This has been a year full of twists and turns for me in terms of jewelry design. I started 2018 with an unusual custom job and ended the year feeling increasingly excited about my decision to phase out my silver collection to focus on my gold designs. Here are the pieces I highlighted on the…
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Jewels of the Month: Swans A-Swimming on 1stdibs
I’ve written before about the PNC Financial Services annual Christmas Price Index, which tracks current costs of the goods and services that are the gifts given by the “true love” in the song “The 12 Days of Christmas.” The 2018 index, which was released last month, puts the cost of the famous holiday shopping list…
Don’t Screw Around! Get Your Cyber Monday Earrings.
Act fast! I have only one pair of “Screw U” earrings in 18K yellow gold and I put them on the site for the first time for Cyber Monday as my Jewel of the Month. You don’t need a code — just click and purchase at the sale price. There’s also one pair left in…
Jewel of the Month, Part II: New Skull Earrings
Shout-out to Colleen Egan at 1stdibs.com for interviewing me about the enduring appeal of skull jewelry! I felt inspired when I did this interview, and I hope it gives you fresh insight into my designs. CLICK HERE TO READ MY 1STDIBS INTERVIEW After you’re done reading, you can shop for my jewelry on 1stdibs — and if…
Jewel of the Month, Part I: Swords for Badass Women
Here’s a much-needed good omen! Last week, it was announced that an eight-year-old girl named Saga Vanecek had pulled a 1,500-year-old sword out of a lake in Sweden this summer. I hope you will join me in swearing an oath of fealty to our appropriately named new leader. I had swords on my mind before…
Jewel of the Month: Sexy Emojis Say Sayonara to Silver
September’s Jewel of the Month is a sex-ay mixed pair of silver stud earrings. Say hello to my little friends — the emoji peach and eggplant! If you’re fluent in emoji, you know what this combo means. Even if you’re not fluent in emoji and think to yourself, “If I had a dirty mind, what…
Jewel of the Month: Inspired by Egypt
One of the first royalty-inspired designs I created was my Cleopatra earring style, way back in 2006. I eventually did a matching necklace … … and had the pleasure of seeing the earrings worn on the big screen by Kim Cattrall in Sex and the City 2. People have always asked me for a matching…
Official Portrait of My Black-Diamond Skull Medallion
In June, I shared photos of my “Carpe Diem” medallion — which boasts a 3-carat black diamond cut into the shape of a skull — but it’s worth taking another look now that expert jewelry photographer Ed Parrinello of SquareMoose has taken the official picture. Ed’s photo even shows the tiny ruby “tongue” in the…
Jewel of the Month: New Signet Ring Style
I’ve been designing signet rings since 2016, when I introduced my big “No Class” ring style. In 2017, I added smaller signet rings “for rebel women.” The little signets were designed to be worn as pinkie rings, but you can order them in any size through my website. A signet for every mood, for every…
Bonus Jewel of the Month: A Fern for Jāņi
Happy Jāņi to all you Latvians out there … especially my gorgeous client Sandra, who is also celebrating her wedding anniversary with her dashing husband. For the edification of my non-Latvian readers, Jāņi is a holiday linked to the summer solstice. The actual solstice was on Thursday, but the holiday is officially celebrated during the…