Au Natural

Couldn't choose my top pick, so here's a little Smorgasbord of my fav necklaces from Nallik. The designs are made of natural materials including semi-precious stones, found objects, and metals.

Available (in New York) at Catbird, Werk, and Urban Alchemist

Learn Your ABC's

Why not sport your initials? This weekend, I just nabbed a letter necklace from Kris Nations. I am embarrassed to say, that I also wear a "n" earring stud as well ... Maybe, I've gone a little overboard. Above is a little sample of jewelry designers who make some awesome letter pendants.

Available at (From top to bottom) Carla Caruso, Catbird, and Kris Nations

Redefining the Necklace

This necklace-meets-scarf from Saako Design is the perfect way to dress up a basic tank or tee. Plus, love that they are made locally in Barcelona.

Available at Saako Design

A Peace Treaty

These two pieces come from a company called A Peace Treaty, which masterfully marries design with social action. The necklace is part of the Sunari Collection and the earring are from the Thar Collection.

To find out more about A Peace Treaty (check out the rockin' scarves too!), visit A Peace Treaty

Roped

I had to include a photo from Mimi Jung's lookbook to show the incredible scale of her designs. During a visit to Hong Kong, Jung discovered these beautiful flat agate stone slabs and brought them home to Brooklyn. All of Jung's pieces are set in crochet and then encircled with rope.

Available at Brook & Lyn

Enveloped

The delicately placed diamonds almost look like dew on a leaf or blade of grass. Unfortunately, the name of this designer isn't present on the website, but you can find the necklace below ...

Available at Michele Varian

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Slithering Adornment

From Top to Bottom: Pave Eternity Snake Necklace by J.Lingnau; Snake Drop Earrings by Eddera; Black Mamba Pendant Necklace by Ileana Makri; Gold Serpentine Necklace by Yayoi Forest; Serpent Studs by St. Kilda; Serpent Chandelier Earrings by Fallon; Serpent Hoops by Alkemie; Diamond Snake Ring by Doyle & Doyle; Brass Snake Ring by Aesa; Sterling Silver Wrap Snake Bangle by Elma Blint

A Modern Locket

bario-neal makes custom jewelry, and in this case, a customer brought them a seed pod, which they cast in gold and split in half to make a locket. If you have any keepsakes you want to personalize, this is one way of doing it ...

bario-neal's packaging in itself is worth the splurge ... all their baubles come in 100% recycled glass bottles & muslin bags. Oh, yeah, the jewelry is eco-friendly, to boot.

Available at bario-neal

New Symbols

Aesa's bronze form pendant with freshwater pearls.

Available at Aesa

Brass & Suede

Something Grecian about this Vanessa Mooney bracelet-cum-necklace.

Available at Vanessa Mooney

Tribal Glam

A little Art Deco, a splash of tribalism and a lot of glitz.

Available at Giles & Brother

Shake, Shake, Shake

Maybe this just satisfies my love for anything sparkly ... Renee Lewis' 18k white gold gold and clear crystal pendant is filled with opal, diamond, aquamarine, and turquoise.

Available at Barneys

Close to the Heart

Emily Rothschild has reinvented the traditional locket. Inside the necklace, you will find a GB USB flash drive that can hold all your medical history and contact info. The back of the drive can be engraved with your essential info.

Available at Emily Rothschild

Nautical Goes Heavy Metal

For Rope & Pearl's very first blog post, we thought it would be fitting to start off by paying hommage to the name of yours truly with Gabriela Artigas' Hannibal Necklace made from handwoven aluminum and steel chain.

Available at The Future Perfect