as part of the “Focus on Fashion & Jewellery” Programm organised by the Cape Quarter, ANPA opens a one week - one of a kind exhibition at the Cape Quarter boutique:

ANPA GEM MANIA - “Focus on Beaded Gemstone Jewellery”

Join us for light refreshments or an inspiring glass of bubbly from the 19th to 23rd of May (10h00 to 18h30), when we will be displaying an extraordinary collection of new, exciting beaded jewellery designs created from precious gemstones, silver - and gold beads.

A mountain of beautiful loose, drilled, and faceted gemstones will also be showcased to create your own designs from. A gemstone and beading professional will be at hand to demonstrate the ins and outs of beaded jewellery making to help you realise that perfect piece of gorgeous beaded jewellery.

Of course a selection of stunning finished products of various designs will be available at special prices!!!

I am really excited to announce that we have the most stunning seed pearls available (so hard to come by these days). All of them have great lustre, are close to perfect round and range in size from about 1.5 to 3mm. Soon there will also be some finished necklaces and bracelets.

 Stay tuned!

We are truly excited to announce that our boutique at the Cape Quarter, Cape Town is up and running.

Give a woman only one dress to wear. Emily from ELLE took the plunge to raise money for HIV/AIDS projects.

ANPA tried to ease the pain by contributing some jewellery, have a look:

http://dressforamonth.blogspot.com/2009/09/day-seventeen_17.html

Drusy are these beautiful, glittering formations that are getting very popular in contemporary jewellery design right now, but what is it actually?

Many people think that ‘drusy’ is a specific gemstone, but it is rather the state of a gem than a specific stone. You will find amethyst drusy, uvarovite drusy, quartz drusy, pyrite drusy, onyx drusy etc. but also some man made drusy creations such as titanium drusy.

 Drusy  means “covered by a large number of  crystals”. The crystals can either appear on the surface of the mineral or are recessed into a crevice, both formations are called drusy.

The formation of drusy

When molten rock was being forced rapidly up to the surface, the heat and pressure changes caused gasses to expand and created cavities within solidifying rock. Later, water moved through the rock and deposited new minerals into these cavities. Cooling began to occur and the crystallization of these minerals formed on top of and inside the previously crystallized rock. This crystal formation is called Drusy.

If the above intrigues you and you have not seen any of these magic gems, then pop into our store in Kalk Bay and enjoy…

Please have a look @ http://www.apart-fashion.de/anpa

to view the small African Collection sold in Germany.

According to Herman, “Mia is deur die wolk!!!” about the engagement ring we made for her, but hey we are walking on clouds too, looking at their stunning photos. Just a little teaser below, otherwise contact the fab photographers:

http://www.zara-zoo.com