Hello my darlings,

Happy September to us all! I’m so relived that it’s finally a bit cooler and less mosquito-ey outside. We’ve had some absolutely prefect weather in Maryland lately, and Mr. DitL and I have been taking advantage of it by going for lots of walks, visiting the Farmer’s Market (the apples are so fantastic right now) and listening to the incredibly fantastic Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobooks together in our hammock.

Yes, I did just finish reading those books before starting the audiobooks. And yes, the audio version of Dungeon Crawler Carl is as good as you’ve heard it is. Click here for my full thoughts on this series.

Isn’t it funny how September can still feel like a new beginning even when you’re many years too old to be heading back to school?

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I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this enamel cuff bracelet since I had the pleasure of seeing it in NYC, so today we’re going to talk about it.

This Victorian enamel cuff bracelet blows my mind.

I will give you a moment to pick your jaw up off the floor after seeing that initial photo. This Victorian era enamel cuff bracelet is an immediately impactful piece: bright colors, stunning silhouette, large scale, enthralling imagery!

This beauty stopped me in my tracks when I spotted it shining up at me in Circa 1700’s case during the most recent NYCJAOS show. Circa 1700’s booth was so busy that I only had a chance to ask for a closer look at one piece, but oh what a piece it was!

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Today, we’re going to look at the next 5 ethical jewelry designers of Beaumont Jewelry Collective! That’s right, Part 2 of my Beaumont Jewelry Collective feature is finally here.

More ethical jewelry designers at Beaumont Jewelry Collective

It’s time for Part 2 of my Beaumont Jewelry Collective series, in which we will look at the next five of Beaumont’s Terrific Ten ethical jewelry designers!

As you know from Part 1, Beaumont Jewelry Collective is a family-owned online jewelry store dedicated to offering artisan fine jewelry made by independent jewelry designers who prioritize sustainability and responsible production in their work in specific, impactful ways.

They actually prefer to use the word “purpose-driven” to describe their business model because vague buzzwords like “sustainable” or “ethical” are so often a sign of greenwashing, when businesses use grandiose but essentially meaningless words to declare themselves good for the Earth but don’t give any details explaining how they actually give back or make sure their stones come from sources that follow rigorous standards.

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What, you never saw boombox jewelry before? This NeverNoT collection offers the exuberant music-inspired designs you didn’t know you were longing for.

The 90’s kid in me squealed with joy as soon as I saw the colorful boombox jewelry in the email pitching me NeverNoT’s newly launched Music collection. This line is so whimsical and joyful and fun – exactly what we need to keep ourselves going during this blisteringly hot summer.

NeverNoT describes this launch as a High Jewellery homage to the universal power of music.

In the brand’s own words:

NeverNoT Music is a tribute to the songs that shaped us, the melodies that hold our memories and the rhythms that unite us.

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Hello darlings,

I can’t believe it’s June, can you? This year is flyyying by.

I’m excited to have a break from travel for a few months. As much as I enjoyed my recent adventures in Mexico, Paris, and NYC, I’m an introvert at heart and I’m excited to have some downtime in my cozy house to catch my breath for a while.

Mr. DitL and I have been working on a corner of our house that’s intended specifically for reading time and we’re both very excited to finally have our reading chairs in place. Mine is this petite recliner from West Elm that I find spectacularly comfortable. I’ve been visiting it in the store for literal years to make sure it’s really a good fit for me (a perfectly comfortable chair is no small achievement when you’re 5′ 2″ and have chronic pain) but now that it’s here I couldn’t be happier with it.

Continue reading What I’m Reading: Vol. 133. at Diamonds in the Library.

I saw so many wonderful things at Spring NYCJAOS 2026 that I couldn’t fit them all in one post…so here’s the part two I promised you!

Even more treasures from Spring NYCJAOS 2026.

We already talked about Spring NYCJAOS 2026 in Part One of this recap (summary: it was awesome! I saw so many wonderful things and people!) so we’re just going to dive right into the jewelry goodness for Part Two.

Without further ado, her are even more treasures from Spring NYCJAOS 2026.

