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More one of a kind jewels

Disco Earrings- 14k gold fill chain and ear-wire $45

Miner Earrings- Pyrite with 14k gold fill ear-wire $55

Vintage pearl necklace with antique brass chain

and black onyx-$72

Mixed chains chains with vintage pearls- $134

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Boutiquing.com Blowout sale!

Come see Briana Rene at the Boutiquing.com Blowout sale in Costa Mesa this Sunday from 10am-5pm. It's a great opportunity to purchase your favorite designers at exclusive prices!

New Pieces!

For the past few weeks I have been making tons of new pieces for the upcoming holiday shows. There are so many unique and beautiful one a kind of pieces. Here is a little preview:)

To see more of Briana Rene come visit us at the following two events:

Sunday December 5th from 10-5pm Boutiquing.com Blowout sale
www.boutiquing.com/all/home/event_blowout_2010-12-05

Saturday and Sunday December 11th and 12th at the Los Angeles Renegade fair
www.renegadecraft.com/holiday-la



1950's turtle pendant with 14k gold fill chain-$75
Vintage Gold plated multi-chain- $35

Wooden fringe necklace-$45
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Tuesday's Creations..

Vintage gold plated multi chain necklace-$45
Vintage gold filigree necklace-$65

Vintage pearl necklace with gold plated chain
and chandelier pieces-$75

Blue cats eye beaded rosary I got a few years ago
in Florence, Italy with a very detailed antique silver
locket-$75

Creative Sundays!!

Today was truly awesome. I was out the door at 7am so I could get to the flea market nice and early. I was on a search for all things vintage..I found some amazing wooden chests to display my jewelry in for the two upcoming shows I'm doing in December. Along with those I found tons of exquisite vintage pieces that needed some love but after working on them all day they came out beautiful.

There is nothing quite as exciting as going to an estate sale or a flea market. There is so much to look at and lets be honest some of it is really bad. But beneath all the not so great items you find some truly amazing treasures hidden beneath the surface. Those are my absolute favorite finds. Often the second I see something I already can picture in my head what I want to do with it. Today I literally couldn't get home fast enough because I was so excited to work with all my new gems. With so many new pieces I am certainly not going to be sleeping from now until Christmas! Here is a preview of just a few of the items I made today. There will be a lot more to follow in the next few weeks!


Raina $195.00-14k gold fill chain and blue lapis

Key to my heart $135- Antique brass chain with mixed cultured pearls and vintage skeleton key.

Envy Necklace $75-14k gold fill chain with vintage pendent

Layla Necklace $155-Gold plated necklace

Gweneth Earrings $125-14k gold fill earrings with vintage blue glass pendants

Briana Rene Trunk Show November 6th

It's approaching that time of year when people start thinking about holiday gifting. Brina Rene is hosting a private trunk show in Riverside at Judy Carpenters house this Saturday from 12-4pm. If you are in the area please join us for mimosas and nibbles while shopping Briana Rene's beautiful collections as well as her one of kind vintage pieces! For those of you who can't make it out to the event don't feel left out! We will be offering 40% off the Eden and Egg of Hope collections, and 20% of all One of Kind pieces on the website for one day only! Enter in the below codes at checkout. HLDY40 and ONEKD20. Don't miss out this amazing opportunity to purchase one of Briana Rene's hand-made baubles.



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Love Affair with Scarlett

It's no secret that I have had a serious crush on Scarlett Johansson for years now. The love affair began in 2003 when I first saw Lost In Translation with her and Bill Murry. It is literally one of my all time favorite movies! Over the years I have managed to watch her grow from the girl next door to a beautiful young women. While she still continues to amaze with her acting she has now added modeling to her resume. Mango has chosen to use her once again for their Fall/Winter 2010-2011 campaign. The line is inspired by timeless British classics. The collection features rich textures including tweed, corduroy, and furs. I can't wait to see the pieces come to life in stores. Here is a little preview of my top five favorite looks.

Model: Scarlett Johansson

Photographer: Mario Sorrentti

Stylist: Camilla Nickerson

Mondays vintage creations...

Dream Catcher earrings $115

14k gold fill with blue lapis stones

Marilyn necklace $195

14k gold fill chain with vintage beads and black onyx

Mary locket necklace $135

Antique brass with vintage locket

Sunshine Rosary $75

Conrad Necklace $144

Briana Rene in Glamour Magazine

Check out the Cylades earrings featured in the November issue of Glamour on page 231. Purchase your very own pair and enjoy an extra 20% off today through October 31! Enter glamour20 at checkout.

Publication: Glamour November 2010

Designer: Briana Rene

Eden Collection: Cylades earrings $55.00

Pretty little treasures..

The holidays are only a few months away and I know they are going to creep up fast. That said I decided to start building my inventory of one of kind pieces for my two upcoming trunk shows. One of my favorite parts of jewelry making is working with vintage bits and pieces. There is nothing more exciting than taking something old that you no longer wear and giving it a new life. Here is what I created this evening..

This necklace was definitely nautical inspired. The double link antique brass chain on this necklace is so detailed it almost looks like little knots.

Narnia necklace $85.00

You know it was truly a great night of designing when my work bench ends up looking this messy!

These are so elegant and fun. Definitely a statement piece.

Betty earrings $42

These fun little bauble earrings are a perfect simple addition to your holiday cocktail dress.

January Jones earrings $25

I love these earrings. Honestly it will be hard for me to part with these, but if someone truly loves them as much as I do I will proudly let them go:)

Ever after earrings $32

New Creations!!

Finally had some free time tonight to get back to my work bench and make some new pieces. Definitely feeling the silver and gun metals this evening. There will be more lovely creations to follow later this week. There are not up on the website yet but if your interested in purchasing one of them just shoot me an email or comment on the here:)

Kate $45.00

Walker $65.00

Benton Earrings $22.00

Ralph Lauren Spring 2011: NY fashion week

Ralph Lauren's spring 2011 is clearly inspired by the Western frontier. Complete with updated prairie dresses, fringe, and sued riding pants. My favorite piece of them all is this pale pink gown. If I was getting married again this is the dress I would where. Its so feminine and elegant.

Sultry game of tennis...

I forget where I originally came across these pictures, but I have had them stored a way for quite some time. I know that they were originally printed in Vogue Paris edition in 2005. When I first saw this photo shoot I was really taken back. The expression on the models face was so raw and sultry. The photography and the colors also really stuck out to me. I love that some were taken in black and white and over all they really focused on the neutral skin tones. There is something so feminine and beautiful about these shots. There were a lot more photos taken for this shoot but these were the ones that I found the most unique.

Vogue Paris 2005