Saturday, February 28, 2009

A Drop of Rain


This vintage crystal pendant mixed with recycled African glass, biawa pearls, and opalescent ocean freshwater pearls reminds me of the first Spring rain. Clear and sparkly with a hint of color...
Joelle's has the latest collection of these long cluster pendants in many "one of a kind" combinations - Lilac, Blue, Turquoise, Aquamarine, and Lawn Green to name a few of my favorites. These look great with just about anything in your spring wardrobe, from a pretty print dress, jeans and a fabulous white tee, or classic little black dress. A definate must have for the Spring.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Special Day...Special Jewels...




J is the manager at Tuni and my personal style guru! She fabs me up, out of my sweats and always finds the right mix of function & style to suit my crazy lifestyle. Without her I would be lost in an abyss of ill fitting trousers and unflattering t-shirts. It was a total honor and compliment to design her wedding jewelry for her. Charity DeMeer shot the day and captured some great pics of her vintage gems. The four strand vintage pearl necklace was finished with a limited edition Karl Lagerfeld clasp. This piece of onyx was engraved with the initials KL in the 60's when Lagerfeld was designing for Chanel. The onyx oval never made it to production (initially intended for cuff links), and was snatched up by a jeweller who fashioned them into box clasps. This is a very limited piece, which makes it just that much more special. Her hairpieces are vintage shoe clips that I snatched while antiquing...these were pinned into J's hair. Her bridesmaids wore vintage six strand pearl cuffs with dangling bobbles from the 60's including a vintage teardrop chandelier crystal.
Thank you for the honor J - I wish you much joy in your new life adventure :)
For those of you planning an upcoming wedding...check out Charity's site www.charityphoto.com and click on "weddings" She has shot some amazing destination occasions - Great Eye Candy!