I’m headed out in a few days to one of the jewelry industry’s biggest events: Jewelry Market Week in Vegas.

If you’re not in the industry yourself, you probably don’t know what I’m talking about. After all, the event really doesn’t have an official name – to most who go, it’s just “Vegas” or “the Vegas shows.”

My top Instagrams from Jewelry Market Week 2016.

Jewelry Market Week refers to the time of the year in which most of the major North American jewelry trade shows have events in the same place, at the same time. That means that jewelry brands and designers – and even antique dealers – from all over the world bring their wares to large buying events happening simultaneously, and retailers converge en mass to snap up the most glorious treasures to stock in their stores.

Nearly all of Jewelry Market Week is trade-only, meaning you have to be a retailer or a wholesaler to get access, but I’m lucky enough to be one of the members of the press who is invited to attend.

It’s glittering, sparkling, bustling chaos, and I will be right in the middle of it, documenting the best of the best to share with you.

For an idea of what to expect, here’s some of my coverage from last year’s shows:

The Las Vegas Antique Jewelry and Watch Show.

The most exciting jewels of Couture 2016.

Favorite finds from JCK Las Vegas.

Engagement Ring Hunting With Diamonds in the Library (For About.com)

I’m going to take a couple of weeks off from regularly scheduled blog posts now so that I have time to prepare for Jewelry Market Week, focus on it once I’m there, and recover/go through my many thousands of photos once I return!

Be sure to follow along on Instagram if you want to be the first to see my finds. But don’t worry – I’ll be writing up everything here, too, once I’m home.

If you’re going to be in Vegas for Jewelry Market Week too, come hear me speak at this year’s JCK! I’m going to be part of a panel discussing how Influencers are changing the jewelry industry.

xoxo,
Becky

Good morning, my darlings. 2016 has been quite the year, hasn’t it?

It was a banner 12 months for Diamonds in the Library, with my first official visit to Vegas jewelry week, my first Miami Beach Antiques Show, writing for InDesign and Instore magazines, experiencing my first WJA Gala, enjoying my first Sotheby’s auction preview, helping create the first Metal and Smith, visiting the legendary FD Gallery and Fred Leighton, getting the chance to take very exciting consulting and social media management opportunities, and all kinds of other exciting jewelry world firsts.

Thanks to all of my travel this year, I met more of you in person than ever before: one of my very favorite things. It wasn’t a perfect year, but there was also so much to be grateful for.

There’s plenty to worry about from 2016: but that’s not what I’m focusing on today. The negative things are important to think about – especially as we move forward into 2017 – but I wanted to take a moment to appreciate the good.

I’m taking the next few weeks off to tie up 2016’s loose ends and get ready for all that 2017 is going to bring: I’ve got some very exciting new projects in the works and you’ll get to hear more about that very, very soon.

The happiest of holidays to you all, my darlings. I’ll talk to you next year.

xoxo,
Becky

PS: These pretty pictures are all from my 2016 Instagram feed. If you like them, make sure you’re following me on IG for more!