i love ilsa loves rick

isn't this bracelet a beauty?

by ilsa loves rick, from here.

loving this necklace from rachel loves bob on etsy.



made from recycled book covers.

from here.

bracelets

my sweet friend jane, who i met when we were 16 and became friends with instantly, has been a friend for almost 20 years. she is also one of my very favorite people in the world. she's my go-to for book recommendations and one of the few people i love to talk to on the phone -- we can yap for hours.

jane worked in a bead store when we were younger. she taught me a ton about different beads and techniques. we spent many a night seed beading and wire working. 16-17 years later, i still have all of the beads i bought way back when. and i've added to the collection often over the years.

i got inspired this weekend and made some bracelets.






i put one on gabe last night but he took it off. send me an email with "bracelet" in the subject, to tmcolla at yahoo dot com and i'll send you a bracelet of my choice, at no cost.


read jane's excellent blog here.

loving these stacking rings by iosselliani.


via here, available here.

this set is gorgeous, too. the band with czs is vintage and the rest she made.







from here.

foxy lady

when i was younger, my mom made me a belt. it was navy blue with rainbow lettering that said foxy lady foxy lady foxy lady foxy lady all the way around it. the closure was magnetic. if i had it now, i'd so rock it. but back then i found it horribly embarassing. actually, at first, i loved it. i would wear it with my purple cords and rainbow legwarmers. it was hott. but then my neighbor's cousin came over and she made fun of it. she explained what it meant and then i found it horribly embarassing.

this bracelet made me think of my foxy lady belt. i keep coming back to this piece. it's pretty.



from here.

good fun thing(s) day 5

people's donuts are insanely amazingly delicious. i could eat 3 in a sitting.




i could write an entire post about the jewelry i've lost. it would probably be too painful for me. my baby ring. my brother's baby ring. (what?) the jade earrings my grandmother gave me for my 16th birthday. the list goes on. and on.

at one point my parents gave me a ring like the one below, but it was two bands, knotted together. the other day, at the temescal street faire, i bought a ring like the one pictured. today my 12-year old cousin bought one from a vendor on telegraph avenue. we have matching rings.

can't get enough chevrons

available here.

i went to melissa joy manning's shop on 5th in berkeley on sunday. the store is gorgeous and full of things to covet. the woman working in the store was incredibly kind and friendly.

i pretty much wanted one of each.

this caught my eye:



so did this:


available here.

this was on gilt groupe on wednesday. i can't remember who it is, but i love it.

from here

golden stacking triangles





from here.

ring love

love this ring

from here.

i'm sort of in love with this tom binns necklace.

(i don't remember where this photo is from. his jewelry was featured on gilt earlier this week.)

good god, i'm in love. swooning! LOVE. from here.

lockets

shauna posted these on her blog last week. i'm in love.

tomtom

one of each please!

rings:

necklace:

bracelet:

from here. via here.

jewelry love

arielle de pinto is amazing.

available here.

elva fields

oh man. i love elva fields' necklaces. these necklaces make me want to get dressed up in a pretty, simple dress. and one of these here necklaces.


Subtlety Is Not Her Strong Suit


Sweet As Pie


Evoke Joy


i cannot recall what blog led me to elva fields...

i forgot to mention this

you can donate your time and creative talents to jewels for schools.

here's how (from the j4s site):

I have put together boxes of various objects, string, wire, beads and chain to make a beautiful necklace or fun bracelet and earring set. I would love to send this box to you, in hopes that you are an amazing person and will send it back to me all assembled into a lovely jewel.

email for more info.