#DesignerSpotlight Introducing E. Shaw Jewels #DailyJewel

Recently...on the opposite end of the country there was a Press Preview 

for E. Shaw Jewels...I just wanted to make sure that my DJ readers are informed

even though it is a bit of a trek to get to events in NYC!

E.Shaw Jewels. Designed by mother-daughter duo, Eva and Elizabeth Shaw, is precious gemstone, one-of-a-kind jewelry handcrafted in New York City. 

Eva and Elizabeth create thoughtful, precious and uniquely meaningful jewelry designs steeped in the tradition of adornment. 

E.Shaw Jewels has a variety of gorgeous necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings in elegant and modern styles sold at their boutique in Soho (107 Sullivan Street) and online at www.eshawjewels.com. 

Their "lifestyle" shots are fabulous and will appeal to so many working women....

One of my FAVORITES....this bracelet from their Bridal Collection. 

The PERFECT Gift to the Bride on her Wedding Day 

Sapphire & Pearls with a Cameo - handknotted on silk

...and you can assure that she remembers her "Something Blue"!

#DesignSpotlight - Introducing a Very Tipsy #Maneater from Wendy Brandes

Introducing a Very Tipsy #Maneater 

from Wendy Brandes 

If you have ever had the opportunity to meet Wendy Brandes you know she sees the world from a different viewpoint. There are volumes of knowledge packed in among all the wacky fun that you never expect from this tiny bundle of energy that, by the way, looks to be in her early twenties!

I met Wendy at the Pricescope Soiree during Jewelry Week in Las Vegas where I was introduced to her New York Taxi Cab Ring the latest (at the time) from her Maneater series...

Wendy explains the concept behind her Maneater Series:

“The rings are inspired by my lifelong interest in powerful women. My signature Wendy Brandes jewelry line started with pieces that were named after real-life bad-ass women, including the warrior queen Xenobia and the 12th-century Empress Matilda. A lot of these strong women have been called “dragon lady” or “man eater” in pejorative ways. A tough man is just a guy doing his job, but there always has to be some kind of mean-sounding name for a tough woman, right? I got to thinking that some of these wimmins might have relished being called these names. I’m sure 7th-century Empress Wu would have been like, “Ha ha ha! Dragon lady! YOU’RE RIGHT!” before she executed the guy who spoke those words. Accordingly, each Maneater ring has a triumphant animal on top and a man tucked away inside the band.”

This week Wendy introduced the latest member of this esteemed assemblage - the "Pink Elephant and Tipsy Writer" ring.   Now I'm with you - how will Wendy give Pink Elephants an historical provenance?  well she did it!

"Novelist and journalist Jack London (1876 – 1916) was the first person to write about pink elephants as a hallucination suffered by a certain type of heavy drinker. My elephant is made of 18K rose gold and covered with 262 tiny pink sapphires totaling 2 carats. (She also has white diamond eyes.) The 18K-yellow-gold shank of the ring — representing a wooden bar — is set with 174 brown diamonds weighing 2.15 carats.

You can peek inside the ring to see the too-drunk, 18K-white-gold writer,  slumped between a wine bottle and a glass that’s adorned with another small white diamond - The look of the writer isn’t based on Jack London. Instead, it was loosely inspired by this photo of Cary Grant.

But Cary Grant looks a lot more dapper than my guy, who is really hurting."

 Just reading the stories of these rings will bring a smile to your face - so - I am going to introduce you to the entire Maneater series as daily posting as #DailyJewels next week! 

Gemvara Introduces Tennis Bracelets You Can Customize

GEMVARA Introduces Tennis Bracelets You Can Customize To Suit Your Taste!

Gemvara is the darling of the jewelry industry's latest Hot Ticket!  

Customize-able Jewelry...Not custom jewelry, but classic pieces of jewelry that you can customize to fit your taste.

If you have ever looked at a piece of jewelry and said,  "that would have been so much prettier in rose gold!", YOU will love Gemvara!

ABOUT GEMVARA:

It's Not Business. It's Personal.Gemvara isn't a traditional jeweler. We have the crazy idea that you deserve jewelry that's uniquely you. That's made only for you. Only when you create it. So inspire us to craft something beautiful. Put something of yourself in a piece of jewelry. You design it. You give it meaning. You make it you.