After a week on the west coast, I’m finally back home and working from the comfort of the little divot in my couch, otherwise known as my office. San Francisco and Portland were such amazing cities to be immersed in for a week and I just wanted to say a quick thank you to everyone we saw, planned and unplanned. The west coast was even friendlier than I remember and I left with such affection and gratitude for both cities.

While we were in Portland I snuck in a little shopping time (I barely resisted buying a baby chick at Pistil) and came away with a newfound love of crystal and quartz jewelry. All the boutiques in town had such a well curated collection of organic-feeling jewelry that by the end of the week, it was impossible to resist.

One of my favorite designers working with crystals and quartz from Sara Dudzinsky of Better Late Than Never jewelry in Portland. I picked up a set of her amazing crystal studs at Frances May (man we loved that shop) and haven’t really stopped staring at them since They’re the perfect combination of sparkly and girly, but still edgy and unexpected. You can shop her collection online right here.

I also gave in to a really striking raw quartz ring from Grayling Jewelry after staring at the one Lisa wore during a particularly tasty lunch at Olympic Provisions. It turns out we were right across the hallway from the Grayling studio so the ring above came home with me and I officially hid my credit card from myself after that. The Grayling quartz rings aren’t online, but you can call to place an order or click here to find a shop near you carrying them ($75 each). xo, grace

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