Jewelry Inspiration: Artistic House Rings

The Carrotbox is a site dedicated to all those wonderful rings made of glass, lucite, resin, plastic, jade, wood, bakelite, metal, and even stone. Alice Matsumoto from Vancouver, BC, Canada has a ring shop and has kindly given us permission to inspire our jewelry lovers at Sheffield with her discoveries. Look at these amazing house rings from the UK!

The fact that my neighbour likes to blast shrill, trumpety jazz at three in the morning makes these house rings all the more appealing to me right now. Nevermind the square footage — when can I move in? Find "The Whole Street," "Hilltop Houses" and "H for House" rings, plus much more to amaze and delight, in the portfolio of UK artist Gillian Harvie.

Bonus link: this house ring is made of a page from a Chinese dictionary — specifically, the page containing the definition for "home." Aptly, it's from the "Home" series by Dutch artist Marieke van Diepen.

Even more jewelry:

• House of Harlow (California) - deco style
• Noot (France) - modern metal
• Silvia Weidenbach (Germany) - enamel adornments

If you're interested in learning more about jewelry design, we encourage you to explore the Sheffield School, New York, NY. Sheffield began as an Interior Design school in 1985, and then expanded our course offerings to train people in other design-related fields, including Feng Shui, Wedding and Event Planning, and Jewelry Design. With thousands of active students and more than 50,000 graduates, Sheffield has trained more design professionals than any school in the world.

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Sparkles Aplenty - Some of Our Favorite Wedding Jewelry

Going over to our friends at 100 Layer Cake, the wedding and events inspiration website and blog, we discovered some beautiful wedding jewelry that we wanted to pass along to you. Click on each piece for more information, and explore the opportunity to add more bling to your special event. (Note that some of these items could be worn on and adapted to non-wedding occasions, too.) These are all items found in the Cake's Marketplace shop, and they're usually once-used or never-used items being sold from people all over the world. There are bargains to be found!
 

 

 

 

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Jewelry Love: 8 Luxe Designer Looks

Irene Neuwirth: Mint Chrysoprase Teardrop Earrings with Pave Diamonds, Yellow Gold

Luxe jewelry will always keep its special appeal. There's an extra dollop of dreaminess when you tie incredible contemporary designers with sumptuous materials, precious stones and metals. We've selected 8 haute designs that make us swoon for more. Click on each image to check the price tag (expect some sticker shock, but some will surprise you as very reasonable) - and tell us which one you're crushing on.

Roberto Coin: Octopus Ring, Rose Gold with Black Sapphires and Diamonds

Nak Armstrong: Mixed Gold Tourmaline Mosaic Drop Earrings

Diamond In the Rough: Embrace Rough Diamond Engagement Ring

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Jewelry Love: 10 Rings on Valentine's Day

In the words of Beyonce Knowles, "If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it!"

It's Valentine's Day, and time for thoughts to turn to love and lovely jewelry - rings, to be specific. Here are 10 rings we're loving today, for all occasions and reasons from "just friends" to "bling time" to "wedding bells" to "artistic statement." Click on each photo for more information, and at the end of this post, vote for your favorite ring.

Ring 1 - Party of Three by Lavender Cottage

Ring 2 - Arrow Ring by Miju and You

Ring 3 - Clustered Teardrop Ring by Alexis Bittar

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