Their jewelry is made from high-end materials like 10kt gold, diamonds, sterling silver and accented with traditional glass enamel.  The two new collections have been inspired by two simple words, “Bliss” and “Spirit”.

Bliss is playful and colorful, with swirling bands of color on sterling silver. The pendants are accented with little touches of diamonds, and are jointed so they move gently as you wear them.

Spirit is more restrained and elegant, with simple gold and diamond elements showcased on natural agate or onyx.  The collection is available with the zodiac symbols, both available in black or white.  They also have pendants like the Om symbol available as well.

To celebrate the new jewelry collections, BettyLou Jewels has a special treat for you lucky readers.  For the next month, you can save 20% off their entire site just by entering the code “splendicity” at the checkout!

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Wear Your Bliss With BettyLou Jewels

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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Weekend Etsy Picks

They can be playful, like the ALICE and CHESHIRE CAT recycled tile Necklace with Swarovski crystals from Etsy…

Alice and Chesire Cat

Or perplexing, like this silver colored jack charm dangling inside what appears to be a metallic shell…

Jack Charm Necklace

They can be brilliantly low maintenance — the image of this witchy woman is preserved in a bottlecap..

Woman on Absinthe Bottle Bottlecap Necklace

Or Byzantine in their creation — like Malt Brew, woven from vintage flowers, vintage buttons, swarovski crystals and leaf charms:

Malt Brew

But my all-time favorite pendants are those that seem to have one heck of a story behind them.

Diamond-Shaped Pendant Necklace

What happened here? Cigarette burn? Intentional late-night stabbing? Fantastic.

And, last but never least, the Steampunk Vintage Watch Face and Clock captures the spooky elegance of a bygone era:

Steampunk Vintage Watch Face and Clock

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Ode to the Pendant

Her jewelry has a clean, modern feel with unique touches from nature.  I love her “Double Bumble” pendant, hand-cut from sterling silver and mounted on a copper disc:

In addition, she uses 100% recycled silver and gold, to reduce the environmental impact.  In fact, you can even send in your old jewelry and use it as a credit towards a new piece of jewelry!

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Weekend Etsy Picks

Especially if you can wear them as jewelry!

The “Coral Cherry” necklace is a combination of hand-cut sterling silver leaves and stems and coral “cherry” beads.  The leaves have been hammered, to give them a leaf texture and then treated with a black patina for a soft vintage look.  Each necklace is handmade by indie jewelry designer Rubygirl.

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Sweet Summer Cherry Necklace

How are they doing this?

By collaborating with nine artists to create a fun line of jewelry called “Metal For Monsters“.  Each stainless steel, laser-etched pendant is available in a strictly-limited edition of 10.  A portion of the sale of each pendant goes to UNICEF.

“A Monster Heart” designed by Anna Chambers

“Daily Metal Monster 01” by Stefan G. Bucher

“Munchy” by Jon Burgerman

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Whimsical Jewelry for a Good Cause

Istanbul Designs is one of my favorite sellers on Etsy, and their special Mother’s Day necklace doesn’t disapoint.

The pendant is hand-etched and made from sterling silver.  Each pendant is created individually by hand, so there may be little differences between each one.

Each pendant comes with a 16″ sterling silver chain and comes with it’s own gift box.

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Why stainless steel?

Well, for one thing – it won’t tarnish or discolor, it’s incredibly sturdy (allowing fine details to be cut into the metal) and it looks great too.

Check out these pendants from their “Nocti 1″ collection – they’re all night-blooming flowers:

“Large Primrose” necklace.

“Large Yucca” necklace.

“Large Cereus” necklace.

Stainless steel doesn’t usually stain skin, unlike lots of other metals.  It can also be a good choice for people who are allergic to metal.  Of course – test it first though!

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Sparkling Steel Flower Necklaces

Check out this lovely cloisonne enamel egg pendant from Treasured Finds:

The pendant features old-fashioned roses and forget-me-not flowers created in enamel.

The egg is decorated using fine strips of brass wire, soldered onto the egg.  Glass enamel particles are then melted into the brass to create the color and depth.

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Easter Egg Jewelry for Women

Forzieri is a global luxury dream loft highly focusing on Italian and European brands. Our collections have been enchanting the world since 1998 by featuring cutting-edge emerging designers, undiscovered master artisans and iconic fashion houses

Forzieri Diamond Flower Pendant Necklace

This 18K white gold Flower Pendant Necklace ($320) is lovely as it is simple.  The flower is just darling and only about 0.39″! This is the type of necklace you can wear every day and with just about anything.  The center of the flower pendant holds a diamond about 0.02ct and it hangs on a 15.75″ box chain.

Forzieri Diamond Star Pendant Necklace

This necklace is my absolute favourite! Why? Because I bought it for myself a few years ago and I wear it every day as a signature piece. And yes, it still looks brand new to this day!  The Forzieri 18K white gold Diamond Star Pendant Necklace ($375) is small, about 0.47″, but it’s simplicity is what makes it special.  The dainty 0.02cw diamond in the center is all the accent it needs.

These necklaces and other jewelry can be found on the Forzieri website and each one comes in a signature gift box perfect for gifting!  No only do they carry jewelry, they also have handbags, shoes, home accents and clothing. What’s more, the shipping is super fast!

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