I am really getting into resin lately.
Leaf Pattern Bangle, £20
Toast
Monday, February 11, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Images via Barack Obama’s Flickr stream.
Michelle Obama gives us some middle ground between stodgy and skanky. It’s the old power necklace, the double-strand, but not in pearls.
My best guess is blue chalcedony? Or maybe jade? Love it.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
I keep this long necklace on my dresser, not because I wear it often, but because I love to look at it.
I busted it out last weekend to put a little pep in my step.
Happy Beads (my name, not theirs), 2007 A.V. Max sample sale. $15?
A.V. Max
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Come on, you’ve noticed, too. Images via McCain Blogette.
Now, I openly admit popping in to Sephora to purchase a shade of Stila eyeshadow that Ms. McCain recommended on her blog. Seriously.
But there is something about those giant hoops that seems borderline…inappropriate? To confirm this theory, I conducted a rather cursory Google search to take the pulse of our great nation on this topic.
Big Hoop Earrings, Trendmill. Too bad the post isn’t dated. How else will I know if this is a new trend or an old one, Trendmill?? Also, the hoops featured don’t meet the exact specs of McCain’s.
Do You Think BIG Hoop-Earrings are Cute?!, Yahoo Answers. I’ll let the responses speak for themselves:
- no. i call them hore hoop earings
- nope, sleezyyy.
- They kind of remind me of a prostitute. Especially the really big golden ones or something from the 70s disco era.
- Maybe they were once but now I think they are very scanger/chav like
- No. In high school, my friends and I called them “hooker hoops” cause all the slutty girls wore them.
That’s what I was afraid of. I too remember the big hoop girls from high school.
If you want to live dangerously:
Metal Hoop Earring, $3.80
Forever 21
Otherwise, take a tip from Nana:
You still can’t go wrong with pearls.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Amazing what you can find clicking on Perez Hilton’s BlogAds:
The Bird & Button Necklace, $15.99
Mod Cloth
Mod Cloth also sells one-of-a-kind vintage accessories.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
I signed up to receive email updates from Wabisabi Brooklyn when I saw their enameled decoupaged penny rings at Mongo on Smith Street. Looks like the Wabisabi-ers will be out in full force at the Brooklyn Indie Market tomorrow until sunset or so.
Note that this Brooklyn Indie Market event will be held at Camp Lounge — not too far from their usual digs on Smith Street.
As for Wabisabi — check out their website and their Etsy store. I haven’t been back to Mongo since it opened in August and have been kicking myself for not picking up some $18 a pop (I think?) rings. Yays all around, and see you tomorrow.
Here’s a really pretty one I found in ERM Original’s shop on Etsy:
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.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
On the one hand, it’s your typical “resort” collection — the one that comes out while there’s still slush on the ground that makes you wonder who the hell can afford to take a trip to Bermuda in late January. (Besides Michael R. Bloomberg.)
On the other hand, how can you argue with how happy, Spring-y, and blue everything is?
Welcome back, nautical theme, old friend!
Beaded paisley necklace, $75
JCrew
Anchor Charm Bracelet, $65
JCrew
How could this site have eluded me for so long?
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
