such jewels

Odette New York (top photo) has recently released her new collection of jewelry, Athene Divinus.  She also has a collection called Minerva Divinius.  I could live in her jewelry, and I love the names she chooses. Her blog is pretty fantastic, too.

Eerie basin (second photo) carries fantastic vintage pieces. Some are rather elaborate deco pieces, and some are quite minimal. I have tended over the years to go back and forth between the two styles, so several of my sweet spots are tickled here. The ruby and turquoise rings above can be found on their blog.  And what a beautiful name this shop carries! Eerie may not be suitable for a human, of course, but  I would love to catch the story behind it's selection!

Speaking of deco pieces, the ruby and diamond ring (third photo) above is lovely, right? It may be found in shop, Luxe Deluxe. And the handmade, eco-friendly diamond rings (fourth photo) by shop Tula Jewelry have certainly gotten my attention, as has the name of the shop, of course.

Here are some more metals, beads, stones; and painted, potted and woven pieces catching my eye:

Image one is a necklace by Juliet Groman of shop Digoyo, and she sculpts and glazes each bead herself.  The bracelet in image two may be found in shop Orange is the Sun (love).  Image three is by Erin Lightfoot of the shop, Light Footprints (clever). The necklace in image four is by Chelsea Lawler and is called "three little birds".  The fifth is a necklace by Spanish artist, Victoria, and may be found in her lovely shop, alongside many other beautifully painted pieces. The raw amethyst ring in the sixth can be found here. The beautiful woven necklaces in the second to last photo are by the lovely Kate Miss of For Me, For You, and will be in her shop very soon! The last photo is a beautiful necklace by Marisa Howard, an artist who was recently featured in the ever wonderful Etsy blog. 

Pretty stuff, huh? It's no surprise that there are such beautiful names to be found by looking to stones and metals.  I know I've not listed them all, either. Please chime in with your favorites, too!

names inspired by jewelry:

Jewel 

Stone

Geode 
Gem
Gemstone (you guys know how I feel about the smoosh lately!)

Bijou

Almodine

Ophira

Alumina

Gemma

Ula

Opal (our second could have ended up being an Opal. I was convinced she would be for about a month)

Diamond 

Yahaloma (diamond)

Ruby

Garnet

Saphire / Saphira 
Serpentine

Emerald

Amethyst 

Cameo
Goldstone

Agate

Topaz

Tourmaline

Peridot 

Iolite 

Turquoise 

Jasper

Beryl

Citrine

Carnelian 

Coral

Lapis

Rumi (Japanese for Lapis)

Onyx 

Moonstone (another smoosh that could work with a very vintage/classic, buttoned-up first name, I think)

Sanidine

Pearl

Perle

Perla

Peninah

Margaret 

Rita

Flordeperia 

Shinju (japanese)

Helmi (finnish)

Silver

Argene / Argenta (silver)

Bronze

Copper

Rust

Rosegold (a smoosh I can't resist)

Gold, Golden

Aurelia / Oralia

Orinda

Ora / Orla

Pazia

Tawny

Gilda

Alloy

Osmium

Ore

Gallium

Deco

Smith

Porcelain 

Additionally from today's inspirations (and just as divine as the precious stones):

Odette 

Athene

Minerva
Divinius

Luxe

Tula

Juliet

Victoria

Chelsea

Erin

Lightfoot

Marisa

Howard

Sun

Bird

And I just can't resist today-- there are so many beautiful shop and artist names, that I'd love to do some name combos with the stones and metals:

Odette Aurelia 

Rumi Minerva

Helmi Athene

Howard Carnelian 

Tula Rosegold

Juliet Porcelain 

Gallium Lightfoot
Opal Luxe

Sun Margaret 

Please play along! You can certainly look beyond the list here; how would you pair the names? What's you favorite stone or metal? Any jewelry you've been eyeing online?  And please feel fee to link to your post in the comments if you've written on jewelry inspired names! 

Happy Monday!