BEDKNOBS & BAUBLES

Behind the Baubles: LeeMo Designs

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When I raved about LeeMo Designs’ lightweight statement earrings earlier this week, you’ll remember that I featured her acrylic lasercut work. Now I’m excited to highlight the real foundation of her collection: beautiful, meticulously crafted origami earrings. One lucky lady will even win a pair of her own! Enter below to add a pair of the Ayano diamond drop earrings to your jewelry box. 

Shop It: Madoka earrings, $40 // Ayano earrings, $26 // Yuri earrings, $30 // Aki earrings, $36 // Ayano earrings, $26 // Aki earrings, $36

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Review: LeeMo Designs

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Confession time: one of my biggest fears is that the aging process will punish me for wearing doorknocker-size earrings. I really, really do not want to be an old lady with saggy earlobes.* Neither does Leela Morimoto of LeeMo Designs. Her collection of lightweight earrings is fashioned from origami and lasercut acrylic to create beautiful statement pieces without the heft. 

I fell in love with the clear acrylic Oridama earrings. Doesn’t it look like the crystallized pattern of frost on a windowpane? 

Check back later this week to go “Behind the Baubles” with Leela and a chance to win a pair of diamond-shaped origami Ayano earrings. (I’m fond of the blue and white pair.)

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*Instead, I really, really want to grow up to be like Iris Apfel. Have you seen her HSN line? 

A huge thank you to Leela for sending over the earrings!

Loving Lately

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Lately, I’m loving:

  • The unbelievably gorgeous Anton Heunis earrings I won (squee!) from my-wardrobe.com. The day I professed my love for them, I came across a contest the retailer was hosting to win piece by the designer. Fate? Dumb luck? I don’t care because these babies are mine and they are so much better in person. They’re also huge. I like that.
  • Cocoagraph. Instagram images. On. A. Cookie. 
  • Knowing that my busiest time of the year will be over on October 24. I’m running ragged putting together our annual business expo for the 23rd. There’s a lot to do in an awfully short amount of time. I’m surviving on little sleep, lots of coffee and an unhealthy amount of junk food. Buffalo wings? Pizza? Those too-good-to-be-good-for-you Snyder’s of Hanover buttermilk ranch pretzel pieces? Yes, yes, yes! (Fun Fact: Dave calls me “Stressica” at this time of year.)

Bauble of the Week

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I’m on a bit of a critter kick, considering this is the second animal-inspired “Bauble of the Week” in a row. I’m actually really tempted to purchase these Kate Spade owl earrings. Rich with Kate Spade’s signature whimsy, they still look like an ordinary pair of pretty rhinestone studs from afar.

Coupon: Save 20% on full price items at Kate Spade with code SEPT20US and an additional 25% on sale items with code 25OCT2013. Both expire on October 7.