Star Gazing

I must say, I don't usually go in much for celebrity watching but I was completely charmed  when I read about Kate Moss getting married and having 15 bridesmaids....fifteen young girls all in white with simple white hair crowns walking down a country road accompanying the bride. How positively festive and romantic. 

I pulled this photo of Kate's bridesmaids  from a site that had no attribution to the photo...

Every Now and Then

Someone comes to the store selling something that is just right.....

And we say, "ooh" and "ahh" and "yes" and "please and thank you"...

Holiday Bling Jewelry

We fell in love pretty fast and pretty hard with this jewelry line called Gypsy, as we are always on the look out for that high holiday bling jewelry piece. (Remember the time before bling was a word? I do.)

Then we saw this big pomegranate pendant (below) and found out the line was made in Turkey.....and all of a sudden we were re-enacting the underworld of winter and eating pomegranate seeds with Persephone.....well that was pretty much it and next thing we knew we were putting in a big old order.

And some of their jewelry can be seen in the movie The Other Boleyn Girl....and we think that's pretty cool too.

But if that's all a little too much bling for you....never fear... because we've got some beautiful understated pieces too......

Like this great vermeil necklace from Brooklyn jewelry design house Swallow......they call it their mother/daughter piece. Lots more to see in the jewelry cases. Find a perfect piece for yourself to wear this holiday season or a gift for a loved one.
We pretty much can't think of anything we'd like to do more at Passionflower than try on jewelry with you. Yes it's the adult version of playing dress up.
To see more of our great jewelery click here.

My New Obsession

For your viewing pleasure..........I've been spending way too much time putting collage photos together but also working hard on photos for the new shopping site....shoppassionflower dot com.....coming soon......so here ya go....a little preview of our jewelry cases.....

My favorite photo collage above .....

From top to bottom: Cast bronze Hermes Medallion, Gopher Jawbone Necklace, and Carved Mammoth Bone Cherub.

\ A little holiday bling.

And we haven't even made it to earrings and bracelets......

Showered with Jewels from Susan Goodwin

The beautiful, talented, and generous Susan Goodwin paid us a May Day visit.

It was a whirlwind -

a veritable buffet of delicious gems.

There was lots of turquoise.......

Here's a composite necklace with an old clock key and I think that's a bullet casing that has been filled with turquoise.

Susan's work has an extreme delicacy mixed with a lot of strength.

We cannot thank Susan enough although we suspect she does these shows because she gets to see lots of different women wearing her jewelry.....

These trunk shows are like her little jewelry laboratory.

Thanks everyone for coming. It was fun playing dress up with you! :)

Susan Goodwin Jewelry Comes to Passionflower

We couldn't be more pleased, honored, and excited to welcome our longtime friend & amazing jeweler/artist from Seattle Susan Goodwin, who's coming here to do a trunk show on May Day!!!!

(that's the 1st of May)

We've been carrying her work for a long time and she never ceases to amaze us......At some point you think, "Well how many ways can you wrap pearls and gemstones?"...in Susan's case the possibilities seem endless.....And she's not being clever. She's genuinely considering, not only what looks good as a piece of jewelry, but what looks good on a living, breathing woman......

She is that rare combination of talent and acumen......that's my way of saying she's not just a great artist, she's a great business person too. And as a retailer that's meaningful.

I can count on her not only to get me the product, but to continue producing innovative and beautiful work.

Here's some shots from her Pools of Light Collection......If you know someone getting married, you might suggest Pools of Light for wedding jewelry or bridesmaids gifts.







She'll be bringin' it to the store Saturday afternoon from 2 -5......
Plus there will be loads of one of a kind pieces using pearls, gemstones, and other goodies...If
it's anything like the last two shows she's done here you can count on a feast of color and stone and light.




How did I get so lucky? This is a world class trunk show not to be missed.

Click here to see Susan's website.

And feel free to send us any photos of you or friends wearing her jewelry.

Beautiful Bridal Jewelry at Passionflower

Lindsey's boyfriend bought her this great shirt at Juicy Couture.....and we say great new piece of clothing needs great new piece of jewelry. Here we layered Susan Goodwin pearls with Exstasia amethyst glass intaglio.

Layered amethyst and pearls for a hyper romantic look.

Summer Bridesmaid's Dresses

Here's a little summer linen slip dress with a touch of lace -
We think it would be a great bridesmaid dress for a casual summer wedding.

Hand made by our friends at Bella Notte in L.A.
You can custom pick from about 15 colors. But be patient, they have an eight week turnaround.

We draped it with a nubby silk scarf from Spain and a compass necklace.

Stunning Wedding Jewelry from Pyrrha and Exstasia

Here's Becky with some beautiful carved antler earrings from Extasia.

Plus her Love/Truth pendant from Pyrrha that she wears every day. We have a great selection of meaningful jewelry for bride or bridesmaid.

Fun Nail Polish for your Wedding Day

Your hands are going to be right next to the bouquet, so why not make them all look good together. We love this line of nail polish...you can go crazy or classic.

Here we have this crazy blue color.... could be fun with a blue hydrangea bouquet. We love that Butter London nail polish is also carcinogen free - health and beauty in one

package.