Kendra Scott.

Kendra Scott is a fabulous contemporary jewelry designer from Austin, Texas. Her designs are bright, cheerful, and usually involve colored stones (although she’s done some recent work in metals, which is lovely).

Kendra Scott’s work is pretty high on my to-buy-when-feeling-less-broke list. Her designs are on the more affordable side of things – there are earrings in this post for less than $100.

The Kendra Scott website also has an extremely fabulous “color bar” feature which lets you design your own custom versions of her pieces by changing around the colors. It’s dangerously entertaining, and would be a perfect option if you needed to accessorize with a specific color. It also only slightly more expensive than the ready-to-wear pieces. For a control freak like me, this is a dream come true.