This might be better than REAL chocolate.

Photo courtesy of Kate Szabone.

Beladora II has set up a 20% discount for the readers of JewelryWhore on this lovely bracelet:

Just enter "jw1" at checkout if you're interested!

Here are a few other pieces I have my eye on:

1. here 2. here 3. here 4. here (prices range from $24 - $96)

1. here 2. here 3. here 4. here (prices range from $236 - $386)

Happy shopping/browsing!

All photos courtesy of Beladora II.

I am not a fan of feather jewelry, generally speaking. Keep the feathers on the birds, people!

But then I discovered Rheanna Lingham and her fantastically bizarre feather balls.

Got your attention? Good.

Taaadaa:

1. Here 2. Here

Once I saw these I had to find out more about Ms. Lingham and her lovely wares.

She studied at Middlesex University in England, and her graduate collection in 2005 garnered her a lot of attention: it was full of "bird wings, extravagant magpie feather capes, enormous acrylic necklaces, and her trademark feather balls" (via). In other words, it was effing awesome.

Since then, Ms. Lingham's been featured in many exhibitions across the UK, was included in the book "New Directions in Jewellery II," and helped establish Luna and Curious, considered to be one of London's best shops.

Photos courtesy of Rheanna Lingham.

And I just had to add this description I found about Lingham's line on Luna and Curious:

"The jewellery is rooted in historical fashions, it appears both glamorous and decadent, but with an underlying notion of horror or decay. Inspirations are varied, ranging from derelict Georgian houses to pigeon rings, from mourning jewellery to Indian Maharajahs, and 19th century fashion to farm equpiment" (via).

I'm not sure it gets any cooler than that.

So gorgeous. Colorful+stylish+interesting+BEAUTIFUL= The perfect summer earring.

miguel ases by jadeelise featuring Chloé earrings