This ring was actually not a ring at first--it came to me as a brooch! There were certain signs I noticed that kind of point to this brooch actually being a ring originally, and I was happy to restore it to its natural state. I was covering the Shirley Temple sale for Heritage Auctions when I came across another sale they were having just a few days after and the amount of amazing lots they had floored me. 

I automatically thought, "there's no way I'm going to win" upon seeing all the jewelry. Auction day came

 and it was a late night, constantly checking bids and the proxy bids. I was thrilled to win this brooch and

 no sooner than I received it, I had it in front of my jeweler, showing him what kind of style band to put on it.

 I love how it turned out and can't tell you how comfortable it is.

You may have noticed that a lot of my new acquisitions are rarely from eBay (like they always used to be)! 

I've fallen off the eBay bandwagon and haven't found anything good on it in awhile--I used to search daily,

 and now I'm down to maybe once a month and I'm usually disappointed. 

This fun turquoise ring is actually from eBay--the rare occurrence I went on there and actually came away 

with something decent. I truly miss the good ole eBay days where everything was amazing and authentic...and 

most of all, cheap! Now it is riddled with knock offs from India and sketchy sellers, along with the same items 

that haven't sold in 5 years.

The last ring I'd like to highlight has been in the "pipeline" for a couple months and I've been clearly 

obsessed with it because if you follow me on Instagram, you've seen this a lot! ;) It is designed by 

Becca of BCE Jewelry and when we met up over dinner in Nashville late last summer, she brought 

along some major drool worthy jewels and some loose stones. I fell in love with three opals that magically

 looked as though they belonged together. 

We went back and forth on the configuration (I even posted two different versions and asked for YOUR 

opinion) and in the end, I settled on what Becca had originally designed for the layout. I love her aesthetic 

and style of her jewelry designs, and so pumped to finally own something from her. Can't wait to see what is 

in store for her future!