Link Love

I've never been to the British Museum in London..



but thanks to the wonders of modern technology, almost 2 million objects in their collection can be accessed via the internet in their online collections database.  

For anyone interested in jewelry history or even art history in general, this is a bona fide treasure trove.  Their jewelry and metalwork holdings are spectacular to say the least, and I am especially fond of the 15th-17th century prints of  Renaissance jewelry designs:

or this:

Just remember when searching the database, you need to use British spellings (jewellery instead of the American jewelry).  I cannot tell you how much time I've spent just virtually cruising through this collection. Have fun and happy searching!

All for now,

Nugget

Where's the Jewelry?

OK, so the big focus at the Oscars were the dresses, well and the awards.  But after much anticipation I was very much looking forward to a veritable parade of sparkly goodness.  Not so much.  Lots of bare necks.

I did like the little number worn by Nicole Kidman:

Despite the huge rocks, it's actually a very simple necklace, very lovely with a nice vintage feel.  Reminds me of the crystal beaded necklaces popular in the 40's-50's.

I thought Natalie Portman's Tiffany & Co. Tassel earrings were the highlight of the evening:

Stunning!  So pretty with the plum colored dress!

All in all, nothing too exciting to report here.  As far as trends, simple designs where the stone itself is the focus, emerald green, dazzling white sparkle?  Sigh.  The dresses were beautiful, & my Netflix queue is stuffed to the gills....

All for now,
Nugget

Treasury Time!

I recently was asked to join the Vintage Jewelry Sellers on Etsy (VJSE Team), and have been thrilled to join forces with such a great group.  Not only are they nice, but their jewelry is to die for!  This morning I created a treasury of beautiful offerings from VJSE sellers, check it out!




Enjoy!

All for now,
Nugget

Treasury Time!

I just found this cool widget from Craftcult that lets you put Etsy Treasuries in your blog, so I couldn't resist!

This one is called Wreath, Deconstructed...



Yea!

All for now,
Nugget

Color Inspiration for 2011

Thank you, Pantone!  *kiss kiss!*

Are your ready for the "IT" color?  If you guessed honeysuckle, you guessed right!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Honeysuckle!

I always thought honeysuckle was a creamy honey yellow, but who am I to judge?  Corally pink it is! 

Little Nugget and her pink-heavy wardrobe are set to be the toast of preschool come January!  LOL!

All for now,

Nugget

That's App-tastic!

Cool!  There's an App on the iPad that lets you create virtual paintings...

From the exhibition "Fresh Flowers," a drawing created by artist

David Hockney with the creative tool that's been

fascinating him lately — the iPad. Untitled, 10 July 2010

is one of hundreds of digital works showing on

40 screens in the Paris exhibition, which runs through Jan. 30.



Wonder how it would work for jewelry designers....anyone?

All for now,

NOG

Pardon the Dust...

I've been doing a little cleaning around the NOG Blog, working on layout, design and such. 

A lot has been going on!  Did you see this? 

Apparently the Wallis Simpson auction brought in a whopping $12.5 million, with that gorgeous diamond, onyx and emerald panther bracelet by Cartier going for a record $7 million!

Lovely!

All for now,
Nuggets