1st UNIQUE LA-Summer show!!

We're in again!!

We're so excited that Pinky Swear Designs was chosen to attend the first Unique LA summer show! This will be the first Unique LA on the west side and its sure to be a super fun weekend.

Saturday & Sunday July 30th & 31st at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica (I know...what a fantastic location!) over 250 artisans and their goods will be there offering you the best of the best in apparel, art, home decor, stationary, food, wine, spirits, jewelry (uh-that's us) and a lot more of course.

We'll highlight some of our new neighbors in the weeks to come...in the meantime...mark your calendars!!

Summertime

Its the first day of summer and I love it. Even though we have to get through this June gloom over here, I know that the sunshine, beach days, pool fun, and numerous BBQ's are on the way.

I love Sam Cooke's version of one of my all time favorite songs. It makes me daydream about swinging on a porch (or sometimes its a tire swing hanging from a weeping willow;), barefoot in a sundress, drinking some lemonade all while watching my boys play in the sprinklers. The only sound is their laughter & the bugs.

Until the Hubs whisks us away to this place in my head (he's originally from a little boonie town in the south...so he dreams these little dreams too), I'll play this while making some jewelry-and really fantastic play dough sculptures;)

Fool's Gold

Somebody's birthday is coming up fairly soon *coughMEcough* and I've become obsessed with the idea of having some jewlery made out of pyrite (or fool's gold). I love it in its "natural" state, all sharp edges and big shine. It reminds me of a meteorite, but sparklier. My search led me to all kinds of fool's gold goodies and I thought I'd share some of my favs today. This Comet Necklace (above) by Big Tinsel is at the top of my wishlist. So in love with it.

Pyrite earrings by Jet Flair are subtle and sweet. I love the warm, slightly fuzzy, murky color on these.

And though this is technically not made out of pyrite (its brass) it came up in my search and I love it to death too. Shield Ring by Hannah Naomi.

From the Desk of A.J. - Tiffany Kunz Design

They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend…but raw diamonds…they are my fav of all stones…and I’ve oh so fallen in lurve with some.

Tiffany Kunz. Her jewelry line is absolutely beautiful, and you know how picky we are when it comes to jewelry;) The thing is…it combines three of my fav things: 1. hammered reclaimed metals, so you get that real hand wrought look to it, well, ‘cause its actually hand wrought (much like another line we know and love;). 2. She uses raw diamonds…yep…you heard me…raw diamonds. This is what gave me my crush to begin with. 3. She’s a sista doin’ it for herself

The combination of the raw stones (all fair trade, plus, plus), hammered (re-claimed) metals and the fact that her studio is totally green…it’s all good to us. They truly are beautiful pieces of art that you get to wear everyday…pieces of jewelry that are not pretentious…but elegant.

Hmmm…think I need to conveniently drop a hint or two to the Hubster…what a fantastic way to thank me for carrying his 2nd son:)

Lo here - I just had to add that we met Tiffany at Unique LA and I literally shoved my husband into her booth and said, don't come out without my mother's day gift. I got a wrapped wire rose gold ring that I wear constantly and always get complimented on. I love it to pieces!!

Find Tiffany Kunz here and her etsy shop here.