Starting off big with THIS NECKLACE. Diamonds! Flowers! Perfection!

I spotted this beauty twinkling in Keyamour’s case on my initial walk into Spring NYCJAOS 2026 but her booth was too crowded at that moment for me to stop by.

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NYCJAOS was a bountiful buffet of new and old jewelry joy and I can’t wait to bring you with me on a deep dive into what I saw! Gird your loins, there are some truly tempting treasures here.

Treasure hunting at NYCJAOS Spring 2026.

Well, my darlings, I promised you a huge recap of NYCJAOS Spring 2026 and the time has come for me to deliver! I took so many photos that this is going to be a two-parter.

The show was a resounding success: more than 6,300 visitors flooded the Metropolitan Pavilion to shop the wonderful wares of more than 160 antique galleries, contemporary jewelry designers, vintage dealers, and luxury object makers.

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Today we’re looking at Beaumont Jewelry Collective, an up-and-coming online jewelry store whose commitment to ethical jewelry and charitable giving makes them an immediate must-know.

Beaumont Jewelry Collective: wear your values with purpose-driven fine jewelry.

Beaumont Jewelry Collective is a family-owned business founded by mother and daughter duo, Laura and Chloe Beaumont. They’re dedicated to artisanal fine jewelry by independent designers who prioritize ethical jewelry production and sustainable sourcing in their own work in specific, impactful ways.

An entire store full of beautiful, ethical independent designer jewelry where you can feel good about buying every single piece? Yes, please.

This is no vague greenwashing: Beaumont Jewelry Collective backs up their promise of ethical jewelry by explaining how the designers they feature protect and support the Earth.

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Hello darlings,

Mr. DitL and I just returned from the most fabulous adventure in Paris! It was a big family trip – 11 people in total, and I thoroughly enjoyed all of the beautiful Parisian chaos.

We admired art at Musée de l’Orangerie and Musée d’Orsay, took in history at Versailles and Musée Carnavalet, enjoyed nightlife at Cabaret Paradis Latin and Le Duc des Lombards, oohed and aahed over stained glass at Notre Dame and Saint Chappelle, strolled along the Seine and the Champs-Élysées, and ate everything, everywhere, all of the time.

I’m exhausted, happy, and have mountains of laundry to do. Keep an eye on my Instagram, where I’ll be sharing some more photos and giving some Parisian gluten free pastry and jewelry shopping recs.

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This Art Deco lapis ring is haunting me and I need you to see it too.

The Art Deco lapis ring I can’t stop thinking about.

It’s been a minute since I did a whole feature dedicated to a single ring, but it’s an old school DitL classic style of post and this beauty absolutely deserves the solo treatment.

I encountered this Art Deco lapis ring at The Vintage Jeweller’s booth at the most recent NYCJAOS event. It twinkled up at me from a tray of other rings and I knew I needed to try it on.

This lovely piece isn’t the biggest or the flashiest ring, but I find its combination of materials and details to be utterly irresistible.

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Do you ever wish you had a better way to track your jewelry collection? The Jewel Journal from Carat & Chain is the clever solution you didn’t know you needed.

Track your collection with The Jewel Journal

I wasn’t sure what to expect when Lucy of Carat & Chain, a UK-based independent jewelry brand, reached out to ask if she could send me a “jewelry-related product” as a gift.

I thought it would probably be a jewelry travel case or ring dish – both things I love! – but the reality turned out to be so much cooler and more innovative.

It is my pleasure to introduce you to Carat & Chain’s jewelry collection tracking notebook, The Jewel Journal!

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I’ve been a fan of Mercurius Jewelry’s work for a long time, but I had never met the people behind the brand or seen their jewelry in person until recently. Now that I’ve held these beauties in my hands, I love them even more!

Mercurius Jewelry’s artisanal gemstone alchemy

Mercurius Jewelry specializes in exquisitely hand crafted jewels that showcase the beauty of the earth. Their designs are as satisfying to touch as they are beautiful to behold.

Mercurius Jewelry’s creations are, in their own words, “designs are driven first and foremost by unique materials that showcase the abundance, mesmerizing patterns, and stunning variation of the natural world.

