These rings were made for talking...

I'm often asked "What do you do?" and when I say I design jewelry and some of it has been seen on celebrities, it's a great conversation starter! People are enamored by celebrities, what they do, what they wear... It's kind of like an obsession now! Which is great for my line of work then! One of my pieces that people have commented and coveted is this cocktail gemstone ring that was gifted to celebrities at New York Fashion Week 2013. Not only did actors, media personalities and fashion designers receive this ring, but it also was worn by Aishwarya Ajit on Christmas Eve on Studio One Live (airs weekdays, Sunday-Thursday 7pm UAE time).

 

 

 

Watch the video here! ( Best shot is at 7:20 and 14:15 onwards) http://vod.dmi.ae/media/245006/Studio_One_Season_4_24_12_2013

 

 

 

It was also worn by Simone Heng, co-host of Digital Fashion Week in Singapore November 2013. Managed to get a screencap :)

 

 

And last (but not least) it's worn here by Australian Fashion Blogger Lauren at Stylelixir.com

 

 

Press for Vitrine and the Golden Globes pre-Party

Fresh off the press!
Following Vitrine's gifting of the Titanium Druzy Necklaces at the L'Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills with The Artisan Group and GBK's Luxury Golden Globes Gift Lounge , it has been quite a week with amazing thank you tweets and press coverage. A fantastic array of celebs attended from TV shows and movies like  "Hunger Games", "12 Years A Slave", "Glee","Wolf of Wall Street," "Downton Abbey," "Argo", “Breaking Bad”, "The Good Wife," "Criminal Minds", "Orange is the New Black", “House of Cards", "2 Broke Girls", "Psych", “The Best Man Holiday”, “Arrow”, "Castle” “Veep,” and many others.

Here's the press release that covered Vitrine's gifting this year.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/VitrineDesigns/GoldenGlobes2014/prweb11505542.htm

 

 

And there's a short video too:

  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxVdMSlOrFA

 

And a cool article in LA Story featuring my necklace and The Artisan Group!
http://la-story.com/2014/01/gifting-lounge-was-a-suite-treat-to-celebrate-golden-globes/

Yahoo Article:
http://voices.yahoo.com/the-golden-globes-gifting-suites-more-buzzed-about-12505638.html
 

We managed to get our hands on some great pics from the event!

Pictured wearing Vitrine's necklaces are Actress Holly Robinson Peete (Titanium Druzy Rock Necklace), Actress Helene York (Unisex Pyrite Bullet Necklace) and Actress Tamala Jones.

 

 

 I have a limited number of Raindrops, Rocks and Roses available in my Etsy shop  HERE.

Here's the complete list of Celebrities who received my necklaces:

