Chic, Fun and Classy

Those are the three words I can think about when I look at our newest creations.. I have been thinking about new colors and themes to introduce into our line, I think dangles and the combination between clear and darker stones is the way to go. They make the pieces so much more versatile, you can wear them at day or night and with so many different outfits! Let me know if you are interested on any of these pieces. They all come in sets.
Love,
V

Stay put headbands!

We just finished this amazing stay put headband, this is our new product that we hope you enjoy. We know how sometimes it is too hard to find headbands to wear when you are going to a nightclub or something that involves a lot of movement. It is always uncomfortable to have to fix your hair every 5 minutes while you are out. So we created this headband that has a rubber band that makes it stay in place for hours! Many more on their way!
xoxo
V

Newest Headbands at Rococo

After a hard working week I came up with some new headpieces that will be delivered tomorrow at Rococo:
1993 W Gray St
Houston, TX 77019-4801
(713) 526-2048

They are playful and fun!

Girly and chic!

Very classy!

And elegant!

All of our headpieces are one of a kind and handmade; I hope ypu like them, and let me know if you have got any suggestions for some new ones!
xoxo
V

It has been long...

I am so sorry for abandoning the blog for such a long time, it has been a very very busy last couples of weeks. Daniel and I were off to Lima, Peru to meet up with my family and immediately after that we took off to New Orleans to celebrate White Linen Night, famous gallery walk in town celebrating all of new artists.

But I am back in town and back to work, and what a best way to start our week, letting you know that we were published in PaperCity this month! In the suggested retailers section! very cool! We are super excited, and hope people pass it on and learn more about our creations.

I also wanted to show you a picture of the amazing fascinator I wore for White Linen Night, I held up the whole night and it was so comfortable I could not even feel it on my head!




You can find this amazing piece at our website, www.sugarblushjewelry.com

Amazing headbands!

I just finished these new amazing headbands and one is already gone! They will be flying off the shelves so hurry and get yours!
Xoxo
V
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New Fall Headband!

I have just ended our newest headband for the fall, after spending some time in my inlaws farm in College Station I could appreciate the many tones of brown, red, and beige in the landscape and try to recreate it in one of our headpieces.

I just love it! Very versatile, you can wear it with almost anything! jeans and plain white T-shirt is a win in this case!

What do you think?

Delicate, Simple and Chic - SOLD

This is my new obsession! We just finished this amazing headband that has become my new favorite accessory to wear. After looking endlessly for some headbands that would not hurt my head after wearing them for a couple of hours, I decided to go back to the basics... Goody products... of course I found this double wide headband which I decorated with duck feathers and added a thick horse tail/mesh light brown flower on the side adorned by some pheasant feathers and multicolored 4mm agathe beads on the side...

I think it is so precious, I am so proud of my baby!!! :)

Perfect to dress up a jeans/t-shirt outfit or complement a nice little sundress... thoughts anyone?

Great News Hustonians!

We are now going to be part of Joseph's, the exclusive high end retail shoe and accessories store, has decided to try our newest fall collection...

We would have selected designs at Joseph's starting from next week!! Stop by and shop 'til you drop!
3930 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX 77027-5006
(713) 623-8034

Ask for Nancy, she is the best!

Northern inspiration...

While spending some days in New England, i have come with some inspiration for our newest pieces for this fall....

The vibrant colors of nature, the freshness of sun that can be paired with a beautiful silk dress, very casual but just right.

Nature at it's finest! The deepness of the river, the simplicity of the mountains!

Explosions of fireworks, always out a spark on our creations!

New Fall Creations....

Here it is!

A sneak peek of our newest creations for this fall! We wanted to capture the elegance of night and modern architecture. Simple clean lines, lots of neutral colors, and harmony between pieces is our newest theme for this season.

This time we are using a lot of duck and rooster feathers, mixing them with some jewelry as well, and details in tulle and other cool materials!

What you think??

Trunk Show @ Rococo

We are proud to announce that we are now part of one of the most stylish stores in all of Texas, Rococo, located at the River Oaks Shopping Center.

We have a great variety of hair pieces and our newest necklaces, do if you want to have the latest of our collection you should visit this amazing stores. They carry unique, chic, and feminine brands like Sass and Bide, Twelve Street, and soooo much more!

Stop by:
1993 W Gray Rd
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 526-2048

Tomorrow @ Rococo

Hello everyone,

I was just sending a reminder to all of our Houston followers about the fabulous trunk show and drinks at Rococo; Sugar Blush Jewelry newest designs will be on display for you to purchase.

Keep in mind that a $20.00 donation to the Rose Ribbon Foundation will be collected at the door upon arrival.

Come out to have a fantastic time, 15% of the evening's sales will go directly to RRF, so shop your heart out.

Hope to see you there!!
xoxo
Vero

Sick and misserable, worst 48 hrs ever!

So, after my exciting weekend I came back home on saturday night after going to Dane's Cook comedy show at the Toyota Center and cramping myself into 8, the new cool bar/lounge/night club on Washington St; which was too crowded for my taste that made me and my husband flee that mess after 1 hour of fighting against the crowd to get some drinks.

Sunday morning my nose was super congested, I felt like the sky was falling over me! I refused to get out of bed until noon when my husband dragged me to his parents house to get in the pool and get some sun. After a couple of hours and lots and lots of medicines I was feeling better. We went to our volleyball tournament, won 3 out of 4 games and by midnight I was fighting against the headache and massive congestion again...

Monday was even worst until I had some Tylenol Cold and Sinus, OMG, I felt like someone drilled a hole in my head and all the excess of air came out and the pressure was gone! I could breathe for the first time in two days! (Not to mention that due to my lack of smell, I had been driking chicken soup and nothing else for 48 hrs., hopefully I have lost some weight...)

