This Month.. A history of Mother's Day Contest - We Have a Winner Red Cherry Quartz New Products... The Specials for May Coupon Code - MAY2003

Brush your teeth every day. Write if you get work. Let sleeping dogs lie. Don't run with scissors. Don't pick it -- it will never heal. Kindness is contagious. Eat your vegetables. No one likes a tattletale. If it's smaller than your elbow, don't put it in your ear. You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
-- Happy Mother's Day--

A history of Mother's Day

Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia is credited with bringing about the official observance of Mother's Day. Her campaign to establish such a holiday began as a remembrance of her mother, who died in 1905 and who had, in the late 19th century, tried to establish "Mother's Friendship Days" as a way to heal the scars of the Civil War.

Two years after her mother died, Jarvis held a ceremony in Grafton, W. Va., to honor her. She was so moved by the proceedings that she began a massive campaign to adopt a formal holiday honoring mothers. In 1910, West Virginia became the first state to recognize Mother's Day. A year later, nearly every state officially marked the day. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed Mother's Day as a national holiday to be held on the second Sunday of May.

However, Jarvis' accomplishment soon turned bitter for her. Enraged by the commercialization of the holiday, she filed a lawsuit to stop a 1923 Mother's Day festival and was even arrested for disturbing the peace at a war mothers' convention where women sold white carnations -- Jarvis' symbol for mothers -- to raise money. "This is not what I intended," Jarvis said. "I wanted it to be a day of sentiment, not profit!"

Today, because and despite Jarvis' efforts, many celebrations of Mother's Days are held throughout the world. Although they do not all fall at the same time, such countries as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia and Belgium also celebrate Mother's Day on the same day as the United States.

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	Contest - We Have a Winner
The Contest is over. There are 7,811 beads in the bowl. This represents over $7,000 in lost sales. And this does not count what I've added to the bowl this year! First and only prize was $50.00. Winner, D. Shupe of Lincoln, NE Says "I can't believe that! Wow" We sold over 40,000 of these beads last year so we discarded almost 20% of them. This is a rejection rate higher than any other bead we sell. I've talked to the company that makes these and they say there is nothing that they can do about the quality. Check these out... »

	Red Cherry Quartz
In time for spring we have a new shipment of Cherry red quartz. The colors are just beautiful. Cherry Quartz Beads are about the same color as the new Swarovski Color called Padparadscha. These are Hong Kong Cut so the holes are uniform. I can only assume that they are dyed but the dye does not wash or rub off. Looking at these on the web site... I see that the original beads are lighter than the image that I see. I guess it depends on your monitor. You will be happy with the color and quality of these or your money back. Check these out »

	New Products...
We have added many new products since the last newsletter. We have added a whole line of 4mm and 10mm Swarovski 5810: Pearls. I have a lot more Swarovski products that I will be adding this month. We have expanded our line of tools. Plus we will be attending a wholesale bead show around May 16th. Be Sure to Check Back Often »

	The Specials for May
The most common Birthstone for May is Emerald. Most of the Emerald I have is in the Swarovski Line. However, Check back after the Bead Show on the 16th. I often pick up Emerald stock then. All products that have Emerald in the name are 5% off for this month. Find Out More.. »

	Coupon Code - MAY2003
The coupon code for May, which is good for 5% off on all purchases is MAY2003

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