Add some sparkle to your wrist with amethyst, carnelian, and pink garnet accent stones. The Embossed Enamel Bracelet in Raspberry by Kara Ross is embellished with these bezel set semi-precious gems. The golden bangle is intricately embossed in a reddish hue giving it a burst of color. Buy through Saks for $155 $61.99.
Dazzle up your fingers with Blu Bijoux’s new Crystal Studded Cocktail Rings that are guaranteed to make a statement! These glam rings come in white, black, purple, and turquoise. Its enamel over gunmetal surface is embellished with Austrian crystals in a rainbow of hues. Buy these statement rings for $32.
New York-based designer Kara Ross is known for her fine jewelry and handbag collections. Ross launched her jewelry 
business after graduating from Georgetown and then attended the Gemological Institute of America to become an expert on stones. With this solid foundation in gemstones, she launched her jewelry business about 13 years ago and shortly thereafter had her first collection featured at five different Nieman Marcus stores. Three years later, Ross decided to create custom made high-end jewelry for distinguished clients. Now she designs handbags and fashion forward jewelry pieces made from gold and bronze.
Jewelry using bright and colorful rings along with a simple design is an ideal way to add a touch of pizzazz to your ensemble. These Ribbed Enamel Rings by Leila are the perfect example, and come in colors of black, blue, green, red, and white. The rings are 24kt gold plated and contain vertical enamel filled ridges in these amazing hues. I adore these rings because they are fabulously fashionable and ideal for casual wear. Buy the Leila Ribbed Enamel Rings through Max and Chloe for $50 each.
Rhode Island based jeweler, Amie Louise Plante, meticulously handcrafts jewelry from fine materials such as gold, enamel, and sterling silver, along with alternative items like glass, bone, brass, and aluminum. In 2005, Plante received accolades from the Art Jewelry Forum under their Emerging Artist awards. In Rhode Island, Plante teaches a wide variety of art and jewelry classes to adults and children alike. Plante accepts custom requests from clients to create one-of-a-kind works.
In Plante’s Anodized Flower Collection, I found the Electric Blue Blossom Necklace. This delicate and ornate piece is almost weightless. It’s handmade from fifteen metal flowers of various sizes where each one contains a single white pearl. These blue flowers hang from an 18” sterling silver rope chain that’s been hallmark stamped by Plante.
The Blossom Necklace is also available in colors such as lavender, orange, red, golden, aqua, fuschia, mocha, dusty-rose, champagne, and lime. This necklace can also be custom made to combine any of these hues, and centers can be exchanged with a different colored pearls and semiprecious stones. Plante’s Anodized Flower Collection contains a ring, bracelet, and earring to complete the set. Buy the Electric Blue Blossom Necklace for $350. For your own custom made design, head over to Amy Plante’s web site.
You can never go wrong with buying jewelry designed by Kenneth Jay Lane. His elegant designs never go out of style! I stumbled upon these edgy and feminine Red Hoop Earrings created by Lane. The cherry red enamel gives these hoops an iridescent appearance. The gold earrings are 2 ¼” long. They’re on sale through Max and Chloe for $45 $24.
The Swan Earrings from Azaara’s Porcelain Collection bestow vibrant colors and immense detail. These earrings contain a dainty flower that connects to a teardrop. Within the teardrop is a beautiful white swan resting in a bed of water surrounded by green leaves and a flower. Each piece of the jewelry in this collection is custom made to order. The jeweler delicately brushes enamel on 22kt gold-fill and then its fired. It is such a delicate process and when the enameling is done just right, the colors are astonishing! Buy directly through Azaara for $158.50.
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