Harper's Bazaar has just released their 2013 Spring Accessories report, and being the fashionistas that we are, we were all over that, looking for how today's hottest trends intersect with fine horse jewelry. This season, there's some fascinatingly beautiful connection points, including: Roman Holiday Always fashionable, the love of all things Italian goes old-school with an emphasis on … [Read more...]
Cameo Horse Jewelry
Raise your hand if you're a fan of cameo jewelry! I know there are lots of you out there. Cameo is a very old art form, practiced by jewelry artisans for thousands and thousands of years. Images are carved in relief, which means they stand out, in several types of material. You'll hear about shell cameo, gemstone cameos, even bakelite cameo! Most cameo jewelry features a lovely woman in … [Read more...]
Sapphire Horse Jewelry
Sapphire is September's birthstone. Many people love Sapphires for their vibrant blue color. Did you know that there are many myths and legends surrounding sapphires? Not only are sapphires amazing set in fine horse jewelry, they're thought to protect the wearer against envy and jealousy. According to legend, if you immerse a snake in a vessel full of water and a sapphire, the snake will … [Read more...]
Horse Jewelry: Looking Good After a Bad Day
I don't know about you, but my heart just broke for Tiffany Foster this weekend. The Canadian rider had her Olympic dreams dashed earlier this year when some controversially stringent health exams disqualified her horse Victor from further competition. Then this weekend, at the BMO Nation's Cup at Spruce Meadows, she and Victor went down hard, crashing through the second gate of a complicated … [Read more...]
Gold Horse Jewelry
Throughout history, mankind has loved gold. Gold is unique among the Earth’s elements. It comes out of the ground beautiful, and that beauty only becomes more refined and attractive in the hands of talented jewelry artisans. When we consider the history of jewelry, we see the use of gold stretching back for centuries. The ancient Egyptians loved gold. So too did the earliest Europeans – a recent … [Read more...]
Want To Be Lucky in Love? Romantic Horse Jewelry She’ll Love
Are you looking for the perfect romantic horse jewelry for your sweetheart? You're going to love the Lucky in Love collection. It's charming and cute, with a whimsical style perfectly presented with 18K gold and mabe pearls. There's a necklace and earrings, each sold separately. (You can pick up the entire set for less than $250!) Let's talk about why this is the perfect birthday present, … [Read more...]
Horse Jewelry Spotlight: Gold Horse Earrings
The Jewelry Information Center has just released its Spring Trends Report, highlighting what they're seeing people wear. Earrings feature prominently this season, which is great news for fans of fine horse jewelry. The style of the moment is for button earrings - the small, petite, classy earrings that were so hot in the 1950's and 1980's. In the world of style, we know everything old becomes new … [Read more...]
Horse Jewelry Spotlight: Gold Horsehead Jewelry
The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire. ~Sharon Ralls Lemon One of the biggest challenges a jewelry designer has is capturing, in fine gold or precious metals, the very essence of their subject in a way so beautiful and powerful that it can not be resisted. When we look at fine gold horse jewelry, many of … [Read more...]
Diamond Horse Jewelry: For Someone Special
There are times in life when only a diamond will do! If you're about to pop the question to your sweetheart, you may be in the market for a horse themed engagement ring. May we present one of our favorites, the 14K White Gold Horseshoe Nail Ring. The White Gold Horseshoe Nail Ring shown features .55 cwt of diamonds, but you can choose a larger or smaller diamond to get the look and price that … [Read more...]
Gold Horse Jewelry Spotlight: The Perfect Pin
A horse is the projection of peoples' dreams about themselves--strong, powerful, beautiful--and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence. - Pam Brown The best gold horse jewelry is a union of sorts, bringing together the finest gold, gemstones and diamonds with an artist's gifted vision and magnificent equine subject material. You get it all: the sparkle, the … [Read more...]