Happy New Year from Forever Fusions!

The start of a new year is the perfect time to reinvent yourself, try something new or update your look. The key to making your resolution stick is to take small steps toward your goals. For example, if you want to update your look, you don’t have to rush out and spend a fortune on a new wardrobe, a personal trainer or plastic surgery. Something as simple as obtaining a new signature piece of unique jewelry can do wonders for your mind and appearance.

“Jewelry takes people’s minds off your wrinkles.”

• Sonja Henie, Norwegian 3-time Olympic champion figure skater and actress (1912 – 1969)

Virginia jewelry artist, Chrisell Vasiliou, can’t guarantee that her unique creations of fused glass and metals will make you look younger, but her pieces will add color, movement and complete individuality to your appearance. Her company, Forever Fusions, offers 100% unique jewelry at very reasonable prices. Rings, earrings, pendants and bracelets are all hand-crafted with glass fusion and metals. Even cremated remains of loved ones or pets can be infused into the pieces to serve as a memorial to those who have passed allowing you to keep their memories close to your heart.

“You know, I’ve got wrinkles on my forehead and smile lines, but what’s wrong with that? I love to smile.”

• Jennifer Anniston, American actress

The right piece of jewelry can bring a smile to your face every time you wear it. You deserve to smile more in 2017. Visit Forever Fusions online at www.foreverfusions.com to peruse some of her past creations and place your order for new bling to express yourself in a unique way.

7 Unique Ways to Give Unique Jewelry this Holiday

The gift of jewelry almost always brings joy to the recipient. When that gift is a truly unique, custom piece, it only makes sense to get creative in how you give it to your loved one, family member or friend. Here are some different ways to present one-of-a-kind jewelry this season:

1. Place the jewelry item on a cute, cuddly stuffed animal. This will be especially effective if you choose an animal/character that the recipient loves…such as a monkey, tiger, bear, etc.
2. Create a scavenger hunt for your loved one to find the gift: make the ultimate hiding spot in your holiday tree, in a special drawer or anywhere in your home that has meaning for you.
3. Give a jewelry box as a gift and place the new jewelry item inside the box.
4. Have a neighbor deliver the gift to your home at a special time to surprise the recipient.
5. Take the recipient out to a nice dinner and ask a waiter to deliver the gift during dessert.
6. Go to a memorable spot – like your first date or your favorite hiking trail – and surprise the recipient with the gift.
7. Wrap a series of boxes-within-boxes, starting with a very large box and leading down to a small one that holds the jewelry. The recipient will have fun excavating to find the gift!

Unique jewelry doesn’t have to cost a fortune. It doesn’t have to be made of diamonds and solid gold to elicit a genuine smile and warm fuzzy feeling from your loved one. Virginia jewelry artist, Chrisell Vasiliou, uses the combination of fused glass and metals in her home studio business, Forever Fusions, to create 100% unique jewelry that can provoke the same excited reaction as thousand dollar pieces.

Chrisell hand crafts unique jewelry in Virginia that feature color-shifting hues and sentimental attributes, starting at just $35:

Memorial Pendants: ashes of a loved one or a pet are infused into dichroic glass pendants

Mother’s Pendants: a glass fusion process is used to create pendants featuring a mom holding baby

Metal Mania Cuffs: iridescent glass shapes are fused onto cuffs made of brass, pewter or fine silver plating

Funky Fusions: a glass fusion process is used to create iridescent, color-changing bracelets, pendants, rings and earrings

Visit Forever Fusions online at www.foreverfusions.com to order pre-made jewelry or request custom-created items for your loved ones. Then devise your own unique way to show the recipient how much thought you put into this special gift.

If the woman in your life loves jewelry, why get her something average at the mall when you have access to beautiful, handmade, custom pieces that will have her grinning from ear to ear this holiday season!

Virginia jewelry artist, Chrisell Vasiliou, is the owner of Forever Fusions, a home studio business that generates one-of-a-kind jewelry:

• Mother’s Pendants: glass fusion pendants featuring a mom holding baby
• Metal Mania Cuffs: brass, pewter and .000 fine silver plating elements featuring an iridescent glass cabochon element housed in a decorative plate
• Funky Fusions: bracelets, pendants, rings and earrings made with glass fusion
• Memorial Pendants: dichroic glass pendants infused with the cremated remains of a loved one

Chrisell has perfected the glass fusion process for over 5 years. Many of her creations feature colorful dichroic glass that give off a dynamic color-shifting appearance. Each piece is a labor of love that is offered at very affordable prices starting at $35.

