Posted by Monica on December 23, 2013 -
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Ok, so do you want the good news or the not-so-good news first? Yes, I thought so. I’m a give-me-the-bad-news-first kind of girl myself. So: if you haven’t purchased a jewelry gift by this time, it’s pretty late…
Posted by Monica on December 20, 2013 -
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Zaiken Jewelry designer Malak Atut is a lot of things: mother, artist, wife, Vice President of the Contemporary Jewelry Design Group, my sometimes-dance partner. But this pendant and collection proves…
Posted by Monica on December 19, 2013 -
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Here’s an idea if you need something a little more…literal this #HintingSeason. This “Taken” band could work for many, many different scenarios, all of them entertaining. It makes a statement…
Posted by Monica on December 17, 2013 -
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Ok, now is when Holiday decisions have to be made in earnest. The guaranteed-delivery-by emails are starting to roll in. But there’s no need to panic yet. Not when there are pieces like this Jamie Joseph necklace still available, and able to ship in time…
Posted by Monica on December 9, 2013 -
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What has my heart a-flutter these days? To say that I’m moderately off-balance about the body jewelry of Los Angeles jewelry designer Jacquie Aiche would be an understatement…
Posted by Monica on December 5, 2013 -
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I have published all sorts of gift guides in the five year history of idazzle.com. I’ve done gift guides by price range, and gift guides for jewelry essentials and designer jewelry. Actually, the entire site functions as one giant gift guide…
Posted by Monica on November 6, 2013 -
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I am so lucky! Everyday, I feel that the world of jewelry design is my own personal jewelry box. I get to open up the (virtual) box daily and write about and feature the jewelry that most strikes my fancy. Well, now I’m even luckier…
Posted by Monica on November 4, 2013 -
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Elizabeth Garvin makes jewelry that plays with pure essence. She refines and extracts forms down to their simplest–almost mathematical–form. All hand-made in her New York City studio…
Posted by Monica on October 29, 2013 -
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I love contradiction. Something that appears one way, but is actually quite another. A little tension with the beauty. So imagine my intrigue with Anna Ruth Henriques‘ jewelry…
Posted by Monica on October 9, 2013 -
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I met Walt Adler Chefitz of Walt Adler in Las Vegas at the Couture Jewelry Show. His jewelry stopped me in my tracks (literally), but his story is even more fascinating…