- 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 makes… 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 down… 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 of… Read more: A glorious pink and blue Belperron necklace. - Talking engagement rings at the Frazier History Museum
My 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 the… 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 as… Read more: What I’m Reading Vol. 131. - I made the jewelry box of my dreams
I’ve shown you how I packed my jewelry for my move, now it’s time for me to show you how I made the large, locking jewelry box of my dreams to store and display my collection in my new house! I made the jewelry box of my dreams For my new house, I wanted a beautiful way to display my jewelry so that everything was easy to see but also safely enclosed. A large, locking jewelry box that still allowed… Read more: I made the jewelry box of my dreams - How to pack your jewelry when you have a LOT of jewelry.
Have you ever found yourself wondering how to pack your jewelry when you have a LOT of jewelry?? This dilemma was very real for me when Mr. DitL and I bought our new house a little while ago. Here’s what I did to keep my treasures safe in transit. How to pack your jewelry when you have a LOT of jewelry My jewelry collection has grown quite a bit in the decade since I last wrote about how to pack… Read more: How to pack your jewelry when you have a LOT of jewelry. - Lindley Gray’s modern Art Deco magic.
Lindley Gray is a talented jewelry designer I’ve had the pleasure of knowing for nearly a decade, and I’m so excited to give you a proper introduction to her jewelry today. If you love clean lines and breathtaking geometry, you’re going to want to make room on your wishlist for this one. Lindley Gray’s modern Art Deco magic. I first met Lindley Gray at a coffee shop in 2016. She wore the rings in the photo above and I can… Read more: Lindley Gray’s modern Art Deco magic. - What I’m Reading Vol. 130.
Hello darlings, I’m so relieved that it’s finally September. I’m not eager for cold weather, but it’s been an exceptionally hot summer in the DC area and it’s such a relief to step outside and feel cool breezes instead of a wall of soul-crushing humidity that makes me feel like I’m inside of a hot wet sponge. This time of year always feels full of possibility to me – I don’t know if that’s a holdover from so many years… Read more: What I’m Reading Vol. 130. - Trying on three antique tiaras in one day.
If you paid close attention to my NYCJAOS Spring 2025 coverage, you’ll know that I had the great pleasure of seeing THREE real antique tiaras at one show! I’ve given you a peek at these beauties, but I also thought they deserved their own post. Trying on three antique tiaras in one day. We did a general recap about the jewelry I saw at the most recent NYCJAOS show, but there also happened to be such a wealth of magnificent… Read more: Trying on three antique tiaras in one day.
Find more jewelry posts in my Index of Pretty Shiny Things here or book-related posts here!