Chrisell will be showcasing her creations at different events in the Richmond, Virginia, area over the holiday season. Visit her Upcoming Events page to see where she will be next. Jewelry can be purchased or ordered at these events or you can order Forever Fusions jewelry online at www.foreverfusions.com

Complement Your Fall Fashions with Metal Mania

As the weather turns cooler, it’s time to bring cozy, layered fall fashions back into your wardrobe mix. Boots, sweaters, scarves and jeans are comfy but also stylish. Incorporating the right jewelry can definitely enhance your look and complement your fall fashions.

Unique metal jewelry can do just that. Virginia jewelry artist, Chrisell Vasiliou, has a line of metal cuff jewelry called Metal Mania that is perfect for fall. Each cuff is made of brass, pewter and .999 fine silver plating elements. The cuffs range in fall type colors depending on the metals used:

• Copper
• Greenish/blue
• Reddish/black
• Silver

Layered on top of the metal cuff is a beautiful glass cabochon element housed in a decorative plate. Glass cabochon has a smooth, rounded appearance. A unique design is placed underneath the cabochon to create an almost 3D effect, giving Chrisell’s metal cuffs an iridescent quality.

The metal cuffs are available in 4 different widths so you can choose a size that will fit your wrist:

• 3″
• 2″
• 5″
• 1″

All pieces are 100% lead and nickel-free, but also 100% unique and stylish. Add some metal to your fall fashions this year by incorporating a piece of Metal Mania!

Visit the Forever Fusions website at www.foreverfusions.com to view the Metal Mania line or to place an order for metal cuff jewelry in Virginia.

Thin layers of glass…high temperature kilns…perfect firing schedule…artistic eye…

When an artist combines these components into a singular project, the result is a completely unique piece of dichroic jewelry.

Dichroic jewelry is truly a labor of love and creativity. No piece can be exactly replicated because the process uses multiple layers of dichroic glass that are inherently unique. Dichroic glass can reflect a color-shifting rainbow of hues due to the manufacturing process: thin layers of glass are layered with metals, silica and oxides and then electronically vaporized.

The dichroic glass used in this type of jewelry will vary in color and texture and virtually any shape and size you are dreaming of can be created just for you.

After layering and shaping the glass, the creation is fired at the perfect temperature and length of time to fuse the layers together, allowing unique colors to come through and textures to be showcased. These pieces can then be worn as pendants, bracelets, rings, earrings and more.

A dichroic jewelry artist in Virginia has been putting her artistic eye to work with these materials since 2014. Chrisell Vasiliou is the owner of Forever Fusions, a company that creates a variety of unique pieces to:

• Accentuate your wardrobe
• Reflect your own distinctive personality
• Spark conversations with others
• Celebrate the joys of motherhood with mother’s pendants
• Remember deceased loved ones with cremation jewelry

Visit the Forever Fusions website at www.foreverfusions.com to view her full line or to place an order for a custom piece of dichroic jewelry in Virginia.

After the death of a loved one, surviving family members are often left with the decision of what to do with the cremated ashes. Typically, remains are scattered in their loved one’s favorite spot or preserved in a decorative urn, but there are other options you may not have considered.

One of these options is cremation jewelry. Small urn pendants or lockets can be filled with the ashes; however, not everyone is comfortable with this idea. Wearing them can also stir up emotions if others inquire about the contents.

A more subtle and private option is by integrating the cremated remains into art pieces during the creation phase of the jewelry. Forever Fusions is a Virginia-based company that infuses ashes into dichroic glass to create colorful, energetic and completely unique memorial pendants for a very reasonable price. Dichroic jewelry takes on a fantastic color-shifting appearance: the result of vaporizing thin layers of glass, metals, silica or oxides.

These works of art can truly be a celebration of life – a new way to renew your loved one’s spirit and carry it with you everywhere you go. Chrisell Vasiliou is the Forever Fusions artist who has been creating cremation jewelry in her Midlothian, Virginia, jewelry studio since 2014. She pours her heart and soul into each creation, treating each client’s request with the utmost respect and dignity.

Visit the Forever Fusions website to view different types of cremation jewelry at www.foreverfusions.com.

Moms-to-be go through about 40 weeks (give or take) of birthing preparation, both mentally and physically. With the seemingly endless mood swings, heartburn and morning sickness – not to mention weight gain – it’s quite an accomplishment! That’s why more and more fathers are choosing to commemorate the sacrifices their wives have made to help create, nourish and (finally) welcome new life into this world with push presents (also called birthing gifts).

Push presents can be anything that is special or symbolic to the husband and wife. Often the push present is jewelry, and nothing will bring a new tear of joy to mom’s eye than a one-of-a-kind mother’s pendant.

