design of the week SPRINKLES NECKLACE

It's delicious, not nutritious....but who cares? The Super Sprinkles Heart Necklace by Sapphire Squares is as cute as a button and makes the pop-perfect valentine piece.

It makes me happy just looking at it!

Check it out at the Shana Logic store

slideshow FEBRUARY PICKS

February is that most romantic of months - hacking coughs, runny noses and cold damp weather. Oh - and something about cupid and candy and stuff.

Enjoy these picks - there might even be something for that special someone - you!

designer SUE SZABO

Jewelry designer, Sue Szabo's work is just fabulous - if not a little hard to categorize. All of it is good, but for entirely different reasons. The handmade silver stilletto shoe is so absolutely adorable and girly. Her bold resin work is fun, colorful and modern - and her enamel work has a modern wabi-sabi feel.

One of my favorite pieces is the Bauble ring (top left), which looks like a candy filled toy, but is actually 14 k and 18k gold, filled with faceted rubies and colored sapphires. Delicious, but not edible!

Check out more of jewelry designer, Sue Szabo's work at her website and Etsy store.

jewelry BATSU, I LOVE YOU

He came all the way from Australia and is still as perky as ever. A huge thanks to Corky Saint Clair, who saw my previous post and assumed I was begging for free stuff. Well, I wasn't, but that didn't stop me from accepting his super generous gift. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

jewelry YOUR FAVORITE LONG NECKLACES

So far, the necklaces above are your 4 favorite necklaces out of the MINI GUIDE // LONG LAYERING NECKLACES.

Top designers (shown clockwise):
+ Neawear
+ Red Sofa
+ Merlux
+ Gemela

The designer with the most votes will get a full spread in the upcoming INDEPENDENT DESIGN GUIDE // holiday 2009.

So keep the votes coming in! The vote ends 11/1/09.

VOTE NOW

jewelry MINI GUIDE TO LONG NECKLACES

I've been working on this mini guide for the last couple of weeks, inspired by the new design of the fall guide. There were really many more necklaces that I could feature, the guide could easily have turned into the ultimate guide to jewelry designers. Hmmm - there's a thought!

Well, I hope you like the guide and please feel free to leave a comment about your favorite designer or favorite piece.