ChristinaKristin Accessory Soft Launch

Global Gal: Part 1

In honor of our blogiversary we are launching our newest collection as promised. This week we are sharing with you a sneak peek of what we have been working on, part 1 of the full collection will launch at the end of month.  "Global Gal" is the name of our current collection, this collection celebrates cultural diversity, we will share pieces with you through 4 carefully curated collections. Each collection will reflect the continent or country from which we drew inspiration.

 All of our collections derive from inspiration from the world around us. Kristin and I have a culturally diverse group of friends, and are lucky to experience cultural traditions other than our own. It is our hope that when you see the collection, you will instantly be able to identify the continent we are celebrating. 

Can you tell which continent our collection visits first?

Chris,

These items will be available at the ChristinaKristin etsy shop today. Our shop happy hour starts at 3:00pm Eastern Time. Items will premier at 25% off?

The Last Word by Karen

Earring Jackets, Cuffs , Crawlers and Doubles

Ear Art

Earrings and cuff from Baublebar

     I have several pairs of earring jackets that I inherited from my mother.They are gold and elegant yet simple, a far cry from the more edgy jackets and cuffs we wear today. In the 70's earring jackets were worn with the jacket appearing on the front of the ear lobe and were a way to "dress up" diamond earring studs.  Today we wear the earring jacket on the back side of the ear lobe giving it a much different look. Doubles, where there are two decorative sides to the earring front and back, are becoming more prevalent.  The trendy new earring jackets, are not my mothers jackets.

Old School vs New School:  Top row my mothers earring jackets from the late 70's early 80's Bottom row new trend.

     

I have seen many women in the media working the new versions of earrings but not many women of a particular age or those who dress conservatively.  I am a fan and have several pairs of jackets, doubles, crawlers and cuffs.

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My daughter Kristin wearing doubles purchased from a gift shop in Dover, Ohio.

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Try a pair of one or all four styles, experiment.  If you have old jackets wear them the trendy way with the jacket on the back of the ear. They add interest to your accessories and  are works of art!

1. House of Harlow 1960 Goldstone Warrior Ear Jacket

2. Cuffs with Lips Betsey Johnson 

3.Vince Camuto Silver Tone Pave Stud and Spike Ear Jackets

4.Betsey Johnson Something New Flower Ear Cuff

5. Nadri Pave Ear Crawlers

6. Rental Jules Smith Camden Ear Jacket

7.Shaun Leane Silver Talon Earrings

8.Assad Mounser Neon spike crystal pave

Ear crawler from Nordstrom

One day at a time!

Karen

Rocksbox It Girls!!!

We are so excited to join the Rocksbox Influencer community as "It Girls".  If you have not heard of Rocksbox, don't worry it is still relatively new to the market, so you have time to catch up. Rocksbox is making all the rage with their subscription based jewelry box concept. How it works:

1. Take the style survey and add items to your jewelry wishlist.

2. Each piece is hand-selected for you based on your style and specific requests. Wear your pieces as much as you want.

3.Return your Rocksbox pieces anytime and as often as you like. Every set has 3 pieces of designer jewelry, worth an average of $200 per set.

After I signed up, I received my box about a week later, it actually arrived a day earlier than expected. I was so excited to open it, and see what pieces the stylist chose for me. When the package finally came I ripped open the envelope to see a small white box with a black bow. The presentation was awesome, from the personalized note, to the black and white chevron tissue paper. Each piece of jewelry was tucked securely into a small black chiffon jewelry bag, under the jewelry lies the free shipping label to send the items back.

Next week, check out the Chris's/Kris's closet series, Kristin and I will both wear the jewelry and you will see how we decided to pair the pieces in our own way with our own style.

In the meantime, sign up for your Rocksbox subscription for just $19 a month, or the better option is to use code christinakristinxoxo and you will receive 1 free month of Rocksbox, who doesn't love love free? Sign up by going to www.rocksbox.com.

Until Next Time,

Ciao, Chris!

New York City Here We Come!!!

New York Here We Come!!!

We leave for New York late tonight to show our jewelry this year for New York Fashion Week. We have been preparing for a few weeks and we are both excited and nervous. I am personally excited about the down time as well. I haven't been to New York in a few years so I am excited about the food, shopping and the people watching.  Most important, I am excited about the possibility of women in our nations fashion capitol strutting down the streets of New York in accessories Christina and I created. We are both dreamers but  positive attitudes and persistence gets us closer to where we want to be every day. I hope for all of you fellow dreamers, that your dreams are just around the corner as well. Thank you for your support and we hope to see some of you at our showcase Thursday.

Be Blessed! Be Free! Be Fashionable!

Kris,

Images Courtesy of : tumblr.com, perth-style.com & soyonan.com

Email us at christinakristin1@yahoo.com to be put on our showcase guestlist by Wednesday.

What's up with ChristinaKristin?

