The NEW Swarovski Annual Edition & SCS Members 25th Anniversary Edition

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We just posted Photos of the 2012 SCS Annual Edition, as well as the 2012 SCS Members 25th Anniversary Edition in Full Color to our CFC Discussion Board.

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MORE 2011 Swarovski NEW Issues

We keep thinking, ok, the release of NEW Issues in 2011 is over. Hmmm, we need to stop thinking!
Swarovski has been continuously surprising us lately!

Here's info about some of the newest issued released in 2011:

Children's Wish Ornament - To be issued in Canada on November 17, 2011 at the Unveiling of the Toronto Christmas Tree. Swarovski and the Children's Wish Foundation issue a new ornament yearly at this Event.

Polar Bear Event Key Ring - Hong Kong Event Issue, 20mm in size, packaged in a black velvet bag. This was a 'Gift with Purchase'.

Arctic Flower Key Ring - imprinted SCS 2011, matching the other SCS Arctic issues this year.

Crystal Pixel Snowflake Ornaments (Set of 3) - Crystal Moonlight chatons are inserted into both sides of the metal, allowing the light to pass through each ornament; comes on a white satin ribbon and the set retails for $75.

Crystal Pixel Star Ornaments (Set of 3) - Crystal Moonlight chatons are inserted into both sides of the ornament, allowing the light to pass through. Shining in stainless steel with PVD gold plating, each ornament comes on a gold satin ribbon. This set also retails for $75.

SCS Loyalty Mirror - 12-sided design; measures approximately 10 inches long by 6 inches tall.
Available to SCS members only.

Take a LOOK in our FABULOUS CFC PHOTO GALLERIES to See these New Issues. We have the Largest Photo Collection of Swarovski issues anywhere on the net, with All the Detailed Information you need for your Collection included for each issue.
No More Need for Outdated Collector Books.

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We keep thinking, ok, the release of NEW Issues in 2011 is over. Hmmm, we need to stop thinking!
Swarovski has been continuously surprising us lately!

Here's info about some of the newest issued released in 2011:

Children's Wish Ornament - To be issued in Canada on November 17, 2011 at the Unveiling of the Toronto Christmas Tree. Swarovski and the Children's Wish Foundation issue a new ornament yearly at this Event.

Polar Bear Event Key Ring - Hong Kong Event Issue, 20mm in size, packaged in a black velvet bag. This was a 'Gift with Purchase'.

Arctic Flower Key Ring - imprinted SCS 2011, matching the other SCS Arctic issues this year.

Crystal Pixel Snowflake Ornaments (Set of 3) - Crystal Moonlight chatons are inserted into both sides of the metal, allowing the light to pass through each ornament; comes on a white satin ribbon and the set retails for $75.

Crystal Pixel Star Ornaments (Set of 3) - Crystal Moonlight chatons are inserted into both sides of the ornament, allowing the light to pass through. Shining in stainless steel with PVD gold plating, each ornament comes on a gold satin ribbon. This set also retails for $75.

SCS Loyalty Mirror - 12-sided design; measures approximately 10 inches long by 6 inches tall.
Available to SCS members only.

Take a LOOK in our FABULOUS CFC PHOTO GALLERIES to See these New Issues. We have the Largest Photo Collection of Swarovski issues anywhere on the net, with All the Detailed Information you need for your Collection included for each issue.
No More Need for Outdated Collector Books.

COME JOIN the Crystal Fanatics 

at the CRYSTAL FANATICS CLUB
WE are The 'Official' Premier website For CRYSTAL FANATICS
CFC - FOR COLLECTORS OF SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL

© Copyright 1999-2011. Crystal Fanatics Club, Inc.

Trip Report: Swarovski Signing Event and GALA in Los Angeles, CA

Swarovski held it's annual Signing and Gala Event in Los Angeles at the Sofitel Hotel on 

October 29, 2011.
One of our CFC Members from California attended the Signing Event, featuring Swarovski Designer's Anton Hirzinger and Heinz Tabertshofer, bringing several of his pieces to be signed. While there, his partner surprised him with a special gift - the Limited Edition Bald Eagle! 

NICE Surprise!

