Michaels Jewelry

40 percent off stamps, scrapbooking albums and paper-crafting supplies at  Jo-Ann  Stores through May 12 and  Michael's  is celebrating Scrapbooking Month with 12x12 stock paper on sale for 20¢ each or five for $1.   Boscov's  and  JcPenney  are the hot spots for jewelry, clothes and beauty supplies to make mom sparkle. Mother’s Day sales are kicking into high gear this week, so get your shopping shoes on. Target  and  Best Buy  are your best bets for high-tech moms. Purchase Revlon, Pro Beauty Tools, Bed Head or Vidal Sassoon hair appliances at  Kmart  and get $2 off a purchase of $15 to $24. Macy's  has 20 to 50 percent off everything and the Lancôme Mother’s Day Collection is $39. Spend just $40 at  Bath & Body Works  and take home a tote filled with goodies valued at over $100 for only $20. The jewels of a sale we’ve discovered include 50 percent off new styles for mom at  Famous Footwear.

But the most common reason for those choosing to wear magnetic jewelry is because of their amazing capacity to help ease pain. If you do any research on the areas positively affected by healing magnetic jewelry you know that their benefits are almost endless. Magnetic therapy may be a hot new trend among professional athletes, but using magnetic fields to encourage healing by increasing blood flow to injured tissue goes back thousands of years to ancient Greece and Egypt. Professional sports figures using various types of magnets include PGA golfer John Huston, Senior PGA golfer Jim Colbert and Bill Romanowski and Dan Marino of the NFL. You may very well be taking your body to the same level on a daily basis that these pros are – you may even be taking hits, tackles and blocks for hours a day, but even if you’re not, if magnetic therapy can relieve their pain, just imagine what... “I figure it can’t hurt me, and it may help me. ”. Therapeutic magnets have become very popular with athletes – both pros and novices alike. In fact, according to Golf Digest, 90% of senior golfers use therapeutic magnets.

24, 2011 photo, Michael Strong stands with his son, Michael Strong, left, and wife, Judith Strong at Michael's Jewelers in downtown Phoenix. Strong has had a jewelry store in down for more than 60 years. Photo: The Arizona Republic, Jack Kurtz / AP

The precious metal is worth so much right now, some jewelry stores are taking measures to protect their inventories. "You have to stay aware of all that stuff around you said Junior Saman of Michael's Jewelry, on Atlantic Boulevard.

Other artists include Nic Noblique, one of the foremost abstract sculptors in the United States, Rebecca Low, Conrad Quijas, Kent Maris, Matthew Patterson, Scott Peterson, Michael Sibley, and jewelry by Dale Ousley. Don't forget to take a stroll

With the increasing popularity of beadwork appearing in chain craft stores like Michael's, Island Creations stands out. Dan says they are the last store on the South Coast to focus solely on beadwork. Distributors send traveling representatives to the

Cargo in Astoria will be busting at the seams with jewelry by designers and makers, such as the colorful and amazingly intricate works of Israeli designer Alaya Bar, the retro resin of Hot Cakes, and ample stock from Jan Michaels, Luscious,