Jan Smith / Kate Rieppel

Ease into the week with some easy-on-the-eyes enamel. Muted tones and organic forms feature prominently in the work of BC's Jan Smith, who "build[s] layers of colour, images, and texture" into her pieces.

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For more lovely kiln-fired colour, visit Washington, DC jeweller Kate Rieppel. This piece features silver, copper and vitreous enamel.

Even more jewellery:

• Alisha Louise (Oregon) - modern enamel


• Kerrie Yeung (New York) - bead clusters


• Poggi (France) - vintage style

Dania Bailey / Martine Harraca

UK jeweller Dania Bailey appeals to my love of resin and quartz with her "Crystal" rings that are actually resin on acrylic shanks.

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For resin and crystals of the Swarovski variety, check out these rings by French artist Martine Harraca.

Even more jewellery:

• Hélène Zubeldia (France) - crystals & studs


• Jen Ellis (Vancouver) - simple silver


• Kurt Neukomm (Switzerland) - contemporary metal

Gi Vade (Giedre Vadeike) / Silvia Suen

Et tu, Brute? This being the ides of March, I thought it'd be appropriate to post some bloody rings. This piece is by UK-based Gi Vade (short for Giedre Vadeike), an artist who turns metal, resin, ceramic and silicone into wearable sculptures... worn by blue creatures. Go check it out.

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Here's another Latin phrase for you: vena amoris. That's the title of this ring made of glass tubing, silver, ruby and fake blood, by Hong Kong's Silvia Suen.

Even more jewellery:

• Julie Teeples (Utah) - Latin phrases


• Rie Kakuda (Japan) - contemporary enamel


• Lucie Veilleux (Quebec) - silver & wood

Brianna Fano / MOJO Design

Spilling over from yesterday is more black and blue acrylic, but with a difference: this time, it's the necklaces that are the standouts of the collection, as opposed to the earrings! Of course, the rings are pretty attractive, too, quite literally — they feature moveable magnetic tops. If you love bold, chunky, geometric lucite, check out New York designer Brianna Fano.

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While Swiss jeweller Caroline Mojonnier of MOJO Design tends toward traditional gemstone jewellery, she also has these rings with changeable magnetic tops.

Even more jewellery:

• Magnabilities (Washington) - magnetic jewellery


• Maripossa (Australia) - crystals & chains


• IJA Designs (Oregon) - hammered metal

Andreea Mogosanu / Cooee

I love the lasercut acrylic designs of Romania's Andreea Mogosanu — especially the earrings! She also has a series of silver rings with wooden inlay.

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Catrin Åberg of Sweden's Cooee Design brings us another hit of black and blue acrylic with these "Waterlily" rings.

Even more jewellery:

• P1 Unless Otherwise Noted (New York) - acrylic & foil


• Lucy Palmer (UK) - forests & fairytales


• Konrad Mehus (Norway) - metal art

Aradia Nista / Jennifer Hayes / Elinor Cambray

Gorgeous tendril ring from the "Mystic Campanula" collection by Aradia Nista, an Italian jeweller now based in the UK.

More tendril-y rings, above, by Jennifer Hayes, also of the UK.

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Another UK jeweller with tendril rings is Elinor Cambray; her subtle designs are perfect if you're looking for something for everyday wear.

Even more jewellery:

• Misa Kuboyama (Japan) - pretty botanicals


• Vanessa Moore (Montreal) - chains & charms


• Maryla Dubiel (Poland) - pearls on wire

Georgina Orme / Confection Jewels

Georgina Orme calls this collection "Reed, Ribbon & Bark." Which reminded me of the Cocteau Twins' "Road, River & Rail." Which then reminded me, didn't they also have a song called "I Wear Your Ring"? While I go digging through my '90s-era non-mp3s, visit this UK jeweller's site for more...

... like this amazing piece!

Bonus link: while the rings above feature real bark, California's Confection Jewels (Yanique Venezia) goes for etched woodgrain metal. Visit the shop for lots of vintage cocktail rings.

Even more jewellery:

• Reloved (Nova Scotia) - bark & recycling


• Khara Ledonne (New York) - painted lockets


• Elodie (UK) - contemporary silver

Xin Ran Lu / Leaderline

China's Xin Ran Lu doesn't just grab the brass ring, he reinvents it twenty-five ways from Sunday. I'd add another idiom here but brevity is the soul of wit.

Bonus link: if you like playing with language, maybe it's because you played with alphabet blocks as a child. Italy's Leaderline channels those blocks with these glitzy initial cube rings.

Even more jewellery:

• Language Jewelry (New Jersey) - graphic & tribal


• Marita Carlborg-Olsson (Sweden) - knit metal


• Razu Creation (Japan) - gold & stones

Anndra Neen / Cecilia Wong

Inspired by "European jewellery, Egyptian motifs, Japanese design elements and Bauhaus graphics," these rings are truly for the modern global citizen. For more, visit Mexican sisters Phoebe and Annette Stephens of Anndra Neen.

Bonus link: speaking of Japanese design elements, this piece was inspired by the modern architecture of a church in the Harajuku district of Tokyo. Engagement ring in silver, marble and garnet by UK-based Cecilia Wong.

Even more jewellery:

• Oboro Designs (California) - Japan-inspired


• Alex Fraga (Toronto) - druzy quartz


• Frances Julie Whitelaw (UK) - silver wire

Bottega Veneta / Babette Wasserman

Gucci-owned Italian design house Bottega Veneta brings new meaning to the expression "jewel of my eye" with these blackened silver and zircon rings featuring a photographic print of an eye.

