Lucite Season

Sometimes, the lucite gods just smile upon you. Remember when I wrote about lucite? Go read up if you need to refresh your memory: HERE .
(I know the photos are missing, sorry!)

Anyhow, I was tooling around on ebay today under my favorite search "lucite jewelry vintage" and came across the most amazing 70's pieces. Ooh, i don't know if I'll bid, but I'm just happy to have photos. Actually, I may try and swipe that peppermint...


Embedded Pistachio Pendant



Embedded Pretzel Pendant



Embedded Peppermint Pendant



Embedded Good and Plenty Pendant

All are at an affordable $4.95 under seller .
I've been waiting a while for a decent ice cube tong pendant:


...and this seller is also offering one. I hope I win it! All this stuff makes me feel so Ice Storm.

And take a gander at this set:


Watch Parts embedded ring and pendant

Today's Jewelry

Here we are again...
Turquoise earrings purchased for me by my dearest mother. We got them, oh, ten years ago? I think I was still in high school. From a shop in Sugarloaf, NY. (Great lil' craft town.) Watch/ bangle deal as usual. My nails! Painted 'em last night (I hate being on a budget), isn't the color pretty? It's this very loud pink/ orange/red mixture. My clothing is super boring: skinny dark blue denim and a navy blue AA shirt, teal Converse.

All Tied Up

I don't know. I really thought bows were supposed to have their 15 minutes last year, but I can't find much evidence. My mom's been bugging me to find a copy of a bow necklace she saw in an old Myrna Loy (maybe?) film. No luck today, ma. Some other cute ones turned up. Does anyone know if bows are so last year? Does it even matter? They straddle the line between cute and subtle, not a common pairing for jewelry.




Vera Wang Twisted Wire Bow Bridesmaid Ring, $90




Sterling Silver Bow Necklace, $25




Little Black bow earrings, $16





1950's Green Rhinestone Bow Necklace, £45.00




Bow tie Ring, £28.00





Dollydagger Bow, £24.00




Copper Bow Necklace, art piece
("COPPER BOWS: Luxurious copper braid used in electronics to remove solder becomes feminine adornment, paired with pearls and sterling silver.")




Bow bracelet, $228




Tina Tang Bow Earrings, $45




14k Yellow Gold Diamond Bow Necklace, $465





Kim & Maki Bowtie Bracelet, $50

Today's Jewelry

Been a while, right?

Necklace from Huntington Fall Festival, which we will be going back to this upcoming weekend (I can't remember the jeweler's name, which is awful, I know). It's th eonly piece of jewelry I'm wearing today; a little hard to match, though I love the fall colors in it. This is the second time I've ever worn it! Clothing intersection shot: grey skinny jeans from UO, Gold speckled top, black cardigan.

Children, avert your eyes

Bf and I saw this place while on vacation in Seattle. He wouldn't go in with me.
Anyhow, I was going to post jewelry with this. Get your mind out of the gutter! This isn't an NC-17 blog, so you'll just have to google "erotic jewelry" on your own time. (And wow! That's some kind of jewelry...)

I was, however, going to post these crazy jewelry thongs (underwear) that I saw a link for on a fairly innocuous jewelry website, but now I can't find the bookmark. Suffice it to say, the video/ commercial for these things? Amazing. A man and woman getting ready to go out. The man is almost completely dressed and starts an argument with the woman, who is not yet ready. They are very bad actors. The woman stands up in a huff and says something to the effect of "Fine! I'll get ready right now!" She (of course) drops her robe and stalks into the closet. The man's eye catches a glimpse of shine at her butt crack. It's a diamond thong! (Or something. It wasn't called underwear and it was made of gemstones and gold. The whole thing was a little vague.) He is intrigued by the gems and tells her to forget it, they're staying in.
End scene.

Apple Pickin'

(Apple pie pic from here)

Bf and I went on an idyllic little trip to the East End of Long Island this weekend in search of some apple picking. We found it in the form of a sprawling farm filled with what felt like five million children. The trees, as it turned out, were dwarf size, to accommodate the little tykes. Yay.

We were both pretty surprised to find out that most of the trees had been picked clean, but that's kids for you. Greedy.

It wasn't what I thought it would be, but we managed to have fun and come home with more apples then two people who really like apples need. I need to bake a pie, I guess. Which, by the way, is something I'm really good at. Oh, I know a lot of people say that, but did those people work in an orchard bakery for three years? Didn't think so.

It was probably the best and worst job I'll ever have... I smelled like cinnamon crumb all the time, I lost about 15 lbs and converted another 10 or so to muscle (tuppleware full of apples=very heavy), I had to be there at 5 am or earlier every morning... I miss it often. I miss leaving a floury shadow in the car and bringing home pies all the time. I miss trying out new lattice designs on the pies, and carving pictures in the dough tops. I miss the rolling pin, and the camaraderie of six people in a small space and waiting for the ovens to warm up on chilly fall mornings. If it paid more then $7/ hour (well, that was in 1997), I would consider heading back.

Anyhow, in honor of our weekend, and my past life as a baker, here's your apples:


Gigi Caron Apple Necklace, $990



Apple Pie Bracelet, $18



Lizzie Scheck Apple Necklace, $365.00




Disney Snow White Apple Ring, $11



Happy Apple Earrings, $10



Gin Emerald Jade Apple Pendant Necklace, $39.95




Apple Ring, 6800 Yen


If you are giving your apple jewelry as a present...



Apple Ring Box Lot

Jewelry in the Next Post!

(view from the roof of the Met)

I vowed to get three things done this fall:
1. Go apple picking.
2. Go to the Botanical Garden to see... something. Japanese flower show. It's on my fridge.
3. Go to the Met to see The Age of Rembrandt show, featuring my favorite artists, Vermeer and Gerard ter Borch.

Generally, my Autumn lists do not come to fruition, and are instead kicked over to the next year in the hopes that another 365 days of preparation will finally allow me to see these things.
By some miraculous alignment of the planets, I was able to cross off 1 and 3 this weekend. 2 doesn't start until late October, or else I probably would have hauled butt to Uptown or Brooklyn---wherever that thing is. Anyhow, of course I forgot my camera, but inspiration came in the form of both list items this weekend. Today's all about the apples, but first, my favorite painting from the (very, very, very crowded) Met show:


(Curiosity, ca. 1660, Gerard ter Borch (Dutch, 1617–1681)
Click for larger view.

Look at that skirt. Do you see the fabric? I wanted to touch the actual paining; that's how persuasive his satin is.

In case you were thinking of heading to the Met:
*You really don't have to pay $20 per person; that's suggested. When my mom and I approached the counter, the woman "suggested" $40 and I handed her $9. All was well and nobody whispered "Cheapskate!" behind us.
*It was a six room show and on Saturday at 1 PM, every one of those rooms was packed to capacity. Don't go on the weekend, if you can help it.
*I'm kind of anti-Rembrandt, so, in my opinion, you can skip a bunch of those pieces. Yawn.
*If it looks interesting from far away, push through to read the caption. Nine out of ten times, there's a fascinating story. Some of the jewelry on these ladies!
*Head to the roof to see the Frank Stella abstracts and take some photos of the skyline. One of the most beautiful views in the city.


Mom and I on the roof