Happy Mother’s Day to my gorgeous mother, BarbaraB, and all the other mothers out there, including pet mothers and mothers of dragons. In case you missed it, here’s what I posted this week on the blog. Monday: Reminiscing about the Costume Institute galas of the 1990s, and my best-dressed choices for this year’s Met Gala. Tuesday:…
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Throwback Thursday: ’80s Rainbow Pins
This rainbow-striped toucan brooch is one of the treasures I found last month while rummaging through the remaining childhood belongings at my parents’ house. I loved this thing so much. I guess I just had a passion for rainbows. I found this pin in the same box as the toucan. Come to think of it,…
The Blog Week in Review
If you missed anything on the blog this week, here’s the list: Monday: A dragon inspired a lot of my jewelry designs. Wednesday: Wearing Jason Wu in Illinois. Thursday: Throwback to ’80s stores American High and Think Big. Friday: Happy hour with Jorge and Stacy Lomman. Saturday: The customer of the day is Arlene Henriques.
Getting Ready for the Game of Thrones Season Finale?
We’ve got our Prosecco and snacks ready for the Game of Thrones season finale. How about you? Last May, Julie Gerstein of the Frisky blogged about how some of my jewelry designs were Game of Thrones-worthy. CLICK HERE TO READ THE 2012 POST ON THE FRISKY. Back then, I had dragons, wolves, skulls and swords….
“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…
Happy Chinese New Year! Celebrate With a Snake.
It’s the Chinese New Year today — welcome to the Year of the Snake, like it or not! Alas, a lot of people don’t like it very much, according to Friday’s Wall Street Journal. The Snake is seen as less auspicious than the Year of the Dragon that just ended. And there’s another problem when…
American Jewelry Design Council New Talent Award
I’m proud to say that I got an honorary mention in the American Jewelry Design Council (AJDC) 2012 New Talent contest! I received my certificate at the JA (Jewelers of America) New York summer trade show today. I wore a 2011 Prada dress that I’d worn earlier this month, accessorized with my Hatshepsut locket and…
While I’m Waiting for Game of Thrones to Start …
… I’ll take the opportunity to brag that Julie Gerstein of The Frisky thinks my jewelry designs are “very reminiscent of Cersei, Sansa, Dany and the lot.” Woot! I’d love to see my jewelry on any of the Game of Thrones ladies, but let’s not forget about Peter Dinklage, who won an Emmy for playing…
Jewel of the Month: Empress Wu Dragon Earrings
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love redesigning old jewelry. Last month, I described how I started redesigning some of the pieces I got before I started my own jewelry line. My first project resulted in this tsavorite-and-pearl pendant. Sticking with the pearl theme, I next tackled a pair of diamond…
Jewel of the Month: Empress Wu Dragon Ring
One of my favorite wicked royal ladies is the 7th century’s Wu Zetian, the only female emperor of China. She became known as Empress Wu after her death, but she ruled under a name she chose for herself — Emperor Shensheng. I wrote about her in 2007: Empress Wu, Part I Empress Wu, Part II…