Ever since she has been designing jewelry, Paula dreamt of having complete end-to-end creative and production control over her designs. Now she has. All under one roof at their store on 63 Haywood Street in Asheville. “If I am designing for a client and have to send the piece out to be finished, it takes […]
Marlene Clevenger runs NYC Marathon
Jewels That Dance store manager, Marlene Clevenger, successfully completed the TCS New York City Marathon on November 1. Along with about 50,000 other runners, she got to climb 5 bridges and visit all 5 boroughs of New York City – on foot. Marlene’s hard work and training paid off and she achieved a personal best […]
Susan Francis to Dance in Local Production
Susan Francis will be dancing the role of the cheshire cat in the upcoming performance of ‘The 12 days of Alice’s Winter Ashevilleland.” The performance is scheduled for December 5 at the Orange Peel. Produced and choreographed by Christine Garvin, this magical holiday journey will put the audience in the holiday spirit while celebrating the […]
Our Asheville Neighborhood
Just down the road from our store is the Basilica of St. Lawrence, located at 97 Haywood Street. The church has a rich history and a beautiful collection of vividly-colored stained glass windows, all of which were handmade in Munich, Germany. Rafael Guastavino (1842-1908) was an architect and builder of Spanish origin who left Barcelona […]
Julie Wunder
Jewels That Dance has a spokesperson! It’s Julie Wunder, the former morning-news meteorologist on WLOS-TV. Julie left the station in June to allow more balance in her life and to pursue her interests in health and fashion. She’s created a fun and informative blog, Running In A Skirt (www.runninginaskirt.com), which details her passions: running, fashion […]
Fun Bangles for the Holidays
This season, we’re introducing a new line of fun bangle bracelets for the holidays. These gold-infill bracelets come with a variety of charms talismans, lucky charms and spiritual symbols, from evil eyes to St. Christopher medals. They are a great way to dress up a casual look. And at the priced at just $29 to […]
Introducing Paula Dawkins’ Stunning New Collection, Cornucopia
High-tech meets organic in Paula Dawkins stunning new jewelry collection, “Cornucopia,” which debuted late this fall. Inspired by the colors and impressions of autumn and winter – warm oranges and reds to icy-cold black diamonds – the line was designed by Paula using T-Spline technology, a cutting-edge 3-D design software for jewelers. “The line reflects […]
Marlene Clevenger, Iron Triathlete!
You may know our store manager, Marlene Clevenger. She’s been with us for more than 20 years, selling, stocking, working with people and, generally, making the jewels dance. We think she’s a real Wonder Woman. But in her personal life, Marlene is all Iron Woman. This summer, Marlene finished her second Half-Ironman Triathlon, the Wilmington […]
Diamonds in the Rough
At Jewels That Dance, we believe, when buying a diamond, there is more to consider than just the 4 C”s. That is why we traveled to South Africa to ensure the diamonds we carry meet our standards: all of our diamonds are conflict free, no child labor is involved in the diamond mining or cutting […]