Archive for the ‘Mardon Happenings’ Category
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Sorry for the recent lack of updates! As you can probably imagine, December is by far our busiest season. We've been working hard this year on special orders, with quite a few already finished and several still in the process. We're so busy doing things we haven't had time to write about them, but don't […]
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
We've been very busy this month. With the renovation about completed, people are once again enjoying the Main Street Mall. With the Festival of Lights and the holidays eminent, anticipation and excitement are in the air. And, with Thanksgiving, with feasting and family, just think how blessed we are to live in this wonderful community […]
Tags: Thanksgiving
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
Kaye Sweaney, co-owner of Mardon Jewelers, loves birds and was thrilled to met Napoleon II, the blue and gold macaw and his buddy Joseph II, the scarlet macaw. Bird aficionado and handler Ron Tallent takes the birds on periodic walks about the newly renovated Main Street Mall.
Tags: Amelia Earhart, Duane Roberts, Frank Miller, Gallery of Gems, Kelly Roberts, Main Street Mall, Mission Inn Macaws, precious stones, Technicolor Raincross
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Last Saturday morning, after all the hectic activity of the previous day and night for our Christmas on Main Street event, we held the drawing to award the free Technicolor Raincross. Son-in-law Scott, brilliant as always, suggested we do a double blind method to choose the winner. In Scott’s word’s, “Once we had collected all […]
Tags: Chrismas on Main Street, random number, random.org, Technicolor Raincross
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
The Annual Christmas on Main Street party took place last night, and a good time was had by all! Main Street merchants stayed open up and down the Mall til 9 pm, serving refreshments and previewing new goods for the upcoming holiday. Two shops, Mrs. Tigglywinkles and Delight & Invites provided nightlong entertainment with live […]
Tags: 2009 Reader's Choice, Chimento, Christmas on Main Street, Delights & Invites, Fabulous Fakes, Falcher Fusager, Magick, Mrs. Tigglywinkles, Old Brown Shoe, Pandora, Robb Report, Technicolor Raincross, William Henry
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Saturday, October 17th, 2009
Blog Photo #1 Last week, the thought occurred to me that it was time to do an anniversary blog– looking back thru the archive, turns out I had missed the anniversary by a month– our first blog was posted September 18, 2008! We started the Mardon blog with the mission of consumer protection and education. […]
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Saturday, August 1st, 2009
Only 5 days left to vote for your favorite merchants, food, entertainment, etc.
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
As a followup to yesterday’s blog, I thought it would be nice to show another side of the spinel family. This lovely 4.28 ct. spinel is chemically a bit different than the classic red stones we looked at yesterday– spinels are members of a family of minerals, all of which are oxides of 2 metals. […]
Tags: gahnospinel, natural color gems, non heated gems, Phil Zahm, spinel
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Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Look for fabulous values at our upcoming Annual Sale, Saturday, August 1 thry Saturday, August 15. You’ll find great designer pieces, classic estate jewelry, and Mardon originals drastically marked down.
Tags: brooch, Engagement Ring, GIA cert, Gothic, Heidi Klum, hoop earrings, pendant, Radiant cut diamond, Victorian Jewelry
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
We’d like to announce our upcoming Annual Sale, to be held Saturday, August 1 through Saturday, August 15. Unlike many retail businesses, we have just one sale per year. Rather than having constant “sales” with big discounts off unrealistically high prices, our philosophy is to price our merchandise fairly to begin with so that you, our […]
Tags: annual sale, Colombian emerald, dragonfly earrings, sugarloaf cut, untreated turquoise ring
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