Approximately 300 Swarovski collectors attended the signing. They were welcomed as they entered the venue with a large display of the goldtone Fortune Cookie introduced in 2010 as a Swarovski Event Gift.

 Photo taken by a Crystal Fanatics Club Member

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The Fortune Cookie was given to collectors, compliments of Swarovski. 

In addition, collectors were given clear crystal stars, as well as some decorative crystals.
While there, attendees were entertained playing Jeopardy for crystal prizes!

 
On display was the Crystal Myriad Matang, Asian Elephant, a Numbered Limited Edition (NLE) of 300, and the 2012 Crystal Myriad Longwang Dragon, NLE of 888, both designed by Heinz Tabertshofer.

Longwang Dragon

Photo taken by a Crystal Fanatics Club Member
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The GALA evening began with a VIP cocktail party reception and dinner.  The bar was decorated with an ice sculpture of a Polar Bear, a reminder of the Swarovski SCS Annual Edition for this year.

Ice Sculpture Polar Bear

 
SCS members were recognized for distinguishing characteristics, like youngest and oldest in attendance, and those who traveled the farthest to attend the event.
 
After dinner, they were entertained by a Lucille Ball look-alike, and other Hollywood look-alike  performers. 

The evening ended with members receiving a set of the New Swarovski Wine Glasses.

Nice Gift!

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Arribas Brothers / Disney

Numerous items have been produced celebrating Walt Disney's wonderful characters, issued by Arribas Brothers, for the Disney Parks in California, Florida, Paris, and Tokyo, using only Swarovski crystals in limited, sometimes numbered, editions.

A few of them include:


The Mickey and Minnie Mouse characters!
Mickey Mouse (of course!)
This was a Limited Edition of 10,000, available only in Arribas stores in the Disney Theme Parks, issued and retiring in 1997. More than 180 pave swarovski stones were used. Mickey stands 2 5/8 inches in height, and a special crystal stand was issued for him. He retailed for $295.00. A matching limited edition Minnie was also issued.  There are many, many other Arribas issues of all the Disney characters.


In this inaugural offering, The FABULOUS FIVE ~ Minnie, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto miniatures were issued as a Limited Edition of 500 in a Special boxed Set that SOLD OUT in no time.
Arribas Brothers introduced this jeweled series in 1999.  These first 500 sets were specially packaged and each piece carried a special Mickey Head Logo stamp to indicate these are one of the first 500 produced. Characters produced after the first 500 were available individually. They measure approximately 2 inches in size.
Sold out on Dec 1, 1999, they retailed for $495. Today, they are worth approximately $1,000 on the secondary market, if you can find them.

Numerous paperweights, key rings, & picture frames celebrating Disneyland/Disney World anniversaries and events were also issued. You can visit http://www.arribasbrothers.com/ to see what is now a limited number these items.

Since then, Swarovski has launched its own Swarovski / Disney product line.

Take a LOOK  in our FABULOUS CFC PHOTO GALLERIES. We have a Large Collection of the Arribas Brothers issues with All the Detailed Information included for each issue, as well as all the Swarovski Crystal issues.

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The Swarovski Oliver Weber Collection

At the age of twenty-seven the famed artist, Oliver Weber, joined Swarovski and later formed his own company in retail sales of accessories, solely made with Swarovski Crystal Elements.
Especially of interest to Swarovski Crystal Fanatics are the Oliver Weber (OW) crystal figurines. These luxurious figures are created with a combination of polished and brushed rhodium, 22K polished gold-plated metal or a mixture of both. They are encrusted with pave stones with accents of enamel.

The premier piece, a family of four dolphins,issued in 1998 at a retail price of $495, took over four years to create. It is displayed on an elaborate, blue aluminum base with a thick, beveled-edge glass background of Swarovski stones forming a transparent wave.

The figurines were produced between 2001 and 2008 and included a series of animals and musical instruments.

Currrently, The Oliver Weber Collection consists of pendants and colliers, earrings, bracelets, rings, accessories, hair accessories, watches, steel, sunglasses, wallets, bags, belts and special items, based overseas.

