Arielle de Pinto’s intricate knotted chains and metallic knitwork makes for some pretty interesting jewelry. I love how it’s like a copper spider web. Also, her lookbook makes use of some amazingly unorthodox poses. The last photo of the Cindy Sherman-ish woman at the beach is my favorite.

Carrie Bilbo’s lumpy, organic inflected jewelry has me like a moth at the screen door. The wing-shaped golden pendants are my favorite by far. Dream a little dream, Alison…

Katherine Bowman’s jewelry is pure magic. I never want to see a defined edge again. All organic, wavy circles, all the time.

[Via All the Mountains]

Abalone and turquoise are where it’s at. I went on a massive vintage earring binge earlier this week (and before you get grossed out — dudes, that’s what peroxide is for!) and I can’t wait to pair them with my new shibori scarf. I’m seriously becoming a 60-something art teacher, part-time Golden Girl, but that’s kind of the best thing anyone can aspire to. Next stop: Red Hat Society.

[From upper left: Alpaca Silver Abalone Earrings; Turquoise and Crysacola Earrings; Abalone Sea Fringe Collar; Mexican Alpaca Earrings]

AESA jewelry is like sunken treasure and mineral chunks and glistening bits of sea glass. I want to wear it all and be a queen like Nefertiti.

I am officially obsessed with Polly Van der Glas’s hair and tooth jewelry. Seriously, that cast braid ring? I’ve put it in my Etsy cart about ten times already. Must.have.immediately. Adding to my want list!

Holy hair! I love Ah-Young Oh’s jewelry. I’d wear these rings in a second.

[Via design*sponge]

Gemssss! (Or rather, delicate yet bangin’ jewelry with no gems in sight, but hey, “gems” is a lot more fun to say.) I’m not usually the tiny statement sort of person when it comes to bling, as my gigantic fumbling fingers can attest to, but these itty bitty beads, tetrahedrons and pebbles make me wanna layer up and wear 15 at a time. Bring on the teeny tininess!

[From top: Anotherfeather, dotoverdot, littleocean, LauraLomardiJewelry, dotoverdot]

STOP THE PRESSES.

Kimberly McDonald’s jewelry makes me want to bash my head into a wall, if only in a desperate attempt to reveal these amazing baubles inside. Waaaaant!

[Via Bleach Black]

I am so pumped to check out Maia Adams new book, Fashion Jewelry, which profiles the work of thirty-three talented jewelers. All of the photos I’ve seen are incredible, and Maia’s blog, The Bibelotphile, is mighty easy on the eyes (in fact, that’s where the images in this post came from). When it comes to jewelry, I’m always a fan of the unorthodox, chunky, out there stuff, and this book does not look like demure little pinky rings — I’ll say that much.

I’m also fascinated by the process of how these pieces come to be, so these photo mood boards provided a window into Goth jewelers David and Martin’s inspirations — specifically the images and styles that influenced their (incredible!) skull necklace, part of their FAUNA FUTURA collection. According to Maia, “Whether it’s the left over bits of a fried chicken meal, a pretty Japanese girl reading Vogue and chowing down on the tube, or the macabre tooth scene from Roman Polanski’s movie, The Tenant, these Swedish jewelers have a darkly humorous approach to design.” Indeed!

Photos via The Bibelotphile

Crystals, petrified wood and gemstones…my pulse is nearing hummingbird vibration. Sword + Fern’s simple, organic jewelry reminds me of something washed up on the beach, perfect in its natural state (like a pearl nestled in a shell).

Find more of these gems in Sword + Fern’s Etsy shop.

I’m still in love with Broad Street’s composite costume jewelry clusters — especially with the addition of feathers to the mix. I could spend all day noodling through this Etsy shop…

Finally! Anatomy and jewelry no longer need be separate obsessions. Tithi Kutchamuch’s “Companion Parrot” can serve as a life-size sculpture and gold plated animal friend — until you ceremonially remove its entrails to wear as a necklace.

Somehow this is all very Aztec sacrifice (but that just makes me want one more).

[Via Dezeen]

I like my jewelry organic — rough diamonds, smooth shapes, no hard lines. Colby June’s river rock series was inspired by little stones she found at the Oregon coast. I can’t resist their well-worn textures and simplistic design. Beach combing as jewelry aesthetic? I can dig it.