Last week I had the chance to pop by the NYC Lord & Taylor store for a special event that Teva put on for people to DIY their shoes. While I look back on a lot of the shoes I’ve DIY’ed and cringe a…
Last summer I watched a coworker’s dog while she was in China and she brought me back this amazing tusk. I think she almost didn’t believe my other coworkers when they told her this was something that I’d love but she ended up bringing…
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DIY Necklace With Beads From a Parisian Shop
When Sean and I went to Paris a couple months ago, one of the most helpful things for our trip was a little book a coworker gave me to borrow. It’s called Paris: Made by Hand and it features 50 little shops with handmade,…
Over the past couple years I’ve grown really interested in jewelry created from natural objects. From rocks to more rocks and shells, my jewelry collection is getting a little out of hand. The stuff I make isn’t something you can wear every day, but…
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DIY Virgin Islands Rock Necklace
These days, if you go on vacation or a hike with me, there are always backpacks or suitcases that end up a bit heavier from the rock stowaways that make their way back to the NYC apartment. Recently went on medical school spring break…
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Malachite Drop Necklace with Chain Accent
This past Christmas, my budding geologist of a little brother took notice of my interest in rocks over the past year and gifted me some pretty incredible rock + mineral beads. (He also included some coal in his gift, but I probably deserved that…
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Glittering Rocks Statement Necklace
Last fall a coworker asked me to make a necklace for his friend who was moving out of the city. Recently they had gone on a trip to Barcelona and picked up rocks along the beach and he wanted me to use those in…
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Red Rock Sandstone Necklace
My dog-ruvin’ work pal Danielle is a bit of a rock enabler. She was on the beach with me when I picked up the shells for this necklace and she was also with me when I bought these psychedelic purple rocks in Las Vegas.…
A few weeks back, my friend Emily was visiting Adele and I. All three of us love “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and we decided to get all dressed up in black and go eat + drink some pastries and coffee outside Tiffany’s on 5th Avenue…
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West Coast Shells Necklace
Last weekend we took the Hudson line train up to Beacon, NY just like we did last time around this year. Normally I love the fast pace and jittery vibes of NYC, but sometimes it feels so good to get out and slow down…