Last Chance to Win $2K Diamond

If you missed the David Douglas Diamonds and Jewelry Easter egg hunt for adults, not to worry...there's still time.

In the spirit of Easter egg hunts, David Douglas Diamonds held an adult egg hunt April 2-7. Colored plastic eggs filled with gemstones and surprises were hidden in Publix, Sandy Plains Park, Mountain View Regional Library, and other Northeast Cobb locations. East Cobb resident Jane Keever Bailey found a blue topaz in an egg during her visit to the jewelry store. There are 67 eggs left filled with gemstones, surprises and one lucky person will win a $2,000 diamond. No purchase necessary. Stop in to crack yours open today.  Know about an important deadline coming up? Tell us in the comments, or email northeastcobb@patch.com. You also can post your own event or announcement for everyone to see.

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Meet the Jeweler

Carol Kaminski Mixes Diamonds with Denim

“Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” and “God helps those who help themselves” are two adages Carol Kaminski has adopted.

Celebrating 30 years as a neighborhood jeweler at Kaminski Jewelry Inc., Carol Kaminski is a funky, somewhat eccentric, yet savvy business owner.  Proud of what she has accomplished, she started Kaminski’s with her late husband, Ed, in what used to be a parking lot off Post Oak Tritt. “I’ve always loved jewelry,” Kaminski said. Her's is a rags to riches story. “I managed a gold buying store, and my husband began taking jewelry on consignment and selling it in the driveway of the house we were renting.” Zoning put an end to that, so they rented the store’s present parking lot for $25 a week. The rest is history. At first, people were skeptical of their prices, so customers wrote checks, took purchases to be appraised at other stores, and …

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World-Renowned Jewelry Designer Visits Cobb

Jewelry designer Deborah Birdoes greets customers and gives away a piece from her collection.

Internationally known for her inspirational jewelry collection, Deborah Birdoes is in Northeast Cobb for three days to greet customers at David Douglas Diamonds & Jewelry. With a collection of over 800 inspirational pieces, there is something representative of every major milestone in life. It all began one night when Birdoes and her husband faced a hardship. She awoke in the middle of the night and read Psalms 56:8. She imagined how it would look with Jesus holding her tears. The next morning she drew a tear bottle and had it made into a jewelry piece. She continued designing jewelry from what she envisioned during such inspirational moments. Her jewelry line was picked up by the top two jewelry distributors in the country (Stuller and …

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Doug Meadows

12:12 pm on Thursday, December 9, 2010

Deborah has some of the best designs I have ever seen. She is very gifted at what she does.   more ›

Diamonds and Cappuccino, Ladies Night Out

Ladies were treated to gourmet cappuccino, a chocolate fountain, and dazzling diamonds at a local jewelry store.

If you followed the four searchlights beaming across the night sky on Thursday you would have arrived at the 7th Annual Ladies Night Out held at David Douglas Diamonds and Jewelry. The searchlights could be seen miles away. Ladies enjoyed gourmet Cappuccino, a chocolate fountain, strawberries and marshmallows, and jewelry browsing.  No purchases were allowed.  Each lady created a wish list filled with earrings, rings, bracelets and pendants.  The idea is to make Christmas shopping easier for the men in their lives. Approximately 75 women attended the event that included drawings every 15 minutes for fun give-aways, and a free holiday gift once a wish list was submitted. "I love the place. Everything I've ever had made, I've had made here…

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