In early 2002, Annaleece by DeVries became one of the first wholesale jewelry companies to enter the Gift Industry. Annaleece started as an offspring of Swan Seekers Network, a retired Swarovski® crystal brokerage company owned by Jimer DeVries. Annaleece now sells the figurines designed by Oliver Weber.

You can also purchase some of the  Oliver Weber Collection from Nancy Stokes, Owner of the Crystal Fox Gallery (our own crystalfoxy) & CFC Member. Nancy has a fabulous website and is a Premier Swarovski Dealer in Monterey CA, who contributes generously to the Crystal Fanatics Club website!
Crystal Fanatics Club website
We have had the pleasure to know both Jimer and Nancy for a long, long time.
In 2002, at the Anaheim Convention Collector's Show in California, Jimer introduced us to Oliver Weber personally; it was a pleasure to meet him.

You can find All the Photos of the Oliver Weber figurines in our CFC Photo Galleries.
You WON'T find all of this information in any 'collector books' for Swarovski Crystal, but all of this information & MORE is featured in our FABULOUS CFC PHOTO GALLERIES!

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Swarovski Magnets

Do You Know About the Swarovski Magnets ?

In our "Happy Halloween" article, we mentioned the Swarovski Halloween Magnets.

Well, Swarovski also issued other Magnets from their Crystal Memories line of products. Most retailed for $49.50, bear the Swarovski logo, and are now retired.

They include the following: 

• My Little Hearts Magnets -   A set of  3 hearts with 3 in red and one in clear crystal. 
• Ernie the Elephant Magnet - Designed by Eva Maria Reid in Crystal Cal. 
• South Sea Magnets  - Designed by Elke Kumar. A set of sea creatures with a light blue angelfish, a Crystal Cal seahorse, a pink octopus, and a yellow butterflyfish. 
• My Little Journey Magnets includes a yellow starfish, a Crystal Cal airplane, a Crystal Cal cruise ship, and a green palm tree. 
• My Little Polar Bears Magnets - Designed by Keiko Arai. This set includes a mother polar bear and polar bear cub in Crystal Cal. 
• My Little Sheep Magnets designed by Eva Maria Reid. Consists of one black sheep and one Crystal Clear sheep.
• My Little Ocean Friends Arctic Dream Magnets - Again designed by Eva Maria Reid and includes a Crystal Cal iceberg, a Crystal Cal bear, a royal blue sea lion, and a light blue seal pup. 
• Good Luck Magnets (shown below)- Designed by Elke Kumar, set of 4 with a four leaf clover, horseshoe, heart and ladybug. 

   
These were issued in 2004 and retired in 2004 in the U.S. They were 'globally' retired in 2005.

Are there MORE of the Crystal Moments Magnets! ??
You betcha! You can see them ALL in our CFC Photo Galleries.

Swarovski also issued generic magnets in a small, white see-through box. They do not have the Swarovski logo, most were issued in 2006 and retailed for $25.00.
I have personally seen and bought them in discount retail stores like T.J. Maxx and Marshalls.


Some of them include:

• Octopus and Seahorse Magnets
• Cat & Ghost Product #1 295 599
• Fish & Octopus Product #1 270 350
• Fish and Seahorse Product #1 295 600
• Flower & Tulip Product #1 295 601
• Butterfly and Heart Product #1 295 602
• Dolphin & Whale
• Heart Magnets - Red (2) Product #1 295 636
• Palm tree and Airplane Product #1 295 611
• Sun and Cruise Ship Product #1 295 610
• Dog & Cat Magnets
• Shamrock & Horseshoe
• Bat & Jack-O-Lantern Product #1 295 604
• Starfish & Sea Shell
• Clover & Horseshoe Magnets
• Heart & Horseshoe Magnets (pictured)
• Ladybug & Heart
• Heart Magnets Set of 2 in Clear Crystal

This is just a partial list; there's LOTS MORE of these in our CFC Photo Galleries. Amazing, huh ?

You WON'T find all of this information in any retail 'collector books' for Swarovski Crystal, but all of this information & MORE is featured in our FABULOUS CFC PHOTO GALLERIES!

COME JOIN the Crystal Fanatics at the CRYSTAL FANATICS CLUB.
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