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Now that's what I call a Knuckle Ring!

Modern, elegant and oh-so in-your-face!, the Black Onyx Knuckle Ring is designed and crafted by one Galit Barak, a very talented jewelry artist from Israel.  This super-structure of a ring just about took my breath away...

Check out her Etsy shop, Galit, for more amazing stuff, including her wire-crocheted jewelry.

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The Fantasia Multicolor Crystal Earrings by Portugese designer, Andrea Mader.  Curvaceous and feminine, and exquisitely loud. There's something so timeless, yet unconventional, about it. Love, love, love!! :)

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The Caravaggio Orange Ring by Maxim Voznesensky for Annoushka.  Detailed, organic, and slap-in-your-face blinged out, it's a breath-taker, this one.

 

Crafted from 18K yellow gold, white diamonds and dark orange sapphires, this looks good enough to eat.  But, the GBP17,500 you'll have to pay makes it a little hard to swallow.  O_O *gulp*

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Bijoux Heart earrings, inspired by the ocean, with Swarovski crystal "coral reefs" cascading over turquoise.  Glamorous, dramatic, and organic.  What's not to love? *slurp*

(pic via net-a-porter)

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So I've been seeing a lot of feather earrings on the young 'uns around town.  Subtle yet super-dramatic, they float sexily about.  But check these "feather" necklaces out!  Feather shapes, cut out of leather.  How supa-cool and goddamned-gorgeous is that?!  

Brainchild of Sabrina Chin, Love At First Blush is an Etsy shop where you can find a host of very interesting pieces just oozing with edgy glam.  You should really check it out...

Isn't this white one too lovely for words...? *happy sigh* :)

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Just how delish is this?  Stackable rings by Cathy Waterman.  I love how the gnarly gold ring juxtaposes with the fancy bling.  Makes me wanna curl up in a ball of Yearn...

And check this one out!  "Gorgeous" is an understatement.  Pink Sapphire and Pave Diamonds in 22 carat gold.  Argh...*desperate sigh + salivation*

See the rest of Cathy Waterman's masterpieces and their prices, here.

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Multi-stone bib necklace

Antony and Cleopatra Collection SS/12

by Anton Heunis

Educated in South Africa and Spain, designer Anton Heunis attributes his grandmother as his muse, having grown up fascinated with her dressing table and jewelry boxes.  His art is a genius balance between classical style and post-modern form.  LURVE. 

You HAVE to check out his other stuff.

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The Fairfax necklace

by Jaclyn Mayer

This is really exciting, coz it goes to show jewelry is so much more than prettily placed precious stones...

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This is the Cartier Hindu necklace, also known as the Tutti Frutti necklace.

Commissioned in 1936 by Daisy Fellowes, heiress to the fortunes at Singer sewing machine, the Cartier Tutti Frutti design is inspired by traditional Indian designs.

Taken from a 1935 Cartier commission by the Maharajah of Patna, the piece features over 1000 stones - diamond and sapphire bezels, and carved ruby, sapphire and emerald leaves, all imported from India. It's a design based on Persian and Indian Hindu decorative elements, and was highly popular with the notoriously opulent Mughals.

Price tag? About USD 3 million. Part of Cartier's collection, and not for sale.

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Rings made out of old spoons!

These lovelies are the handiwork of artisan Dan Kemp at dankartistry, who believes that every thing has a story to tell, and in the cause for upcycling them. You can even send him your own spoon for him to turn into wearable heirlooms... :)

Orange Blossom

Cotillion

Narcissus

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I mean, seriously: how fricken crochet-tastic is this?! Handmade in Istanbul, at StudioKarma, on Etsy.

This one has gone to a loving home, but there's more amazing stuff at the shop. Click here to see.

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Omala by DANNIJO

DANNIJO are sisters Danielle and Jodie Snyder, who credit their inventiveness for gorgeous jewelry to a coming together of their very different aesthetics.

Danielle is into boho-chic and rock n' roll, while Jodie is into Old Hollywood glam and classical elegance. As a result, their pieces are luxe and edgy at the same time, a curious and exciting mix of unabashed grand dame and rebellious teenager.

You have got to check out DANNIJO's other stuff. Click here now.

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Coral-inspired necklace by Kenneth Jay Lane. Cute, no?

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Rings by Thakoon (Yes, Thakoon the clothes guy) for Tasaki Jewelry.

Genius!

N.B. You might have to twiddle you thumbs a bit while the link to Tasaki loads. But it's worth the wait. ;)

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Antler ring

by Sophia Mann

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Large Antique Lace Cuff
by Alkemie
US$190 at ecostiletto

Alkemie is the husband-and-wife design team of Ashley Lowengrub and Dara Gerson. Crafted from repurposed metals, the motif from this lovely piece is plucked directly from Dara's grandmother's antique lace. Every piece is made to order. And with every purchase, a portion of the proceed goes to charity.

Gorgeous, eco-friendly, and charitable cause - what's there not to love!

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Amethyst and Sapphire Cuff
by M.C.L. by Matthew Campbell Laurenza
US$ 1,570

You have just got to see his other stuff. I am so in love with how it's a got a Byzantine feel, tastefully blinged out with whole lot of attitude.

My sister was sporting a stunning smoky quartz ring the other day I met up with her. Needless to say, I was very pleased to have a touchy-feely go at it. It looked SO good.

As such, I am off to the MCL shop at Ion to have a touchy-feely go at the others. Yes, I shall be having a lot of fun. :)

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Crystal Brass Knuckles (I am going to realign your chakras motherf*****), 2009
by Debra Baxter
Quartz crystals, sterling silver

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Beaded drop earrings from Lanvin. *sigh*!

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The Chanel White Enamel Bib Necklace...

... and its acrylic cousin from Forever 21.