Jewelry Inspiration: Seaside Summer Fun Rings
Jay Johnson Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 9:00AM 
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. I wanted to find something in Alice's archives that would remind us of summer, and I thought these were the perfect beach rings.
This is the work of UK jeweller Hollie Paxton and her fun "Seaside" collection. Hollie's designs have been worn in a BBC documentary and a motion picture, she's sold creations through Harvey Nichols, and she produced a 60-piece collection for the UK Music Hall of Fame, with pieces given to Beyonce, James Brown, and Gordon Brown.
Bonus link: Despite being in Colorado, Lisa Wells is also inspired by the sea. Check out her site, Reliquiae Jewelry, for an assortment of embellished rings, including her "Oxidized Sterling Silver Anemone Ring" and "Oxidized Sterling Silver Reef Ring."
But wait; there's even more jewelry that Alice has found:
- Rachel Rader (Seattle) - mermaid jewels
- Nataša Grandovec (Slovenia) - folksy metal
- Moral (Finland) - tagua beads
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.
The Carrotbox, rings, summer in Jewelry 
