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Monthly Archives: June 2007

The Inspiration for Bauble & Chain: dejarnette new orleans

Thursday, June 21, 2007

A couple of months ago, dejarnette new orleans offfered readers of Decor8 a generous 20% discount. Though I am a Louisiana native and lived in New Orleans not so long ago — and worked in the jewelry industry, no less — I had not heard of Katherine or her work.
It was love at first sight.
Within [...]

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Brooklyn Jewelry Shops on Google Maps

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Many of my posts feature Brooklyn-based jewelry makers and the local shops that sell their work. I thought it might be interesting to start keeping track of these businesses visually — on a Google Map!

Brooklyn Jewelry Shops on Google Maps
Any time I write about a shop, I’ll add it to the map, along with [...]

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Perfect Gift — Pendant that Comes in its Own Box

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

I absolutely love these pendants from Littleputbook’s Etsy shop:
The pendant is made from a scrabble tile, printed papers and findings and comes on an 18 inch Organza ribbon necklace with sterling silver lobster claw closure.

Tiny Blossoms, a Washi necklace Pendant in a slide top box, $11(!)
Littleputbooks
Reminds me of those slide-top lip glosses from the [...]

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A.V. Max: What I Bought

Monday, June 18, 2007

I almost exclusively wear jewelry with gold settings. For that reason, I usually grab gold stuff at A.V. Max’s sample sales. This time I bought a couple pieces in silver.
I’m pretty anti-bracelet (for purely practical concerns, namely, how to type at the computer all day without going nutso due to clanging), but I like cuffs. [...]

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The Bauble is Back + 3 New Necklaces

Saturday, June 16, 2007

The weirdest thing happened to me. Someone in my office Googled “A.V. Max Sample Sale,” found my site, circulated the link, even went so far as to print out copies of said A.V. Max post…and the only person who sniffed out the Baubler’s identity was my boss. (Hi!)
I took a break to get my head [...]

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