Franklin Mint Offers Must-See Fashion Jewelry Collections

Coralia Leets
Turquoise Earrings Single French
Franklin Mint

Jewelry lovers, have you visited The Franklin Mint lately? If not, get thee to the website right away and prepare to be amazed. The Franklin Mint is a go to place for some of the best high fashion jewelry around. Who knew? After doing a little web shopping on their web site, I realized that they’ll be at the top of my list when it comes to my go to place for fashion jewelry from now on. Discovering this certainly brightened my day and is making my own holiday shopping easier as well.

One of the most phenomenal things about the Franklin Mint is the impeccable selection of fashion jewelry collections offered. Whether you’re shopping for a male or a female, a friend young or old, or yourself, you’re going to find a modern heirloom – something to be treasured forever. It is extremely hard to find a retailer that offers the finest quality and the very latest fashion all in one place. The Franklin Mint has it. Whether you’re shopping for necklaces, earrings, rings, bracelets, pendant, pins, or even Men’s Jewelry the Franklin Mint will not disappoint.

Michelle Rhodes
Sterling Silver Stamped Cuff
Franklin Mint

You can check out the collections at a Franklin Mint location near you or, quite easily, shop them on the web - but be careful! Be prepared to fall in love with everything. Every jewelry and designer The Franklin mint offers has its own special appeal, being diversified enough to meet gift giving needs for even the most discerning recipients.

With The Franklin Mint, you have the perfect selection of collections and designers to choose from. Those who love whimsy, fine materials such as sterling silver and vermeil, and making an elegant statement will love the Pinchandra Purple collection, while those who crave bright, modern, and sophisticated designs will be pleased to find the collections of designer Romero Britto. The Franklin Mint also carries The Jewels of the Nile and Coins of the World Jewelry collections which both offer stunning fashion pieces modeled after brilliant antiquities.

Sterling Grace
Trio Cross Hoop Earrings
Franklin Mint

…In the mood for absolute gem candy? The Coralia Leets collection is a must see that I personally can’t take my eyes off of. It includes the season’s hottest stones including cherry quartz, turquoise, and chalcedony - all encased in gold and silver. The Michelle Rhodes and Sterling Grace collections are perfect for all ages, each offering pieces with iconic symbolism and beautiful inspirational engravings. Other timeless fashion jewelry collections offered by the Franklin Mint include those of The Difference Coin Jewelry, and the Harley Davidson collection. There is more and more to discover each time you visit the Franklin Mint. I’ve found myself wanting to go back again and again to discover new pieces to add to my wish list. Like I said, be prepared to fall in love!

Great Gift Cuffs with a Side of Inspiration

     Whether you're looking for a holiday or birthday gift, jewelry is always a fun way to make it personal. We actually found some great cuffs from Anthropologies that would make beautiful gifts for a friend who loves the craft and artisan look. These bold pieces make almost as great room accents are they do bracelets.

     ...and the fun news is, if you're looking to create something similar for yourself with your own two hands, they offer great inspiration. For this great rainy day project you might want to gather some shells, buttons, or other found objects, something bendable to create the base of your cuff (be sure the edges aren't sharp), some strong glue and/or thread, and a favorite scrap fabric!

The Animal Rescue Site Giving Away Awesome Lapis Earrings with Purchase

For one day only the Animal Rescue Site (where a portion of the sales go to feed shelter animals and to help other animals in need - super cute products too), is giving away an actually better than run of the mill pair of lapis earrings with any $25 purchase.  Kaity's Finds couldn't have been timed better today.  Check out some of her items which feature animal rescue site products.  If you decide to scoop up any of the featured crystal pieces from The Animal Rescue site, today you'll even get a free treat.  Who could argue with that?  So anyway, hope you enjoy today's edition of Kaity's Finds and today's jewelry event tip.  Stay tuned as next week we'll be covering some new designers and doing some more giveaways.

Love of the Day - Kendra Scott Small Feather Earrings

Oh my...love of the day, what better way to start the morning than waking up to you?  The other day a recently married wonderful friend of mine posted something like "Being married requires falling in love over and over again, just always with the same person" on her facebook page.  Yes, I would say it was a fabulous choice in quote that certainly captures the beauty and legacy of marriage...but here is some consolation to the commitment phobic. Well my fickle friends, I'm about to tell you how jewelry is different than marriage...but first, have a sip of coffee (afterall it is only 9am), its about to get "heavy" in here Sex and the City style.  Put plain and simply (the way I like to do) The difference between marriage and jewelry is that, well, a marriage to jewelry commonly allows for polyamorous behavior...where nobody gets hurt (aside the usual pinch, prick, or hair entanglement).  That being said, here i'll proudly display for you my lustful early morning affair.  First name Kenda Scott, Last name Small Feather Earrings (You know its special when you know the last name!)...and for those of you who are sick of me drawing far far stretched dramatic comparisons - Without further ado, here is where you can posess these little beauties:   http://www.gilt.com/s/kendra-scott-jewe/product/34478905 or since they are wait listed there (they're quite the hot floozy of a commodity), try http://www.kendrascott.com/!  In a follow up post, I'll explain to you what I'd wear for them, I mean with them! <3

A Mellow Day, an Exciting Find: beautiful artisan jewelry, just lovely plain and simply. I'm rating it one of the best gift giving sites on the web.

The other day in my internet travels, I came across something I have surprisingly never seen before (that is hard to come by these days).  I was introduced to http://www.modernartisans.com/.  I definitely have a lot of love for this relatively little known website!  If you love to support American artisans (and I believe in supporting all artisans near and far), this is the website for you!  It is a little different than the wonderful Novica (more on that later), in that most of the pieces are made in the United States.  This site is probably one of the best things to happen since raisin bread, and with the Zephyr gallery downsizing, we needed this!  I fell in love with some of the pieces instantly.  Here are my some of my favorites (wow, I could really list just about all the jewelry on the site - but here are my really really favorites):

I want to pick up the Fearless Soul Cuff and the Travel my Path cuff right away!  To see any of these pieces, go to http://www.modernartisans.com/ and click on jewelry.  There other other great house decor pieces etc. to see as well.  The prices on this site are also amazing, for handmade sterling you can't beat it.  I rate this one of the best gift giving sites on the web.  What do you think?  Please let me know if you have a favorite or if you plan to pick something up from the site...so I can be jealous!