Wishing you a joyful festive season and a bright start to the new year!
We want to take a moment to thank you for your incredible support throughout the year. We’re beyond excited to show you what’s coming in 2025—it’s shaping up to be our biggest and best year yet!
Our wonderful BOD team continues to grow as we now have Saxon with us more permanently. He is learning the tricks of the trade as an opal cutter and when he is not cutting opal he is creating content with Justin for our YouTube and Social Channels. Also, most of you have seen our lovely Jane, who has taken on our Shipping Wizard Role (and Ruth’s right hand).
Here’s a refresher on the rest of the team!
Justin (opal cutter extraordinaire, hand model and voice-over actor for our opal listing videos), Ruth (chief wrangler of BOD’s motley crew and master jewelry designer, also, the new president of the Opal Association Of Australia), Tamika (visual storyteller and Justin’s sidekick), Kylie (customer experience manager and ray of sunshine in human form), and Hayley (inventory control and complete all-rounder).
2025 will start off with a bang. We are showing at the Tucson Gem Show starting Monday, Feb 3, from a new booth location (GJX Booth 714). This is a wholesale-only show; you will need trade credentials to enter. However, we will open up available appointment times closer to the show. These will be necessary for anyone wanting to see our inventory without trade credentials. Trade clients are also encouraged to book appointments to guarantee one-on-one time with us. Visit our event page here.
We’re taking a well-deserved break this festive season! Our team will be offline from 4 pm on Thursday, December 19, and back to assist you from 8 am on Monday, January 6, 2025 (AEST). If you need some BOD-style entertainment while we are off drinking Margaritas under the Australian sun, now is the time to catch up on our catalogue of YouTube videos — we may even publish some new ones! Watch here!
Over and out for now until we return early in the new year.
Enjoy, be merry, and stay safe.
From all of us at BOD x
merry xmas to you all, tamika was thirsty.
Thank you Terry, a Merry Christmas to you too! Yes I was indeed 😜
Merry Christmas to all the Fab’ Black Opal Team!
Thank-you for the good humour, entertaining videos, but above all for your excellent support with my past purchases; could not be more delighted!
Wish you all a trully wonderful Xmas break, and a VERY Happy New Year! May 2025 be filled with new adventures, good health, lots of love and excellent prosperity.
Warm wishes and happy smiles,
Mark
Thank you for the kind words Mark, we love making the videos for you all to enjoy and we are so pleased to hear we have provided such wonderful service throughout your purchases, we take great pride in it. Happy New Year to you and here’s to a wonderful 2025!