Bella’s charm bracelet has become one of the most popular pieces of jewelry to be inspired by the books, and there are certainly lots of variations out there.

Jacob’s gift has been described as a little carved wooden wolf, so the first pick is a charm bracelet from Illuminating Designs by Connie featuring a Swarovski crystal heart and wooden wolf charm on a sterling silver-plated bracelet:

Or you could go for a carved goldstone wolf bead, paired with a Swarovski crystal heart on a charming sterling silver bracelet made from heart-shaped links, by Last Day of Forever Designs:

The last bracelet features a silver wolf, again paired with a crystal heart – this bracelet also has a deep red crystal accent bead between the two charms, made by Dazzled By Grace:

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Jewelry designer Anne Holman uses little pieces of vintage maps to create her unique pieces.  The maps are set into her hand-made sterling silver findings and then covered with a layer of resin to seal, protect and magnify the images.

She has map jewelry from all over the world, but if you want a map from a particular place, or places – she’ll make it for you.  You could have a bracelet with your birthplace, or significant cities from your past… or places you’d like to go in the future.

Wear a little piece of Venice with this map pendant (just under an inch across).

This is one of the custom map bracelets:

And for the special man in your life…

Sterling silver cuff links with a vintage map of New York City.

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This Wednesday is Remembrance Day or Veteran’s Day, depending on where you live.  In Canada and England, red poppies are worn to remember those who lost their lives in the different wars.

While these poppies aren’t the ones that are traditionally worn, I think it’s still appropriate to wear them in memory.

This felted poppy necklace is by AVA Original Felted Art and is made using merino wool.  It’s adjustable, depending on how many times you wrap the “stem” around your neck.

These delicate earrings are made using glass bells, flowers and beads, on sterling silver hoops by Canadian jewelry designer Amanda Mackay.

Eight Seasons created this unique wristlet using layers of red leather, shaped to created little flowers, on a base of cream-colored leather.

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Blend Creations has teamed up with Feterie, a boutique stationary company, to give away four of these necklaces:

The necklaces are limited-edition, only for this contest.  That means that Blend Creations has only created two of each of the stainless-steel and paper necklaces (with a retail value of $108 each).  The necklaces feature Feterie’s own paper.  In fact, if you like the designs, you can buy the wrapping paper online – the “Just Dotty” in grape or the “Vendome” in lemon.

As with all of Blend Creations jewelry, it’s handmade in North America.

The contest is running now, but only until November 16th, so head on over to the entry page to get your chance to win.  They also have some different ways to get an extra entry (or three), so if you Twitter or Facebook, read the rules to increase your chances of winning

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And some days call for ornate, elegant and feminine pieces of jewelry!

If you’re having one of those days, I’d like to suggest the richly detailed jewelry from 1ofmykind Jewels.  The jewelry designer, Jody McGill uses a combination of antiqued brass filigree, glass, crystal and semi-precious stones – and even some unusual materials like watch parts.  The result is very wearable, modern jewelry that feels like it could have been found in your great, great-grandmother’s jewelry chest.

Take a look and see what I mean…

“Filigree Vines – Woodland Nymph Labradorite Necklace” is made with vintage Czechoslovakian molded art glass jewel, wrapped with a vintage tooled filigree lace and woven Art Nouveau vines. On a chain of faceted labradorite rondelles and hand-made hammered bronzed brass O’s.

The elegant bronze “Dragonfly Hoop” earrings feature bronze hoops & dragonflies, wrapped around faceted Chalcedony drops.

The steampunk-inspired “Time Machine” ring is a combination of a vintage watch and bronze filigree accents – complete with the original rubies from the watch!

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Her pieces are made from a combination of merino wool felt (from Merino sheep of course, which grow a high quality, soft wool) and bamboo ply.  In addition, all of the jewelry and accessories are made in the USA.

Her pieces are big, bold and totally wearable!

“Pearl Emi” brooch or hair clip, made from wool felt.

The generously-sized orange “Dahlia” brooch is made from wool felt and also comes in a rainbow of colors, to match any outfit.  There are only four left in orange though, so you’d better hurry if you want one…

You can also combine her bamboo and felt pieces into one set of earrings.  This is the “Bamboo-black felt stacked” earrings, hung on 14kt gold filled hoops.  These earrings are also available in other color combinations.

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The jewelry designers from Turtle Love Committee want to change the way you think about jewelry.  Their clean, simple and elegant designs feature river rocks.

That’s right, river rocks.

Rocks that people have gone out and found on the banks of local rivers, that have been polished by the water and pebbles until they’re smooth.

And guess what – the jewelry is lovely!

The Sheridan pendant is made from a single rock, found in Upper Michigan.  It’s strung on sterling silver with a sterling silver chain.

The matching Sheridan earrings come from the same area in Upper Michigan.  The earrings are hung simply with sterling silver wire on ear post findings.

The Waldoboro pendant comes from a river in Maine.  The stone has been wrapped in a sterling silver and hung on an 18″ chain.

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In addition to her jewelry, Jenny also creates vases with photo transfers layered inside them.  All of her work is created by hand in her Los Angeles workshop.

Unfortunately, I can’t link to the individual pieces of jewelry, but you can find them by first selecting the “jewelry” tab on her site and scrolling down to find the piece you’re interested in.

“Unity” multiple ring necklace, accented with semi-precious gemstones and hung on your choice of sterling silver or 24kt gold-filled chain.

Recycled glass stackable circle rings, available in multiple sizes and colors.

Recycled glass oval bracelet, available in your choice of colors.  The bracelet closes with a matching bead, strung onto the cord.

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Unique Glass Jewelry from Jenny Gaynor

How unique?

As unique as your fingerprint!

In fact, Fabuluster uses your own fingerprint to create one-of-a-kind fine jewelry that no one else will have.

Brent & Jessica Williams of Fabuluster create their elegant jewelry using sterling silver and gold.  As well as their custom fingerprint rings, they also use natural materials like feathers and leaves in their jewelry.

Here’s one of their custom fingerprint wedding bands:

The fingerprint is imprinted on the outside of the sterling silver ring, with a polished interior.

You can also keep the fingerprints a secret and wear them on the inside instead:

This pair of wedding bands look like standard rings, but only you & your sweetie will know that you’ve got a little secret inside!

Fabuluster will also imprint fingerprints onto other pieces of jewelry as well, like this fingerprint pendant:

So how do they reproduce your fingerprint?  They will send you an impression kit, which is then used to print your fingerprint from.

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In fact, it’s jewelry that you can customize yourself!

These nifty little pendants by Etsy jewelry & accessories designer, Spittin Toad, are actually little blackboards.

That’s right, you can write on your necklace, erase it and start all over again tomorrow.  The pendants are just over an inch square, so Spittin Toad recommends using a dress maker’s pencil (available from most craft shops) or a piece of sharpened chalk to write with.  Just use a damp cloth to wipe the necklace off and you can write on it over and over again.

The pendants come in a rainbow of trim colors, including this cheery orange one:

Sour apple green:

Or this fun girly pink:

The chain isn’t included, but for just $8 plus shipping, it’s an awfully good deal

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