Charmed, I’m Sure
I can’t seem to be able to resist mesh jewellery or pieces that buckle up like a belt. If there is piece that combines both elements, then I have to have it, regardless… Continue reading
I can’t seem to be able to resist mesh jewellery or pieces that buckle up like a belt. If there is piece that combines both elements, then I have to have it, regardless… Continue reading
Tomorrow I will be selling some of my do-over and vintage jewels at a charity bazaar at work. Of course, the selection is tastefully curated. (Curated is the most over-used word for 2011,… Continue reading
Above is a kooky bracelet I found last weekend. It’s unsigned silverplate and it’s a bit of a wounded bird (the enamelling on one of the panels is half gone). But I’m a… Continue reading
A peek at Gracious Goods Cameo Collection.
I’ve decided to evolve my hot matron look and make it a little less English and a lot more French. I call this new direction “L’Equestrienne.” Leather jewellery wasn’t really on my radar… Continue reading
Welcome to December. If you were born this month, your birthstone is blue topaz, zircon, tanzanite or Turquoise. I only have examples of turquoise to share. Turquoise is one of the first gemstones… Continue reading
Since these earrings are unsigned, I can’t say with certainty that the are by the Finnish silversmith Elis Kauppi of Kupittaan Kulta, but they have all the stylistic hallmarks. Just compare them to… Continue reading
Necklaces are the most common things I find when I buy bags of broken jewellery at the Value Village. Sometimes you come across a half-strand of beautifully coloured Czech crystal beads. Usually there’s… Continue reading
I’ve been under the weather all weekend and as a result have spent a good deal of time on the couch watching movies. I finally got around to viewing Beginners, starring Ewan McGregor,… Continue reading
Here are the rings I won at the Waddington’s Auction. Sorry it took so long to share them. I’m trying to take better pictures of the jewels, but I need natural light to… Continue reading