Everything above was between $5-$15. Insane.

How have you been?

Clementine Cocktail Ring, $38
Enamel Stone Ring in Green, $38
Banana Republic

Labradorite Cocktail Ring, Sterling Silver, size 7.25, $68
McFarland Designs

Caribbean Blue Rainbow Moonstone and Sterling Silver Ring, Size 8, $64
McFarland Designs

Read more on the McFarland Designs blog. She sells beads, too!

Raspberry Jade Rose Ring, $15
ERM Originals

She uses a lot of semi-precious gemstones, including labradorite, one my faves. I also love this juicy red graduated bead necklace.

I’m not usually one to go for the bling-y stuff (much less the powderpuff pink stuff) but this ring made my knees weak.

Brian Danielle Pink Topaz & Diamond Ring, $487.00
Max & Chloe

All I’m turning up are these cheapies on GirlProps. (Not to mention the fact that I’d need to double-up to get both initials on one finger.)

Crystal Initial Ring L, $3.99
GirlProps

JCrew, you’re killing me.

Critter-Charm Bracelet, $125
JCrew

Starburst Flower Cocktail Ring, $50
JCrew

Double-Strand Frog Necklace, $125
JCrew

Just noticed the contrasting “raspberry” thread on the above necklace. Yum. Reminds me of this necklace spotted at Ann Taylor Loft earlier in the summer.

If you haven’t seen Funny Face, please do yourself a favor and rent it. It is, as they say, the only movie with the nerve to rhyme Sartre with Montmartre.

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 forward to every month.

I have noticed, however, that Domino and Blueprint are coyly calling my bluff by dropping in passing references to fashion inbetween wallpaper-hanging tips. They know I think I’m too cool for InStyle, etc., but that I secretly enjoy it when they tell me where to buy, I don’t know, Lotta Jansdotter’s earrings.

Anyway: here’s the post where I let you know what jewelry Domino & Blueprint think upwardly-mobile DIY hipster types should be into. And, yes, I did use those annoying Conde Nast sticker tabs to mark the pages.

Hayden-Harnett Ramone Studded Slim Cuff, Black, $90 (page 32)
Hayden-Harnett
Likelihood I will purchase: 0/5. If I’m buying Hayden-Harnett leather, I’m getting a bag.

Celestina Cuff, $2990 (page 137)
Vivre and Kirna Zabete
Likelihood I will purchase: 0/5. I love it, but it’s too freaking expensive. Come on.

Bridget Snake Earrings, $134 (page 162)
CC SKYE at Active Endeavors
Likelihood I will purchase: 0/5. My ears aren’t pierced, and the snakes remind me of a ring I bought at the Jax Brewery on my eighth grade field trip. I don’t mean that in a good way.

Mesi Jilly Ring, $300 (page 164)
Mesi Jilly at Vivre
Likelihood I will purchase: 3/5. One of the most beautiful rings I’ve seen in a very long time. Love it. But not night now.

WHAT I WISH DOMINO HAD TIPPED ME OFF ABOUT: Cindy Greene’s chunky two-strand yellow necklace on the cover.

Chain Bead Necklace, $6.80 (similar to necklace on page 48)
Forever 21
Likelihood I will purchase: 1/5. There is a Forever 21 close to my office, but it’s a disaster. And this necklace isn’t very tempting.

+ a pair of earrings and a necklace from Banana Republic that I can’t find anywhere on their site;

+ some cute bangles from Leekan Design, an NYC boutique that is Web presence-less;

+

Square Outline Ring (similar), $2,040 (page 114)
Priya Himatsingka at Persimmon
Likelihood I will purchase: 0/5. I love it almost as much as the shell ring above…but I can’t see myself forking over the big bucks.

+ a vintage gold feather pin by “Ruby Lola.”

And there you have it.

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. They stick to ya.

Silver Cuff and Red Cabochon Ring, $5 each
A.V. Max (Sample Sale)

I have a few other A.V. Max rings in this style I’ll show you sometime soon, too.

Needlepoint Ring, $148
Anthropologie

Mario Cross Stitch Pin, $10
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