Virginia-based Forever Fusions creates unique pendants for mom made using a glass fusion process. The sturdy glass pendants feature a mom holding baby; different glass color options can be chosen to reflect each new mom’s unique personality. No other mom in the world will have the exact piece of jewelry that is created especially for her.

Push gifts are typically given to mom after she has given birth, when she has had a chance to rest (timing is everything, dads!). The memory of holding her baby for one of the very first times while wearing her new mother’s pendant will be something that will be etched in her mind and her heart forever.

If your wife is expecting and you want to gain some serious husband/new father points, commission Forever Fusions to create a mom’s pendant in Virginia well before your baby is due. Imagine her surprise and elation when you present her with this thoughtful gift – a gift you planned well in advance. Just don’t forget to take it to your birthing location!

Contact artist Chrisell Vasiliou at www.foreverfusions.com.

Perfect Push Present: Unique Mother’s Pendant

Mother’s Pendants- Richmond VA

Moms-to-be go through about 40 weeks (give or take) of birthing preparation, both mentally and physically. With the seemingly endless mood swings, heartburn and morning sickness – not to mention weight gain – it’s quite an accomplishment! That’s why more and more fathers are choosing to commemorate the sacrifices their wives have made to help create, nourish and (finally) welcome new life into this world with push presents (also called birthing gifts).

Push presents can be anything that is special or symbolic to the husband and wife. Often the push present is jewelry, and nothing will bring a new tear of joy to mom’s eye than a one-of-a-kind mother’s pendant.

Virginia-based Forever Fusions creates unique pendants for mom made using a glass fusion process. The sturdy glass pendants feature a mom holding baby; different glass color options can be chosen to reflect each new mom’s unique personality. No other mom in the world will have the exact piece of jewelry that is created especially for her.

Push gifts are typically given to mom after she has given birth, when she has had a chance to rest (timing is everything, dads!). The memory of holding her baby for one of the very first times while wearing her new mother’s pendant will be something that will be etched in her mind and her heart forever.

If your wife is expecting and you want to gain some serious husband/new father points, commission Forever Fusions to create a mom’s pendant in Virginia well before your baby is due. Imagine her surprise and elation when you present her with this thoughtful gift – a gift you planned well in advance. Just don’t forget to take it to your birthing location!

Contact artist Chrisell Vasiliou at www.foreverfusions.com.

Memorial Jewelry- Richmond VA

Memorialize Your Loved Ones in Jewelry

The loss of a loved one can lead to a long journey of healing. While it’s comforting to think a beloved family member, friend or pet is always with us in our cherished memories, it is sometimes even more heartening to have a tangible reminder of how much they meant to us.

Memorial jewelry is a way to do just that. Forever Fusions is a company that creates unique pendants that are infused with the cremated remains of a loved one. Ashes are actually fused into dichroic glass to preserve the ashes forever. You can wear the pendants knowing that you are carrying a beautiful reminder of your relationship with your loved one.

Only a small amount of ashes are needed to create memorial pendants. Forever Fusions artist Chrisell Vasiliou uses just one half of a teaspoon of ashes in her one-of-a-kind designs. No one but the owner will ever know that ashes have been incorporated into the beautiful pieces of art.

Using ashes in jewelry is considered completely legal. Because this jewelry only requires a small amount, loved ones are still able handle the cremated remains in the best way they see fit:

• Scatter the ashes in a favorite spot
• Bury them in a local cemetery or at home
• Hold them in an urn
• Any creative way that honors your loved one

If you have been searching for a unique way to honor a loved one, visit the Forever Fusions website. You can view different types of memorial jewelry in Virginia at www.foreverfusions.com.

No one has just one side to their personality – so why wear jewelry without depth?

Dichroic jewelry is as unique as you are. The word dichroic is derived from Greek and translates into “two colors,” but the jewelry made of this material can produce far more color wavelengths and depth giving you a truly unique piece.

Modern, non-translucent dichroic glass is created by layering super thin sheets of glass with metals, oxides or silica and vaporizing them with an electron beam. A crystal structure is formed on the glass to create a color-shifting appearance on every unique piece of glass. Depending on how the glass is angled and what type of lighting is used, the glass can reflect a variety of hues.

Chesterfield, Virginia, jewelry artisan, Chrisell Vasiliou, has been creating one-of-a-kind jewelry using dichroic glass since 2014. From pendants to bracelets to rings, every piece is hand-crafted, completely unique and can be created in different color options. Chrisell uses dichroic glass in each of her jewelry lines: mother’s pendants, Funky Fusions and memorial pendants which are created using the cremated remains of a loved one.

To add some color and distinctiveness to your wardrobe, visit the Forever Fusions website today. You can view different types of dichroic jewelry in Virginia at www.foreverfusions.com.