Mercurius is timeless jewelry that invokes a sense of magic, so you can move through the world feeling truly connected to air, fire, water, earth – and spirit.”

There is a love story at the heart of Mercurius: husband-and-wife team Alisa and Dave Thorp founded Mercurius in 2007, around the same time that they decided to spend their lives together.

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Get out your TBR, my darlings, because I’m ready to share my favorite reads of 2025!

My favorite reads of 2025.

I know that most people shared their favorite reads of 2025 at the end of 2025, but I wanted to wait. I always do a lot of reading in December and I didn’t want to risk leaving out a last minute fave!

I read 142 books in 2025, mostly Fantasy and Romance (something about the current political landscape makes me want to read about worlds that don’t exist).

I enjoyed these fun graphics that Goodreads sent out about my year in reading…even though they created the graphics prematurely, when I was just at 122 books.

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I’ve been editing my little fingers off trying to get my NYCJAOS Autumn 2025 recap ready for you, and it’s finally here!!

Jewelry I loved at NYCJAOS Autumn 2025

I have some exciting news: starting in 2026, there will be THREE JAOS events per year instead of two!

That’s right: the show is adding a winter JAOS event in January 2026!! The new winter show will be held in NYC just once, January 23-25 2026, but then it’s moving down to Miami.

The new JAOS event will be the same delightful mix of antique and vintage jewelry and contemporary designers that we know and love from past JAOS shows, with art objects and other vintage treasures on offer as well.

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Oh, my darlings, do I have something lovely to show you today!! This glorious pink and blue Belperron necklace has been on my mind ever since Sotheby’s first sent out press previews of this sale and I couldn’t resist sharing it with you.

A glorious pink and blue Belperron necklace.

Your jaws have probably joined mine on the floor now that I’ve given you a glimpse of this spectacular beauty. Isn’t it gorgeous?!!? The colors, the shapes, the beauty of the composition!

This pink and blue Belperron necklace was made in France circa 1966 and features pink topaz, morganite, aquamarine, and diamonds in a variety of faceted round, cushion cut, Old European cut, pear, oval, and half-moon shapes.

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My darlings, I just got back from the most fabulous trip for a speaking engagement in Louisville and I can’t wait to tell you all about it!

Talking all things engagement rings at the Frazier History Museum

The Frazier History Museum in Louisville, Kentucky has a fantastic exhibit called Love & Marriage, dedicated to the history of (you guessed it!) love and marriage in Kentucky.

I had the pleasure of celebrating the exhibit with a night of fun at the Frazier: whiskey tastings, rounds of The Newlywed Game, free ring inspections and cleanings from local jewelry store Davis Jewelers, a panel discussion with jewelry experts (including yours truly), and a raffle for one attendee to win a $3,000 diamond necklace.

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Hello darlings,

The weather has finally turned in my part of the world and I’m craving all things cozy: if the plan isn’t reading while swathed in fuzzy blankets in front of a fire with cinnamon tea, I don’t want it.

2025 as been a whirlwind for me: I’ve traveled almost every month, which is a wild thing for someone who used to be too sick to stand up for very long to say.

Traveling in my new(ish) reality as a person disabled with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome looks very different than traveling used to look for me as a reasonably healthy person, but I’m so grateful that my body has been able to get stronger and gain the endurance to let me go on adventures again.

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I’ve shown you how I packed my jewelry for my move, now it’s time for me to show you how I made the large, locking jewelry box of my dreams to store and display my collection in my new house!

I made the jewelry box of my dreams

For my new house, I wanted a beautiful way to display my jewelry so that everything was easy to see but also safely enclosed. A large, locking jewelry box that still allowed my collection to be visible, not tucked away in drawers.

The jewelry setup at my old place (below), which involved an armoire, wall-mounted earring racks, and Command hooks, kept everything organized and let me easily access everything – but it wasn’t perfect.

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Have you ever found yourself wondering how to pack your jewelry when you have a LOT of jewelry?? This dilemma was very real for me when Mr. DitL and I bought our new house a little while ago. Here’s what I did to keep my treasures safe in transit.

