Are you looking for a new piece of statement jewelry?
Do you like your jewelry clean, simple and bold?
Then I’d like to suggest jewelry designer Deborah Grivas for your next purchase!
She creates jewelry using simple, faceted fire-polished crystals, put together in some really interesting ways.  Her pieces will work for both day and evening – it just depends on how you wear them.
Check out this great bib necklace – this particular one is “Fall“:

The necklace is made of clusters of crystals, wired together and strung on leather cords, with a gold chain extender to make it adjustable.
Looking for a bracelet?

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If you’d like to rock some seriously sparkly crystals on your wrist this fall, but want to try something other than the normal clear – why not check out some black stones?
Faceted black stones or crystal jewelry adds an interesting twist to the chunky crystal jewelry that’s popular right now.
This faceted onyx bracelet by Bounkit is an elegant addition to your holiday jewelry wardrobe:

image: Saks 5th Avenue
It’s made from faceted black onyx ovals, set into a 24kt gold-plated brass cuff bracelet.  The cuff is hinged for ease of wearing.
At $615.00 US it’s also pretty tough on the budget…
If you …read more

Have you checked out PONO annex yet?
It’s the online store for Joan Goodman’s line of unique jewelry, with an eye on both style and price.  The jewelry has a clean aesthetic and uses such materials as Italian resin, Swarovski crystals and even natural bone and horn.
As a special treat just for you, PONO is offering a limited-time discount for the next two weeks.  Just enter the code “splend10″ at the checkout to redeem.
Here are some of the lovely goodies that you could apply the discount to:

The faux-amber resin “Kernel” choker in amber.  I love those chunky beads – and because …read more

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and that means pink is everywhere!
Jewelry and accessories designers have been busy creating new pieces to help support the cause.  Here are just a few of the lovely pieces you can buy that go towards supporting breast cancer research:
These handmade14kt gold earrings are made out of white topaz and pink cubic zirconia clusters by jewelry designer Stefanie Schaeffer:
Available from Stefi J Designs, with 10% of the proceeds going to the Susan G Komen Cancer Foundation.
Lisa Stewart has created a bracelet with a tough edge.  The studded leather cuff is accented with a chunky gold …read more

If you want to give someone a unique hand made accessory, Etsy is a great place to start looking. You’ll find all sorts of accessories from earrings, rings, necklace and beautiful bracelets. In fact I found four lovely pieces I just had to share with you today.
Wire Design Timeless Links Bracelet ($65) Hand hammered and hand formed links give this sterling silver bracelet such charm.
The Beaded Lily Bramble Bangle Bracelet ($40) I love this rough and edgy take on a pretty bracelet. The wires are wound round and round giving it a nice texture and interest.
Wire Design Organic Bangle Stack …read more

As you know Fall is all about dramatic looks and accessories play a huge part in it. Accessories can change a whole look from plain to fabulous. If your style is sweet and girly, classic, edgy, casual or bohemian you can mix and match accessories from each style.  I came across several bracelets that play into all of those themes.
Juicy Couture Multi Bow Bracelet ($78) A very girly bracelet that’s perfect for the girly girl or if you want to give your edgy look a little feminine touch.
Kenneth Jay Lane Feather Cuff ($440)  This gunmetal and Swarovski crystal cuff bracelet …read more

Congratulations Sandy!
You’re the proud new owner of your very own Peace & Love pair of earrings:

And Peace & Love charm bracelet from Twisted Silver!

If you’re not the lucky winner, the complete Peace & Love collection is now on sale, which not only includes the two pieces shown above, but the matching necklace and bangle bracelet.
The Peace & Love collection is build around two antiqued brass charms, one says “Love” and the other one has the “peace” symbol on it.  The jewelry is also accented with faceted amber-colored glass beads and the signature “Twisted” brass tag.  The necklace and charm bracelet …read more

Vampires are hot these days – you can find them everywhere from books, television, movies and now… jewelry!
Jules Smith has a collection of jewelry inspired by part two of the Twilight saga, New Moon.
The jewelry features some seriously pointy teeth and has been showing up all over the place on celebrities and in style features.
The toothy “Edward’s Smile” necklace is available in gunmetal, yellow gold and silver on a 16 inch chain.
Fans of True Blood can get in on the jewelry fun now too, with a collection of jewelry from Love, Peace & Hope inspired by the HBO series.
The jewelry …read more

Wide metal cuff bracelets are a hot trend these days, so for today’s Weekend Etsy Pick I went browsing through their bracelet section to see what I could find.
Boy, did I hit paydirt!  I found everything from delicate, polished cuff bracelets, embellished with faceted stones to big, chunky statement pieces.
I had a terrible time narrowing down my choices to just one bracelet, but in the end, this sterling silver cuff won out:

It’s made by Tennessee-based jewelry design studio, Lavender Cottage, using 18 gauge sterling silver sheet metal, and accented with a Labradorite cabochon.  Labradorite is an opalescent stone from Canada’s …read more

I just came across the most amazing jewelry product.
It’s made by a caddisfly!
Caddisflies are small aquatic insects that build their nests out of tiny pebbles.  If you give a caddisfly little semi-precious gems, they’ll use those to build their nests instead.
Wildscape Jewelry does just that, raising their caddisflies in artificial streams and harvesting their cases after the bugs are done with them.  The cases are then used as the focal points in some very interesting pieces of jewelry.
They create necklaces, earrings and bracelets, from different semi-precious gemstones.

This necklace is made from carnelian pebbles, fused by the caddisfly, and then strung …read more