Wishing you all a very merry festive season and a happy and safe start to the new year.
We would love to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support over the past year and are so excited about what the future holds for us all.
The past 12 months have seen us expand our team by welcoming Hayley into the inventory control role and general all-rounder — here’s a refresher on the rest of the team!
Justin(sand battler and opal shaper extraordinaire), Ruth(chief wrangler and master jewelry designer), Tamika (visual storyteller and Justin’s sidekick), Kylie (customer experience manager and Ruth’s right-hand), and Vicki(shipping wizard).
2023 will be starting off with a bang, we will be showing at the Tucson Gem Show (GJX Booth 329) and the Tuscon Gem & Mineral Show (booth #23-24 in the Grand Ballroom) which is open to the public, woohoo!
Appointments (optional) are available here.
If you can’t make the Tucson shows we will be back at the Denver Sparkle & Joy show in September.
We will all be taking a well-earned break and will be out of the office from Wednesday 21st of December until Wednesday 4th of January.
So, 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
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