Citrus Fruity Fashion, Get Your 5 a day

After my post on 'yellow' the other day I have started to notice loads of things in this world that sport the refreshing colour. Mostly fruit & flowers, general lovely things, I mean who doesn't like those?  Then on TV today I noticed a piece on fruity fashion, while watching it not only did I realised I was craving a fruit salad but I also started thinking about many of our jewellery pieces which fit the fruity mould.

Citrusy.... Ava in Yellow

Cherry-like 'Gardner in Jasper'

Very Berry 'Gloria'

Watermelon 'Rosa in Green'

So if going fresh & fruity is your idea of summer, then it so simple to add it in with accessories.

Cherry-Berry 'Mia'

Super Fruits 'Pauline in Strawberry'

That is one of the huge appeals of accessories for me, you can carry on wearing what you like, what suits you and be all grown up and dress for the weather but you can still follow trends just simply by adding in one little piece.  A new bracelet does not require the whole wardrobe revamp that a new skirt would.  If I buy a new skirt I need to make sure I have flats and heels to go with it, tights both thick and thin, a variety of tops to make it dressed up or down and also there is no predicting this Scottish weather, so I may even need to purchase a bigger, warmer jacket to makes sure it wasn't too cold to wear my new skirt.....I think I have made my point ;)

So what do you think of juicy fashion, sweet idea? or full of pips?

Speak soon

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The Stacking Effect

One trend for this year that I love is 'bracelet stacking' and I ll tell you why....I am indecisive!  Bracelet stacking allows me to be this way but to still get out of the house real early for the school run, if I could only choose one bracelet I would still be there at lunchtime and that really wouldn't be fair on my handsome boy's education now would it?

So bracelet stacking is when you wear a few bracelets on one wrist, simples!  Yes there are general rules, but like with any fashion statement you don't have to follow them religiously, infact pick the rules you like and then make it your own.  


A few ideas to try and have fun with

• choose colours that really go well together they don't have to be obvious ones but if they are linked in some way e.g all pastelly or all autumnal then it helps give them a reason for being there.  Some people prefer to have 1 focal point, but in this picture I like the multiple rose quartz hearts as it adds a depth and texture.

Ava Bracelets stacked
Ava Bracelets on our site

• Mix your stack up with a variation of bead sizes, I love this idea!  They are all linked as floral  but by using the different sizes it gives more drama to the look

A mix of our Florals stacked

• OK so you've tried mixing it up, now how about going on repeat!  This is 2 of our Valentina cuffs stacked together to give a thick band of bling.  Incidentally, a cuff would be an ideal focal point in a stack, you could mix it in with other bracelets, the cuff could happily sit in the middle of some chain.

Valentina Cuff

• If you like charm bracelets they will happily be stacked too.  I like keeping the colour similar and changing the charm.  

Crystal Stacking

The main point though is to have fun with it, a stacked wrist will get you comments, it is bang on trend.  In my world it also means if one little bracelet should accidentally go 'ping!' there will be numerous little bracelets still hanging on my wrist (I have a 2 yr old after all 'pinging' is a daily occurrence!)

Life in Colour

'What is your favourite colour mummy?' I get asked this a lot.  Its must be a very important question to a 4 year old girl.  To be honest I had never really given it much thought but now when faced with the question I have my answers ready.  I say answers because I now have a real answer and an expected answer....my real answer is yellow, my expected answer is pink because when you are a 4 year old girl pink is the only colour you need!  My little girl is obsessed with pink, pink and glitter...blue is her archenemy and should be worn 'by boys only!' Its 'stinky' and 'yuk'.  I admitted to her one day (must have been feeling brave) that I actually really like blue, there are so many shades apparently its almost impossible to not like at least one shade.  In that same article I read that purple is the most accepted colour, the colour least likely to offend...

I mentioned yellow was my favourite colour but I have no idea why, I'm not 100% sure it is actually my favourite colour, I mean I don't think I own any yellow clothes, no yellow shoes or bags, nail varnish is my favourite thing just now but yet I don't own any shades of yellow ??

Do you have a favourite colour? Is colour a big deal in your life? I don't really think it is in mine, I know it probably should be but in R&R Jewellery mum does really take care of that side of things, she is the creative/design-y one, I tend to deal more in words and facts, I'm more of a scientist than an artist, I like knowing a right and wrong in things, with art it is all subjective isn't it?

So I am going to post a picture of Ava's favourite R&R bracelet and yes you guessed it its pink...incidentally its also called Ava ...Goodnight folks! x

Ava in Pink

P.s For Holly 

An interview with Marion Paterson

Hey folks! 
I think I am vocal enough that most of you know a little about me but what about the other half of Ruby & Rose Jewellery? Marion Paterson is the creator of all our pieces, she sources the gorgeous materials we use, researches trends and comes up with ideas which we then collaborate on to build our collection.


So todays post is a little interview with Marion, we have done the newspaper articles but this one is by me, so wont be a work of literary genius but should be fun!
When making jewellery what inspires you?
firstly season as much as anything, I do like seeing whats new in the big cities, Paris, Rome, London, New York.  I love visiting Paris and people watching, Parisian women encapsulate style and it seems effortless.  This is what I try to achieve with our collections, this timeless and effortless style.  


Do you have favourite colours?
These change with seasons, I love pastels for spring and summer and more bronze and gold for autumn and winter.  I also love monochrome I'm very excited with this actually as I am working on some ideas just now with black and white.


Do you have any style icons?
Well the usual suspects Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly and I also like Kate & Pippa Middleton. I admire their relaxed but timelessly classic style and that they aren't afraid to mix and match from the high street.  I also like Coco Chanel for the simplicity of the lines and colour she uses.  Christina Hendricks and January Jones (from the very stylish 'Mad Men') really inspire me,    
they show that style is something you can be in and be comfortable with, not something you have to be.


