July 2015 California Gift Show

Palos Verdes Art Center Home Tour and Boutique April 2015

• I returned to Palos Verdes for my annual Boutique.This was my first showing of  the new silver collection and Wow what a show! This was my best show ever in PV. Necklaces flew.All my hard work paid off and I am very excited about the new direction of  Design Imports. Thank you to all my faithful clients who I see year after year.

March 2015 Taxco shopping trip

So I made the 12 hour (door to door) trip for a week of search, search and buy!! I stayed in a 17th C Monastery very close to the middle of town and I hit the streets.I was sure to visit all my favorite vendors but the real reason to go is to find the new designers and the new trends. Every afternoon I would ship home my day's booty and in the end it was about 150 lbs of sterling silver jewelry. I bought 500 pair of earring, several hundred rings and fabulous, unique necklaces. I am anxious to see the response to the new merchandise. Jane

California Gift Show

Design Imports Newsletter

Dear Friends, 

     2014 has recently left us, and soon, we will already be a month into 2015! Please join me for the: 

California Gift Show at the
Los Angeles Convention Center in
Kentia Hall, Jewelry Cash-and-Carry, at
              Booth 330 on
Friday, January 23rd, through Monday, January 26th, from
9 AM to 6 PM. 

As I have in the past, I will be showing handmade, sterling silver jewelry from Taxco, Mexico, including pieces from a line I have designed myself. I always enjoy seeing you at the show, and I hope to see you this year as well! 

Sincerely yours, 

     Jane Bird

     Design Imports

     Pasadena, California

     cell: (626) 864-7724

The July Gift Show is over and I missed seeing a number of my clients. I hope you were all sunning on a beautiful beach in an exotic local. If you need more silver I am happy to help you by email with photos or the old fashioned telephone. I was just back from a buying trip to Taxco so I have a wonderful selection of new designs and many of the old favorites. We did have an exciting new client who is the buyer for the 5 major museum stores in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She was on her way down my aisle, stopped and loved my silver. Many of which she said she had never seen. Thank you Sara  for your business. We also had a nice sale to MOLA in Long Beach who are a returning client. Also a new buyer for the Mission at San Juan Capistrano. My silver is a favorite of museums and I believe that is because of its uniqueness and quality all at good prices.





I am off to Hawaii the end of August for some R and R but no shows until the end of October.

         October 25-26 I will be at the LA Woman's Conference at the Convention Center.
This is a new event for me and it looks exciting. There will be lots of celebrity speakers and products designed for women.

          LA Woman's Conference
          Los Angeles Convention Center
          October 25   10-5
          October 26.   11-5
          Design Imports - Taxco Silver Jewelry- Jane Bird
          Booth 950

New Design! Fabulous!

Welcome to Sara from Santa Fe!

The Buyer and Comptroller for MOLA. 

Yes I am back-feeling good and looking forward to working more. I have a happy heart and hope it will continue to be happy. I have had a couple of shows that I didn't report on and let me just say that I really enjoyed seeing all my friends at the Palos Verdes Art Center Home Tour and had a record show for sales. Thank you all for your support and friendship. I think of you all as my friends after all these years.

Coming up is  The California Gift Show July 18-21
                        Los Angeles Convention Center
                         Kentia Hall Booth 330 and 332
                         Hours are 9-6  and 9-4 on Mon

This will be the last show where I will have a good selection of  Milagro art. It has become too hard to get and I want to concentrate on the silver jewelry from Taxco. You will be very pleased with all the new pieces I have and as always I do my best to bring you great wholesale prices.
I have expanded my copper line and have even done some production of the copper. It is also made in Taxco by the silver craftsmen.
I have a new line of the fancy fillagre earrings that are very beautiful. They are so reflective of the old Spanish influence.

Hope to see you in July, Jane

New Jane Bird Design

Summer's gone-Holidays are coming

I spent the summer gearing up for a busy fall and holiday season. Before all the work my husband
Lance and I went on a cruise up the East Coast to celebrate our 50 th anniversary. I called it the Lobster crawl. We started in New York  City and ended in Montreal, Canada. We had wonderful food-I actually got tired of lobster and we saw beautiful port after port. We had carriage rides and I even did some shopping for Design Imports. I found some fabulous Santas in Sydney, Nova Scotia. They're made from recycled furs and doll faces. I have never seen more beautiful!!

    Well I had a hicup!!! Thought I had a pinched nerve in my neck and was having small strokes. At least I didn't need help in Newfoundland. on Oct 13 I went to the hospital where I stayed for 9 days.I had vascular surgery then my heart decided to act up!! So I have spent the last few weeks resting at home.
I had a booth at the new Christmas cash and carry show but I wasn't able to go so my great associates, Alex, Lori and Linda filled in for me. Thanks ladies!
My next show is Dec 7-8 as a vendor for the Holiday Look Inn
I am home and if you need to do some holiday shopping just give me a call 626-799-2233. I will give you wholesale prices as long as you can come here and shop on the dining room table.
Happy Holidays to all of my clients, friends and family-Jane