Happy Stories From our customers

Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude. 

~ E.P. Powel

Most holiday jewelry can seem a little, how do I put it…tacky? But sometimes tacky is just the ticket. I dug up a few Thanksgiving jewelry pieces. Tell us what you think!

Source: Polyvore

I must confess: I wrote this blog out of personal necessity and not for our viewing audience per se. The story goes like this: I went on a trip with only one pair of earrings…and forgot the backing for one of them.

The answer, in true Internet fashion, was only a click away:

Step 1

Find a pen or pencil that has a miniature eraser on the end of it.

Step 2

Pull off the eraser and cut or pinch it down to a smaller size.

Step 3

Stick it on the back of your earring in place of the original backing. Push the eraser up tight against the back of the earring to ensure it is properly in place.

Source: Adjuvant

One of our very good friends gave us visitation rights to a couple of pair of cuff links we made for him a number of years ago. We’re working on some custom cuff links for another friend of ours and we needed some measurements from these.  Both pair are original designs of ours.

This pair features Tahitian and white pearls along with blue sapphires in 18kt yellow gold.

This pair features white gold bamboo and hand carved (Italian carved, Arizona material) turquoise stones.

Often we reflect on the history of jewelry on our blog. It’s easy to see the connectivity between a vintage necklace and what we continue to wear today. But what does the future of jewelry hold? How does technology influence fashion, for instance?

Designer Paola Mirai peers into that space-age world:

We’ve seen our share of jewelry made from old circuit boards, but none as luxe-looking as those by Paola Mirai. The Milan-based art director, designer, and self-described “alchemical experimenter” suspends castoff computer parts, clock springs, watch cogs, and other technological detritus in a colorless—and home-brewed—resin known as “orotrasparente.” The result is a series of brooches, bracelets, cuff links, and rings with a lighter-than-air quality, featuring high-tech components that appear to float just above the body.

Source: Ecouterre