The Academy Awards are tonight … and I’m not in Los Angeles! It feels strange. Since 2003, MrB and I have gone to the awards ceremony and/or the Vanity Fair Oscar party almost every year. We had a good long run, that’s for sure, and I loved every minute of it. You know how sometimes…
Outfit Flashback: Independent Spirit Awards 2007
The 2018 Independent Spirit Awards have just begun out in California (you can watch them on IFC and on Facebook Watch), jogging my memory about the one time I attended that event. It was Feb. 24, 2007, and Sarah Silverman was the host. The awards took place four months before the first iPhone was released and five months before I started…
Because Nothing – NOTHING! – Can Be Easy
Poodle must have yapped to the rest of teh Internets after my post yesterday, because the scary security warning that appeared on my redesigned website when viewed on Poodle’s Chrome browser has now spread to other browsers. Catch up on what happened yesterday! Like I said, I’ve had a standard SSL security certificate for over…
Wednesday’s Video: The Website Got a Facelift!
This week’s video is about the new look and organization of my website — a project that was approximately four years in the making. It’s also about why I hate the words, “Why don’t you just …” After you watch the video, go ahead and take the new website out for a spin! My right-hand…
Rihanna, Dua Lipa, and Red-Carpet Floof
I’ve already credited Rihanna with kicking off the trend for voluminous dresses with the pink Giambattista Valli gown she wore to the 2015 Grammys. A full three years later, as celebrities vie to wear not just the best, but the biggest dress on the red carpet, it’s official: Rihanna’s 2015 choice was a true “Never…
Give Me Distance and Respect
I love this tweet. As a woman, I just want the same rights as a rattlesnake. pic.twitter.com/JQIFDoDTUL — Jackie Carbajal (@jackiecarbajal) February 22, 2018 As if I needed another good reason to keep designing snake-themed jewelry! Took my pet snake for a walk yesterday because it was so nice out 🐍 ☀️ #jewelrydesigner #ring #snakering…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, Feb. 19: Slow-fashion outfit for Valentine’s Day. Tuesday, Feb. 20: Three easy ways to take action on gun control. Wednesday, Feb. 21: My jewelry is now available on 1stdibs.com, and I’ll tell you why that’s so great. Friday, Feb. 23: Keep…
Keep Up the Protests and End the NRA
It really is happening: The survivors of last week’s Parkland, Fla., school shooting are shredding the NRA and its paid-for politicians, while jolting their anti-gun elders out of our “nothing will ever change” mindset. On a CNN Wednesday, the high-school students exposed Florida Senator Marco Rubio for the hired help that he is, then faced…
Wednesday’s Video: OMG! I’m on 1stdibs.com!
See anything you recognize in the screen cap below? How about that beautiful amethyst cocktail ring? That is my Marie Antoinette ring, meaning one of my dreams has come true: My jewelry is on 1stdibs.com, where you can shop for the world’s most gorgeous furniture, art, clothing (vintage and recent), and fine jewelry. CLICK HERE…
Three Easy Ways to Take Action on Gun Control
At long last, I’m convinced that this country is going to do an about-face on gun laws thanks to the fury of the student survivors of last Wednesday’s Parkland, Fla., school shooting. “We call BS!” repeated Emma Gonzalez, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, as she listed the usual arguments against change at…