Reka Lorincz / Eleanor Bolton

For White Wednesday, check out this awesome balloon ring by Hungary's Reka Lorincz. Visit her site for the balloon bracelet and a whole lot more (including biodegradable jewellery)!

Bonus link: I guess it could also be Woof Woof Wednesday. This white ceramic dog knuckleduster is by British art jeweller Eleanor Bolton. Lots of cool stuff in her portfolio!

Even more jewellery:

• White Lotus Design (Toronto) - beads on wire


• Dawn Russell (Vermont) - ebony & ivory


• Ann Finley (Georgia) - cats & dogs

Maude Lapierre / Jorge Gil

Still feeling alliterative, so today is Titanium Tuesday. These pipe-like statement pieces in silver and anodized titanium are by Montreal's Maude Lapierre.

Bonus link:
These swooping rings are from the "Arches" series by Cuba's Jorge Gil, a jeweller who works mainly in titanium.

Even more jewellery:

• Marc Lange (Netherlands) - titanium & zirconium


• Elena Canter (Spain) - coils & plaits


• Moon Singer Designs (California) - silver & stones

Seb Brown / Daniele Geargeoura

I'm in an alliterative mood so let today be Modern Metal Monday, featuring Australia's Seb Brown (the site says "under construction" but the nav will lead you to the jewels). I love these shapes; they look like they have a modern mother and a pre-historic father.

Bonus link: for more modern metal, check out London metalsmith Daniele Geargeoura. These rings are from her "Seg\ment" collection, in which she deconstructs the sphere.

Even more jewellery:

• Alibi (New York) - modern metal


• Persephonie Studios (Toronto) - texturized silver


• Aliquo (Ireland) - beads & charms

Miam / MiniBites

Remember when I said on Wednesday, "ask what you can snack on"? Well, Xi Lu of Paris-based Miam has the answer with some of the best miniature-food jewellery I've seen out there so far! From popcorn to Pocky, she has it all.

Bonus link: find more tiny snacks at Malaysia's MiniBites (Esther Wong). As you may know, the ice cream sandwich is widely regarded as one of history's greatest inventions.

Even more jewellery:

• Shock-oh-Schmuck (Germany) - chocolate bonbons


• Kazushi Hara (Japan) - amazing bodypieces


• Elizabeth Baird (Texas) - brass & stone

Miranda Chambers / Mei Rojo

What's the minimum number of birds required for a flock? Does two count? Three? From the let's-say-flock of three to the rather large scale, these rings are a fresh take on the classic bird motif. Rings by UK metalsmith Miranda Chambers.

Bonus link: how about no birds, just feathers? Check out this pretty piece from Spain's Mei Rojo, who likes to mix metal with bits of bright colour.

Even more jewellery:

• Livia Lazzari (Italy) - feathers & skulls


• Suzannah Wainhouse (New York) - organic brass


• Elodie Darwish (Australia) - silver & beads

Bless / Jane Gallagher

Ask not what this ring can do for you.

Ask what you can snack on and then put said snacks into this ring. Silver serving ring from Germany's Bless.

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Love snacking but worried about portion control? Then there's this single-bowl ring, a commissioned piece from UK silversmith Jane Gallagher (aka Jane Hostler).

Even more jewellery:

• Broken Plate Pendant Co. (Maryland) - China chips


• Nik Audenaert (Belgium) - simple silver


• Nitsa Rona (Israel) - modern classics

Kayleigh Biggs / Dorothy Cheng

Modern but not modern — that's the description that popped into my head when I saw these silver and textile pieces from UK jeweller Kayleigh Biggs. Not surprisingly, she states that her specialty is "jewellery with an evident historical influence."

Bonus link:
Also inspired by history (and literature) is Seattle's Dorothy Cheng, who has a series of rings based on ancient shields.

Even more jewellery:

• Manifesto (Japan) - antique style


• Elizabeth Knight (New York) - bones & claws


• Nicola Crawford (UK) - silver leaves

Mamelon (Maki Hasui) / Mauve (Aoi Yamamoto) / ete

Simple, delicate, charming. Rings by Japan's Mamelon (Maki Hasui).

More simple, delicate and charming. Rings by Japan's Mauve (Aoi Yamamoto, who named her line as a kind-of play on her name "Aoi," which sounds like the Japanese word for "blue").

Bonus link: Japan must be the delicate-jewellery-shops-with-French-names capital of the world. For more (like the ring pictured here), see ete, who even has an entire section just for pinky rings.

Even more jewellery:

• Popuri (Japan) - sweet & delicate


• Monsieur (France) - tiny gold


• Eloise Cotton (California) - frosted glass

Alice O'Neill / Kamilla Ruberg

If you've ever wanted to rule with an iron fist... UK jeweller Alice O'Neill "commemorate[s] the hidden connecting components and tools that we associate with clothes making." And clothes ironing and clothes laundering, as in these adorable washing symbol rings.

Bonus link: with their clean, flat surfaces and crisp corners, these rings look like they've been ironed. See London-based Danish jeweller Kamilla Ruberg for more modern classics.

Even more jewellery:

• Torchsong Studio (Pennsylvania) - soap jewellery


• Rebecca Geoffrey (Ontario) - cheery resin


• Sara Gies (Belgium) - contemporary classics

Karen Kenniz / The Heyday Shop / Tizzalicious

August weather and Tuesday's ants have me thinking of picnics — as does this gingham-print ring from Karen Kenniz. The Belgian jeweller is all about simple silver with happy bits of colour.

Here's some more gingham-y, picnic-y fun from Taiwan's The Heyday Shop, which sells cute fabric supplies as well as accessories.

Bonus link:
Get even more gingham (on the diagonal, this time) and other kitschy jewellery from Dutch shop Tizzalicious.

