- Beaumont Jewelry Collective: wear your values with purpose-driven fine jewelry.Today we’re looking at Beaumont Jewelry Collective, an up-and-coming online jewelry store whose commitment to ethical jewelry and charitable giving makes them an immediate must-know. Beaumont Jewelry Collective: wear your values with purpose-driven fine jewelry. Beaumont Jewelry Collective is a family-owned business founded by mother and daughter duo, Laura and Chloe Beaumont. They’re dedicated to artisanal fine jewelry by independent designers who prioritize ethical jewelry production and sustainable sourcing in their own work in specific, impactful ways. An entire storeโฆ Read more: Beaumont Jewelry Collective: wear your values with purpose-driven fine jewelry.
- What I’m Reading: Vol. 132.Hello darlings, Mr. DitL and I just returned from the most fabulous adventure in Paris! It was a big family trip – 11 people in total, and I thoroughly enjoyed all of the beautiful Parisian chaos. We admired art at Musรฉe de l’Orangerie and Musรฉe d’Orsay, took in history at Versailles and Musรฉe Carnavalet, enjoyed nightlife at Cabaret Paradis Latin and Le Duc des Lombards, oohed and aahed over stained glass at Notre Dame and Saint Chappelle, strolled along theโฆ Read more: What I’m Reading: Vol. 132.
- The Art Deco lapis ring I can’t stop thinking about.This Art Deco lapis ring is haunting me and I need you to see it too. The Art Deco lapis ring I can’t stop thinking about. It’s been a minute since I did a whole feature dedicated to a single ring, but it’s an old school DitL classic style of post and this beauty absolutely deserves the solo treatment. I encountered this Art Deco lapis ring at The Vintage Jeweller’s booth at the most recent NYCJAOS event. It twinkled upโฆ Read more: The Art Deco lapis ring I can’t stop thinking about.
- Track your jewelry collection with The Jewel JournalDo you ever wish you had a better way to track your jewelry collection? The Jewel Journal from Carat & Chain is the clever solution you didn’t know you needed. Track your collection with The Jewel Journal I wasn’t sure what to expect when Lucy of Carat & Chain, a UK-based independent jewelry brand, reached out to ask if she could send me a “jewelry-related product” as a gift. I thought it would probably be a jewelry travel case orโฆ Read more: Track your jewelry collection with The Jewel Journal
- Mercurius Jewelry’s artisanal gemstone alchemy.I’ve been a fan of Mercurius Jewelry’s work for a long time, but I had never met the people behind the brand or seen their jewelry in person until recently. Now that I’ve held these beauties in my hands, I love them even more! Mercurius Jewelry’s artisanal gemstone alchemy Mercurius Jewelry specializes in exquisitely hand crafted jewels that showcase the beauty of the earth. Their designs are as satisfying to touch as they are beautiful to behold. Mercurius Jewelry’s creationsโฆ Read more: Mercurius Jewelry’s artisanal gemstone alchemy.
- My favorite reads of 2025.Get out your TBR, my darlings, because I’m ready to share my favorite reads of 2025! My favorite reads of 2025. I know that most people shared their favorite reads of 2025 at the end of 2025, but I wanted to wait. I always do a lot of reading in December and I didn’t want to risk leaving out a last minute fave! I read 142 books in 2025, mostly Fantasy and Romance (something about the current political landscape makesโฆ Read more: My favorite reads of 2025.
- Jewelry I loved at NYCJAOS Autumn 2025.I’ve been editing my little fingers off trying to get my NYCJAOS Autumn 2025 recap ready for you, and it’s finally here!! Jewelry I loved at NYCJAOS Autumn 2025 I have some exciting news: starting in 2026, there will be THREE JAOS events per year instead of two! That’s right: the show is adding a winter JAOS event in January 2026!! The new winter show will be held in NYC just once, January 23-25 2026, but then it’s moving downโฆ Read more: Jewelry I loved at NYCJAOS Autumn 2025.
- A glorious pink and blue Belperron necklace.Oh, my darlings, do I have something lovely to show you today!! This glorious pink and blue Belperron necklace has been on my mind ever since Sotheby’s first sent out press previews of this sale and I couldn’t resist sharing it with you. A glorious pink and blue Belperron necklace. Your jaws have probably joined mine on the floor now that I’ve given you a glimpse of this spectacular beauty. Isn’t it gorgeous?!!? The colors, the shapes, the beauty ofโฆ Read more: A glorious pink and blue Belperron necklace.
- Talking engagement rings at the Frazier History MuseumMy darlings, I just got back from the most fabulous trip for a speaking engagement in Louisville and I can’t wait to tell you all about it! Talking all things engagement rings at the Frazier History Museum The Frazier History Museum in Louisville, Kentucky has a fantastic exhibit called Love & Marriage, dedicated to the history of (you guessed it!) love and marriage in Kentucky. I had the pleasure of celebrating the exhibit with a night of fun at theโฆ Read more: Talking engagement rings at the Frazier History Museum
- What I’m Reading Vol. 131.Hello darlings, The weather has finally turned in my part of the world and I’m craving all things cozy: if the plan isn’t reading while swathed in fuzzy blankets in front of a fire with cinnamon tea, I don’t want it. 2025 as been a whirlwind for me: I’ve traveled almost every month, which is a wild thing for someone who used to be too sick to stand up for very long to say. Traveling in my new(ish) reality asโฆ Read more: What I’m Reading Vol. 131.
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