Inspiration

Tropical Treasures: New Shell Pieces from Kauai

Vanity Coin Jewelry

Design Inspiration | Tucson Gem Show Treasures

After weeks of trade shows and travel, I'm settling back into the studio and finding endless design inspiration in the gemstones I brought back from the Tucson Gem Show.

The Meaning Of | The Medusa Series by Hannah Blount Jewelry

Hannah Blount Jewelry’s newest series is an homage to unbreakable women everywhere – inspired by the iconic myth, Medusa.

Design Inspiration | The MET Museum

This spring I was visiting NYC and took a trip to the MET. I was so inspired by the female figures, beautiful hues and of course the Medusa exhibit... 

The Meaning Of | The Vanity Coin Series by Hannah Blount Jewelry

The new Vanity Coin series from the Hannah Blount Jewelry studio celebrates some of the luminary women of the Roman Empire.   From political icons to mythical goddesses and nymphs– these one-of-a-k...

Metaphysical Properties | Herkimer Diamonds

Behind the Magic | Iridescent Phenomenas

Here at the Hannah Blount Jewelry studio, we often use language to describe our gemstones, that speaks to their prismatic coloring – like viridescence or lustrous, etc. These words refer to the sh...

Dazzling Sticks and Stones

Sticks and Stones: The line of glittering yet organic Herkimer diamonds was photographed by Sadie Dayton in a shoot full of drama. Styling: Janine Maggiore Makeup: Michelle McGra...

Romantic Waiting

Waiting: These glorious and romantic images were taken by Sadie Dayton. They encapsulate the feminine and naturalistic beauty represented by this original collection:   Stylin...

Ruthie B: Behind the Scenes

 Here are a few teasers from our Ruthie B Collection's photoshoot the other day. We can't wait to show you the amazing images! Sadie Dayton, photographer, captured the essence of the collection pe...

Turquoise and Barnacles

 And my love of Turquoise goes on.... I recreated all of my Turquoise Barnacle jewelry with Kingman Turquoise, a mine in Arizona that is known for its luscious, high quality stones. When I vi...

Tucson Gem Show

 My trip to Tucson, AZ was so incredibly inspiring. The natural world of the southwest was refreshing to my city eyes, and the Turquoise and silver jewelry that is such an emblem of that cultu...

From My Mother

My mother is a spectacular sewer. After admiring her handiwork, she hand-crafted these beautiful doilies for me. They are currently gracing my living room, adding a few touches of elegance to the...

Marnie

Maryellen Hustad (Blount) Mefford, 1919-2011. Today I had the privilege of celebrating my late grandmother's life. There were laughter and tears, smiles and hugs, and many shared mem...

Cleaning Out My Closet

While home on Nantucket for a wedding last weekend, I decided to help Momma B out and clean my room. This meant a great deal of trash bags and take-it-or-leave-it bags (if you are from Na...

Fish Bones

To help with a *ahem* future design, I had my dad dry out a fish skull and send it to me. I thought it was too cool to keep all to myself... Enjoy!     

Harvard Museum of Natural History

 What an exciting venue! A room dedicated to creepily life-like glass flowers, another room of gemstones, and just a whole new wave of inspiration. My new favorite place is the Harvard Mus...

A Perfect Model!

My niece, Tori, got her ears pierced recently- to my absolutely thrilled approval! How could I ask for a more perfect model? I find every excuse to give her precious little adornments, and ne...

Sleep No More

 Sleep No More. I am so glad I planned ahead. I looked into buying tickets about a month ago, and the earliest tickets I could get were for last night. It sold out about a day or so late...