Even more jewellery:

• Cold Picnic (New York) - printed leather


• Kristine Bolhuis (Michigan) - loop clusters


• Helen Luna (Australia) - contemporary silver

Natalie Smith / Sayaka Abe

If you thought yesterday's sugar rings were pretty sweet, here's some more from England's Natalie Smith. Is it bad to say I want to lick them all?

Bonus link:
You can measure out your sugar in spoonfuls (spoonsful?) with this spoon ring from Amsterdam's Sayaka Abe. Visit her site for a series of knife rings.

Even more jewellery:

• Sugar & Vice (UK) - cute & kitschy


• Cat Lowry (New York) - metal fossils


• Rebijoux (Italy) - rubber foam

Ai Yano / Kirsten Wittstruck

Ants don't do Atkins — they know sugar's where it's at. In this playful collection, Japan's Ai Yano uses foraying ants to symbolize her own forays abroad (she's a student in Scotland).

Bonus link:
For more insects, check out these embossed pieces from Germany's Kirsten Wittstruck.

Even more jewellery:

• Iona Brown (UK) - salt on thread


• Emanuela Bergonzoni (Italy) - crumpled silver


• Alvina Abramova (New York) - gold & briolettes

Neivz / Ash Hilton

This ring is you-know-what. I'm kinda breaking my own rule here because I already blogged Steven Shein five years ago. Since then, though, he's been working on new projects, such as his Neivz line; the smoking ring is in collaboration with L.A.'s The Coquette. Also available in black.

Bonus link:
Where there's smoke, there's usually fire. And sometimes, there's ash, as in New Zealand's Ash Hilton, who makes clean and simple etched designs.

Even more jewellery:

• Ash Jewelry (Bulgaria) - chains & clusters


• Janimie (Netherlands) - things in resin


• Faith Tavender (UK) - daisies & helices

Luccica / Little Lucia / Lucia Sayyah

Adorable little carousel rings by Japan's Luccica...

...who is not to be confused with this Colombian purveyor of adorable little rings, Little Lucia.

Bonus link: Bakelite button ring by Seattle's Lucia Sayyah (daughter of Rhinestone Rosie), who creates custom pieces, often incorporating vintage elements gleaned from her mother's business.

Even more jewellery:

• Emily Lucie Designs (UK) - silver & resin


• Michelle Lane (New York) - quills & lucite


• Kiki Tang (Vancouver) - wax paper

Luciana Morera / Eleftheria Lamprou-Karela

A well-deserved rest...

...after all those acrobatics. London-based Argentinian jeweller Luciana Morera puts figures in motion with her hand-sculpted silver work.

Bonus link: if you don't enjoy circus acrobats, maybe you enjoy circus bears, like this one in gold, silver, diamonds and pink sapphires from Greek jeweller Eleftheria Lamprou-Karela. (image from wolfandbadger.com)

Even more jewellery:

• Lucie Saint-Leu (France) - acrobats on chains


• Sanne Trekker (Belgium) - simple silver


• Lauren Embree (Arkansas) - vintage style

Heike Gruber / Marina Sheetikoff

You're looking at the handi-work of German artist Heike Gruber.

Above, her nose rings. For fingers, that is. Don't miss the rest of her portfolio, which includes musical instruments for the neck!

Bonus link:
Here's another handpiece, in silver, by Brazil's Marina Sheetikoff, who also makes pretty headpieces for brides.

Even more jewellery:

• Dyana Ripero (Spain) - body jewellery


• coseAtre (Italy) - modern lace


• Shu Collections (New York) - silver & quartz

Andrea Coderch / e.m. / Gargle / Macaron

Who says you shouldn't cast pearls before swine? Certainly not Spain's Andrea Coderch.

And definitely not Japan's e.m.

You can count out Japan's Gargle, too.

And one more naysayer from Japan, Macaron.

Bonus link:
So, now that you have all those pearly swine rings, where do you put them? On the smiling, ceramic Pig for Pearl jewellery holder, of course.

Even more jewellery:

• Pearls Before Swine (Montreal) - chain links


• Stalman & Bronswijk (Netherlands) - pearls & pansies


• J Dauphin (France) - metal & leather

Indra Karpaviciute / Caitlin Mociun

There's a great bit in The Social Network when Jesse Eisenberg spits, "You have part of my attention. You have the minimum amount." Well, here are some minimalist rings that have my maximum attention: tiny boxes and pearls by Spain's Indra Karpaviciute.

Above, some more minimalist boxes and squares from New York's Caitlin Mociun.

Bonus link:
Pictured are more tiny cubes from UK jeweller Julian Stephens' "Cubist" range. You can have the cube set straight or on its corner.

Even more jewellery:

• I Am Jewelry (New York) - little cubes


• Wah Wah Wears (Australia) - stamped porcelain


• Barbara Bayne (Maryland) - crescents & pods

Elizabeth Humble / Teresa Mulijono

UK jeweller Elizabeth Humble turns humble wire into shimmering cityscapes. In her own words:

My inspiration comes from the beautifully rugged and dramatic landscape of the west coast of Scotland. I like to create work that explores the land in an abstract and challenging way, unearthing details, and exploring natural rock formations hidden beneath the surface of the land. I have developed a unique technique layering silver wires together to create intricate structures in precious metals.

Bonus link: these gorgeous nested rings are also a nod to a cityscape — that of Jakarta. Singapore's Teresa Mulijono was inspired by the Wisma 46, currently Indonesia's tallest building (not including towers).

Even more jewellery:

• Cynthia Gale (New York) - NYC skylines


• Sarah Green (UK) - quirky & colourful


• Since (Germany) - balls & tubes