Soft light; dove grey, palest pink.

I shot this when photographing new items for my shop.

Lovestruck.

I am really in love with this dress by Karyn of Make Something. Love. Love. Love. The style, the fabric, and those fun pockets? So perfect. Me want.


photo from the workroom's Flickr photostream

Shop additions.

I'm finally getting some new items into my Etsy shop next week. Stay tuned for several new necklaces in additional color combinations, including:

~mushroom/coral/pink~
~black/antique gold~
~violet/pearl gray~

Plus a couple of braided bracelets!

More from the Cloisters.

I just couldn't stop taking photos and had the overwhelming urge to share them here.

Cloistered on Sunday.

Sunday was the textbook definition of a perfect spring day. I spent it with three close friends I've known since college (AKA a very long time ago). We went to the Cloisters Museum and Gardens located in Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan. The Cloisters is a part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The building itself is part of their collection and houses an incredible collection of statuary, architectural details, tapestries, icons, and other religious works of art. As if that weren't enough, the building has incredible views of the Hudson River, the GWB (or George Washington Bridge), and the Palisades. The icing on the cake are the gorgeous gardens that surround the museum. We really couldn't have asked for a better day, and topped it all off with a relaxed dinner at my friend's house on Sylvan Terrace, a cobblestone-paved block of old row houses in Washington Heights. Great friends, great art, great food; all in all a great day.

Doing what they love.

Watching this brings a smile to my face and a tear to my eye. How lucky these men are to make a living doing what they love.

Found via Uppercase journal

Bittersweet.

I miss you, Mom. I'll love you always.

Happy Mother's Day.

In the works.

Just a few photos of some new items I'm working on.

I just realized that my arm looks pretty cadaverous here.

And the winner is...

via random.org


hiki*!

Congratulations hiki, and thanks to all of you who took the time to enter my giveaway.

I've really enjoyed reading through all of your suggestions and favorites from my (currently) small collection. I'll definitely keep all of your comments in mind when planning future pieces.

I've also had fun exploring those of your blogs that I hadn't been to before. Thanks for introducing me to some great sites, and I hope that you'll keep visiting *gemmifer*.

*hiki, would you please email me your mailing address at gem333(at)optonline(dot)net? Thanks!