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Fair trade Zultanite, recycled 14k palladium white gold, and recycled 14k green/yellow/rose gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

(The color is truer in this picture.)

Moissanite and recycled 14k yellow gold engagement and wedding rings
{ for sale now in my Etsy shop }

Recycled 14k palladium white gold wedding band (left) and recycled 18k palladium white gold wedding band (right)

Moissanite and recycled palladium sterling silver wedding bands
{ custom order; sold }

Fair trade sapphire, recycled palladium sterling silver, and recycled 14k white gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

Fair trade sapphire and recycled 18k palladium white gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

Recycled 14k white gold wedding bands
{ custom order; sold }

Moissanite and recycled 14k yellow gold wedding band
{ for sale now in my Etsy shop }

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Moissanite, recycled 14k yellow gold, and sterling silver ring, size 6.5

{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

This is a pretty simple design, but one that's been bouncing around in my head for a while. At first the whole ring was 14k gold, but the more I looked at it, the more compelled I felt to make it look more organic and antique, so ultimately I decided to melt some sterling silver solder all around and in between the bezels, which I then oxidized to give the piece a blackened, 'ancient' kind of feel. I'm not completely sure how I feel about the finished effect; I'm curious to hear what you all think... does the oxidized silver add or detract from this design?

H2-Au??

Gold jewelry will always make my heart sing (despite the skyrocketing price these days), but there are some folks who take their gold obsessions to ridiculous heights.

Sure, we've heard of gold iphones, gold cars and gold fashion - but some folks want to trade in their Evian for a fancy bottle of gold-leaf spring water at a price you won't believe.

Billed by Exousia Luxury as an 'anti aging and anti-stress elixir', the company is putting natural spring water in a fancy bottle, throwing in some 24 karat gold petals and calling it the fountain of youth. Think Goldschlager for the health conscious.

So how much does it cost? Well, that's a big secret. You have to fill out a form on their website to qualify for that information, apparently. (Is this the Soho House or glorified tap water?). HOWEVER, this entry on the Luxury Insider site claims one bottle is $24,000! Seriously!!

I suggest staying young by indulging in a little gold retail therapy instead. These gold hoops from JCPenney are under $50 on Jewelry.com - just one example of many gold gems you can get without taking out a second mortgage to quench your thirst.

New Work

Moissanite and andradite garnet ring, recycled sterling silver, size 6.5

Moissanite, recycled 14k gold, and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

New Work

Moissanite, recycled 14k white gold, and recycled 14k rose gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

Fair trade sapphire, moissanite, and recycled 14k yellow gold ring, size 6.5
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Yellow Gold Continues to Shine for Fall

Gold jewelry was all the rage this summer, with stars sporting it to red carpet events and fashionistas adding yellow gold sparkle to their spring collection selects. Now, InStyle is predicting that the sunny hue has serious staying power right into fall.

Claiming that jewelry mavens should focus on pieces that are "glossy, gilded and gorgeous", InStyle picked a selection of 18kt yellow gold items that illustrated their point, including a gold pendant from Sophia Flore and a striking gold butterfly brooch from celebrity jeweler and Christina Aguilera BFF, Stephen Webster.

But not all of us have gold record royalties to use when snapping up our jewels for the fall season.



Enter: JewelClub.

You Jewelry Insider veterans are well aware of this great Friends and Family site that I’ve been sharing with my readers for the past year. Trust me: you’ll be hard pressed to find prices this low out there in the real world.

Just enter the code: INSIDER when you login to www.jewelclub.com and shop hundreds of fine jewelry styles – from diamonds and gemstones to silver and yes, yellow gold – all at prices well below retail.

Check it out for yourselves. If you’re not a ‘trendy’ shopper, it's a perfect way to stock up on staples. I, personally, need some diamond studs like pronto – and am snapping up a pair for less than $100. Seriously.

So grab your yellow gold, your diamond studs, whatever jewel is calling your name – and let me know how you make out. Summer is almost over but that doesn’t mean the sparkle has to stop, right?

New Work

Moissanite, recycled 14k yellow gold, and recycled 14k white gold wedding ring

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Moissanite and recycled 14k gold ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Enormous fair trade cat's eye pink tourmaline and sterling silver pendant
{ custom order; sold }

Fair trade pink tourmaline and recycled 14k gold ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Moissanite and recycled 14k gold ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Fair trade amethyst and recycled 14k gold ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

More New Work

Moissanite, recycled 14k yellow gold, and recycled sterling silver ring, size 6.75

New Work

Lab-created ruby & recycled 14k gold ring, size 6.5

Custom wedding set - moissanite & recycled sterling silver

Recycled 14k white & yellow gold wedding band, size 12.5

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Moissanite and recycled 14k gold ring

Diamonds, Yellow Gold and Bunny Ears Marvel at The Met

The jewelry, the gowns, the divas, the drama – all were present and accounted for at The Costume Institute’s gala at The Met last night in the Big Apple. And true to its reputation as the fashion world’s Oscars, anyone who is anyone in the fashion and celebrity circles got their grubby little hands on an invite.

Jewelry was - for the most part - an understated affair, with lots of diamond studs, cuffs and statement earrings. And model, Agnyess Deyn, sported a huge diamond necklace to rival the likes of those on the Hollywood red carpets.
But it was the clothes that took center stage last night with yellow gold and blue emerging as the colors of choice, hemlines ranging from ‘too short’ to ‘tutu-esque’ and the pants suit threatening to steal the girly gown’s thunder.

The winners for me were classics like Marion Cotillard in Dior and Chopard diamonds, Renee Zelwegger in olive green Carolina Herrera with a matching statement necklace, and a vampy Anne Hathaway in Marc Jacobs and Van Cleef. Love that she’s taking a page out of the Drew Barrymore bed-head playbook, right?














And my favorite jewelry look had to be on Jessica Alba, who sported Angelina-inspired emerald earrings to go with her Jason Wu bejeweled number.















And the losers? OK. You know how I loathe the misguided pants suit. And I would have made an exception for Rihanna, had the mini-mouse sleeves not put the look over the top. I just really wish I could embrace the D & G sleeve silhouette they've littered their spring and fall lines with – but it just looks silly to me. Am I right?





























Leighton Meister and Kate Moss in a Liz Taylor-inspired turban (yes, a turban) went a bit too far off the fashion trail for my taste.















And finally, a word (or a few) about Madonna. A part of me knows she is aware that the blue bunny ears are ridiculous. A part of me knows she wears the thigh-high boots and lingerie-inspired outfits because - well – she can.

But a part of me is longing for a Madonna fashion paradigm shift like she used to give us when she emerged with black hair or a kimono or a pointed bra. This is just feelin’ tired.

What do you guys think of the looks last night? Weigh in!

And don’t forget to Twitter with me and my sugar mamma, Jewelry.com for all the latest jewelry tidbits from the around the globe.

It’s a tough life, but somebody’s gotta Twitter it!

New Work

Fair trade fire citrine (6mm) with spessartite garnets (2.5mm),
4mm wide, hand-textured 14k gold (recycled) band, size 6.25
{ more pics }

Custom wedding rings - moissanite, recycled sterling silver, and recycled 14k gold

Custom wedding set - moissanite, lab created sapphire, and recycled sterling silver

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Moissanite and recycled 14k gold (yellow and white) wedding ring

6mm center stone with graduated flush-set stones on either side sitting atop a ribbon of yellow gold over a substantial white gold band

The band has an intentionally distressed finish that I think contrasts nicely with the sparkle of the moissanites.