{give-away: diamond stacking band}

today's give-away is an exquisitely beautiful vintage diamond stacking band from paris hotel boutique, a beautiful online shop that celebrates the glitz and glamour of a bygone era and carries spectacularly luxurious things such as vintage silver leaf & silk upholstered settees and victorian mother of pearl & sterling monogrammed nut scoops and most of all, a stunning collection of diamonds, including this hopelessly romantic five-diamond band that's as perfect with breezy summer dresses on a sun-lit afternoon as it is with city shorts and a silk blazer on a midsummer's night . . .


1930's vintage diamond band is 14 carat white gold and set with 5 vs/1 diamonds; each diamond is approximately 2.5 points with a carat total weight of .20-.25; US size, 5.25 and is sizable; total weight 2.2 grams; ring box not included, middle ring only offered in this give-away

to enter, {click here} to visit the paris hotel boutique online shop, {here} to browse more estate diamonds, or {here} to browse the new arrivals, then leave a comment below

{bonne chance!/good luck!}


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* one winner will be randomly selected and contacted by e-mail after tuesday, may 25, 2010; if you do not have a blog or contact e-mail on your blog, please include it with your comment for notification; open to all readers; top image: philosophy resort 2010 collection

{happy spring + links}

. . . can hardly contain the excitement for all of the upcoming plans for summertime adventures . . .

Happy, happy Spring!

{p.s.} happy news on other blogs:
* an etsy shop
* a give-away
* a birthday

* a guest post
* a new design

{images: 1 - ffffound!; silver's blog}

{vintage portraits}

An artist once requested that I sit for a portrait, and although I graciously declined, it has been great fun being swept up in the beautiful world of vintage portraits - searching for the perfect one, and following the discoveries of others . . .

{via a beautiful living}

{portraits with a neoclassical twist at JDG}

{portrait of woman from Santa Barbara at paris hotel boutique}

{via a beautiful living}

{Shoot Factory via absolutely beautiful things}

{photography by Roger Davies; O at Home Spring 2008}

Completely inspired by this collection of portraits of varying sizes and frames --flanked by a pair tufted fuchsia chairs, it is an arrangement of pure sophistication.

{links to this post:}
the gallery effect; a great loss; a great find; vintage lady portraits

{images: 1 - flickr; 3 - JDG; 4 + 7 - Paris Hotel Boutique Journal}