WE ARE BACK ON
BE JEWELED AND WE'RE
CELEBRATING CULTURAL
CLASSICS AND I'M HERE
WITH MELANIE BARSE WHO W
IS NOT ONLY A VERY
WELL-TRAVELED WOMAN BUT
SHE REALLY UNDERSTANDS
THE SILVER IN THE
GEMSTONE INDUSTRY AS GEM
WELL AS THE GOLD
INDUSTRY. WHAT IS NICE
ABOUT HAVING MELANIE ABO
HERE TODAY IS SHE
UNDERSTANDS THE REGION OF
TAXCO MEXICO AND NOT
ONLY DO THEY HAVE THE
MOST BEAUTIFUL JEWELRY
FROM SILVERSMITHS BUT FR
SHE HAS PROCURED A
COLLECTION JUST FOR
TONIGHT AND IT IS KIND T
OF LIKE A ONE-TIME ONLY
OPPORTUNITY. HEAVY,
QUALITY, BEAUTIFULLY
FINISHED JEWELRY. STUDIO
BARSE, STERLING SILVER
HIGH POLISHED DOME RING
IS HOLIDAY PRICED AT
$59.90 WITH REFLEX
PAYMENTS $19.97 AND THIS
IS FABULOUS. TELL ME A
LITTLE ABOUT TAXCO.
>>GUEST: TAXCO IS IN
THE STATE OF GUERRERO
SOUTH OF MEXICO CITY AND
NORTH AMERICA POCO AND N
IT HAS BEEN THERE OF
COURSE, AND IT HAS BEEN
SILVER BUSINESS FOR MANY
CENTURIES. I'M A BIG
COLLECTOR OF SOME OF THE
EARLY SILVER DESIGNS EAR
FROM THE 1920S AND I FRO
HAVE BOOKS AND HAVE BOOK
EVERYTHING ELSE.-- AQUA
EVERYTHING ELSE.--
ACAPULCO. I STARTED ACAP
THERE PROBABLY 30 YEARS
AGO AND I CALLED UP SOME
OF MY FRIENDS BECAUSE IT
WAS SPANISH HERITAGE
MONTH AND WE DESIGNED
THIS AND GOT THIS
TOGETHER JUST FOR HSN TO
FOR HISPANIC MONTH.
>>HOST: LET ME TELL >>H
YOU, WHEN YOU PICK UP A
PIECE OF JEWELRY FROM
TAXCO AND YOU PUT IT TAX
INTO YOUR HAND AND YOU
FEEL THE HEFT OF THE
SILVER AND THE FACT THAT
EVERY PIECE IN THIS
COLLECTION IS SOLID
STERLING SILVER STAMPED
.925 MEXICO FROM THESE
BEAUTIFUL ARTISANS AND
TALENTED AND CRAFTSMAN
THAT SPECIALIZE IN
FINISHING OFF STERLING
UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU HAVE
SEEN BEFORE. IF YOU HAVE
EVER TRAVELED EVEN TO
SOUTHERN TEXAS, THERE IS
A VERY STRONG
RELATIONSHIP IN RELATION
TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH
TO MEXICO TO IMPORT THE
GREAT PIECES AND A LOT G
OF THE BOUTIQUES IN OF T
SOUTH TEXAS WILL SHOW SO
YOU SOME OF THESE PIECES
BUT NOT A CRISIS LIKE
THIS. $59.90 TONIGHT AND
WE HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL
ON BE JEWELED WE ONLY DO
TWO HOURS AND SOMETIMES
YOU WILL SEE GREAT FLEX
PAYMENTS AND WE HAVE VIP
FINANCING ON ANY ITEM OF
JEWELRY OVER $299. YOU
WILL SEE SOME OF THE
HEAVY PIECES IN THE SHOW
THAT WE WILL GIVE YOU A
12 MONTH INTEREST FREE
AND WE HAVE THIS RING IN
SIZES 6-12 AVAILABLE FOR
THE ASKING AND A THE ASK
GRADUATE NICELY, GRADUAT
MELANIE, FROM ABOUT 9/16
INCHES AT THE TOP TO
ABOUT 1/8 INCH TO THE
BACK OF YOUR FINGER.
>>GUEST: THE FIRST
DESIGN WAS MORE OF A
CIGAR BAND AND WE CIGAR
TAPERED IT DOWN BECAUSE
YOU WANTED TO FEEL
COMFORTABLE AND WEAR IT
ALL DAY. THAT IS WHY IT
IS SO IMPORTANT TO TAPER
IT DOWN FOR THE WORKING
WOMEN. THIS IS YOUR
HIGHLY POLISHED CLASSIC
RING. IT IS ONE OF THESE
RINGS AND IN THIS
COLLECTION OF TAXCO
JEWELRY IN THE STERLING
SILVER COLLECTION, YOU
WILL SEE A LOT OF THE
HEIRLOOM TYPE PIECES HEI
THAT I GREW UP WITH AND
I KNEW VERY WELL 30 I KN
YEARS AGO AND NOW THAT
SILVER HAS BECOME
AFFORDABLE SO WE CAN
BRING IT TO HSN. WE
BROUGHT SOME OF THE BEST
CLASSIC DESIGNS.
>>HOST: PUT THIS RING >
ON IT YOU WILL WEAR IT
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE TH
AND IT WILL FEEL LIKE A
SUBSTANTIAL PIECE OF
JEWELRY YOU HAVE JEWELRY 137 00:04:02,834 INVESTED IN IT YOU WILL