Today, I’ve got Part Two of my interview with Carolyn Rafaelian, of Alex and Ani jewelry. An important aspect of Alex and Ani is giving back, with their Charity By Design jewlery collection. You can see the different designs, as well as the character that they honor, by clicking on the Charity By Design page.
Alex and Ani sent me a Tree of Life Expandable Wire Bangle. This bracelet benefits the ARC -African Rainforest Conservatory.

The bracelet is lovely – a delicate expandable wire, with a Tree of Life Charm. The bracelet fit both my wrist and my daughter’s slimmer wrist. It …read more

Alex and Ani jewelry, designed by owner Carolyn Rafaelian, is a line that has been featured in magazines like MORE, InStyle, Modern Bride, Us Weekly, Life & Style, A, Glamour, People, Marie Claire, Seventeen, and In Touch.
The pieces have a bohemian charm to them (my favorite kind of charm), reminding me of a sort of Esmeralda gypsy-chic with lots of bangles, beads, and feathers. Many of the pieces are made of recycled or vintage materials. Rafaelian has developed an expandable wire bangle that adjusts to fit any wrist. I’ve tried it and it easily adjusted between my wrist and my daughter’s …read more

Here’s Part Two of my interview with jewelry designer Kyra Crilly of GhostShip. Kyra uses vintage sea glass, a found item, to craft gorgeous necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. GhostShip, Crilly’s shop is located at Etsy – a cyber mall for handmade, one of a kind items. If you missed Part One of the interview, then please click here.

PBN: The piece with the red glass…how do you go about designing a piece?
Kyra Crilly: Red sea glass is the rarest of them all. There is much speculation where red glass comes from, as commercial red glass is not produced much anymore. …read more

I had the opportunity to interview Kyra Crilly from the Ghost Ship  jewelry at Etsy. I found her shop on Friday and I fell in love with her work. Each piece has this romantic feel – in part from the vintage sea glass itself, which is frosty and beautiful and rare, but also the settings are delicate, with accents of pearl and silver filigree .
Kyra is new to the glass and has only been operating her shop for a couple of months. She wrote a piece about working with the glass, called The Art and Meditation of Drilling Sea Glassthat …read more