Thursday, September 20, 2007
Aside from the occasional mid-pedicure peek, I don’t read fashion magazines. I almost said “women’s magazines,” but I wanted to be a little more selective with my genre-dissing.
Plus, saying I don’t read “women’s magazines” would be disingenuous, as there are a handful of home decorating pubs (as we say in tha biz) that I look [...]
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Browns and other earth tones aren’t always my first choice when it comes to jewelry, but these seem to fit the mid-September mood.
I had never heard of yellow turquoise or tiger ebony before. Who knew?
Yellow Turquoise and Tiger Ebony Necklace, $64
Orno
These simple walnut earrings are sweet, too.
Teardrop Walnut Earrings, $36
Orno
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.
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
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, [...]
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. [...]
Chances are if you read this blog, you (like me) have been reading decor8 for ages. After all, it was decor8 that turned me on to dejarnette new orleans. So I give decor8 indirect credit for B&C’s existence — and I continue to read it religiously.
Anyhoo, long way of saying that decor8 occasionally features [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]