Mickey Lynn loves: jewelry at Bittersweet NY

I found these great earrings from Bittersweet NY in the latest issue of People Style Watch. I decided to check out theit site and absolutely LOVED what I saw. SO clever and different.

My favorites are the charms, necklaces and cuff links.  The designer's story on how she got started is great too. Check it out.  

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Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event

 Every year I add new pendants for the Rolex 3 Day Event in Lexington, Kentucky. This year I added the Mickey Lynn dressage horse and a lucky horse shoe. The pendants are made of 100% recycled sterling silver.

 Buy it on Etsy!

Lucky Star: Family Necklace for Mother's Day!

Charm your mother this Mother's Day with a charm necklace she will cherish.  Put mom's zodiac in the middle of the necklace with the children's zodiacs surrounding. Or for new mother's, put the baby's zodiac in the middle with the parents' two zodiacs surrounding.

There is no limit to the possibilities!

This is the perfect customized gift for the moms in your life. They deserves it! 

The Lucky Star: Family Necklace by Mickey Lynn comes on an 18" chain, available in silver or gold.  

Hurry!  Mother's Day is May 9th!

Mickey Lynn Loves... Roberto Coin Tiny Treasures

Okay, I have seen some of the Roberto Coin diamond and white gold small pendant necklaces before. The ones I have seen, however, were diamond initials and the pretty common peace sign, circle pendant...you know what I am talking about. 

But I was blown away by the creative and perfectly compact collection of tiny treasures. These diamond pendants have so much personality! 

  These are some of my favorite Tiny Treasures....

Learning Corner: Gold Filled versus Gold Plated

We have all seen the ads telling us to turn in our gold jewelry for cash. Right now the price for gold is high, and we are all looking for some extra cash. But, before you address, seal and send all your gold, you may want to take a closer look at what you have.

Since gold is so expensive and rare, I mostly use 14K gold filled. Jewelry that is gold filled (GF) has an actual layer of gold, giving it more value and making it less likely to tarnish.

For example, a 14K gold filled necklace is made by bonding a thick layer of 14K gold to a core of brass.  Everything you are seeing and touching on a gold filled piece is gold.

While gold filled jewelry will wear very well (you may never see it tarnish), gold plated jewelry may rub off after only a few wears. The layer of gold on plated jewelry is very thin.

What's your charm?

I love charms. How can you not? It is such a great way to personalize your jewelry.  I will be introducing some of my latest designs in a few months, but I thought I would share some unique ones I have found. These are pretty creative.

Have you seen any unique charms?  Would love to hear from you!

Sleeping Bag Charm

Black Jack Charm

Fire Extinquisher Charm

Lips Charms

Confessions of a Rebel Debutante

We are so excited to read fellow southern lady, Anna Field's memoir Confessions of a Rebel Debutante. It is out in stores today, so grab a copy. A perfect light-hearted beach read.

And, we highly recommend you check out Anna Field's blog. It is hilarious.

Check out Rebel Debutante t-shirts

And handcrafted charm pendant necklaces by Mickey Lynn

Ring Candy

For all you jewel junkies, you know JCK magazine is the magazine in the world of gemstones and jewelry. They just posted the jewelry winners for a variety of categories.

All of the jewels were beautiful, but there was one ring that particularly caught my eye. The designer of this stunner is Arto Vandian. It is an 18k gold ring set with chrome diopside druze and .85 carats of diamonds.

Check out what other amazing pieces of jewelry they have. They are all crafted from the finest in diamonds and colored gemstones (my favorite combo).  My favorite, of course, is the Nature collection, but the others are dazzling as well.

Learning Corner: Gemstone of the day

Sleeping beauty turquoise is named after the mountains in Arizona where this beautiful gem is mined. Did you know that the Sleeping Beauty Mountains, located in Globe, Arizona produce the best turquoise in the world?  Pretty cool, huh.

The best part of sleeping beauty turquoise is its famed deep robin blue hue with little or no matrix. Thus, Sleeping Beauty Mountains yields only a small amount of high quality turquoise.

I love working with these true beauties. These are truly rare gemstones and thus are much more expensive than normal turquoise. You must see for yourself!

       Mickey Lynn Perfect Pair necklace