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Category Archives: Antique

Vintage Czech Glass Pieces from Bombalurina

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

I love Czech glass. The colors are so saturated and intense.

Vintage glass and lucite owl necklace*, $38
Bombalurina

limonata bracelet - vintage glass, sterling, jade, $32
Bombalurina
*Owls are the new owls. And unicorns are the new hobos.

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Skeleton Key Necklace from Urban Heirlooms

Monday, September 17, 2007

I love that it’s sitting atop an open book of quotes.

Round Hole Square Peg Vintage Deco Key Necklace, $25
Urban Heirlooms

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Nifty Greek Bracelet by Mollie Dash

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Mollie Dash has a lovely website and blog. I love that the website’s home page incorporates not just images of her jewelry, but also architectural details — a shadowed chandelier, letters on the facade of a building — that speak to her aesthetic.
Here’s one of my favorite pieces currently for sale.

Greek Bracelet, $55
Mollie Dash
I [...]

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Urban Bloom’s Lovely Leaves

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

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:

You’re right, [...]

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New Etsy Faves: KariBeth, Lustre, Glitteryblue

Thursday, July 5, 2007

I could spend hours poring over Etsy. Who am I kidding? I do.
Here are three new favorites I recently discovered. Each bring a unique perspective to vintage materials.
KariBeth
Aside from taking the most incredible product shots — works of art themselves — her jewelry is lovely. It was impossible to pick one piece to show off. [...]

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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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Incredible Mix of Old & New at Erie Basin

Saturday, May 19, 2007

I literally just set up my RSS feeds looking for items tagged “jewelry” in Wists and Delicious and came across this store that just happens to be around the corner from where I live.
Erie Basin is located on Van Brunt Street in Red Hook, near Lenell’s. If you have taken the B61 to Fairway, [...]

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