there’s not a whole lot of information online about either of the designers whose work is pictured here.  gerd rothman created the gold collar seen top, and jean despres designed the ring below.  i do know that rothman began creating conceptual work in the early seventies.  i was initially drawn to the simple and graphic [...]

a few snapshots from marfa, and a couple desert inspired items i’m now after…  google “prada marfa” and you’ll find a number of images prettier than mine, but i kind of like this one.  it was taken during a small break in a torrential rainstorm. i picked up an agate keychain for super cheap that [...]

i’ve covered this ground before, but the new ysl leather gem earrings convinced me it’s a good time to revisit.  leather jewelry, or leather wrapped jewelry is not very google-able.  you end up with a lot of not so cute tribal stuff and weirdness.  but there are a couple of standbys that you can always [...]

i’m not really sure what you call this style of earring.  they sort of give me the feeling of being a more socially acceptable way to experiment with the tina turner in mad max look.  how could that not be a good thing?  (incidentally, i just downloaded we don’t need another hero.  so good.  if [...]

for summer i’m feeling simple clothes with over the top jewelry.  i’ve been staring longingly for a while at these fenton necklaces.  they kind of embody everything i want right now.  a little color to liven up my mostly all gray and black wardrobe.  still working on that…  a little girly, a little tough.  what’s [...]

i’ve been wanting a david yurman dog tag for awhile. i love the dog tags with the stones and sterling silver inlay, but even more so found the natural exotics collection even more interesting. the sterling silver animal print embossed designs seem like the perfect detailing for dog tag.

i found these vintage swarovski crystals at a local bead shop. i used them to make this necklace. this was my first attempt at doing some serious jewelry making beading. i’m thinking it’ll be a good present for my sister for her birthday.

i’m seriously in love with/freaking out over the earrings for the jil sander spring collection.  i really want these.  i’ve seen the whole “spear” earring design before, but it seems like they tend to be more simple, smaller, not as impressive.  there are like ten different variations on the jil sander site.  i really like [...]

i’ve sort of been on a jewelry kick lately. trying to figure out what’s possible for me to recreate myself and coming up with some ideas of my own. when i saw these digby and iona necklaces, i was shocked. i would love to have one of my own, but [...]

i got my first surface to air necklace a couple years ago and have loved seeing the new ones each year. i first saw this medal of honor necklace on another site earlier this fall, but it quickly sold out. luckily i found the necklace at bblessing. after delays due to the [...]