Solitaire, Part One: Color In That Circle!

Everywhere you look, people are playing solitaire—pendants, that is. And why not? It’s a great look. 

But why not add some color to that solitaire? Here’s one from Stuller* featuring pink tourmaline in a gold setting.

https://www.stuller.com/products/87126/?groupId=203177&searchTerm=87126&recommendationSource=SearchRedirect

How about emerald in white gold?

https://www.stuller.com/products/87126/16629139/?groupId=203177&searchTerm=87126&recommendationSource=SearchRedirect

Citrine sings in rose gold.

https://www.stuller.com/products/87126/16629170/?groupId=203177&searchTerm=87126&recommendationSource=SearchRedirect

And so does aquamarine.

https://www.stuller.com/products/87126/16629167/?groupId=203177&searchTerm=87126&recommendationSource=SearchRedirect

Or how about Mozambique garnet in platinum?

https://www.stuller.com/products/87126/16629188/?groupId=203177&searchTerm=87126&recommendationSource=SearchRedirect

You get the idea. If your style is simple and elegant (or that’s what’s called for in your work environment), you can certainly stay within those parameters, coloring between the lines.

*To order Stuller jewelry, just jot down the item number of your favorites, then text that info to your friendly neighborhood** Jewelry Doctor at 415/596-4244 (or call 415/796-3969), and we’ll check on pricing and availability for you.

**If you can read this, we’re in the neighborhood.

©2019 Laynie Tzena.

And--You're Off!

Anyone can get dressed up

and be glamorous, but it is 

how people dress on their 

days off that is intriguing.

—Alexander Wang

What’s your favorite jewelry to wear when you’re off work? What do you reach for when you can wear whatever you want? Has that changed over the years? Is it due for a change?  

Call the doctor—the San Francisco Jewelry Doctor, that is—at 415/796-3969 (text 415/596-4244), and let’s put our heads together about jewelry that reflects your own individual after-work style.

San Francisco Jewelry Doctor. Great jewelry, seven days a week*.

Yes, we sleep. We mean you can have great jewelry. But you already knew that, right? Of course. Honey, you are on it.

©2019 Laynie Tzena.

Did Anybody Ask Archie?

Weren’t we just talking about Kate Middleton’s earrings the other day? And here they are in the news again. 

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/jewelry-and-watches/a28321037/kate-middleton-princess-diana-archie-christening-earrings/

This time it’s not about other possible earring choices, but the idea (not shared by Town and Country or Glamour 

https://www.glamour.com/story/kate-middleton-earrings-archie-christening-drama) that wearing the late Princess Diana’s earrings 

to the christening of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was a 

no-no.  Because they should have been worn by the child’s mum, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex.  

To which we say: Rubbish! There were four people who could have perfectly appropriately worn those earrings: Meghan Markle (who probably got first look at them*), Kate Middleton, or their spouses.

“But William and Harry don’t wear earrings.”

Good point. The issue here is what they are entitled to wear. 

Now, you could say everyone in the room could have worn a pearl earring as a tribute. But what we’re talking about here is how a grand-mère unable to be in the room (either due to her schedule or, sadly, because she is no longer alive) has a presence. And the best way to do that is to have one of her children (or their spouses) wear something to say, “Mom, you are here with us.”

Which means, if you ask the Jewelry Doctor, that it was perfectly appropriate for Kate to wear those earrings, assuming William and Harry weren’t interested in wearing them.

Your thoughts?

*The mum in question probably said no, thank you, since many a baby, royal and otherwise, likes to pull on dangle earrings :>.

©2019 Laynie Tzena.

Beautiful by Nature

There’s something about designs inspired by nature. They just 

feel great to wear; as though you were bringing a little bit of that 

Saturday morning hike with you when you go to back to work 

on Monday. 

Check out this leafy bracelet. 

https://www.stuller.com/products/650116/?groupId=114826&recommendationSource=productpage&recommendationType=recommendation&recommendationId=116531

And how about this flower necklace?

https://www.stuller.com/products/69220/?groupId=97903&recommendationSource=SiteSearch

You could wear these flowers pinned to your jacket lapel—

https://www.stuller.com/products/83539/1993005/?groupId=42629&recommendationSource=SiteSearch

—and also ask us how to create an instant pendant. 

What’s your favorite flower? Let us know. We’re at 415/796-3969 (text 415/596-4244).

San Francisco Jewelry Doctor. Naturally.

©2019 Laynie Tzena.

Dressing the Royals, Part One

Now, Kate Middleton could probably wear a grocery bag as a dress and make it look like a million bucks (or pounds, if you prefer). 

Still, the earrings here? 
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a28256412/kate-middleton-shirt-dress-wimbledon-2019/

Okay. Great, even, with something else. But if we were dressing the princess, we’d give her these to wear this time out.  
https://www.stuller.com/products/85657/?groupId=116495&recommendationSource=SiteSearch

“But aren’t those are too big?”

Actually, they’re all of an inch and a half. And the onyx highlights the black accents in that wonderful dress, the granulated silver design echoes the lines of the garment, they have “summer”* written all over them—what’s not to love?

Call us next time, Kate. We’re at 415/796-3969 (text 415/596-4244).

San Francisco Jewelry Doctor. We help you access your inner royalty.

*We think they would be gorgeous any time of year, actually. Like some people we could mention.

©2019 Laynie Tzena. 

Not Just Any Ruby

The office is closed for the Fourth of July holiday, but here’s a well-loved story (about our stone of the month) from our archives. https://myjewelrydoctor.blogspot.com/2015/07/just-right-ruby.html

Calling All Blondes

“If I’ve only one life, let me live it as a blonde!” said the woman in the Clairol ad. 

Some of us thought that was a fine idea and tried to become blonde, with surprising results we discussed the other day. 

https://myjewelrydoctor.blogspot.com/2012/12/sun-in-not-required.html. 

Others were born with beautiful blonde hair, or have found a way to create it. This is for you. 

https://myjewelrydoctor.blogspot.com/2012/12/do-blondes-have-more-fun-you-decide.html

©2019 Laynie Tzena.

A Favorite Stone for Many, Hands Down

Doctors, as you may know, refrain from giving unsolicited medical advice. So your Jewelry Doctor will not weigh in as to whether people are/were correct in maintaining that our stone of the month, the ruby, protects the thumb (something many would like to do). 

But she has no hesitation whatsoever about proclaiming their absolute beauty. Read on about many people’s favorite gemstone.

https://www.gemsociety.org/article/history-legend-rubies-gems-yore/

https://www.gia.edu/ruby-history-lore

A Little Bigger

Have you been thinking small?

Some years ago (before I became the Jewelry Doctor) I met an image consultant at a business event. She looked at the jewelry I was wearing and said, “Wear big earrings.”

Big earrings? 

Yikes! 

I asked why she suggested that. It made me a little nervous. I mean, you know, big? Big earrings? They’d be too flashy. Flashy was not me. (Note: Still not flashy, but my earrings have definitely gotten bigger.)

She pointed out that I was tall. (True.) Why the teeny earrings?

I believe the term is “comfort zone.” You see, I was comfortable wearing little earrings. And there’s nothing wrong with little earrings. But what she could see that I couldn’t was that they were a little too little for me.

Could you go a little bigger? No one says you have to. But it’s a new month. A splendid time to consider if you may be playing small—smaller than you need to. We’re not talking gigantic. Just, maybe, you know, a little bigger.  

©2019 Laynie Tzena. All Rights Reserved.