Fashion Friday- Enamel Jewelry

Enameling is a great way that jewelry designers are adding color to their pieces.
Here are some great examples of this trendy technique in use:

From Cool Jewelry Jr:

From Art Made By Tammy:

From Metalsmitten:

From Jems By JB and Co:

From Boutique Kismet:

From Cassowary Jewelry:

From Essential Elements:

Cute Spoonrests!

My new favorite kitchen tools!

These cobalt blue spoonrests came from Combustion Glassworks Etsy shop and they're fabulous! They're recycled glass bottles that have been slumped in a kiln to form the shape. I bought the larger one (about 14 inches) first but I realized I needed another. I'm loving the little one (about 9 inches) for my teabag and stirring spoon at night. Yes, even in 100 degree weather I like a cup of tea w/ milk to help me sleep.

It get your own spoonrest head over to CombustionGlassworks.Etsy.com or click here.

Let's Just Elope!

I finally got another Etsy treasury! WooHoo! Let's Just Elope features a bunch of cool handmade things that would be perfect for running off to Vegas to get hitched.

note: this is not a plan I'm making- it's just a treasury. ;)

Fashion Friday- Modern White Pearls

White pearls don't have to be conservative heirlooms. They can be modern and trendy like the following examples.


From Adroit Jewelers at AdroitJewelers.Etsy.com


From Wearable by Design at WearableByDesign.Etsy.com


From Jessie McCann Handmade Jewelry at JessieMcCann.Etsy.com


From Beads Me at BeadsMe.Etsy.com


From The Brass Hussy at TheBrassHussy.Etsy.com


From Designs by Victoria at DBVictoria.Etsy.com

Fashion Friday- Black and White Baby!

Black and white- sometimes demure, sometimes bold. It's a classic color (or lack of color) combination that lends itself to just about any outfit. Here are some lovely b&w jewelry items I hope you will enjoy:

From OV Gillies from Ovgilliesdesigns.Etsy.com


From Little Bug Jewelry at Littlebugjewelry.Etsy.com


From Abacus Bead Creations at Abacusbeadcreations.Etsy.com


From Jems By JB and Comany at Jemsbyjbandcompany.Etsy.com


From Zen Creations at Zencreations04.Etsy.com

Oceans Away Etsy Treasury

Hey look- I got a good screen shot of my latest treasury! Please click to go see it in person.

Fashion Friday- Big Summer Sun Hats

Save your skin with one of these fashionable handmade summer hats found on Etsy-

This lime, lemon, and white floral fabulous floppy hat is from Super Jenny Love:


This one from Sarah Padgham Hats & Handbags is reversible from rust orange to natural linen. The shape of this hat has me imagining an old movie starlet wearing it in St. Tropez while trading barbs with Cary Grant.


From Sookie Etc, this is the perfect hat to take on a vacation-wide brimmed, elegant but not too dressy, and neutral in color.


I love the graphic flower print of the fabric in this wide brimmed hat from Nadine New York!


The perfect straw hat for a garden wedding from The Waltz.


Fun hat for the the hot lazy days of summer ahead. The perfect beach hat from Mojo Indigo.

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Another treasury :)
and I'm back to the old screen capture program with it's visual studdering because the other one isn't working. *sigh*