Final reminder! If you’re in the U.S., you have until the end of the day tomorrow to order my silver bunny earrings — March’s Jewel of the Month — and get them in time for Easter. And now, the blog’s week in review: Monday: How to shop for great clothes like my Diane von Furstenberg…
Jewelry
“Covert Luxury”: Jewelry With Secrets in the Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal today ran an article by Jenni Avins called “Falling for the Flip Side” about jewelry with secret details. I so wish I had been included in this story because the first paragraph captures my design philosophy so well: “To the casual observer, jewelry is all about catching the eye—how a stone…
Get Your Bunny Earrings in Time for Easter
I picked up a few more sterling-silver bunny stud earrings from my manufacturer yesterday.If you’re in the U.S. and order by Monday night, you can get yours in time for Easter Sunday. Order a pair … … or, if seeing two bunnies together makes you kinda nervous … … you can get just one bun….
The Agony and Ecstasy of a Small Business, Revisited
Last year, I wrote a story for the Huffington Post called “The Agony and Ecstasy of a Small Business.” It dealt with economies of scale, which is something I’ve also discussed on this blog here, here and here. In manufacturing, economies of scale means that the bigger the order (of widgets, iPhones, pens or jewelry),…
Jewelry Can Make You Strong
I’ve written about how my IDGAF necklace makes me feel brave. Or maybe it’s more accurate to say that it forces me to act bravely regardless of how nervous I feel. I simply have to rise to the occasion because I would be ashamed to wimp out while wearing a necklace that boldly says, “I…
The Week in Review: Easter Jewelry, My Dream Pope Name
This week, the blog was mostly about jewelry. Monday’s post on the Jewel of the Month featured my Easter-appropriate bunny stud earrings, available in both silver and gold as pairs … … and singles. Order your bunnies now in order to guarantee U.S. delivery in time to have a hoppy holiday. (For those who have…
New Jewelry Design: Emoticon-Heart Stud-Earring Set
When I started this blog in July 2007, I decided I wasn’t going to write about jewelry every day. In fact, I decided I wasn’t going to commit to writing about any one topic every day. Even back then, before the fashion-blogger boom, I’d already seen numerous fashion bloggers burn out after six or eight…
Are You Following Me on Facebook?
If you’re not a fan of my Facebook page, you should be! It’s often the first place I announce sales on designs from previous seasons. I also give updates on inventory levels there. For instance, I just posted that I’m down to two of my half-price, sterling-silver Little Woolf wolf (or dog) necklaces. Once those…
The Legend of the Female Pope
As I was awaiting the appearance of Francis, the new pope — and listening to a few of television’s talking heads musing about the role of women in the Catholic Church — one of my gorgeous customers messaged me to say that I needed to do some female pope rings. While rings aren’t in the…
This Little Piggy Goes on Your Earlobe
I have a whole menagerie of Easter-appropriate jewelry. I introduced my new bunny stud earrings yesterday. Order by tomorrow in order to get yours in time for Easter! If you prefer the chick-shaped marshmallow Peeps to the bunny peeps, you can coordinate your jewelry by wearing my sterling-silver chicken-on-nest necklace. Tilt the little hen back…