Crystals Are a Girl's Best Friend

More crystally jewelery goodness in the form of Dara Ettinger's latest collection. The crystals look as though they have eroded or been eaten away setting this collection apart from the many crystal other crystal lines out at the moment. The rich blues and purples are my favorite.





Dara Ettinger available at Max and Chloe.

Leiber Fever

If you Google Judith Leiber you are likely to find 1. Her website, 2. A lot of Sex and The City references and 3. Heated debate as to whether her purses are gorgeous or gaudy.
I am personally of the opinion that they are wonderfully both.
I have stated before that I am like a magpie, attracted to all things shiny, and just look how shiny Leiber's purses are!
Leiber is most famous for her novelty crystal purses which come in a huge variety of shapes (mostly animals and in her older collections, fruits and vegetables), but she also makes more classic crystal clutches as well as other bags, eye wear and accessories.

It should also be noted that Leiber's purses first make an appearance in Sex and The City in 'The Caste System' (S02E10) when Mr. Big gives Carrie the swan purse to take to a high society party. Carrie shows the purse to her friends and they all go on about how 'not Carrie'/ugly it is. All kinds of fantastic Leiber purses are shown in this episode (in the party scene), from pigs to eggplants. (The pig is still available in the current collection.)


Leiber's cupcake purse is then featured, in a more positive light, in the first Sex and The City movie where Charlotte's daughter Lily carries it at Carries wedding. The purse was custom made to fit Carrie's mobile in it and plays a fairly crucial role in the film.


Some of my favorites from the current collection..
Mary
I like the kitties best!

Judith Leiber novelty purses range from about $3000 to around $7000 and are available from the Judith Leiber website and Net-A-Porter.

Eeeeeeeee!

The title of this post may hint at my excitement. Excitement for a present I will be receiving this Christmas. The Atelier Swarovski Christopher Kane Beetle Ring!
My mother has been ever obliging and bought me this ring, though she is making me wait until Christmas to be able to wear it. I ADORE Christopher Kane and am beyond ecstatic to be owning something he designed in the very near future. Eeeeeeeeee!!!


I would also like the rest of the range, but that could be pushing it.

Nice Jugs.

Some lovely bottle design and packaging.

Bottle design for Hwila mineral water of Sweden by Neumeister. Neumeister have tonnes of lovely work on their site. I think these bottles really reflect their contents, they look clean and refreshing.


Concept design for Forgeron Beer Designed by Dmitri Kuznetsov and visualized by Pavel Gubin and Naming by Ilya Milovanov for the Trudot community. The bottle top resembles the froth on top of a jug, a nice touch.


Knuthenlund is a Danish company that produce organic farmed products such as cheese and milk and have recently developed organic milk, the bottle design is reminiscent of old style glass bottles but with a beautifully delicate print on the front. I think it suits the brand perfectly.


Concept design for organic honey by Marcel Buerkle. I love how it strays away from taditional honey packaging shapes and avoids use of the obvious color - yellow and goes for a very subtle gold on white. It's so beautiful it looks like a skin/hair care product.


Crystal Head Vodka is a company founded by actor Dan Aykroyd and artist John Alexander. The name and bottle shape is based on the 13 Crystal skulls which have been found all around the world and all the myths and theories behind where they originate from and their alleged powers. A very cool concept. I especially like the wooden lid on the bottle.

With Rings on My Fingers and Rings on My Toes..

Rings are my favorite type of jewelry, especially ridiculously large and shiny ones, I'm like a magpie.
Here is a jewelry label that is mindblowingly beautiful.
Billy Bride is a label created by Renee Warne, a Sydney based jewelry designer. Billy Bride rings are all hand crafted and totally unique, each is made from a piece of crystal which has been naturally formed over years by the earth, so you are guaranteed no one will have one the same. Rings are available to buy on Billy Bride's site or commissions are available. Billy Bride also has a blog full of inspiration images which is lovely.