I just wanted to give a huge thanks and shout out to Kendra Aarhus, the champion of Women’s Hair over at About.com. We are co-members of Mop Shots, a panel of hair experts on Citysearch, and I love to follow her articles and advice. I’m so glad to see it’s mutual!
Today, Kendra gave me some link love, likening my advice to something of a muse. I love her! And I love her site – which is something of a hair bible, and a must-check-out.
Image: About.com

Every year after Christmas, I treat myself to a new calendar for my studio/office.  I found a gorgeous handbag calendar last year.  After all, if I can’t afford the latest Judith Leiber Miniaudiere – I can still enjoy how beautiful it is!
I’m going hunting today to track down my “perfect” calendar.  I’ve browsed online and have found several suitable candidates – but I’ll have to make my final decision once I actually have them in my hot little hands.
My top pick so far?  The “365 Days of Handbags” – I had the 2008 version of this calendar last year and …read more

I’d like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah… or however you celebrate the winter – I hope it’s a lovely one!
I’m taking a couple of days off, but I’ll return this weekend with fresh goodies and wonderful finds…
image: Dover Publications (vintage copy-right free clip art)

I’m so excited to introduce you to my latest blog for b5media – The Doggy Blog!

The Doggy Blog is a celebration of life with man’s (and woman’s!) best friend.  I cover everything from selecting your new puppy, care, feeding, grooming – even celebrity pets
To mark the occasion, I thought that I should have a “doggy” day on Her Accessories… so today’s pick is the charming handmade Poodle scarf by Duchess von Laela:

So go take a peak at the new blog and let me know what you think
image: Duchess von Laela

I just couldn’t resist when I found this in the second-hand shop this morning:

Now, it’s not like I need more purses (heck, how many of us actually need a new purse??) but I saw those sparkly, beaded cherries and couldn’t put it down.
I have no clue who made this purse, and it’s not the sturdiest baby ever – but I’ll use it until the vinyl bottom cracks or the plastic handles fall off!
image: C Findlay-Harder

In honor of the Beauty & Style channel’s blog of the month, The Scented Life – we’re all getting together and writing about the favorites scents in our lives.
In no particular order…

 Fresh baked bread – especially when I’ve baked it myself!
Coffee – I can’t start my morning without it
My vanilla spice bodywash from the Body Shop – you can only find it at Christmas, so my husband buys me enough for the entire year.
Wet parrot – I know, this sounds weird, but a freshly bathed parrot smells lovely…
Sheets, dried on the line – in June, when the wild …read more

In the meantime – I just have to brag about my talented mom, Noreen – who’s just published a new book!
The book’s topic?  Accessories!
Well, actually – it’s belts, and I’m trying to figure out if I can ask Santa Claus for one of the belts for Christmas

I’m so excited – I got this in the mail yesterday:

I’ve been lusting after it for about six weeks on Etsy in Retro Kitsch’s shop and finally decided to treat myself   It’s an eensy wee little beaded evening bag.  I don’t know anything about it other than it’s fairly old and has a “Made in Czechoslovakia” tag on the inside.
What can I say, I love vintage evening bags

I shared some of my favorite picks with you all when I was trying to track down a particular bird necklace.  I still haven’t found the perfect one, but I did find a charm with two birds sitting on a branch on it.  It’s got a little empty nest between them – they look forlorn somehow.
I decided to take matters into my own hands and glued three little robin’s egg blue beads into the nest.  I attached a plain silver curb chain to the ends.  I’m quite pleased with how it turned out!

I was so inspired by the color forecast that I had to get busy in my studio – want to see what I came up with?
Here are three new pieces from my steel & glass “Second Chance” jewelery collection:

“New Leaves”

“Spring Daze”

and last but not least, “Delft Blue“.