New Love

I am head over heels for, Atlanta based, designer Megan Huntzs GORGEOUS designs! 

I have yet to meet her ......but we have been planning a trunk show together...whoop whoop...and I am bringing my checkbook!!  Here are a few of my favorite looks......including an editorial picture that is breathtaking.

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Desert & Reef

My bench has been seeing A LOT of action lately!  I have been keeping busy melting metal and throwing together color combos that are inspired by one of my favorite places in the world.....Ras Mohammad Reef on the southern coast of the Sinai in Egypt.

This is one of the places that you DREAM about as a diver.....shear wall drop offs, rich & abundant reefs, huge whale sharks cruising by, walls of schooling fish.....this place keeps me up at night.....fantasizing about & aching to get back too.

But it goes deeper than just diving in such an incredibly thrilling environment. 

When I think of the Sinai.......my mind and senses are overloaded with memories of the beautiful Bedouin children, the calls to prayer that flood through the towns over speakers, the awe of watching a sun rise on Mount Sinai, sleeping in the sand under a blanket of desert stars.......

I am in complete awe at how raw, beautiful, & magical this place is........crossing my fingers to get back soon!

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ACACIA Swimwear & Kate Davis Jewelry GIVEAWAY!!!

 If you have already picked up your copy of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit then you could not have helped to have seen the amazing red ACACIA  swimsuit on Jessica Gomes in Australia.  Well the ladies at ACACIA are giving one away.  Yep..you heard right!  

kate.davis jewelry has also teamed up with these talented women to do another giveaway!  So read below and see how you can get the WHOLE SI look.

Click the link below to ENTER and be sure to share with ALL your girlfriends!! 

Good Luck

xo

GET THE COMPLETE SI LOOK

We have teamed up with Kate Davis Jewelry who’s bracelets are seen in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2012 page 92 photographed along with ACACIA RED special edition on the beautiful Jessica Gomes!

The contest runs for one week and there will be two winners (each will win the 3 bracelets seen below) 

TO ENTER:
Click the link below 
 http://acaciaswimwear.com/giveaway-get-the-look/

and comment in this post with an answer to this question:
How would you describe your style & why do you think you should win? Then you need to “like” Kate.Davis Jewelry HERE & ACACIA HERE. Contest ends FEBRUARY 29th! Good luck and hopefully you get lucky and win both the suit and the bracelets for the complete Jessica Gomes Sports Illustrated Look!

XO

antique bone bracelet…..gold disc  bracelet…..gemstone tassel bracele

TROPIC Collection

It's Ready to GO! The new TROPIC collection that I have been working on for the last few months is finally completed.  I am so excited about this collection for a multitude of reasons.

The first really being that these new designs were completely inspired by all of  the FABULOUS women in my life.  Believe me when I say... there is something in this collection for EVERYONE!

While sketching designs and choosing gemstones...my mind kept envisioning warm destinations with aqua blue water and white sand beaches.  I could not get this image out of my head. I really wanted to create versatile pieces that could transition from chilling out on the beach to a sexy night on the town!
Hopefully, you agree and find something so appealing..that you cannot envision yourself without it.

A glimmer of gold here and there..........and a flash of sparkly gems on salty...sun-kissed skin.

. 1. RIPPLE DISCS  2. DROPLET DISCS  3. POOL STUDS  4. DROPLET STACKING BANGLES  5. BALI BRACELETS  6. ISLA CUFF

Inspiration Board

The inspiration board for my spring/summer collection is a bit out of control.  The intense blue and golden tones of these images are so appealing to me.......and make me want to immediately hop on a jet plane to anywhere tropical. 

The clean sparkly blues and molten golden are a phenomenal combination and I drew directly from them when I chose gemstones for my new designs.

 I don't want to give it all away............but here is a tiny peek at some of the pieces I am working on for next season.  Hope it gets you just a wee bit excited.  I know I am!

NYC weekend

I just returned from a super quick trip to NYC to visit my husband who has been working on a movie.  It was fantastic to see him after 7 long weeks of solo parenting....and pretty amazing to get out walking with my 4 year old and explore the city.  I'll have to say the whole Mid Town vibe kind of freaked me out...super frantic..so I ended up exploring all the neighborhoods of Chelsea, Soho, and Tribeca.  

One of my favorite places was http://eatalyny.com/ Think of one spectacular place that you can eat, shop fresh produce/meats/fish/cheese, purchase utensils, and pick up some amazing beers/wine to go with it all.  I was so blown away by this fantastic eatery/shop and was astounded to count 16 different types of exotic mushrooms in the produce section.  My now to die for flavor is the amazing 'blistered shishito peppers with maldon salt"....ahhh my mouth is watering thinking of them.

While exploring Soho I stumbled across a cool new store (just opened 2 months ago) http://www.treasureandbond.com/site/ The concept of this place is utterly cool. It has the most eclectic jewelry /homeware/clothing and fabulous accessories...I have ever seen all in one place. All proceeds, after cost-profits, go to support local charities. Guilt Free Shopping..anyone! I am absolutely dying for the huge wool crocheted ottomans.

Call me crazy...but when I look at this color palette I don't immediately think of Fall.

But this is exactly that......the Pantone color palette for Fall 2011 and I LOVE it!  Apparently we can toss aside those deep jewel tone colors the season typically overwhelms us with.  I for one am excited and on my recent trip to Toronto I picked up some new yummy gemstones that compliment these shades.  I can't wait to get started on the new designs but I thought I would pull out some jewels from the "archives" that reflect the above color vibe!