Les Précieuses jewelry – Katherine Ainsworth

Tassels

By Katherine | February 3, 2018 |

Apparently, tassels have a long and storied history. Stout Brothers, a 90-year-old company that makes tassels and other trimmings for the home, has a fascinating history of tassels on its site, illustrating a necklace incorporating tassels reportedly made during the 18th Dynasty and found in Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of Kings in Egypt. My, tassels…

Where in the world…

By Katherine | April 28, 2016 |

Where in the world am I now? Provence, non? No, no, in fact, I’m at a Provençal-inspired house in Montecito, California. (Though the South of France would be lovely, too…) A decorator friend of mine is housesitting in this sweet little abode and when she said that I just had to see it, I made the…

Day 13: A Necklace Both Funky + Fun

By Katherine | October 26, 2012 |

<<originally published September 25, 2012>> {Katherine, in the library, with a great necklace} Les Précieuses resin, metal and rope necklace bought in Brussels. Gold metal earrings bought at Beads of Paradise NYC. Moon Katz dress. -k.