Archive for the 'Featured Designs' Category

Stoned, on La Pisette Gemstone Rings

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Here at the Bling Blog, we have seen our share of “rock on a wire” rings. Nevertheless, I was rocked by La Pisette’s simple, yet wonderful, gemstone rings.

Concocted by designer Stacy Saunders, whose fascination with geodes began with her first rock collection at age 10, each ring is made to order, and no two stones are exactly alike.

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PYRITE RING. $105.

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CITRINE RING. $105.

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TIGER'S EYE RING. $105.

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WHITE JADE RING. $105.

Purchase online at La Pisette.

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Love Hurts … and Love Heals

Friday, October 17th, 2008
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Lydia Necklace ($550.00)

Bring some romance into your life with Love Heals‘ delicate necklaces, influenced by spirituality and religion. Or glam up even the plainest of tank tops with their wonderful chunky pieces.

Not only has Love Heals mended broken hearts all over with the beauty of their jewelry, they are also doing their part to heal Mother Earth. The company works with Trees for the Future and plants 10 trees for every piece of jewelry sold. Since the program’s inception a year ago, they have planted over 250,000 trees in Africa and the United States. Now that’s a “good” buy!

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Mala Necklace ($372.00)

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Pearls Double Strand ($437.00)

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Practice Necklace ($295.00)

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Spring Necklace ($355.00)

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Lucques Bracelet ($257.00)

The company’s story is a fascinating read. From the website:

“Love Heals Jewelry is a mother son and daughter team of Adriana, Gunnar and Elisa. We make our jewelry on our family hippy commune and organic farm in Ojai California inside a 30 food Geodesic dome.

As a young woman, Adriana fled a dangerous military dictatorship in Argentina for London, where she began supporting herself as an artist selling her jewelry on Portobello Rd. Her roaming gypsy spirit took her around Europe - she settled in Ibiza - where she gave birth to Gunnar, in a 400 year-old house with no electricity, running water, car or stores within many miles. In 1979, the family relocated to Santa Barbara, California.”

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The Love Heals family: Adriana, Gunnar and Elisa

Visit the Love Heals website.

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Charmed: Alice in Wonderland Series by Summerpoet Studios

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

For a daytripper like me, Alice in Wonderland remains one of my favorite storybooks ever.

I love Sir John Tenniel’s acid-laced illustrations from Lewis Carroll’s original.

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I love Disney’s dizzying, imaginative animation.

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Storytime with Tweedledee and Tweedledum!

I especially love American McGee/EA’s (and almost Wes Craven’s) twisted interpretation.

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American McGee's Alice - grrr

Beautiful, whimsical, edgy and heartbreaking in parts - the story is masterfully retold through bracelets and nacklaces by Summerpoet Studios. Down the rabbit hole we go, to the absurd, lovely world of Summerpoet Studios.

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Alice In Wonderland in Black and White Bracelet by Summerpoet Studios ($59.99)

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Alice In Wonderland Altered Art Photo Charm Bracelet by Summerpoet Studios ($65.99)

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Alice In Wonderland Altered Art Photo Charm Bracelet by Summerpoet Studios ($19.99)

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Alice In Wonderland Bobby Pins by Summerpoet Studios ($10.99)

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Alice In Wonderland Steampunk Necklace by Summerpoet Studios ($39.99)

Summerpoet Studios’ online store boasts more than 600 items for sale, including this awesome Edgar Allen Poe pendant (Alice in Wonderland and EAP? I am so in love!). Find them on ETSY.

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Edgar Allen Poe Steampunk Pendant by Summerpoet Studios ($49.99)

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The Look for Less: Sex and the City

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

The fashion world is abuzz with talk about the fashions from Sex and the City: the Movie. Since the inception of the television series, Carrie Bradshaw’s name has become synonymous with fashion and good taste. Every self-respecting fashionista worth her salt has been scrutinizing production stills since filming began.

Now, many of us love to keep up with the fashions of the style elite. We daydream about being Carrie Bradshaw, about being flawlessly adorned from head to toe. But we eventually have to face reality.

The reality is that most of us cannot afford to wear a different designer outfit every day, a closet full of Manolo Blahniks, or pajamas that cost more than the laptop that is my livelihood.

I don’t even dare to think about the cost of the jewels. Names like Nicolas Ghesquiére for Balenciaga, Philip Crangi for Vera Wang, and Cartier were scattered all over VOGUE magazine’s feature on the fashions from the film.

Thankfully, Emitations.com has found a solution for this problem. They’ve searched high and low for affordable alternatives to the luxury gems that Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha wear in the movie.

Sex and the City: The Movie. Carla's Gray Pearl Bracelet, $39.99; Naples Silver Cubic Zirconia Cuff Bracelet, $279.99. Emitations.com

Take, for example, this cuff set that Carrie wears in a staged photo shoot for VOGUE magazine. The actual pieces she’s wearing are worth thousands. Emitations’ finds weigh in at just over $300. That’s a pretty tempting bargain; even Carrie Bradshaw would be hard pressed to disagree.

In a world where fashion sense is such a valuable commodity, the true luxury is not in being able to afford designer jewels. No, it is enough of a luxury to live in a place where one can look like a million bucks – without spending it.

Frugally,
Olivia