
www.LaurenKaneJewelry.com

Family Affair Distributing Inc.

Lauren's creations are more than just jewelry, they are truly works of art. If you are looking for unique, high quality and customized jewelry to enhance your wardrobe for that special occasion, Lauren Kane is the person you want to work with. Her customer service is unparallel, her jewelry creates that WOW presentation and she treats her clients like royalty. Pick up the phone and make sure you work with Lauren!

Julie Laudicina, Celebrant!

Lauren's exquisite hand-crafted jewelry is just stunning. An idea for you and your bridesmaids is to visit with Lauren and work with her to create your own jewelry design for your wedding day....even go to her classes and make the jewelry together. Her crystal creations will really compliment your dress and head-piece...the finishing touch for your bridal outfit.

The Secrets of Jewelry Made From Swarovski Crystals

The secrets of jewelry made from Swarovski crystals encompass the selection and the caring of the jewelry.

But, first a bit of history. What makes Swarovski crystals so special and why is everyone so nuts for them? In Austria, in 1892 Daniel Swarovski developed a machine to precision cut the crystal, his family had been manually cutting for over 30 years. In 1995, the crystal cutting was elevated to an even higher level of precision with computer technology. With each enhancement of the cutting precision, the optically pure crystals captured and reflected more and more of the available light surrounding them. Today Swarovski crystals are recognized to be the very finest crystals made. When used to make jewelry, the crystals bring reflected, often rainbow colored light to jewelry.


Jewelry Selection

Secret 1 – Some Swarovski crystals change color depending on the light. There are two translucent colors; alexandrite (turns blue or purple), and cantaloupe (turns pink to blue to green). Clear crystals with an aurora borealis coating change color very subtly and will pick up the color of clothing near them.

Secret 2 – A few Swarovski crystal colors will look great on a display but will appear to vanish when you place them next to fair colored skin. Examples of this are: light rose, and gold shadow. This is caused by the fact that the crystal color is too close to fair skin color so that there is not enough contrast to be show the crystal off.

So, what does this mean? Do you need to know the name of the color of the crystals before you can buy jewelry made from Swarovski crystals? Nah. Just be sure to try the pieces on and to view them in various light before purchasing something no refundable. What appears to be the right color under the store lights may look very different in other light.

Secret 3 – While you are checking the color under various lights, also take note of the individual crystals themselves. Check for chips on the edges, cracks and broken or missing crystals. This type of damage interrupts the way the light reflects off the jewelry piece.

Secret 4 – What looks very artful on the display may look unappealing when tried on. This secret would seem to apply to all jewelry, but for some reason, people have been fooled most often by jewelry made from Swarovski crystals. This may be because Swarovski crystals require light to glow and flow into a design. When the piece is on the display, it may have enough light passing through it but when it is on a human form, the light is not flowing across the crystals the same way.
When purchasing jewelry as a gift make sure your recipient will be able to return the piece if it fails to deliver the “wow factor”.


Secret 5 – So, now you have tried your piece on and it looks sensational. Guess what? It may not be the right piece for the outfit you need jewelry for. This happens most often to brides who are selecting pieces to complement their wedding gowns. More often than not, the piece, although gorgeous, just does not compliment the wedding gown. Separately they are wonderful, but together? Blah. So, trying on the jewelry on WITH the wedding gown or special dress, before finalizing the jewelry is imperative! Look for a jewelry artist who will make this easy for you by providing a large dressing room or permitting you to take the jewelry home on loan for a day or two.


Crystal Jewelry Care

With a little attention, you can avoid all the damage Swarovski crystals are vulnerable to:
• The points and corners can chip
• The entire bead can shatter if dropped on something hard like a ceramic floor
• The coating can rub off. This can happen to foil coated beads as well as beads coated with an aura borealis finish.

The best way to protect your beads is to:
• Put on your jewelry after you have used hair spray, not before!
• Store your crystals so that they don’t rub or bang against each other.


So now you know the five secrets of crystal jewelry selection, plus how to care for your Swarovski crystal jewelry. Enjoy the finest crystals ever made while they reflect rainbow light on your face and make you look and feel glorious!



Contact Information

Lauren Kane
Lauren Kane Jewelry by Carousel Creations, LLC
www.LaurenKaneJewelry.com
Lauren@LaurenKaneJewelry.com
718-761-6324