Bread + Cake: A Jewelry Blog

Bread + Cake: A Jewelry Blog Jewelry is part of our daily life — basic and sustaining — like wedding bands and family heirlooms.

Jewelry is also decadent, fancy, and, at its best, a heart-stopping art form. I love jewelry in a way that, I believe, is not materialistic. I love it for its beauty, its craftsmanship, its history and the role it has in our lives — not for its monetary value or the status it demonstrates. Here, I hope to reflect on what people are making, what people are wearing and collecting, style, quality, an

d sometimes meaning.

“Bread and Cake” — I love the words, the nice, punchy sounds but, beyond that, the words describe jewelry for me.

11/28/2013
11/20/2013

Attention artists: Submit your jewelry design for a chance to see it sold in our online store and catalog. Plus win $500!

Bread + Cake on Pinterest.
10/06/2013

Bread + Cake on Pinterest.

More B + C jewelry favorites? Follow me on Pinterest as “Bread + Cake.”

Inspiration.
10/03/2013

Inspiration.

By my calculations, about three years and four months ago, I walked into Manika Jewelry for the first time and struck up a conversation with the owner, Peter Walsh. I went on and on, as I do, about how much … Continue reading →

08/27/2013

The rock hounds gathered Saturday for the San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society's 59th annual show fall into two groups of people obsessed by the dazzling geodes or fine mineral specimens: those who purchase gems for their collections and those in it for the hunt. The two-day show, which continues S...

What do you see?
07/22/2013

What do you see?

The aesthetic appreciation of color is tricky. You can never be sure if you are really seeing the same color as someone else. We all know that there is such a thing as color-blindness but perhaps we fail to consider … Continue reading →

Be good.
06/19/2013

Be good.

In the last week, we had some family in town. Some of that family is young and small. Thus, we took in a lot of family-friendly sights and activities. Twice, we ended up at an aquarium. I guess that stands … Continue reading →

Teeny, tiny, little lapis pieces.
06/07/2013

Teeny, tiny, little lapis pieces.

I am often in awe of jewelry that is not necessarily right for me. When it comes to picking out jewelry for myself, I go for the miniature and impossibly delicate. That’s kind of sad for me because I also … Continue reading →

Ancient Wisdom
06/02/2013

Ancient Wisdom

I’m like a ferret. Dangle a shiny thing in front of me and you have my attention. It could be a button or it could be a diamond. It doesn’t really matter. I have numerous childhood memories of rifling through … Continue reading →

05/30/2013

I am the proud owner of digitally-created scrapbooks made by MACO's founder, Michelle Conrad Mager! They are gorgeous and creative ... and you too should have one!

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