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 Lady Winter
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By Admin
In Inspiration, Lainey's Updates
Posted February 24, 2021

Lady Winter

Allowing elation then deep sighs of relief to sink in, the Muse finally landed on Inauguration Day. The vibrant colors worn by powerful women on the Capitol veranda shook me from my [...]

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By Admin
In All Posts, Inspiration, Latest Jewelry Designs
Posted December 17, 2020

To go in the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight, and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings… —Wendell Berry I’m pondering this [...]

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 December’s Light Blue
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By Admin
In Gem Resonance Blog Posts, Inspiration, Lainey's Updates, Latest Jewelry Designs, Newsletter
Posted December 11, 2020

December’s Light Blue

Blue as the summer sky or a robin’s egg, people the world over have revered this particular shade of blue as a good luck symbol. The color turquoise is inspirational and transformational. A [...]

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 Bluebird Series Preens in Time for the Holidays
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By Admin
In All Posts, Inspiration, Newsletter
Posted November 11, 2020

Bluebird Series Preens in Time for the Holidays

An unusual Bluebird visitation occurred early this morning as I began to design jewelry at the Green Door Studio. Was this family confused by the springtime like temperatures?  Or just visiting [...]

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 Link Bracelet Becomes a Transformative Symbol
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By Admin
In Custom Design, Inspiration, Lainey's Updates, Restyling Your Jewelry
Posted October 7, 2020

Link Bracelet Becomes a Transformative Symbol

“The most amazing thing about wearing this bracelet is that its meaning continues to evolve as I wear it. Lainey has unified the gemstones carefully collected over my lifetime into an intriguing [...]

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 Modern Rings for a Modern Couple
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By Admin
In Custom Design, Inspiration, Newsletter
Posted August 20, 2020

Modern Rings for a Modern Couple

Rudi Jaeger and Alize Carrere, wedding photo by Sheryl Sinkow, 2019. Rudi surprised Alizé on their wedding day with a white gold and diamond ring made by a jeweler in Denmark. Alizé loved the [...]

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 The Inner Jewel: Live Love
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By Admin
In All Posts, Gem Resonance Blog Posts, Inspiration, Lainey's Updates, Newsletter
Posted April 13, 2020

The Inner Jewel: Live Love

Stretching on the yoga rock. The North Rock in my Stone Circle is a luscious lichen green. The symbol, “OM”  vegetable garden has now been weeded and prepared for early spring [...]

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 Girlfriends and Collectors
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By Admin
In All Posts, Inspiration, Lainey's Updates
Posted February 12, 2020

Girlfriends and Collectors

Anni Stokes is one of my oldest and dearest. We met at Emory College in 1972 where we were both Educational Studies majors. We also shared the memorable experience of being members of Kelly’s [...]

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 A Family Story Expressed Through Custom Jewelry
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By Admin
In Custom Design, Gem Resonance Blog Posts, Inspiration, Latest Jewelry Designs, Newsletter, Restyling Your Jewelry
Posted January 17, 2020

A Family Story Expressed Through Custom Jewelry

Jenny Kapella is a new client that found me through a Google search, even though she lives only a mile away. I was very happy to know my website and social media efforts led her to me and I was [...]

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 Womens’ Group Creates Communal Jewelry
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By Admin
In Custom Design, Inspiration, Lainey's Updates, Newsletter
Posted November 21, 2019

Womens’ Group Creates Communal Jewelry

As the Holidays approach we reflect on the many things that bless our lives. For me, its been my family and my women friends. Here’s a story of enduring female friendship expressed in three [...]

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 Lainey Honors Her Mother, Irene A. Phrydas
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By Admin
In Gem Resonance Blog Posts, Inspiration, Upcoming Shows and Events
Posted November 11, 2019

Lainey Honors Her Mother, Irene A. Phrydas

Thirty years ago when my mother, Irene Phrydas, was diagnosed with breast cancer at 69, there were no support programs to help her through the physical and emotional challenges she faced. Mama [...]

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 New Jewelry Series: “Who Will Remember the Ice?”
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By Admin
In Inspiration
Posted October 3, 2019

New Jewelry Series: “Who Will Remember the Ice?”

“Who Will Remember the Ice?” My artist self found inspiration in the glaciers and colors of S.E. Alaska 46 years ago. Today my oldest daughter, Alex Van Nostrand works as an Assistant [...]

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 Pearl, the June Birthstone
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By Admin
In All Posts, Inspiration
Posted June 3, 2019

Pearl, the June Birthstone

June Birthstone: PEARL   Above: Sold pins/pendants and custom necklace and enhancer Elaina Designs has long connected with dealers from all over the world in search of rare and unusual high [...]

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 Custom Anniversary & Wedding Jewelry
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By Aalia
In Inspiration, Lainey's Updates, Latest Jewelry Designs, Newsletter
Posted July 13, 2012

Custom Anniversary & Wedding Jewelry

The mainstay of Elaina Designs relies on custom design, often incorporating inherited gems and diamonds. Clients return again and again because they want something of value that is personalized, [...]

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 Hot Spring Colors Bloom at Elaina Designs
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By Aalia
In All Posts, Inspiration, Lainey's Updates, Latest Jewelry Designs, Newsletter, Upcoming Shows and Events
Posted April 9, 2012

Hot Spring Colors Bloom at Elaina Designs

 Spring Green Necklace. Vermeil Clasp, Petal Pearls, Peridot Briolettes, 17″, $230.    Left: 14KT Yellow Gold with Faceted Peridot Briolette Earring Jacket, $475. Peridot Jacket hangs on [...]

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By lp
In Inspiration, Newsletter
Posted June 13, 2011

Inspiration for Father’s Day

My Papa’s exquisite sense of rhythm inspires me. I believe that it is because of him that I keenly recognize the tempo in nature, music or while dancing to the beat as he taught me to do. [...]

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By Aalia
In Inspiration
Posted January 25, 2011

Inspired Design 1/25/11

Greetings for the New Decade! It is that time of year when I gather gem and pearl requests for the entire year into a bundle to take to Tucson as I ply the aisles of the enormous Gem and Mineral [...]

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By lp
In Inspiration
Posted October 21, 2010

New Diamond Star 10-25-10

10-23-10 Musings from my sick bed: Laid up for two weeks from emergency gall bladder surgery on 11-20-10. The Diamond Star! The model photo supposedly depicts how some white dwarf stars in our [...]

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By lp
In Inspiration
Posted July 19, 2010

Jewelry that inspires me

Very cool Fractal Quartz with Dendritic inclusions of Hematite. Like the arteries in our veins and the bare branches outside my window, dendrites form exactly the same way as a trace element in [...]

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By Aalia
In Inspiration
Posted July 19, 2010

Bright Spring and Symbols of Love 4-12-10

I feel happy, alive and full of a ripeness that is warm and intoxicating in the best sense of the word. Atlanta this spring, maybe because it took so long to get here… seems especially luscious [...]

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