Monday

To fire up your creativity on a Monday, visit www.pem.org/sites/iris to dress your own Iris Apfel paperdoll!  With Iris, more is more!  (Seriously- this is waaaay addictive.) 

And Alex Monroe's updated site is up; the Chrysanthemum collection is on it...www.alexmonroe.com.

Friday's Treat

Isn't this beautiful?  Do you think the jeweler laughed when he finished and realized what he had made?  When you see something this lovely, made by a person, you realize that we reflect (imperfectly) God's image in our desire and ability to create. 

Carnelian, onyx, white gold, and diamond from www.Wartski.com

Catalogue Can Be Reserved

You can reserve your catalogue for the Liz Taylor Jewelry Auction now.  Go to www.christie's.com and click on catalogues.  Warning- it's pricey!  I'm having to talk myself into ordering it, but I will regret it if I don't!  

These are just two of the over two hundred items that will be auctioned.  The JAR earrings were made specifically for her to match her eyes, which she thought were blue and sometimes green.  Burton gave her the necklace (with matching earrings) as a gift when her first grandchild was born.

A Shout Out to Readers

Have any of you tried on earrings by Ms. Jessica Winzelberg?  I LOVE the colors in these, but fear they would be heavy.  Anyone out there tried on these or any like them?

Triple stone drop by Jessica Winzelberg, 14 kt gold, cuprite chrysocolla, Larsonite, and geode from www.roseark.com

 

Pamela Love's Spring 2012 Collection

Pamela Love's newest collection has the desert and wide open spaces in it.  Its colors and inspiration are a change from her previous goth collections, and the results are strong and full of energy.  The colors especially are a radical departure from her signature dark designs.  Well done, Ms. Love, in keeping your design fresh, fierce, and free spirited!     

Why I Am Not Afraid of Being 90



Because Iris Apfel makes 90 look GOOD!  You don't get that level of style and confidence without living in your skin for more than 45 years.

“I learned that I have to go to bed with myself at night and that I have to please myself…and as long as I don’t go out of my way to offend anybody that I love, upset my mother or my husband…I’ll do my own thing. And if the public doesn’t like it, it’s their problem, not mine.” – Iris Apfel

True story- I was in church, envying an old lady who wore a zillion diamond rings, thinking, "When I get to be her age, I'm going to wear all of my jewelry at once too."  Then I thought, "What's stopping me?"  Duh!  Be who you want to be!  Life is not a dress rehersal! 

Some of Iris' bling.

   

Love and Devotion

More "Awwwww" for Friday.  This is so sweet that it makes you feel good to see it.  That makes it  perfect for Friday.

www.georgianjewelry.com

Big enough to fill your palm, it's Edwardian romance in 18 kts with diamonds and garnets.  Look at how the beaks and diamond make a heart!  May your weekend be spent with someone who holds the key to your heart!