Something New & Something New

Here is a photo of a beautifully intricate bracelet given to me by a friend for my birthday last weekend - one of many lovely presents I received :)

It is made of tiny glass seed beads woven into a cuff-shaped bracelet with a gorgeous little round button-closure and it comes all the way from South Africa. I have teamed it with a slim bracelet from my own autumn collection featuring small faceted Turquoise rondelles with a 14K Gold-Fill lobster clasp.

I shall wear these together to brighten up a grey autumn day.

Trunk Show in Paris

I am planning my first trunk show abroad with two lovely friends in Paris... and I am so excited! More details to follow, and 1 or more trunk shows also coming up in London before Christmas.

Marimekko... at New York Fashion Week

 with the divine Carmen dell'Orefice modelling!

New York Fashion Week: Marimekko spring/summer 2013 - Telegraph


and now also in Sydney & Melbourne...

http://blog.vogueliving.com.au/2012/11/02/marimekko-opens-australian-stores

Citrine Princess

These faceted ovals of Citrine are so clear and luminous that I decided to thread them on a very simple gold-coloured wire in order to let them grab all the attention. They are interspaced with textured Gold-Vermeil beads and the fastening is a Gold-Vermeil shepherd's hook clasp.

This is a 'princess length' necklace, which rests neatly on the collarbone at the front.

Price: £76.

Lapis Lazuli

I have a strong penchant for heavy gemstone necklaces that sit on the collarbone, close to the neck. I like a necklace to gently hug me...
this necklace features smooth round beads of indigo-blue Lapis Lazuli with inclusions of bronze-coloured Pyrite. Each Lapis bead is given a bit of space to breathe with a tiny 14K Gold-Fill bead and the clasp is a 14K Gold-Fill lobster.

Price: £96.

Autumn Sun

Clean lines emphasise the beauty of these Gold Rutilated Quartz smooth marquise briolettes which are topped with tiny sparkling rondelles of yellow Paparadscha Sapphires. These are suspended from 14K Gold-Fill hooks.

Price: £28.

Dainty 'trickle' earrings featuring small baroque freshwater pearls in a bronzed bordeaux shade. These are interspersed with tiny faceted rondelles of blood-orange Paparadscha Sapphires and suspended from Sterling Silver hooks.

Price: £28.

Olivine

Petite 'dormeuse' earrings featuring bronze-green baroque* freshwater pearls teamed with tiny faceted rondelles of olive-green Tourmaline. These are suspended from Sterling Silver hoolks.

Price: £22.

* baroque pearls are not perfect spherical rounds, instead they are charmingly uneven. It is this wonkiness that makes them so appealing, I think..

Mookaite Earrings

Faceted briolettes of Mookaite in a beguiling shade of bordeaux meets chocolate, with swirls of pink and vanilla. These are teamed with faceted marquise* briolettes of soft pink Peruvian Opal and Rose Quartz. These are suspended from Sterling Silver hooks.

Price: £32.


* a pointed briolette

Andalusite Clusters

 

Dainty cluster earrings featuring faceted briolettes of shimmering Peach Moonstone nestling below clusters of small faceted rondelles of Andalusite. These are set on Sterling Silver hooks.

Price: £36. 

To purchase:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/153844591/peach-moonstone-andalusite-cluster

Wrist Candy for Autumn

1: Slim bracelet featuring small faceted rondelles of cinnamon-coloured Andalusite with a 14K Rose Gold trigger clasp flanked by Rose Gold and Sterling Silver beads.

Price: £28.

To purchase go to my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/153845115/andalusite-bracelet

 2: Bracelet featuring faceted rectangles of Smoky Quartz with a Sterling Silver t-bar clasp. Price: £24.