How to pack your jewelry when you have a LOT of jewelry

My jewelry collection has grown quite a bit in the decade since I last wrote about how to pack your jewelry for a move. That’s good news for the collector in me, but packing a jewelry collection does become exponentially more difficult when you have more jewelry to move.

Something that was new this time was that I couldn’t immediately unpack my collection: I actually waited MORE THAN A YEAR to get my pretties back out, because that’s how long it took for Mr.

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Lindley Gray is a talented jewelry designer I’ve had the pleasure of knowing for nearly a decade, and I’m so excited to give you a proper introduction to her jewelry today. If you love clean lines and breathtaking geometry, you’re going to want to make room on your wishlist for this one.

Lindley Gray’s modern Art Deco magic.

I first met Lindley Gray at a coffee shop in 2016. She wore the rings in the photo above and I can still vividly remember staring at her hand above the salted oat cookie on the table between us, mesmerized by the breathtaking precision of those three perfect diamond triangles.

Lindley Gray’s jewelry is characterized by minimalism and a mastery of subtle details.

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Hello darlings,

I’m so relieved that it’s finally September. I’m not eager for cold weather, but it’s been an exceptionally hot summer in the DC area and it’s such a relief to step outside and feel cool breezes instead of a wall of soul-crushing humidity that makes me feel like I’m inside of a hot wet sponge.

This time of year always feels full of possibility to me – I don’t know if that’s a holdover from so many years of September first days of school as a child or because it’s suddenly bearable to be outside, but I find it invigorating.

Wishing you a beautiful beginning of Autumn!

xoxo,
Becky

What I’m reading

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik: Bookshop.org | Amazon

This is the first book in a new-to-me series and I am HOOKED.

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If you paid close attention to my NYCJAOS Spring 2025 coverage, you’ll know that I had the great pleasure of seeing THREE real antique tiaras at one show! I’ve given you a peek at these beauties, but I also thought they deserved their own post.

Trying on three antique tiaras in one day.

We did a general recap about the jewelry I saw at the most recent NYCJAOS show, but there also happened to be such a wealth of magnificent antique tiaras at this event that I decided they deserved their very own post.

I see no need to dilly-dally. Let’s get to the tiaras!

Shall we start with the oldest of the antique tiaras?

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The perfect antique Georgian diamond rivière is an item that graces many jewelry lovers’ ultimate jewelry bucket lists. I would probably trade a non-essential organ for this one.

The 110 carat Georgian diamond rivière of my dreams.

First things first: what is a rivière?

A rivière is an iconic style of necklace that features a continuous line of diamonds, set one after another like a river of precious stones (thus the name). I’d argue that the classic diamond tennis necklace is a modern reinterpretation of this design, a subset of the rivière.

The rivière is the little black dress of the necklace world, an infinitely versatile piece that can go with anything.

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2025 has thrown a lot at us, but defiant jewelry is here to help! What is defiant jewelry, you may ask? Don’t worry – I’ll show you.

Defiant jewelry: talismans of strength.

When times get tough, jewelry can help – but sometimes the gentle comfort of pretty, sentimental pieces aren’t enough. On those days, you don’t want soft reassurance, you want a fierce focus to ground you in your rage, a touchstone to remind you that you’re a badass who won’t give up, a hero with a spine of steel who refuses to bow down to injustice.

Defiant jewelry is the answer. These talismans of strength connect you to your power and help you reach for the determination to carry on and keep fighting.

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Hello my darlings,

Happy June!! Can you believe 2025 is half over? I certainly can’t.

Speaking of time flying, Mr. DitL and I just celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary!! Here are some wedding photos from our original day 10 years ago. I may have been just a baby, but I still had incredible taste in jewelry then ( if I do say so myself).

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To celebrate our decade of marriage, Mr. DitL and I ran off to the Cayman Islands for an incredible week of relaxation by turquoise water and impossibly soft sand. We also had a celebrity sighting at our hotel…look who else was posting IGs in front of those distinctive yellow striped umbrellas!!

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