We have a busy couple of weeks ahead. We are pleased to announce that we will be showing our accessory collections in New York Fashion Week. We were asked to be a part of the ONLY accessory showcase taking place during the best week in New York. We have been selling to our Columbus following for more than a few years now and we are so excited to take our creations to the big city and expand our following. We want to thank those of you who have supported and encouraged us since we started. In the mean time while we are still preparing for our trip to the big apple, check us out this weekend at our fundraising events!

Saturday August 24: Fashionista's Yard Sale 

 663 Chestershire Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43204

    9AM-3PM

Come raid items from our personal and style closets, jewelry items, luggage and housewares! MOST items are $1 and under!

Sunday August 25: Artisan Sunday at The North Market

 Noon-5PM

 Get it before we take it to New York! We will be selling items from three of our accessory collections.

We are teaming up with Old American Cabinet Co. to bring you fabulous one of a kind jewelry and home furnishings.

Be blessed! Be free! Be fahionable!
Tata Luvs!
Kris,

This Month's Obsession

This Month's Obsession!!!

Often I see a trend or an accessory that takes over my mind. I see it, I fall in love with it and then I obsess about it. Once the feeling hits me, I go into research mode then I must have it, so I buy it. Then I buy it again in three more colors or variations in styles. Yes, if I love it then I need to have options and options. Then soon after, I have moved on to a new love. Today my obsession is... 

Bracelets!!!

This month I ran across some of the greatest marketing I have ever seen! I was cruising through the Nordstrom website when I came across a video and shop dedicated solely to bracelets. Nordstrom's genius marketing team put together a video that had me so mesmerized that I have watched it many, many times. I was so inspired by the art of the concept and the pieces were drool worthy.  The shop and video puts together themed looks for all personalities and styles. They show each look in the video and break them down in the shop where you can purchase the bracelets from each look individually or in ready styled groupings.  I was so excited that last spring's "arm party" was to continue for another spring with the new name "stacked wrist".  
 arm party or stacked wrist: a mixture of  different wrist accessories worn stacked and all at once, such as bracelets and watches. 
My favorite looks that they created are, Pretty in Punk, City Safari and Part Deco.
I have yet to purchase the bracelets I want for myself but I showed the video and some of my picks to my mom and she immediately directed me to charge a couple to her Nordstrom account for her.  She loves her skull and snake "creature cuffs" by Tasha.
To check out the video and the bracelets, click on the link at the end of the post.

Nordstrom's Looks

image courtesy of nordstrom.com

image courtesy of nordstrom.com

image courtesy of nordstrom.com

Stella & Dot

Last summer I enjoyed the way my stacked wrist looked, though I did not do much mixing. I  collect copper cuff bracelets and I like to wear a lot of them at once. For this spring I wanted more variety.  So to save money I had a Stella & Dot online trunk show for Christina who is a Stella & Dot stylist. That helped me earn free and discounted items.  I was excited about starting my new stacked wrist or "arm party" look.  I selected two bracelets from Stella & Dot to get the look started. I wanted to go for a "City Safari" kind of look.  I bought the "Artemis"cuff, a studded cuff with lion heads on each end and the "Kalahari" bangle, a zebra striped bangle with zebra heads and a hinge to open and close it on the arm. I plan to mix them with department store and thrift store bracelets with the same "City Safari" feel.  Look for my collection of bracelets this spring/summer 2013 in closet posts. 

photo's courtesy of google.com

Past Looks by ChristinaKristin

looks on left Kristin and looks on right Christina

For the stacked wrist video, click on link below!
http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/stacked-wrist-video?origin=leftnav

To check out Stella & Dot bracelets, click on link below!
http://www.stelladot.com/sites/christinajovonn

Will you be sporting this trend? Let us know.
Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!
Kris,

Thursday's Inspiration

Twice a week Kristin and I both create collections on a site called etsy. On etsy these collections are called treasuries. The reason why I enjoy doing them so much is because I feel like a fashion editor creating a cohesive display of items for a magazine. I am usually inspired by the collections I create either in my own personal life, or through my designs. So I decided, why not blog a little more in depth about the inspiration behind the treasuries I create.

My goal is to not only inspire you the reader, but also take my inspiration to the next level. I hope you enjoy this series as I much as I enjoy creating it!

*Chris*

Today Emerald inspired me, I don't know if it's because that Irish holiday is approaching or because of the Spring trend. I'm not much of a fan of "green", but I am definitely open to adding this color into my wardrobe through accessories. Those layered bracelets are really speaking to me.

Photos taken from L-R: roxiedaisy.com, zillowblog.com, and miriamsalat.com

Photos taken from L-R: anncarpenterdesigns.com, foodbeverage.about.com, and us.lindafarrow.com

Make sure you check out the etsy treasury, it is filled with all kinds of emerald stylish items. Check out our shop while you are there.

Are you a fan of green? How will you wear it this season?

Until Next Time,Ciao!

*Chris*