erie basin beaut

i don't want to sound like an engagement-ring-crazed girl, and i am not even anywhere CLOSE to needing one of these, but today i have fallen in love with this ring from erie basin. i'd like for you all to put aside the fact that it's an engagement ring, and just appreciate it for its amazing beauty and uniqueness. and everyone sigh with me... gorgeous. also take a look around erie basin's website if you haven't before. super cool. i'm hoping to make a trip out to red hook to visit the store soon. maybe when it gets a little warmer...

cuteness overload

so holly, you win blogger of the month - you've been way better than i have about blogging lately...

but ahh i feel like i've been in cuteness overload lately and i just had to blog about it!

the sartorialist!

jonathan adler!

anthro!

anthro again!

design sponge!

okay, so maybe a lot of these are veering toward kitschy... but the line between the cute & the kitschy is starting to get blurred in my head...

vase necklace!

i need this.

sure, it may be a little on the kitschy side but kitsch is right up my alley. and how happy would it make you to look down and see tiny little flowers around your neck?!?

via a cup of jo

lilypad

so... i finally remembered to order it, and it finally came in the mail today! - and now holleeanne have matching friendship necklaces! - it's official now, holly! - we're friends... we have the necklaces to prove it!

by wendy mink

sarah perlis jewelry

i just love the jewelry by new york designer sarah perlis. her designs are so unique and organic... no cookie-cutter designs here! i love how she uses stones that are not your typical cut, and her settings focus on and take a lot of their shape from the stones. her designs, available here in her shop, are a bit of a splurge, but like nothing i've ever seen before.

as an added bonus, she has begun using raw diamonds that are panned instead of mined, along with recycled gold. so not only is her work beautiful, but environmentally & socially responsible as well. hmm.... birthday ideas?? haha, a girl can dream...