Are you an organised person?
um...no, I try to be organised but I get bored and the organisation makes things harder to find.  When things are unorganised I sometimes do my best work, as I put things together that I might not usually have.


What are your favourite pieces from the collection and why?
I like, all the Florences, Sofias and Rosas are I feel they are timeless.

Florence in Quartz

Sofia in Black & Red

Rose in Black 

The florals I feel are fun and will go with anything. 

Floral Adele Bracelet

I do love pearls and our Lana collection is a favourite of mine, the shell pearls and turquoise is beautiful.

Lana necklace, Swarovski and Turquoise gemstone heart

What pieces from the collection do you have for yourself?
The Rosa in Pink, Rosa in Black and Florence in Goldstone.  I make wear anything I wouldn't wear myself so if I could I would have them all!

Florence in Goldstone

What's it like working with your extremely talented, funny and intellegent daughter Emily?
Emily really keeps me on my  toes, I love working with her, OK we don't always agree (In our business there are 2 opinions, the wrong opinion and my one!) But seriously we do alright between us.  Although this question was written tongue in cheek, I do agree with everything she has written in the question, we work very well together and it is extremely good fun! 

Marion & Emily, Daily Record 12th May 2011

Thanks for reading and remember our giveaway at 50 followers, 

The Taylor Bracelet, Aventurine gemstones with sterling silver heart

The Taylor bracelet is worth £25, more details can be found here 


We would really appreciate your help to get us to the magical 50 followers, thank you to all who have helped so far.

Isn't it funny, every day is a school day whether you want to learn or not!  But why is it the trivial stuff that stays in your head while the brilliant strokes of genius disappear into air like a brain burp?

For example, every night after 8pm I would hear a whistling sound, every single night! I assumed there was some youth club near by coaching kids to play football, taking them off the streets, reducing crime, bringing something in to the children's lives and promoting the greater good in the world, but my hubby informed me it was the local ice cream van.  Apparently after a certain time at night they are not allowed to play their jingle, so it uses a whistling sound instead....to say I was disappointed in my local council is an understatement.

But the really, really interesting things that happen in your day don't come into your head when you sit down to write a blog (well they don't come easily to mine anyway).  I admit, I am a bit fascinated with blogging, I am fascinated with those people who have a lot of followers, how do they remember their news?  Since I have started to blog I find myself constantly thinking 'Oh now that would be good to write about' but then the interesting story disappears off somewhere, possibly the place socks go or teaspoons......but it just goes.

So I now feel the need to buy a diary, well I have a diary so what I mean is I now feel the need to actually use it.  But to do that I would need to carry it and a pen about, which would require a bag, so already its sounding like too much work ;)

On a more interesting note, we are now kind of a bit like 2 fifths of our target for our giveaway

Taylor Bracelet, 'Aventurine gemstones and sterling silver'

The Taylor bracelet is worth £25 and will be won by one of our Ruby & Rose Jewellery followers.  All we need to do is get to 50 followers and a name will be drawn at random.  If we can do it, then there will be more giveaway goodies in the future, you help us....we treat you!

A Ruby and Rose Jewellery Giveaway

Today's blog is a simple one.  We want to give away a piece of Ruby and Rose Jewellery.  So what we would love is for you to recommend our blog to your friends, we would love them to join us.


If we can get to 50 followers we will giveaway....

Taylor Bracelet

The Taylor bracelet...for more info on this bracelet click here


Your support is always so very appreciated so we love to give something back.  Can you help? There is a 1 in 50 (or so) chance in winning if you can.

The summer is here, so it is now officially OK to wear white.  'No white before memorial day' I've seen this saying lot, apparently its origins are in not wearing white shoes before this day and of course your shoes should match your bag right ;) so no white bags either...

But if you are like me and you like what you like simply because you like it then white rocks any time of the year.    Again if you are like me (then we are becoming pretty similar!) but seriously, if all over white scares the heck out of you (I have 4 kiddiewinkles, who I affectionately call the Goblins so white clothes are a general no no) then why not accessories with white, all the big style gurus say if this years trends don't suit you then why not add it in gently with accessories?

Our Floral collection is great for Summer, loads of fun bracelets and necklaces 

http://www.rubyandrosejewellery.com/cart/floral-cord-bracelet-p-34.php

http://www.rubyandrosejewellery.com/cart/beige-cord-bracelet-p-122.php

So yeah my main message today is accessorise in white.....

Speaking of which my youngest, Isaac, is now sporting his very own pearly white accessory, his first ickle toothy-peg.  One whole tooth! I wish he would keep it to himself though and stop sharing it with my skin, ouch!

I'm a Twit? Twitterer? Tweeter?

Trying to master Twitter, is it supposed to be hard? Or am I missing something?
Supposing I do manage it and then become addicted (as I have been warned can happen) then what if I can't get out of the habit of describing events around me in 140 characters or less? I'm not even sure I know what 140 characters looks like, probably less than I think though huh?

Speaking of which I have a 3500 word essay to complete, on a topic I seem to know very little about.  So why am I trying to figure out Twitter?  Well because I was told to, apparently its good for business and if thats the case then I must try!  If there is the SLIGHTEST possibility it will make me a millionaire then its worth a shot, even if all the hash signs and @ signs are driving me mad by making my page look messy.

If any of you Tweet, leave me your link....mine is @emilyrmcintyre (I think!) You never know I might tweet a 140 character or less nugget of gold and it would be such a shame to miss that ;)