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You know how perfume should be placed at your pulse points for maximum alluring effect? I feel the same way about jewelry. Most especially bracelets – hanging ever so elegantly at the curve of your wrist while you use your hands to tell a story. And there’s something about a bangle – the solid, unyielding [...]

There are times where wearing a piece of designer jewelry is great. You can appreciate the beauty of someone else’s creation and enjoy the effect it creates in your ensemble … and basically move on. But what if YOU had a hand in the design of your piece? What if you could apply some creativity [...]

Kiel James Patrick I’m over at momtastic today looking at nautical bracelets for the summer stacking party your arm desperately needs. NEEDS! Share

Sequin Floral Enamel Bangles from Charm and Chain, $18 each. Color is everywhere for spring. AS IT SHOULD BE. Time to throw out the drabs and grab anything that resembles a flower or LIFE. I am a big fan of enamel and all it’s possibilities. Your jewelry doesn’t have to relegate itself to silver or [...]

As part of the amazing PR team for Neiman Marcus, Alyssa Kilpatrick may not have set out one day to launch a smart and richly-storied jewelry collection, but a chance encounter in a vintage store with some beautiful, but lonely, scarab pendants set her on that creative path. Alyssa remembered the significance of the scarab [...]

The cuff bracelet made a huge comeback this year, but I was still looking for something that had a sense of power that wasn’t necessarily a metal-based piece. I had Wonder Woman fantasies that involved more texture, more personality and more edge than swank. As you can imagine, I just about fell out of my [...]

Photos from etsy shops There is just something about clear. The sexiness in the transparency of it. It can make a statement, but it doesn’t block the skin. And the sparkle… the way it catches light is so interesting to me. It can be fun or elegant, edgy or downright sexy. Coupled with the bare [...]