So it all started, as far as we can tell, with Destined to Design, a California designer’s blog about “pretty places and beautiful things” (both right up our alley!)

An entry on Elva Fields Jewelry sparked an interest on another great blog…(this one out of North Carolina and by a very talented graphic designer with her own thriving business creating beautiful stationery…check it out here !)

and another great blog…

and one more called Melissa Loves…

…and now we feel like we have a whole new audience amongst the design community! It’s a wonderful feeling to introduce new fans to our jewelry, and we are really excited to have you all visit the site as often as you can or want to. We’ll do our best to keep you coming back for more fun jewelry!

We’ve decided to let you all in on a little secret…here at Elva Fields we are a family. Literally. Owner and husband collaborate on many projects around the studio, and—since the studio is at home—it is always a family affair. Our monthly photo shoots are no exception.

September’s fall shoot actually took place right down the road from home, so we packed up the baby and our photo gear in her stroller and headed to our neighbor’s farm for a quick round with the camera.

The weather and light were perfect…and we found a great spot near a goat pasture (really, we promise) with the coolest abandoned barn—weathered wood seemed to be a nice juxtaposition with the sparkling jewelry.

We discovered a fabulously stylish boutique during our summer travels called Kristi, in the Bearden area of Knoxville, Tennessee. It’s a beautiful store in a sleek new setting at Cherokee Plaza, and we’re happy to report that, as of this afternoon, they have a fantastic selection of necklaces and earrings from Elva Fields amongst their beautiful clothing and accessories!

We’re excited to grow our fan list in East Tennessee, and we’re already looking forward to our next trip down to do some shopping of our own…hopefully on a Third Thursday (see below for the excitement!)

Over the river and through the woods from our studio…We are thrilled to have our jewelry in one of the most stylish shops in Cincinnati! Alligator Purse in Hyde Park Square is consistently stocked with the most fabulous clothes and accessories, and we just delivered a small collection of earrings and necklaces from our Elva, Deb, and June lines for them to include with their offerings. If you’re in the Cincy area, stop by to see the fashionable fall line-up…or you can browse their goods online at shopalligatorpurse.com.

Contributing stylist Kira Simpson has done it again! In Louisville Magazine’s September issue, she puts together some great day-to-evening ensembles for a mother and daughter team in the style spread “Like Mother Like Daughter.” Not only do the photos attest to how much fun they had on the project, but we love that the Elva Fields earrings modeled by the daughter look fantastic with several outfits. One of the looks is pictured below, and the earrings…well, they’d look fantastic on you, too! (And because they’re made of vintage brass beads, they are limited editions, so get them while you can!)