Exihibt: Design circa 2003

I am sitting here trying to pack for my trip to NYC/CT and am trying to narrow down 30+ outfits down to 8 of which I will only wear 4. Of course there's always the option of bringing nothing and being forced to shop. =) Though my biggest question is always... what jewelry do I want to bring?

As much as I love my current pieces, I tend to always wear this one pair of earrings I made in 2003. It is one of my last pieces that I have held on to since I sold off the rest of my older designs at the vendor fair. Their new owners will make better use of them than I did anyway!

Should I bring this style back? I have tried to move to a lighter, more feminine look. Maybe this move represents my personal change in style and taste. The college years were more hipster casual and now I'm trying to become a sophisticated professional.

You can probably tell from the photograph I hadn't ventured into sterling silver yet and this is definitely base metal and has tarnished over the years. It is a good example of why you would want to stick to sterling!

Is there a solution to my style dilemma? Yes, I can make both!!

Let me know if you prefer this style to my latest designs on etsy!!

Exihibt: A bad case of the "I wants"...

Well hello again! I apologize for being away so long but I was working on creating enough jewelry to participate in a vendor fair in Pasadena last week on top of an extra stressful few weeks at my day job. The good news is I have a TON of new items that should be posted soon (or at least once Jon has free time to snap some shots for me)!! Overall the fair went well and thanks to everyone who bought from me!!

As I have no new photos of my creations, I will show you my latest "I wants." When I was little my dad would tell me I had a bad case of the "I wants" whenever I asked him for something and sadly I rarely ever got what I wanted unless it was a book. Now I am able to spend my money on whatever I want, but I really can't get myself to spend a good chunk of my paycheck on a piece of jewelry.


I love this Aurelie Bidermann ginkgo earring not only because it is beautiful but because my grandma's house has always had a ginkgo tree in front of it that I remember from when I was little. I will find a way to incorporate the ginkgo leaf into my designs one of these days!!

And we all know that I have an obsession with Dior's jewelry... but what's not to love?? It's wearable art! Thank you Vogue.

Then there's the Gucci bamboo hearts which are also completely up my alley at saksfifth.com... and this Jacquie Aiche Hummingbird Waif ring I found while browsing shopbob.com. Yes, I do need to learn to shape my own gold and silver and expand my horizons!

Lastly we have the Juicy Couture white flower earrings, Saks again, which are more in my price range at $55. Although typically I am not the biggest fan of Juicy Couture (everyone in the OC wore the velour track suits plastered with Juicy), I do quite like these earrings. I may break down and get them... since I cannot make them. However the problem I do have is they are gold-plated brass. I make special effort to make all of my jewelry out of gold-filled (i.e. no brass or base metal inside) or sterling silver. I have heard that brass will do OK as long as you do not abuse your jewelry and/or have extremely sensitive skin, but I still like the idea of keeping everything made out of quality materials. It bumps the price up, but I'm typically willing to pay. Are you?

OK check back soon for another installment from my latest creations! I sold out of a few of them (yay!) so I have to make more to complete my collection again! I will be in NYC this weekend so we will have to see what fun inspiration that brings!