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I don’t know if it’s a resurgence, or just a recurring popular trend – but I’ve been selling a lot of amethyst glass gemstones for wedding jewelry recently. And my customers don’t always want exact matches – they want both light and darker amethyst, from lilac to dusty deep purple. These are among the most popular choices:
I’m going to see if I can get some pictures – not mine, but from the brides! To show off how pretty their jewelry turned out. One girl wore all light amethyst, and her attendants wore deep purple – and she had 8 bridesmaids and a flower girl!
I’ll come back with pics asap 🙂
Just in time for St. patrick’s Day – or, well, anytime you want some pretty heart jewelry – take a look at these gorgeous goodies!
When you’ve got a simple, pretty pendant or pair of earrings with these heart jewels, you don’t need a lot of fussy other accessories. The color is rich, it’s flattering, and it’s affordable.
This is a win 🙂
Just a small detour from the pretty sparkling stones – I just got a new batch in of silver plated brass leverbacks. These locking earwires are super popular – also affordable and comfy.
They’re not precious metal sterling silver (if you need those, just holler) – but unless you have metal sensitivies, you really don’t need to be paying for sterling. For fun everyday earrings, I love the leverbacks 🙂
They just take your earring designs up a notch, you know?
Vintage is just the best, you know? So I’m not going to tell you – I’m going to show you. This vintage wiggle dress is so fabulous!
Now I really don’t have to say anything else, because you can see for yourself. But just to mention a few things that occurred to me? This is a year-round dress, for one thing. Add a cardigan or jacket and it’s great for work, winter or summer (you know how cold AC can be). And of course it’s great for date night or church – it’s modest but kinda sexy too.
And! See how good it looks with only a pair of earrings for accessories? Talk about easy! But you could glam it up or down any way you want. And wear it with stilettos or flipflops. This is what clothes are supposed to be – goodlooking, easy to wear, easy to make YOU look good.
I found it in a darling boutique on Etsy, Joules Jewels Vintage. The owner/curator Jillian has a great eye – and some great finds. And did I mention affordable prices? Yes. Go there. You’ll thank me!
I just got in a shipment of gorgeous blue zircon glass beads (or jewels) – pretty teardrops and faceted ovals. Take a peek:
Blue zircon’s a classic year-round jewel color. It feels rich somehow, it’s flattering to most skin tones, and it’s one of the most popular colors this spring.
Try it – you’ll like it!
I’ve been having a lot of requests lately for antique black brass settings – smoky, brown-black, inky midnight… people are really loving the punk, boho look! And I’m lucky, I’m able to find some good supplies of these black brass settings, so most of my jewels can now be outfitted with your choice of golden raw brass, or antique patina brass, and now blackened brass. Like these:
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Puts me in mind of the Orient Express, and Irene Adler for some reason 🙂
And remember, you can ask for any jewels in the blackened brass settings now… I don’t have all the listings updated yet, but the option is definitely available!
Crystal AB is the name given in the jewelry trade to crystal – clear, colorless, sparkling – glass gems that have an “AB” coating. In this instance, “AB” stands for “aurora borealis”. To us, that means there are little glints of color on the crystal glass. Like this:
They’re pretty, they have a little extra sparkle, and they’re absolutely lovely for spring, for bridal and bridesmaid jewelry, and… hmm… for Prom. You know, in case you need some prom earrings that don’t cost a fortune…
Just sayin’ 🙂
I’ve been hearing about this trend lately – we’ll see if it’s really true! Minimalistic clear glass jewels are fresh and new for 2016. Like these:
These particular jewels are vintage glass (from the 1950s I think) that I’ve just restocked. They have well defined faceting, so that even with totally clear glass, they have a sparkle and catch the light beautifully. And of course, they’ll go with anything you wear! That makes for a good “go to” earring – or one to pack when you travel. No matter what you buy, you’ve got some jewelry to go with.
Of course the clear glass is also great with other colors – I’m going to do a few examples and post later. Stay tuned!
And you can stop laughing any time now. Or hey, go ahead. I know I’m jumping the gun a little. But I’m looking outside at ice and snow, and it’s not going to get anywhere near as warm as FREEZING today, I’m serious. And Christmas was lovely, and New Year’s is right around the corner, and Happy New Year.
So that’s enough winter stuff, right? Here’s some sheer, Spring color jewels to get you thinking in the right direction. Just because.
Aren’t they lovely? Making you think, just a tiny bit, of warm skies and soft breezes and lightweight summer dresses?
There, I’ve done my job. I don’t know if thinking about spring helps bring it closer, but hey, it can’t hurt.
Happy New Year 🙂
Just for fun, I pulled out some of the pretty glass jewels I have right now – in Christmas colors 🙂
So if you should happen to want to make some sparkly jewelry with Christmas colors – ruby red, emerald green (and of course, you could choose crystal, or golden topaz, or pretty amethyst, or many more) – why we still have time to do that. And if you’ve already made your holiday jewelry, wasn’t it fun? and money-saving? And kind of satisfying to know that you could do that?
A pretty gift, from you to your loved one. That’s the best part of all 😉
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