 
Amanda Setton | CBS' "The Crazy Ones"
Andrew Dice Clay | “Blue Jasmine”
Anthony Anderson | "Grudge Match", NBC's "Guys with Kids"
Bailey Chase | A&E's "Longmire" (Branch Connally)
Barrett Foa | CBS' "NCIS: Los Angeles" (Eric Beale)
Brett Dalton | ABC's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (Grant Ward)
Brigid Brannagh | ABC's "Army Wives" (Pamela Moran)
Candace Cameron Bure | ABC's "Make It or Break It", ABC's "Full House" (D.J. Tanner)
Charles Michael Davis | The CW's "The Originals" (Marcel Gerard), ABC's "Grey's Anatomy"
Chuy Bravo | E!’s “Chelsea Lately” (Himself)
Cooper Huckabee |“Django Unchained”(Won 2 Oscars, 2013 Golden Globe Winner - Best Screenplay)
David Glasser |Producer, The Weinstein Company (Mandela, August Osage County)
Dorian Brown | FX's "Wilfred"
Dot Marie Jones | Fox's "Glee"
Dylan Neal | The CW's "Arrow" (Anthony Ivo) 
Elena Sanchez | "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" (Cecelia, District 8 Tribute)
Elisabeth Harnois |CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (Morgan Brody)
Elsie Fisher | "Despicable Me 2" (Agnes) (Movie Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film)
Grant Bowler | SyFy’s “Defiance” (Chief Lawkeeper Joshua Nolan)
Helene Yorke | Showtime's "Masters of Sex" (Jane Martin) (Show Nominated for Best TV Series, Drama)
Holly Robinson Peete |"21 Jump Street"
Jim O’Heir |NBC's "Parks and Recreation" (Jerry Gergich), (Show Nominated for Best TV Series, Comedy or Musical)
Joe Mantegna | CBS' "Criminal Minds" (David Rossi)
John Gammon | ABC's "The Middle"
Josh Stamberg | NBC's "Parenthood" (Carl), Lifetime's "Drop Dead Diva" (Jay Parker)
Joshua Malina | ABC's "Scandal" (David Rosen)
Keith David | FOX's "Enlisted", History Channel's "The Bible" "Assault on Wall Street"
Khandi Alexander | ABC’s “Scandal” (Maya Lewis/Olivia Pope’s Mother) 
Kirsten Nelson | USA's "Psych" (Karen Vick)
Kristen Connolly | Netflix's "House of Cards" (Christina Gallagher)
Laverne Cox | Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black" (Sophia Burset)
Lenny Venito | ABC's "The Neighbors" (Marty Weaver)
Lesley Nicol | PBS' "Downton Abbey" (Mrs. Patmore), (Show Nominated for Best TV Series, Drama)
MacKenzie Aladjem | Showtime’s "Nurse Jackie" (Fiona Peyton) , NBC's "Parenthood" (Charlotte)
Madison McKinley | "Wolf of Wall Street" (Heidi), (Movie Nominated for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy)
Makenzie Vega | CBS' "The Good Wife" (Grace Florrick), (Show Nominated for Best TV Series, Drama)
Mark Feuerstein | USA Network's "Royal Pains" (Dr. Hank Lawson)
Mark Ryan | Starz's "Black Sails" "Transformers"
Marlon Wayans | “The Heat” (Levy),  “White Chicks” (Marcus Copeland)
Martha Plimpton | CBS' "The Good Wife", (Show Nominated for Best TV Series, Drama)
FOX's "Raising Hope" (Virginia Chance)
Martin Starr | "This Is The End" (Himself) Cartoon Network's "NTSF:SD:SUV" (Sam Stern)
Mateus Ward | CBS' Hostages (Jake Sanders), BBC's "Lab Rats" (Marcus Davenport)
Matthew Moy | CBS’ “2 Broke Girls” (Han Lee)
Megan Hayes | "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" (District 6 Tribute)
Michael Paul Chan | TNT's "Major Crimes" (Lt. Mike Tao)
Michael Rooker | "Brother's Keeper" (Chief Carver) AMC's "The Walking Dead" (Merle Dixon)
Ming-Na Wen | ABC's "Agents of Shield" (Melinda May)
Mircea Monroe | The CW's "Hart of Dixie" (Tansy Truitt) Showtime's "Episodes" (Morning Randolph)
Nadine Velazquez | "Flight"; "Real Husbands of Hollywood", "My Name is Earl"
Natalie Zea | FOX's "The Following" (Claire Matthews) FX's "Justified" (Winona Hawkins)
Nia Long | "The Best Man Holiday" Netflix's "House of Cards
Nikki DeLoach | MTV's "Awkward." (Lacey Hamilton)
Noah Bean | The CW's "Nikita" (Ryan Fletcher)
Omid Abtahi | "Argo" , (Movie won 3 Academy Awards, 1 Golden Globe,1 SAG award, 2 BAFTA awards)
Pablo Schreiber | Netflix's "Orange is the New Black" (George 'Pornstache' Mendez) NBC's "Law & Order SVU" (William Lewis / Dan Kozlowski)
Peter Cambor | CBS' "NCIS: Los Angeles" (Nate Getz)
Rachelle Lefevre | "Homefront", "White House Down", CBS' "Under the Dome" (Julia Shumway) "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2"
Raphael Sbarge | ABC's "Once Upon a Time" (Archie Hopper)
Rebecca Field | Lifetime's "The Client List" (Lacey Jean)
RJ Mitte | AMC's "Breaking Bad" (Walter White, Jr.) (Show WON Best TV Series, Drama)
Rob Steinberg | "12 Years A Slave" (Parker), (Movie WON for Best Motion Picture, Drama)
Robert Baker | "The Lone Ranger" ABC's "Grey's Anatomy"
Robert Knepper | "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, 2" "Mob City" "Prison Break"
Sally Hawkins | "Blue Jasmine"
(Individual Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture)
Sam Trammell | HBO's "True Blood" (Sam Merlotte)
Scott Elrod | "Lone Survivor", "Argo" (Movie won 3 Academy Awards, 1 Golden Globe,1 SAG award, 2 BAFTA awards)
Sean Mahon | "Philomena"(Movie Nominated for Best Motion Picture, Drama)
Sharmila Devar | ABC's "Scandal" (Lauren)
Shea Whigham | "Wolf of Wall Street" (Captain Ted Beecham), (Movie Nominated for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy), "American Hustle" (Carl Elway) (Movie Nominated for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy)
Sherri Saum | ABC's "The Fosters" (Lena Adams)
Sterling K. Brown | ABC's "Army Wives" CBS "Person of Interest"
Steven Michael Quezada | AMC's "Breaking Bad" (Steven Gomez) (Show won for Best TV Series, Drama)
Sufe Bradshaw | HBO's "Veep" (Sue Wilson)
Tamala Jones | ABC's "Castle" (Lanie Parish)
Thomas Gibson | CBS' "Criminal Minds" (Aaron Hotchner) ABC's "Dharma & Greg" (Greg Montgomery)
Tim Pocock |NBC's "Camp" (Robbie Matthews) Nickelodeon’s "Dance Academy" (Ethan Karamakov)
Tonita Castro | FOX's "Dads" (Edna) NBC's "Go On" (Fausta)
Tony Denison | TNT's "Major Crimes" (Lt. Andy Flynn)
Tony Hale | HBO's "Veep" (Gary Walsh) (2013 Primetime Emmy Award Winner)
Willie Garson | FOX's "White Collar" (Mozzie/Mr. C) HBO's "Sex and the City" (Stanford Blatch)
Zach Callison | "The Wind Rises" (Young Jiro) (Movie Nominated for Best Foreign Film)



