Wednesday, February 1, 2012
I unofficially revealed February’s Jewel of the Month over the weekend. I just couldn’t resist posting this photo of the WTF ring set — worn by model Tina J for my lookbook shoot — as soon as I got it. Here’s a closer look at the rings. These rings are sterling silver with adjustable bands [...]
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
In 2001, when I did my first jewelry designs — my own engagement ring and wedding band — I opted for a lot of exposed metal surface with a satin finish. I wanted to do something that contrasted with the popular “bling” look of high-polished white metal dripping with pavé diamonds. I was tired of [...]
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Thanksgiving is my least favorite holiday. There’s too much food and football, and a dearth of costumes, confetti and candy dioramas. I was happy to shake things up by going to a restaurant instead of having dinner at home. So happy, in fact, that I celebrated by wearing something other than my jeans-and-t-shirt uniform. What [...]
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
If you read this blog regularly, you know that I love redesigning old jewelry. Here are a few examples: Susan’s engagement ring got a major overhaul. Heather’s diamond earrings turned up on her engagement ring. Terri Berry’s earrings and necklace became new earrings and a ring. In the summer of 2010, I started thinking about [...]
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
This seems to be my month for dusting off dresses that have been hibernating in my closet for two years. On Saturday, I wore my gold-sequin Antik Batik dress — last worn in December 2009 — in Las Vegas. Then, on Monday, I wore the bow-covered vintage Patrick Kelly dress that I last wore out [...]
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
This double-layer Minx manicure by celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival (yes, I call her “celebrity manicurist” to her face) is named “Leaf Me Alone.” It’s a transparent layer of Minx adorned with silver leaves applied over an opaque gold layer. (What’s Minx? Click here and here for more information.) In the photo above, I’m holding a [...]
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Friday, October 21, 2011
I’ve been wearing my ruby-eyed 18K yellow gold Memento Mori skull necklace nearly every day for months. I’m going to switch to my gold and silver “pile of bones” version for a while. Just because! Do you switch up every component of your look constantly or are you lazy like me, wearing the same thing [...]
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Thanks to everyone for your nice notes about my Virginia Woolf Whistle necklace‘s appearance in November’s Elle! I thought I’d give you one more view of the whistle’s size. Here’s the real-life necklace next to Elle’s photo.
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Where is the year going? October is flying by and my mind is still in July. I’m certainly not ready for November. But the arrival of the November issue of Elle with Jennifer Aniston on the cover is okay with me, because my 18K gold and diamond Virginia Woolf Whistle necklace is prominently featured on [...]
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Lately, I’ve become kind of obsessed with the hunka hunka burning love that is rapper Rick Ross. It’s not just because he’s gorgeous …. … or because he has one great song … … or because he’s a former corrections officer who took his stage name from notorious crack kingpin “Freeway” Ricky Ross, who then [...]
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