I got a really nice email from an up-and-coming jewelry designer and former Brooklynite, Lauren @ Urban Bloom. Her latest pieces feature real leaves covered (dipped?) in gold and sterling silver.
An early favorite:
Lily Double Strand Necklace, $65
Urban Bloom
Check out the gallery of sold pieces to get an idea of her work as a whole:
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Yep. Featuring the prints of Paule Marrot*:
Tuileries Leather Printed Cuff, Black, $60 (on sale)
Hayden-Harnett
Look, it comes in a cute box, too!
*No idea. But doesn’t the music on her website sound weirdly similar to the opening bars of “No Surprises” by Radiohead?
Urban Outfitters (home of the lovely and previously noted branch tree stand) is featuring quite a few jewelry holders these days.
Some of them are a bit too cutesy for me, but among the many hooks & such on the Apartment/Furnish/Pretty Little Things page, you will find this one. They’re not advertising it as a jewelry [...]