I love beetle juice

Although I am one to shriek at the site of a spider (and most often yell for my roommate to kill it for me), I think Bottega Veneta's line of neon beetle baubles is crawling with a sort of sophisticated grade school charm. I can imagine the sterling silver scarab beetle bangle being the modern woman's new-age friendship bracelet. And for $360, this is a damn good friend indeed.

Shrapnel elegance

I was thumbing through the pages of God knows what magazine the other day and came across these Bottega Veneta earrings. They've got this great shrapnel, industrial vibe but are still super elegant. Way out of my price range ($820) but I feel like I might be able to find something similar at vendor's table in SoHo. Just thought I'd share...