Withered and Died

by Richard and Linda Thompson

As promised, here are some selections from the Elkus Family's jewelry...

Glen Tipton

by Sun Kil Moon

I am quite the nervous nell tonight...I have a job interview tomorrow and I want it to go perfectly!

To calm my nerves (and procrastinate about prepping myself) I spent some time finding some beautiful jet pieces on etsy!





















I have a real thing for Victorian hand pieces right now. Not that I own any, but I am thinking of someday starting a collection. As this brooch demonstrates, they are graceful and mysterious.






































This mourning locket is not photographed so well, but I love the image of the downward-flowers on the jet case. Romantic, tragic, haunting...

p.s. My absolute favorite place to drool over vintage jewelry is Erie Basin, a shop one of my best friends introduced me to. I wish they both were in SF closer to me instead of so far across the country!

Say

Goodness me! Love this.




















I approve of lightning bolts on jewelry whenever possible.


















and that goes for llamas, too...big time.

Sailing

Yes, it's yacht rock, and by the way, yes, I also like The Love Boat. Nothing ironic about it.



Dreaming of long, golden days spent on, in or around San Francisco Bay, which my great grandfather called "God's country."














































Urchin brooch and ring all the way from Turkey.























I love how this potter mixes plants and animals together in her work.























She also does ships quite beautifully.


















Sweet sand dollar pillow.
































Even months after first seeing Sarah Elizabeth's work on design*sponge, I still can't get it out of my head.