Bellum Designs :: A little more alive now

Remember this?

Well, she still doesn't have a website... or an etsy store... or a blog but she does have a Facebook page for her Bellum Designs wares!

Find her here and check back for updated inventory as well as any news on shows, retailers and maybe even a website... or an etsty store ... or a blog ... one day.

For more information email bellumdesigns {at} gmail {dot} com

and if you're interested in the earrings featured in this post, let me know because she left a few pairs in Albany for me to sell.

(more) show details

Our fourth annual holiday gift market is a mere days away and as you know, we've been rushing around like crazies getting ourselves ready. We're not the only ones though.

  

 Abby is hard at work in Savannah preparing her dazzling jewels for the Albany set!

Helping her come this final stretch is her faithful companion (and my mom's beloved grand-dog), Buckley:

doesn't she look so motivated!?

I can't wait to see more of what she's come up with this year.

Maybe I'll get to pick out a piece for an upcoming birthday ;) Or at least wear as many pieces as I can get away for the duration of the show - that's how it usually goes!

See you soon, sweet sis!

xx

hair pins :: ruthie {lindsey} sayles

Ruthie {Lindsey} Sayles may, quite possibly, be the most beloved + coolest + liveliest + sweetest + most adorable girl I've ever met. I remember being overwhelmed by all of these facets of her when we first met (how many?!) years ago and am reminded over and over again of how very true they are. (since both her adorableness and liveliness are apparent in the photo above and her sweetness, indescribable, the best i can do is offer you a hint or two (or three) about how cool she is: 1) she lives in Nashville *sigh*. 2) her husband is a (literal) rock star (hear this? that's him on the drums. on the new Norah Jones album!). 3) she and her home were recently photographed by Reid Rolls. 4 (oops! okay, four hints) her (incredible) house is going to be featured on d*s this week!!! - whew! oh, and for a picture of just how beloved she is, check this and this out.)



In the midst of year plagued with despair (see last link above if you haven't already), Ruthie has not only held strong to her faith and vitality, she has also inadvertently found yet another way to shine.

When she decided, or rather, happened, to start creating hair pins out of vintage findings, there was never any way they were going to be anything but lovely in every way. "I wanted one for myself and so I just tried it out," says Sayles. "The one I ended up making got lots and lots of positive feedback so I made a few for friends and it sort of went from there!" Made of found jewels from the 1940s, '50s & '60s (and sometimes feathers too!), each pin is unique; some make a subtle statement, others undeniably rock.







If you live in the Nashville or Baton Rouge areas, these darlings aren't hard to come by. They are currently be sold at Fruition Salon in Nashville, Emmaline Boutique in Franklin TN and Grandmother's Buttons in St. Francisville LA, where, as far as I can tell, only precious people come from. She's currently making it easy for anyone however, by taking orders by email. To deck yourself out just in time for holiday soiree-ing, contact Ruthie at

ruthiesayles{at}gmail{dot}com

And to keep up with Ruthie and all of her fabulousness, visit her blog!



photography by Reid Rolls

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have you seen this :: Bellum Designs

I am feeling crazy thinking I have not yet shared with you the fabulousness that is my sister's wildly creative talent of jewelry making.

She (tisk, tisk) doesn't have a web site, so for ordering information contact
Abby at bellumdesigns{at}gmail{dot}com


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forget me knot

i've seen this ring done a time or two before but i do believe by boe does it best. too early to start a Christmas list?

thank you cassandra for the intro!



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Sarah Jannerbo

Leave it to Jane (Stray Dog Jane) to have this girl as a friend.

Sarah Jannerbo's handcrafted (by an ancient European lost wax method of form casting, no less) jewels reflect nature with their organic shapes and literal interpretations. Some pieces are simple and elegant with the most surprising and understated detail. Others are whimsical and quirky; some deceptively so.
Though I've yet to adorn myself with Sarah Jannerbo's jewels, I am already likening doing so to accessorzing my home with Jane's creations - what kindred spirits they must be.

This is making me swooooon. o yeh, and these.

And she and her sister are business partners. Gotta love that.

*image from sarahjannerbo.com

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