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…
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Valentine’s Day Sale: Teeny Genie Necklace
My teeny genie necklace in blackened sterling-silver is more than half off now through Valentine’s Day. You can see how it looks paired with my Little Woolf necklace in silver on gorgeous Nina of Love and Lemonade Photography. The 18K-gold version of the genie necklace is also 50% off. If you’re ready to splurge, my…
Love Valentine’s Day? Hate It? I’ve Got Jewelry for You.
I bristle when I hear people complain that Valentine’s Day is a manufactured, consumerist holiday, then claim that THEY always express love with thoughtful gifts or acts on ordinary days. That would be lovely if it were true, but I suspect many of those folks of talking the talk, but not walking the walk. Blame…
A New Year’s Eve Action Shot
One more photo from New Year’s Eve, courtesy of my harem-loving friend Jesse. Artsy, isn’t it! UPDATED TO ADD: Oops! I lied. Here’s one more. How could I not share the photo that Stacy Lomman took of me heading back to my apartment? Also, I love that Stacy included me in her list of top…
What Wendy Wore: New Year’s Eve, Hostess Style
A “hostess gown” is described by the website Vintage Fashion Guild as “a dressy full length garment for [home] entertaining, but not as formal as evening wear. Other than the full length, the lines followed current fashion.” The style was most popular from the 1930s to the 1970s, according to the site. In a December…
Happy New Year!
And here’s a happy song to start your 2013 out right. (Thanks to Punk Glam Queen for reminding me how much I love this.)
Happy Thanksgiving, I Guess
I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: I don’t like Thanksgiving. The holidays I enjoy include gifts, fireworks and/or costumes. Turkey, overeating and football are not on my list. Also, I don’t need a single Thursday in November dedicated to gratitude when I feel deeply thankful on a daily basis, resulting in my…
Thanks for the Jewelry-Blog Love and Pumpkin Cat!
My Marie Antoinette earrings didn’t win an American Gem Trade Association Spectrum award, but I got positive feedback, so I feel proud anyway. Thanks to Cheryl Kremkow for including my design in her post about earring trends at the awards. READ CHERYL’S POST HERE. I already know which design I’m going to enter in next…
An Egyptian Jewelry Treat for Halloween
I blogged about an adorable sarcophagus-and-mummy locket I made several years ago, but I never put the necklace on my e-commerce website. I meant to do so, but the one-of-a-kind necklace turned out to be too popular with editors and stylists for me to part with it. Now, with Halloween approaching, I figured I’d give…
Holy Halloween Sale, Batman!
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. To make yours even more fun this year, I’ve put my three bat necklaces on sale for the month of October. You don’t have to be a Halloween enthusiast to wear one of these. They’re also good for Batman fans (note the face on the pendant!) … or…