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The Erika Winters Fidelia Collection

Good morning, my dears! I have something very exciting for you today.

Do you remember the glorious collection of engagement rings designed by Erika Winters that I shared with you a while ago? I know many of you do, because nine thousand of you have pinned that post on Pinterest. Here’s a brief visual reminder:

Engagement rings by Erika Winters in white, yellow, and rose gold with diamonds.

See? They’re gorgeous. Which is why I was so thrilled to hear about the release of the Erika Winters Fidelia collection, which is a line of wedding bands designed to compliment Erika’s gorgeous engagement rings (or any other engagement ring, really.

Erika Winters' wedding band line, the Fidelia Collection. Yellow, gold, and rose gold with diamonds.

I never gave wedding bands a whole lot of thought until I needed one myself. And let me tell you, if this collection had come out a little sooner I would have seriously considered these designs for my own wedding band. With their lusciously cut diamonds and perfectly placed millegrain details, these bands would be amazing as a compliment to an antique engagement ring like mine.

Like Erika’s line of engagement rings, the Fidelia collection is heavily inspired by Erika’s love of antique jewelry, particularly Art Deco and Victorian design. It’s no wonder they’re so pretty, right?

The Isabella wedding band with French cut diamonds and millegrain details. From Erika Winters' Fidelia collection.

Erika Winters' Lily wedding band from the Fidelia collection. Shown in rose gold with diamond accents.

Erika Winters' Imogen wedding band from the Fidelia collection. With diamonds and millegrain accents.

Erika Winters' Rose wedding band from the Fidelia collection. Shown in rose gold with knife edge engraving and millegrain details.

The Viola wedding band from Erika Winters' Fidelia collection. Available in white, yellow, and rose gold or platinum, with diamond details.

What do you think of the Erika Winters Fidelia collection, my dears? I’m a huge fan: so much so that I plan on making sure Mr. DitL knows exactly where to find these beauties in case he feels the urge to buy me an anniversary band in a year or two.

Which of the bands do you love the most?

Three wedding bands from the Eriika Winters Fidelia collection

 

All images and info in this post are thanks to Erika Winters and Communique LA. For more information on the Erika Winters Fidelia collection, or to purchase any of the lovely pieces you’ve seen here, please visit Erika’s website.

Lovely gold and gemstone necklace.

Good morning, kittens!

I was browsing auction houses online the other day (as I often do) and picking out some pieces to share on my Tumblr when this pretty, pretty gold and gemstone necklace jumped out at me. I had the Tumblr post all written when suddenly I realized no, no, this is too lovely for a mere Tumblr post. It deserves its own blog feature.

And so here we are.

Lovely gold and gemstone necklace with sapphires, aquamarine, and spinel.

Isn’t it just wonderful? I adore the asymmetry, the warmth of the gold, and the beautiful juxtaposition of the different gemstones’ colors.

Let’s get closer.

Pretty gold and gemstone necklace with sapphires, aquamarine, and spinel - full and detail views
Sigh. Isn’t it just the prettiest? And so interesting, in a subtle, lovely way. It would bring out different elements in different outfits depending on what colors you chose to wear with it.

The golden foliate links on the chains with the dangling gems are such a lovely touch.

Lovely gold and gemstone necklace with sapphires, aquamarine, and spinel - full and detail views

I would like more pieces like this to exist in the world, please. Ideally in my jewelry box.

What do you think of it, my lovelies? Are you as smitten as I am?

This lovely gold and gemstone necklace sold in a recent auction at Phillips. All images and info are thanks to Phillips.

Four Color Tourmaline Earrings by Rachael Sarc.

Good morning, my dears!

Do you remember a few weeks ago when I introduced you to the fabulous Rachael Sarc and her glorious gemstone jewelry? I actually saved a couple of pieces from her collection to show you in their own posts, because they were so amazing they had to be presented solo.

Here is the first: Rachael Sarc’s Four Color Tourmaline Earrings.

Four color tourmaline earrings by Rachael Sarc. One-of-a-kind tourmaline drops set in yellow gold and platinum with white and yellow diamonds.

Aren’t they magnificent?

Each one-of-a-kind tourmaline drop is suspended from an 18kt yellow gold and platinum setting adorned with white and yellow diamond pavè.

Aren’t the settings a gorgeous shape? It’s one of my favorite aspects of the design, besides those killer tourmaline drops. Rachael that the settings were inspired by the Eiffel tower, which she admired on a recent trip to Paris.

The four color tourmaline earrings by Rachael Sarc; on an ear and while under construction.

Here’s a shot from Rachael Sarc’s Instagram of the tourmaline earrings when worn, alongside shots from the construction process.

The tourmaline drops that were destined to become the Rachael Sarc four color tourmaline earrings.

And here’s the tourmalines on their own, waiting for their destiny. I think that the settings Rachael Sarc created for these gemstone drops showcase the natural beauty of the tourmaline while adding visual interest and picking up the colors of the stones.

Let’s get up close and personal.

Four color tourmaline earrings by Rachael Sarc. One-of-a-kind tourmaline drops set in yellow gold and platinum with white and yellow diamonds.

What do you think of Rachael Sarc’s Four Color Tourmaline Earrings by Rachael Sarc, my dears? Do you love them as much as I do?

All images and info in this post are thanks to the fabulous Rachael Sarc. Photography by Mickey Kerr unless otherwise specified. 

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