{at the shops: satomi kawakita, new york}

. . . could spend hours browsing the rings and things at satomi kawakita jewelry, with its wonderfully organic sense of beauty -- there are tiny gold flowers, intricate & lacy details and delicate bangles, and most of all, exotic and startling beautiful gray diamonds . . .

{p.s.} previous at the shops:
* the society inc.
* crucial trading

{images: satomi kawakita jewelry via wit & delight}

{give-away: diamond stacking band}

today's give-away is an exquisitely beautiful vintage diamond stacking band from paris hotel boutique, a beautiful online shop that celebrates the glitz and glamour of a bygone era and carries spectacularly luxurious things such as vintage silver leaf & silk upholstered settees and victorian mother of pearl & sterling monogrammed nut scoops and most of all, a stunning collection of diamonds, including this hopelessly romantic five-diamond band that's as perfect with breezy summer dresses on a sun-lit afternoon as it is with city shorts and a silk blazer on a midsummer's night . . .


1930's vintage diamond band is 14 carat white gold and set with 5 vs/1 diamonds; each diamond is approximately 2.5 points with a carat total weight of .20-.25; US size, 5.25 and is sizable; total weight 2.2 grams; ring box not included, middle ring only offered in this give-away

to enter, {click here} to visit the paris hotel boutique online shop, {here} to browse more estate diamonds, or {here} to browse the new arrivals, then leave a comment below

{bonne chance!/good luck!}


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* one winner will be randomly selected and contacted by e-mail after tuesday, may 25, 2010; if you do not have a blog or contact e-mail on your blog, please include it with your comment for notification; open to all readers; top image: philosophy resort 2010 collection

{sequins in sunlight + a few things}

. . . sequins in sunlight and springtime sandals, pretty faceted stones and perfect sketches, ponytails and picnics and memories of paris: a few of the things floating around in dancing thoughts and daydreams in the few quite moments of this busy week . . .

{images: 1, 3 - urban outfitters; 2 - crystal-castles; 5 - paris via jour de pluie; 6 - long live the queen; 7 - drawing by carsten oliver bieräugel; 1, 3, 4, 7 via the vamoose, discovered via creature comforts}

{holiday inspiration: diamonds & stars}

. . . often prefer crisp white paper with luxuriously wide velvet ribbon for wrapping christmas gifts, or heavy kraft paper with fluttery lengths of organza -- but every once in a while there are lovely prints & patterns -- such as this insanely stylish and impossible to find diamonds & stars paper . . .

{image: photography craig knowles, scanned by moodboard from elle decoration december 2002}