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Vegas baby! Earlier this month I attended JCK, the leading jewelry event in North America. Our jewelry team attends each year to see what’s hot, what’s new, and what’s next (and to place orders for our QVC selection). I spent time with each buyer to learn about jewelry, and how we procure our amazing assortment. Fun, right?

These are some of my fearless leaders-- Natalie, Peyton, David, and Jennifer.

Each of our jewelry buyers meets with a variety of vendors. In each meeting our buyers select pieces and make design adjustments. On day one, Natalie and I combed through tray after tray of gold. What struck me immediately is that all gold does not look alike! At QVC we select gold with a certain “recipe,” one that has that lovely golden hue. Natalie was selecting pieces for our Klondike Gold Rush.

We saw diamonds in unlimited designs and carat weights. Of course I particularly like the kitty cat designs

 In our diamond meeting I learned how to use a loupe. There is a lot the naked eye doesn’t see! I’m particularly proud of the QVC quality assurance process, and the fact that our stated carat weights are the minimum weights you can expect to receive. Bet you didn’t know that you could actually have more diamond content than you thought

Natalie also buys for Steel by Design. I always select a Steel by Design bracelet for my Wednesday Wrist Wrap posts on Facebook, so I particularly liked this sleeve of bracelets…

I saw this model in our Diamonique meeting. You can see the steps the material goes through to get from “rough” to a finished Diamonique stone.

I spent the next day with Jennifer. She was selecting pieces for our Sleeping Beauty turquoise assortment, our January Gem Day (amethyst and garnets), and colored gemstones overall. Heads up- the opal is hot and getting hotter!

I had fun trying on beautiful pieces like this $418k rare Paraiba tourmaline necklace.

And these $100k Champagne diamond earrings Halle Berry wore for a red carpet appearance.

We were in Vegas after all, so some of the team hit the nightclub in Mandalay Bay --Natalie, Jennifer, Allison, and David.

David and I selected gold pieces, and saw some of the hot new trends. These earpieces only require one ear piercing to get these great looks. And bracelets continue to be hot, especially multi-row and big and bold bracelets.

This necklace and earring set feature a technique where the metal is folded back to create beautiful texture and shine. This earring looks like it’s filled with diamonds, but it’s actually a glitter material that flickers and shines similar to the real thing.

JCK closed with a gala dinner. This is part of the QVC team whose years of experience and expertise result in our amazing sparkly assortment at QVC ---David, Peyton, Jennifer, Michele, Bill Pollack, Diane, Carolyn Pollack, Allison, Natalie.

What did I learn? That there are thousands of pieces of jewelry out there, and that our team does an amazing job of procuring superb pieces for every budget. What would you love to add to your wardrobe?