|
| Sizzling Sales at Tradewinds! Spruce Up Your Summer Style |
August, 2008 |
|
|
 Dear Customer, Summer means sales, and we have the perfect items for your summer wardrobe. Come into our downtown Burlington store between July 28th and August 10th for 50% to 70% off selected silver earring styles. This is our hottest earring sale all year, so you definitely don't want to miss out. Mention this newsletter in our store to receive an EXTRA 10% OFF our already crazily low sale prices!
Then, from August 11th to September 1st we'll have our feature Sizzling Summer Sale, with a full case of sale jewelry including toe rings, anklets, large shell pendants and more at huge discounts. Everything you need to look your best in the summer sun. Take a look at the In-Store Sales Calendar
|
|
 Sweet Shells for Summer Online Discounts You Won't Believe
Online Shoppers - Do we ever have a deal for you. For the entire month of August ALL SHELL JEWELRY is 20% off! This means earrings, pendants, rings, anything in our Shell Boutique. We offer free U.S.P.S. Priority Mail shipping on all jewelry items shipped in the United States.
Check out our On Sale Now page for even more hot discounted items! |
|
 The Many Faces of Buddha From India to China the Buddha is Revered
Whether you are a Buddhist practitioner or simply appreciate Asian art and culture, the figure of the Buddha is a familiar face. Tradewinds offers a variety of Buddha figures in brass, bone resin, stone and wood.
 Buddhist iconography is incredibly diverse. Most are meant to represent Siddhartha Guatama, an Indian prince born in 563 B.C. and the founder of Buddhism. But archeologists believed that the first Buddha statues were not created until a good four or five hundred years after Guatama's death. Some statues are thought to have Greek and Persian influences, particularly for the cloth wraps.
The title 'Buddha' literally means 'enlightened one'. Many Buddha statues actually represent other teachers of the Buddhist faith. The most common example of this is the Chinese Laughing Buddha. This happy figure has both a Japanese and Chinese origin, combining the monks Angida and Budai. Both monks were rotund, usually seen laughing and carrying a bag.
Buddhism has a rich history, and its art is as diverse as the countries this religion sweeps across. To see some of the many figures of Buddha sold at Tradewinds, both statuary and jewelry, browse The Buddha's Path online, or come into our downtown Burlington store!
Step Onto The Buddha's Path |
|
 Gem of the Sun Spectacular Greens For August
Did you know:
- Ancient Egyptians called Peridot "the Gem of the Sun"
- Ancient Romans called Peridot "the Evening Emerald" because of the deep vivid color that shows up under lamplight
- Ancient Vedic, Persian and Indo-Iranian cultures used cups made of Peridot for their ritual drinks of Soma
- Powdered Peridot has been used to cure asthma
- If you have a fever, placing peridot under your tongue supposedly lessens thirst
- Peridot is an aid to friendship and clears the mind of envy
- Peridot is associated with stress reduction and relaxation
- Peridot has been found in meteorites, making it one of the only stones known to exist outside our solar system
- Peridot was favored by pirates as a powerful amulet against evil
Browse Our Online Selection of Peridot Jewelry |
|
 A Worthy Cause Dave Writes in From Kathmandu
Dave has been traveling Asia on his annual summer buying trip. Visit Where in the World are David and Diana? on the Happenings page of our website to see where he is today!
A letter from David: "Namaste from exotic Kathmandu. I ran into my old friend Rand Runco, a teacher from Oregon who has spent the last nine summers here doing charitable work. His organization, http://www.tenfriends.org/, is trying to buy a property for the Helpful Home Orphanage, which is losing its lease. Rand pays for all his own expenses, so that 100% of donations go directly to the orphanage. The life of an orphan in a very poor country like Nepal is very difficult, so if you feel like helping a child in need, please contact Rand at www.tenfriends.o rg. To Browse Other Charities Tradewinds Supports, See Our Links Page |
|
 New Arrivals Jewelry Keeps Flooding In
Dave's trip might be wrapping up, with only twenty odd days left, but the goods keep coming! We've received new shipments of beads, jade necklaces, gold earrings and pendants, and of course, brand new styles of Nepalese jewelry in sterling silver. There are tons of new tapestries - perfect for college dorm rooms. And who can resist a new sarong for the summer? Plus, amber amber amber! Come in today and see what we have for you! Shop Our Online New Arrivals Now! |
|
 Palace Intrigue Diana takes readers inside the Sultans' palace in Istanbul
Get a sneak peek into the Sultan's legendary harem. Hunger after the smells that must have arisen from the huge kitchens. Look through the treasures given to Sultans by neighboring princes. Ogle the Topkapi Dagger and the Spoonmakers' Diamond. Diana takes you behind the scenes in one of the most fabled palaces of history.
Read Diana's Travel Story "Palace Intrigue: Topkapi Palace in Istanbul" |
|
 Silver Workers Strike in Nepal How will this affect you?
This year, for the first time, silver workers have collectively bargained for wage increases. Tradewinds supports a substantial cost of living adjustment for workers' salaries. The price of basic staples and other commodities like kerosene has doubled and in some cases, tripled this year in Nepal. We know that it is hard for our customers to support price hikes here, especially with the price of silver being so high, but in the interest of supporting "fair trade" wherever possible, we all have to do our part. Tradewinds would like to thank our customers for being so understanding of store price adjustments! View Photos of Nepal in Dave's Photo Gallery |
|
