Vintage Wedding Jewelry

There are still days where I need to pinch myself to remember that I am indeed engaged. It feels like forever ago that we were celebrating with friends and family over the holidays after Patrick and I celebrated our 7 year anniversary. We are planning on having a long engagement so that we can enjoy the moment before all the craziness kicks in. With that said, we will most likely start exploring destination venues late this Summer and meeting with wedding planners to get a head start on the process. 

Since I am officially engaged, curating the Sweet & Spark Wedding Collection with Jillian has been much more exciting lately. I can't help thinking about what vintage jewelry I want to find for my big day, I might be more excited about hunting for the jewels than finding a dress. I will try to keep wedding updates on the blog without ruining too much of the surprise!

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Sweet & Spark Wedding Jewelry

Vintage Home Decor

When it comes to decorating my home, I love to mix in vintage accents like dishes, vases, figurines and perfume bottles. I especially love florals and anything gold! My favorite corner of our apartment is where my dresser lives. It is covered in vintage dishes and trays that hold most of my vintage jewelry collection. My Mother and I found most of my dresser accessories in Dallas at antique malls. Our new home decor category at Sweet & Spark has all my favorite things, it has been so much fun curating the dreamiest home accessories with Jillian. Take a peek to get inspired, you'll want to fill your shelves and dressing table in no time! P.S. We'll be re-stocking the collection for Spring.

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Sweet & Spark Vintage Home Decor

Charmed I'm Sure

Keepsakes, charms, lockets and anything that can be monogrammed has been a reoccurring theme when it comes to jewelry in my life. I love making my own charm pendants, and I have created multiple charm bracelets over the years (including my Juicy Couture charm bracelet from high school, very iconic). I think my fascination with miniature charms began after I inherited my Aunt's sterling silver charm bracelet from the 1960's when I was in 1st grade, my favorite charm of hers was the tiny cheerleader megaphone. Recently, I have had so much fun creating our new charm collection over at Sweet & Spark with Jillian. We absolutely love finding these tiny keepsakes and are constantly gushing over how cute the little critters and retro motifs can be. Take a peek for yourself! P.S. We'll be re-stocking charms for Spring.

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Sweet & Spark Vintage Charms

Girls on the Gaux

Jillian and I have been hearing so many good things about the new footwear brand Margaux, I am a huge block heel fan and I've had my eye on their suede heels for awhile now. They recently moved into a new shop right down the block from our Sweet & Spark studio, which gave us the perfect excuse to pick out a pair in person and welcome them to the neighborhood. We spend a lot of time on our feet vintage shopping and hosting pop ups, so a practical, flattering heel is a dream find... not too mention they are so COMFY, I might need these heels in every color! 

I loved getting to know the girls behind Margaux and I hope you will too, hop on over to the Sweet & Spark blog to read our interview with the founders. If you live in San Francisco, we will be hosting a pop up at their new Fillmore street shop this weekend, stop by to shop vintage jewels and to try out our new favorite shoes!

Where to Buy Vintage Chanel

As many of you know, I am an avid vintage Chanel collector. I have a weak spot for anything circa 1980's through 1990's when it comes to the brand's gold and bold jewelry. I always get asked by friends and followers where I like to shop for consignment Chanel, I even wrote a whole post about how to buy vintage Chanel which talks about how to validate authenticity or date an item. With all that in mind, I have to spill my new favorite place to shop the best, mint condition vintage Chanel jewels... Sweet & Spark! I've been working at Sweet & Spark this past year as creative director and I am thrilled to announce our newest venture into designer costume jewelry. We are in the early stages of curating a higher price point category, so for now we are posting new finds on our Instagram for first come, first buy customers. The two earrings photographed here sold after just two days! But we have more styles coming this Spring, so be sure to follow along and try to snag yourself a pair too.

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Keep a close eye on our Sweet & Spark Instagram for first dibs on rare vintage designer styles!