An Elegant Affair

What comes to mind when you think of elegance?  A Google image search brings up pictures of black, white, and red figures that all share themes of simplicity and beauty.  One of our recent brides Melissa wanted her jewelry to be ‘elegant’, and we were able to achieve that with the pieces we made for her wedding!

For her earrings we used sterling silver and clear Swarovski crystals that accented the necklace and headpiece that Melissa had already picked out.

For her bridesmaids necklaces we used Swarovski pearls and crystals to create sophisticated necklaces that matched the red of the bridesmaids dresses. 

Melissa was a joy to work with and I’m so happy I was able to help make her day a bit more elegant!

Click here for more samples of our custom design work, and here to contact us for more information.  We'd love to work with you on your perfect custom wedding jewelry!

A Princess Bride

Tammy is a beautiful bride who wanted romance reflected in her designed pieces.  Her wedding had a subtle forest theme with gorgeous pinks and browns.  So Beautiful!

As I said - Romance!

We did Tammy's pieces as well as earrings for her bridesmaids.

 

The Bridal set is a floating Swarovski crystal briolette necklace with complimentary earrings.  The earring design hints at that subtle forest theme bringing to mind twigs and dew drops and wild flowers. They are pink Cubic Zirconia (extra sparkly!) sprinkled with AB Swarovski crystal and brown and cream freshwater pearls finished with antique bronze accents.  

The Bridemaid's pieces are a simpler version of the bride's with pink Cubic Zirconia, brown freshwater pearls and antique bronze accents.

I think romance was achieved!

Tammy said she felt like a princess, and I think she looks like on too!  She was such a pleasure to work with, I'm so happy her day was exactly what she'd dreamt of.  The excellent wedding photography was done by Mangwood Photography.  Click here for more samples of our custom design work, and here to contact us for more information.  We'd love to work with you on you're perfect custom wedding jewelry!

Let's See How Far We've Come

The Matchbox 20 song "How Far We've Come" has been a bit of a theme for my summer this year.  I started running (but I'm NOT a runner), and training with a goal to do a 5k at the end of August  This is a song on my ipod that gets me through when I'm ready to quit.  IF I run it, I will run the whole thing - no walking =) I haven't signed up yet though..

 I've been married eleven years to my high school sweetheart, we've embarked on a new adventure and we have a long beautiful history together.  Many times this summer we have looked backed to see how far we've come as we press into what is next for us...

My son turned SIX! and is going to kindergarten in the fall it's been an incredible journey so far..

.. no, we did not have a birthday pizza. it was the hot wheels birthday party he asked for all year with pumpkin spice cake and cream cheese frosting  =) ..

I've logged one year selling my designs on Etsy, and sales have been more than I ever expected when I began this little venture!  We have also been welcomed to sell in a few central New York shops, which is definitely something I never had imagined!

New Designs by Variya

I've been planning these lovelies for a little while, and I'm so excited to finally share them with you!  Gold and Silver Salacia earrings, with gold Niobium and silver Titanium options.  Pure bliss.  These were inspired by Poseidon the god of the sea from Greek mythology and named for his wife - Salacia (Amphitrite in the Greek).  A fair amount of my design inspiration comes from the glorious stories in Greek mythology.  I have always loved the adventure, tragedy, and romance this rich literature has to offer.  I began reading it in high school, and continue today, some stories are new to me, others I read again and again.  The gorgeous pearls began the sea motif for these pieces, and the draped chain reminds me of a goddess emerging from the sea.  The white pearls with gold and silver each compliment so beautifully, and are incredibly luxurious!

 

Gold Salacia - Niobium Pearl Earrings

 

Silver Salacia - Titanium Pearl Earrings

For you my dear blog following friends I'd like to offer a special discount* of 15% off until the end of July 2010.   To take advantage of this discount you must be a follower of this blog and note "variyablog" in the notes to seller at checkout.  Hurry and take advantage of this fabulous offer!

Now as an extra bonus in this post here is a sneak peek at another new set available soon at Variya.. stay tuned! 

 

* special discount: 15%  reimbursed via paypal at payment to blog followers with "variyablog" in notes to seller and applies only to Gold and Silver Salacia earrings until midnight July 31, 2010.  Not valid with any other offers or promotions or for any other products.

Hot New Titanium Stud Posts in Vibrant Colors

Titanium Glo Earrings - Magenta Titanium Titanium Posts

If you have sensitive ears or metal allergies like I do, you probably know how difficult it is to find cool titanium stud or post earrings, and then find them to be affordable. I have been working out this design for quite a while now. A chic titanium post option in some very cool colors, hand-crafted and unique!

Titanium Glo Earrings - Purple Titanium Posts


These sweet titanium studs are currently available in glowing shades of magenta, purple and blue, with more to come soon at Variya. I'm offering discounts on multiple orders. Check them out and collect them all!

Titanium Glo Earrings - Blue Titanium Posts