It’s Friday at Design Boston… which means it’s time to get distracted by shiny objects!
Shiny object number one? The sun. Which is high in the sky as I type. It’s a GORGEOUS day in Boston, and I’m terribly sorry for anyone who doesn’t live here. Mind you, when the wind starts to blow rain horizontally at my face, I may find myself booking a ticket to come to wherever you are… but for now? Boston is perfection.
Shiny object number two (three, four, five, six…)? Well, I found much to fall in love with at Cocoa and Chia’s shop on Etsy.
Wait… I’m getting ahead of myself. I’m still new around here, so I should probably continue to introduce myself for a little while.
In case you didn’t read my inaugural post last week — and why didn’t you? WHY? — let me fill you in: my mandate as the Queen of Friday Finery is to point you to the best of Boston’s local makers of jewelry, accessories, shoes, hats… you name it.
If you can put it on your body and it was made in Boston? I’m your girl.
Of course, I have my own taste in finery… so that’ll be the other filter, besides location.
BUT! Cocoa and Chia.
No, no… wait. A bit more backstory.
I fell in love with Jennifer Meyer Maguire’s jewelry AGES ago — I love her organic, clean shapes and elegant use of color-popping gemstones. And what I really love? Are her stackable rings.
Unfortunately, she’s married to Tobey Maguire of “Spiderman” fame, and I really thought the sequels were lacking. And I’m also really scared of Willem Dafoe, who also stars in those movies.
Someone had to take a stand.
So when I was on the hunt for stackable sparklies on Etsy, the rings at Boston’s Cocoa and Chia IMMEDIATELY caught my eye.
And then everything else did. So I knew I had a good candidate in my sights.
Here are the lovely rings in question:
Gorgeous, no? I love the light-catching texture of the hammered gold, and the clean, almost architectural lines of the sterling ones.
And while we’re talking rings, here’s where I REALLY fell in love…
A big ol’ hunk of vintage turquoise, delicately set in gold. Could there be a more perfect ring to slip on tanned summer fingers? Now picture those fingers resting in your lap against the skirt of your favorite pure-white or pop-of-color sundress.
I know. And the best part? It’s UNIQUE. You’re the only person who has it. Huzzah!
Continuing on the aquatic blue theme, here’s a gorgeous blue opal pendant practically made to lurk from within the collar of a crisp white shirt, or add a simple, but posh touch to a white tank and jeans:
It’s like a spoonful of blue sky, or a tiny square-round lagoon. If you can’t be at the beach, you can wear it around your neck, right?
And finally, a delicate little pair of coral flower earrings:
Coral works beautifully against any skin tone you can find a person in — for ivory girls, it adds a glow (whether you load up on SPF 230 or freckle like the Coppertone kid.) For olive, mocha and cocoa-skinned girls, it adds a flash of warm, pretty light against your cheek.
And that’s just a FEW of the pretty things I found there — they’ve even got tiny ring boxes that would be at home on any vanity, modern or classic alike.
To see more, head to Cocoa and Chia’s shop at Etsy… and have a fantastic, finery-filled weekend.