Bonus link: if you don't like feeling like you're being stared at all day, London's Babette Wasserman has a similar ring — circular shape, cz frame — but with blank obsidian in lieu of the eye.

Even more jewellery:

• Dana Reed (Illinois) - circles & ovals


• Syann van Niftrik (UK) - contemporary metal


• Lori Bonn (California) - gems & filigree

Karen Wuytens / Karen Dell'armi

Cameo or bottle stopper?

These rings by Karen Wuytens mimic the vessel shape that dominates her pendants and brooches. The Dutch artist likes to use non-traditional materials (such as nylon), as they lead to non-traditional techniques.

Above: her wire rings.

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For more vessel-like pieces, see Welsh jeweller Karen Dell'armi, whose "Serenity" collection is based on Buddhist singing bowls.

Even more jewellery:

• H for Hannah (California) - jewellery on vessels


• Lisa Crawford Jones (Australia) - granulated edges


• CLAS by Hiroko Takahashi (Japan) - classical metal

Sung-Yeoul Lee / Langoliers

I'm going to spend all day tied up with Korean artist Sung-Yeoul Lee. And so should you.

Bonus link: I like the atypical knot rings from New York's Langoliers (Pamela Liou & Zon Chu), like this large silver piece with four knit stitches.

Even more jewellery:

• Fove by Frederica Prock (Germany) - giant knots


• Nelle & Lizzy (Texas) - stamped & personalized


• Jung-Ji Kim (UK) - woven wire

Sarah Borgegard / Studio METHOD(E) / Arnald Climent

Pretty in pink: rings from Swedish designer Sarah Borgegard's "Pink" series.

More pink, in the form of powder-coated copper, from Quebec's Studio METHOD(E) (Marie-Hélène Bélanger & Emily Lewis).

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Also playing with pie-slices of pink (rhodochrosite, in this case), set against oxidized silver, is Spanish jeweller Arnald Climent.

Even more jewellery:

• Claudia Pink (UK) - bold metal


• Kevin Wei (New York) - silver patterns


• Carol Louie (Toronto) - semiprecious beads

Caroline Miller / Quench Designs

February 29th is an extraordinary day — how could I post anything but extraordinary rings? "Thank You," "Captain Dan Space Series," and "Pig on a Spit" rings by Caroline Miller, who resides right here in British Columbia. Don't miss the rest of her gallery!

Bonus link: though originally from Nova Scotia, Kate Barazzuol of Quench Designs is now firmly entrenched on the west coast of BC, as evidenced by her jewellery featuring cedar, sea urchin, pinecone and Asian motifs.

Even more jewellery:

• Karenjess (Vancouver) - metal shells


• Min Yoo (UK) - hybrid creatures


• Carob (Japan) - semiprecious beads

Anna Molinari / Guy&Max

Having just finished The House of Tomorrow, I've got geodesic structures on the mind. If I want geodesic structures on the finger, I can turn to UK jeweller Anna Molinari.

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This ring is not only geodesic, it's also honeycombed and egg-shaped. Awesome "Digital Nature Egg Ring" by London's Guy&Max.

Even more jewellery:

• Géodésique (Japan) - vintage-inspired


• Kate Holdsworth (UK) - glass & netting


• KellyM Jewels (California) - briolettes & wire

Paula Guzman / LeiVanKash (Leila Kashanipour)

From a fairytale figure...

... to a magician's hat, Mexico's Paula Guzman infuses her jewellery with youthful fun.

She also displays a more adult-world sense of humour with her "British Petroleum" rings!

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Let's go back to childhood fantasy for a moment with this silver unicorn ring from UK jeweller LeiVanKash (Leila Kashanipour). Also available in gold.

Even more jewellery:

• Bonbi Forest (UK) - cute & playful


• Laura James (North Carolina) - vintage jewels


• Sibylle Hell (Germany) - contemporary metal

Atanas Konstantinov / Sian Evans / Quarry / Hee Young Kim / Oliver Schmidt

Time to throw out some Random Pluckings from My Bookmarks, starting with these cool shapes from Bulgaria's Atanas Konstantinov.

Weathered glass from UK artist Sian Evans.

Bronze rings from New York's Quarry.

UK-based Hee Young Kim, inspired by wardrobes and dressers.

Pure knots by Oliver Schmidt, part of the German jewellery collective Juni.

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Ending the week with a splash — of bright pink and green paint — is this wild plaster piece from Romania's Choose a Concept, aka Veronica Tarcatu.

Even more jewellery:

• Larken (Ohio) - triangular patterns


• Kelsey Quan (New York) - chunky necklaces


• Claire Aristides (UK) - cocktail rings

Elaine Jenkins / Frances Stunt

If you've ever had to deal with moss growing out of control on your lawn, you'll understand that loooong granulated ring from the "moss" collection by UK metalsmith Elaine Jenkins.

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Another UK jeweller with granulated silver rings (both oxidized and not) is Frances Stunt. These are from her "melt" collection.

Even more jewellery:

• Magally Jewelry (Connecticut) - granules & briolettes


• Hannah Louise Lamb (UK) - silhouettes of nature


• TSL Armor (California) - men's silver

Wenhui Li / Poillot Status

My head's all explody. Ladies and gentlemen, my new favourite: London's Wenhui Li.

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For more clusters of bright colour, check out these Swarovski crystal-encrusted rings from New York's Poillot Status (Richard Poillot Rivas).

Even more jewellery:

• Cristina Martí Mató (Spain) - art jewellery


• Gabriel J. Shuldiner (New York) - black pendants


• Sous le Sable (France) - cabs & metal