Sometimes your child creates art that is just too poignant and adorable to stay on paper. Bucktown’s Virtu (2034 N. Damen Ave., Chicago, 773-235-3790) is working exclusively with jeweler Daphne Olive to have your little Picasso’s work turned into jewelry. Olive got the idea by scanning in her 5-year-old daughter June’s drawings to create jewelry [...]
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From Art to Bling
Posted in Jewelry on April 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Gem Bar Bedazzles Lincoln Park
Posted in Jewelry, Local Designers on March 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The popular Lincoln Park boutique Erin Gallagher has been renamed Gem Bar (1013 W. Webster Ave., Chicago, 312-492-7548). Though jeweler extraordinaire Gallagher remains at the helm, the new name emphasizes the custom jewelry aspect of the business, which has proved hugely popular over the last few years. Full disclosure: I love Erin Gallagher jewelry, and [...]