In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, November 20: Feeling kinda punk but kinda fancy? Buy yourself an 18K yellow gold and diamond safety pin earring. Tuesday, November 21: Pretty sure no one else is offering a Black Friday deal as awesome as this one. It runs through…
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My Extra-Special Black Friday Deal
There are so many shopping “holidays” after Thanksgiving now! We’ve got Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and (to make amends for all that shopping) Giving Tuesday. It’s all “buy buy buy” followed by a little “give give give.” Kind of overwhelming, no? That’s why I’ve decided to mash a bunch of those themes…
Jewels of the Month: Order Your Opals for October
Can you believe September is almost over? That means it’s a good time for the official debut of my opal birthstone jewelry, now available by special order for October birthdays and beyond. I’ve been working on this little suite of designs all year. You’ve had glimpses of the collection since March when I started wearing…
Mother’s Day Shopping Code
Mother’s Day is next Sunday, so it’s time to hit my website and buy some jewelry! Whether you’re getting a gift for a mom … or you’re a self-gifting mom … you can use the code “HOOKMOMUP” at checkout to get 20% off any in-stock purchase over $100.* A bunch of my jewelry designer friends…
A Black Friday Sale Is Better When It’s Black and Gold
My Black Friday sale is on, and it includes all of my black and 18K gold designs, plus a few bonus pieces. Each sale comes with a charitable donation made in your honor!
Holiday Gift Suggestions and Black Friday Sale
Since the 1980s, PNC Financial Services has released an 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.” I’ve always been amused by the way PNC calculates the costs because — let’s face it…
Jewelry Fo Yo Momma
Thanks to Barbara Palumbo of the blog Adornmentality for once again including me in her highlarious list of Mother’s Day jewelry suggestions. Barbara suggests my FitzRoy the cat lariat necklace (18K yellow gold with oranges sapphire and a black opal) for what she calls the “‘My Kids Are Grown So I Adopted Nine Cats’ Mom.”…
Valentine’s Day/Anti-Valentine’s Day Countdown: #14 of 14
Happy Valentine’s Day! If you don’t have a Valentine, maybe you can be mine. I’m not shy about saying it: I’m your No. 1 fan! The final entry for my Valentine’s Day/anti-Valentine’s Day countdown is my brand-new emoji-inspired earring. I decided to improve upon the standard pointing finger emoji … … and turn it…
Valentine’s Day/Anti-Valentine’s Day Countdown: #13 of 14
I’ve been excited about rubies for my Valentine’s Day/anti-Valentine’s Day countdown, so here are some more rubies with a punk twist. Proving Valentine’s Day red doesn’t have to be all hearts are these ruby-eyed skull earrings. There’s a matching necklace … … and a ring. For those with an unlimited budget, I’d recommend a different…
Valentine’s Day/Anti-Valentine’s Day Countdown: #12 of 14
The Vampire Diana heart ring has been a Jewel of the Month before, but I’ve got to revisit it for this Valentine’s Day/anti-Valentine’s Day countdown. My Vampire Diana designs — hearts with stakes through them — were inspired by my favorite bloodsucker, Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I started out with a silver ring…