27 it is...

well, last week i celebrated my 27th, another year of life, but it was a little bittersweet due to the fact that a family member passed away... so its been a time for reflection and celebrating life...  something i learn and appreciate more with each passing year is just how precious life and loved ones are.  i think it's so important to cherish each day with friends and family and to appreciate what God has given you.... ok enough with my melancholy monologue, i'm a big softy at heart...

back to my post - on my actual birthday i headed into downtown LA with my mom {what a great shopping buddy} for some quality time and to get some much needed items that i can't get locally in orange county.  we had high hopes of making it out to tai pan trading in ontario, if you haven't been there GO!  alas we got stuck in a ton of traffic leaving LA, so we bypassed and met my dad, bro, SIL, and nephews for a looong dinner, but that's another story!

while in DTLA i picked up some fun new things for future accessory ideas...

very bling-y & will be very bridal!

my mom also bought me this awesome orchid arrangement while we were in the flower district 

- love it!

after our big day and lengthy dinner {but great quality family time} i finally made in home in time find my jet-lagged half asleep hubs at home with my second floral gift of the day... my all time favorite roses!

what a guy...

 
the following night my friends and their spouses joined us out for a fun night at a local deli & piano bar - and we were pleasantly surprised that the food was great, with huge portions, and the music was great too!  i highly recommend the Derby deli & dueling piano bar in Mission Viejo,
for all of you in orange county!

here's a photo of the girls from that night

and here are my birthday gifts to myself:

a two tone bracelet with silver chain and gold hammered circles at the center of the bracelet, got lots of compliments on this one, so i think this could be making it's way to the shop soon!

i also made myself some big and sparkly earrings for the evening too:

these are a gold webbed component with golden shadow swarovski teardrops along with what i like to call gold disc balls... this photo doesn't even show off how sparkly these earrings are!

while this past week was a crazy one, i'm glad it's passed and we're moving on with this new year and i hope 27 is a great year! 

busy, busy, busy

thanks.. err... and i'm sorry to all of you who i've been really delayed on getting back to about your etsy inquiries...  please bear with me as i get my act together, i'm much more caught up on orders now after having a "real" two day weekend!

as some of you might know i have quite a few brides i've been working with on orders, all of them with weddings the first 2 weekends of May - here's a small sample of the things i've been working on recently:

200 custom wedding cocktail napkins for etsy user CelebrationsbyDesign

custom bridal order for etsy member edube021408:

bridesmaid jardin bon bon earrings

and bridesmaid bonne chance bracelets

the necklace portion of a bridesmaid order for erahn:

so far we have 5 oynx esprit necklaces in gold with twisted circles -

still have to finish up her gold belle earrings with onyx wire wrapped teardrops, finished her swarovski gold flip flops, need to tackle the custom cocktail napkins, AND custom wedding coasters!  all before her May 9th wedding! =)

another necklace that i haven't named yet - but will be part of my spring/summer designs

another newbie in the spring/summer group (will come in more colors soon): 

mélange necklace in gold with mother of pearl teardrop

two more that i'm super stoked how they turned out

macramé necklaces - shown in sapphire and peridot - more colors to come

(forgive me if these link to the opposite color, etsy's down currently)

another custom item - the dimanche chain, yet to be listed - makes an awesome layering necklace - comes 54 inches long

another custom, long layering necklace for the same client - the eternite oval necklace (long)

this is yet to be listed (can you tell i'm a little behind), comes 48 inches long

well that's all folks, i'm off to bed - i hope you enjoyed looking at SOME of what i've been working on lately! =)

{shop update} the Viv collection

just wanted to let you know i added the "viv collection" to my shop tonight - 

these have been really popular at my trunk shows and jewelry parties....check them out!

the Viv bracelet {single strand}

the Viv necklace/ bracelet combo {bracelet - triple strand}

as the necklace

next two photos as the triple strand bracelet

hope you love them... they're both such timeless pieces!

b

*thanks ej for the photos*

Real Wedding: Lindsay & Rob

Lindsay was married back in June at the beautiful Rancho Las Lomas in Southern California. 

her main colors were fushia and lime green, with many other accents mixed in too.

here's a photo all the bridesmaids during the ceremony and Lindsay's amazing dress and veil! 

since Lindsay is a good friend from college, i was fortunate enough to be there to be paparazzi!

here's anoter shot of all the girls toghther

i designed jardin bon bon earrings with a yellow quartz teardrop, 

bon chance bracelets with the same stone, and she picked out the grand eternite necklace 

which looked great with the BMs' necklines.  

below is a montage of professional photos of the BMs' goodies courtesy of 

Barnet Photography

if you are interested in giving you special gals the special gift of jewelry they can wear on your wedding day and for many years to come... please convo me via my etsy shop!

bohême bracelets

i've really become quite taken with these gold hammered hoops you will find throughout many of my designs.  below are some bracelets with a few variations on the design.

Boheme in blue & green quartz 

with multi-colored stones on an oval hoop.

  this is such a beautiful bracelet, the photos don't do it justice, the colors in person remind me of photos of Santorini or any of the Greek Isles (or what i'd imagine them to look like anyway)!

this would also make a wonderful necklace, i just haven't gotten to doing that yet!

here's Boheme in amethyst & lavender on a circle hoop

and for all of you born in February, you are lucky to have a beautiful birthstone which i still enjoy even though i'm a January baby!

lastly: Boheme in aquamarine & light teal jade

this is one is a staple bracelet of mine at the moment, it goes with much of my wardrobe, and the stones are just that beautiful!

if you would like a Boheme bracelet, as with any of my other designs, yet you don't see the color you'd like, leave a comment for me, or private message me via my Esty store (just click on my mini-store up in the upper right hand corner of my blog page!

Bon Chance Bracelet Collection

i know i've taken a bit in posting my recent bracelet designs, but i have a harder time creating bracelets i really love, not to mention naming my collections isn't that easy either... so here's the final product of one of my recent bracelet designs

here is the

Bon Chance Bracelet

it is made with 2 teardrops which are hand wired with gold fill chain and components.

it is adjustable to fit all wrist sizes.

shown above in Sapphire

shown above in yellow quartz & czech glass

shown above in Onyx

and more colors to come!