Let's Get Personal

Pandora "Forget Me Not" earrings. 

It's May, and we're enjoying the sweet perfume of lilacs, coasting on all the love that's in the air. With all the beautiful gifts we helped you select last week, we know there were many women, in town and around the world, who enjoyed a very Happy Mother's Day!

Our Pandora collection continues to "charm," especially with Carla's attention to detail in helping shoppers build upon their bracelets and explore new options. 

On Monday, our friend Roberta scored the very last, limited-edition Pandora "Bound By Love" charm in our store. With its beautiful 14k bow nestled inside a silver heart, it looks perfect on her Pandora bracelet. 

Roberta also continues to build upon her Mi Moneda collection - both with Mi Moneda medallions and our new NanoRosetta line. 

These medallions can laser-etch everything from family photos and paw prints to the King James Bible, Edgar Allan Poe's "Raven" and the complete works of Leonardo da Vinci, pictured above. If you have a mathematician, art historian, or literary buff preparing to graduate, these medallions make the perfect necklace or cuff link, keychain, money clip, ring, etc. Choose a pre-made design, or "get personal."

Speaking of "personal," you've got to see our new Paparte line. It's a stunning way to thank a teacher, mentor, coach, bridesmaid, co-worker, friend, etc. Choose a unique design to adorn everything from coffee mugs to iPhone covers. We love this line!

Stop in and see us. And if you can't make that out-of-town wedding, bridal shower or graduation, remember that we gift-wrap beautifully and ship around the world.

Cake Platters, Pi Medallions

Celebrate spring with Nora Fleming!

If you've stopped into our store lately, you've probably enjoyed our Nora Fleming display. This beautiful line includes vibrant glassware, serving bowls and elegant platters with interchangeable "minis" for every occasion.

"When people see our trademark pink bird in their local boutique window," says co-founder Nora, "I want them to know that they are one step closer to finding that perfect gift for themselves or a loved one."

Because we delight in offering the perfect gifts for "her, him and home," we are proud to be the boutique of choice for Nora's line!

The "one platter, every occasion" concept (watch the video here) lets you save space, streamline your entertaining, simplify life (yes please) and enhance your tablescape or party decor by adorning the same serving platter with various "minis" to mark any and every occasion, from Easter bunnies to Christmas trees...birthdays and anniversaries...and easy, breezy summer fun.

Some of our Nora Fleming "minis" for spring and summer

We recently gave a Nora Fleming serving piece as a "thank you" gift. These two photos were taken on back-to-back days....a sweet compliment, indeed!

Stop in to see what else is new -- including gorgeous new Mi Moneda and Nanorosetta medallions, especially if you like Pi...a 7,000,000 decimal slice! Your lucky lotto numbers are in there, somewhere...we promise!

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No Fooling: This is the Real Deal!

Whatever else you're doing to greet the new month this weekend (rumors of snow have got to be an April Fools' joke, right?), make sure to stop in and see us for your free Pandora bracelet with $100 purchase. With upcoming weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, Mother's Day, graduations--plus picnics, parties and parades -- it's the perfect time to go shopping. And with the new Spring Floral collection's vibrant pink and purple accents, you can accessorize in true Lilac Festival fashion. The flower city and this floral collection were truly made for each other!

Forget-me-nots to remember the season.

 And have you seen the Bippity-Boppity-Bootiful new Pandora Disney charms?

New rings are popping up too -- such as this "Poetic Droplet" 14K gold and blush pink crystal. We love how vintage colors meet a modern aesthetic. We'll show you how to wear and stack our Pandora rings into gorgeous flashes of color at your fingers. (Matching manicures optional!)

We're here all weekend -- stop in and see what's blooming!

To Kiss, Perchance To Dream

Your promise: eternal love.

Our promise: the perfect ring at the perfect price.

Our Kiss & Dream Diamond Collection features hundreds of ring styles for your inspiration. View our gallery online or stop in to see us.

It's easy to modify an existing design, incorporate a family stone, and even create a completely custom ring. From classic to modern, simple to intricate, we can create the ring of your dreams. What's more, the prices for our certified center diamonds come in at the lowest levels on the market. We will work within your budget to design and present a ring that stunningly compliments your stone. The process includes  sketches and 3-D renderings for your review...and peace of mind.



And when it's time for an upgrade to mark that special anniversary, birthday or Mother's Day -- you can expect the same level of personal service and diamond brilliance.

This wedding season, remember too that we are Rochester's go-to for gorgeous bridal gifts--both classic and custom--and we ship around the world! 

World's Smallest (and Cutest) Time Capsule

All ready to be customized!

When my little boy was a newborn, he had a onesie that read, "World's Cutest Alarm Clock."

Now he and his sister have pride of place on the world's smallest, and cutest, time capsule: my beautiful NanoRosetta.

The finished product viewed via SmartPhone.

With every bounce of the light, the laser-etched hologram of the medallion dances and sparkles with color. It's a meaningful time capsule--lasting 10,000 years!--that happens to double as beautiful jewelry.

To create your own beautiful medallion, click here. And don't forget to stop in to see us! From  bracelets that add vibrant color to dreary winter days...to the irresistible Disney Pandora collection...to gorgeous engagement rings, wedding presents and anniversary gifts...to serving pieces that let you host, or attend, a gathering with perfect confidence--here you will find everything you need for her, him and home. And we provide the attention and advice you need to make shopping fun (again).

Have you experienced our virtual tour? Send the link to your friends and family round the world so they can shop "with you" here in Rochester....because we ship to them! And our free gift wrap is gorgeous. 

Will You Be My Nano-tine?

Since Valentine's Day last year, my "Mi Moneda" coin medallion never fails to get compliments. And when my four-year-old placed a sticker on it last week (jewelry designer in training?), the compliments began anew.

This year, I wanted in on the new NanoRosetta line. This technology preserves your photos, letters, certificates--family archives, precious memories--by etching them as holograms upon an indestructible nickel medallion.

These medallions can become pendants, rings, keychains, cufflinks, money clips, trophies...anything. Some can fit the entire Bible or works of Shakespeare on the size of a dime. And the design intricacies are fully visible on NanoRosetta's smartphone app.

When I stopped in to see Carla, she suggested that I select one of NanoRosetta's customizable Valentine's Day designs to make my own--with photos or phrases--and wear inside my Mi Moneda coin holder. What a perfect keepsake and beautiful gift...to myself!

Design selected. Now to find a photo of my kids.

Stay tuned for the finished product!

Resolved: Never Forget a Special Day

Quick: how many weeks till Valentine's Day?

Who in your family has a birthday coming up? (Sadly, you can't Google that.)

When is your anniversary? ("Yesterday" is never an acceptable answer.)

It takes a lot of work to remember special dates--and still more work to find a fitting way to celebrate.

Wouldn't it be nice to receive a reminder--and a special surprise gift, to boot?

People's Pottery has teamed with My Special Days to offer you surprise gifts on your most special days of the year--the holidays that get you fired up and the milestones that are not only worth remembering, but worth rejoicing in. Through the site or mobile app, you'll select from holidays like  Valentine's Day and Black Friday (what can we say, we like red and black together); as well as family birthdays, anniversaries, Engagement Day (or upgrade day...see our Kiss and Dream collection); etc.

Sign up today -- we can't wait for you to see the surprises "in store"!