Theresa Burger

Shocked that 2008 is almost over and the rush has begun as Christmas gets closer, working at a jewellers in a popular mall in Cape Town equals the definite Xmas madness that accompanies retail!

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Stumbled across a fantastic piece of street art on the weekend, along side the M5 highway which runs through a greater area of Cape Town.

Love this piece so much, just had to share!

Would like to credit the artist but not sure who he or she is …

Graffiti - the tea party?

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Thought it would be fun to pick my  favourite items of jewellery from a couple of jewellers in Flickr. Having just recently started my own account, I was surprised by the amount of jewellers and creatives showing their great work off.

I am getting the ball rolling with my favourite rings from these very talented individuals …

Gonna briefly run through the selection, enjoy these stunningly inspirational rings:

Adrienne Weigmann, check out her Flickr as she has more great work posted.

Sanctuary Ring

Sanctuary Ring

Sanctuary Ring Detail

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Paying a tiny homage to the French graffiti artist Miss Van, come fine artist, check out her online store, Princesas Market, to browse what’s up for sale, from print, postcards, books and even her new jewellery line!

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Necklaces, Rings, Earrings, Bracelets and Belts. A stunning series of books that spans adornment through Asia, Africa, Oceania and America. We have a couple in the library at CPUT and they immediately rocked my design work since I saw them 2 years ago.

I stumbled upon this book in CPUT’s library after a friend recommended I try get my hands on it.  Anyway found it, went through it in awe so much so its overdue but wanted to share it as its a perfect visual look through fora and flora design within recent jewellery history.

The jeweled garden

The Jeweled Garden‘ published by Thames & Hudson, is must see for any lover of fine jewellery, visually its stunning and spans jewellery history from Victorians all the way through to present design.

Rene Lalique Comb

Van Cleef and Arpels

Boucheron