PRESS/MEDIA GIFTING (received celebrity gift bag)
Entertainment Today, Huffington Post/Reuters, LA and OC Weekly, LA's The Place, OK! TV,
Splash Magazines, Us Weekly, Yahoo

 

 

Vitrine and the Primetime Emmys

 

Carnelian Gemstone Earrings by Vitrine for Primetime Emmys GBK Gifting

 

 

Way back in May 2013, I knew I was going to be gifting the celebrities attending GBK's Luxury invite-only Gift Lounge to honor the nominees and actors/actresses at the Primetime Emmys held in September 2013.

 

I had to come up with ideas of what to gift. Would I gift a ring, necklace, bracelet or earrings? What gemstone would I use? What colors??? After spending days, I found myself being drawn to carnelians. I didn't know why this stone stuck in my head over everything else. So I did some research, and found out that it boosts confidence and creativity, and it was called "The Actor's Stone", used for people specifically in performing arts/drama. Would you believe that?!! So it was settled. I decided to pair up the stones with either turquoise, lapis lazuli or coral rondelles for added color interest.

The almost finished 100 pairs of earrings by Vitrine

 

This is what 100 pairs look like all set out on my worktop!



I ordered some beautiful cards with gold designs, that included a handwritten note from me to each recipient explaining why I chose this stone especially for them, and packaged each one into my signature fuchsia bag. ONE HUNDRED of them made their way to Hollywood, L.A. for this event.

The beautiful handmade earring cards with embossed gold.

On September 20-21 many celebrities were gifted my jewelry in the swag bags of The Artisan Group. Some of the recipients were Matt Leblanc (from Friends), Matt Letscher (Scandal), Chris Noth (Sex and the City), Penny Marshall, RJ Mitte (Breaking Bad), Neil Patrick Harris and so many more (complete list to follow soon!)

 

The Swag Bag- my earrings are up front in the fuchsia bag! So many goodies!

 

 

You can see all the artisans who gifted their beautiful work to the celebrities HERE. And YOU can buy your own Carnelian earrings too!

 

 

 

And you read the Press Release about this gifting too!

 

Stay tuned for the complete list of celebs gifted! Will you be watching the PTEs today? Which show would you like to see win, and who are you rooting for? Leave your comments below!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

New York Fashion Week 2013

I am so excited that New York Fashion Week is almost here! My Gemstone Cocktail Rings will be included in all of the Swag Bags gifted to the celebrities attending GBK Luxury Gift Lounge at New York Fashion Week (Sept 6-7, 2013) as part of The Artisan Group.

 

For this event, I wanted to create something that was bold and unusual. I mean, that's what New York and NYFW is all about! So I set each Jasper Gemstone nugget in a gold setting. These gemstones range from vibrant fuchsia, violet and hot pinks to more muted taupe and royal purple tones. They are visually stunning!

Just some of the Gemstone Cocktail rings being gifted!

 

I love creating a gifting 'experience' for anyone that received my handmade jewelry. So I completely personalized it with a handwritten note, tied to each ring and completed the box with ribbon, my business card and included it in my signature color gift bag!

 

 



Each ring had a handwritten note tied with ribbon and included in its box with my card.

 

 

If you'd like to have your own cocktail ring by Vitrine, you can purchase it here!

Vitrine's jewelry will be included with other talented artisans from The Artisan Group.

 

Each celebrity will receive all these gifts in their Swag Bag. Mine's the pink!

You can see them all in this digital version of the booklet that will be in each Swag Bag too!

 

Vitrine Jewelry gifted to Actress Stephanie Drapeau

A couple of weeks ago, I was given an opportunity (through The Artisan Group)to gift a piece of jewelry from my shop to stunning Hollywood actress Stephanie Drapeau.

Stephanie said she likes earthy colors paired with gold, and immediately I knew what I wanted to gift her: a pair of 24K Vermeil Gold Smoky quartz earrings. When I designed these earrings I imagined an actress wearing them at a red- carpet affair! I think these are perfect for Stephanie. The earrings have amazing movement, sparkle and glamour. I hope Stephanie likes them and wears them sometime soon!

 

All prettily packaged just for Stephanie!

If YOU would like to own a pair, you can purchase them HERE.

 

Vitrine va à Cannes, France!

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Oui, c'est ça! It's so exciting!

Vitrine, as part of The Artisan Group will be included in an exclusive invitation-only GBK Cannes Film Festival Gift Lounge gifting opportunity to the Celebrities attending the Cannes Film Festival 2013 in France.

You don't have to be a celebrity to enjoy my jewelry! You can get in on the excitement too! Just this weekend (May 16-20), visit my Etsy Shop and get 20% off! Use couponcode CANNES at checkout on any piece of jewelry!

SHOP here: http://www.vitrine.etsy.com

[Sale ends midnight PST May 20, 2013. Open worldwide]