Today my head feels fine and I think I can go back to my normal life tomorrow, I am still a ittle shaky, but nothing like yesterday. I am so graceful to TYLENOL!

Museum of Natural Science, Pool Side Mojitos, and Cabaret...

Yesterday we had an amazing cultural day... My husband treated me with a full day of culture and relaxation!

We started by going to the Museum of Natural Science and the Diamonds exposition, omg that's all I am going to say... We spend almost two hours admiring the most astonishing jewelry pieces from the most prestigious jewelry homes around the world. We some tiaras and bracelets by Cartier, a Faberge Egg encrusted with diamonds, Van Cleef's amazing flower detailed necklaces,
the the world's biggest caramel colored diamond... 490 k.

It was just breath taking to see the precision that these designs had, the timeless taste in their lines, and the harmony between the beauty of the stones and the class of the women who had worn these pieces of art.

After dreaming with these amazing pieces we wen to the largest exposition of Terra cota warriors in the world. Flown in from China, we had the chance have a glimpse of the amazing Chinese culture between the years 230 and 200 B.C.

It is an opportunity no one in Houston should pass on, the exposition is not huge, it will probably take you no more than a couple of hours to go around it. But the history involved in it is just amazing.

The detail in the facial expressions of the warriors, their armors, and chariots is just something never seen. Plus you get a peek on the process of restoration and excavation of geological sites.

The heat was increasing and the pool was inviting, we decided to take a break and lay by the pool enjoying mojitos and splashes with some friends until 8 p.m. when we had to go the theatre to watch the recreation of New York's City classic, Cabaret.

This is the Houston version of Cabaret.....

This is the original touring Broadway show.. can you tell the difference at first sight?!

I was so disappointed to encounter a play with such a strong political message and deep understanding of people living under the Nazi regime in Berlin, be slaughter and transformed into a Disney type of love story, jokes falling flat, colorful attires and WAY too much make up on the "narrator" of the play who came to be seen as a clown more than anything else....

To say the least it was the most painful $200 I have ever spent in my entire life.. If you were thinking of going, DON'T! Rent the original Broadway production from Block Buster and cook a gourmet dinner at home with the remaining $185.

I am a big fan and advocate of culture, but directors should not create their "own" versions of classic plays. Yesterday night 45% of the audience were people between 65 and 75 years old, who had seen the original play before, I have never seen anyone on that age to stand up and run to the doors to stop the blood coming out of their ears... It was just unclassy and tacky, just torture for real culture lovers.

Hungry anyone!?!

I was going to start eating healthy today until my sister called up and invited me to celebrate the end of her finals.

She could not have chosen a better place to sink her stress under lots of whipping cream in a huge piece of cheesecake! Of course I am tagging along in the ride...

Oh well there's always tomorrow!

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Cheese Tray!

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Great summer tips:
LLano wine, made in Texas, $10-$13 per bottle, goes perfect with a sunny and hot afternoon.
We also picked a blue cheese, smoked gouda cheese, parmegiano, and some sort of cheese with garlic, rosemary and herbs which melted in our mouths!

Amazing afternoon for $40, lovely time with your family!

Afternoon with the fam

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Yesterday afternoon I told my husband Daniel we should go to our terrace which we never use, and enjoy the sunset...

Well I grabbed some cheeses, strawberry compote, a nice chilled bottle of white wine, and our travel size Backgammon kit! So off we go Thomas, D and me to enjoy our wine and play Backgammon, which I lost like 5 times!

Terracota Dreams..

Here is a little treat for our more conservative readers.

While we were in Washington recently we picked up some unique beads, I was immediately drawn to this wonderful type of quartz because of their shape and mixture in colors. You have shades of beige, brown, purple, gray, yellow, gosh every color imaginable!

I decided to mix them with some gray onix beads, gold filled chains and findings and silk thread! This gives YOU the chance to tie it at the length you need for an specific wardrobe.

This is a perfect transition piece, you how bold colors are in for the fall? Well this necklace goes amazingly with purple, dark mustard yellow, dark deep turquoise and much more! But it can still be worn with summer brights like pink, light blue and white! It is a great buy that you can use all year round!

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Lamb Chops, Cherry/Red Wine Reduction...

This weekend while we were at the ranch celebrating the Aggies Golf National Championship, my father in law asked me to cook for him a special meal worthy of champions!
Without thinking it twice I grabbed by little yellow notepad and started scribbling our wonderful dinner..

We started with some smoked salmon (pre package) served with tiny pieces of boiled egg, capers, and red onions, paired amazingly with some Veuve Cliquot.

Then we continued our dinner with some lamb chops, which took 15 mins of preparation at least 2 hours prior to cooking; and 18 - 20 mins of cooking time.

Here are the steps to follow:

1) Get a full rack of chops and make sure to season it generously with salt and pepper, remember that lamb has a very gamy flavor to it and needs lots of time to be marinated.

2) In between each bone make a 1 1/2" insition until the middle of the meat; do not cut it all the way through because that will make the chop dry when you are cooking them.

3) Get some fresh rosemary and take little pieces of the branches and shove them into the cuts, you can not use too much of it, so don't worry and be generous!

4) Chop 2 to 3 more stalks of rosemary very thinly, mix the tiny pieces with 1/4 of butter stick per rack of 6 lamb chops and put it in the microwave for it to melt.

5) Spread the melted butter with rosemary evenly through out the lamb chops and set them in a baking sheet. Cover up with some aluminum foil and let them rest.

6) 30 mins before you want to serve dinner, get a big non sticky pan, drizzle some olive oil and heat it at medium temparture until the oil starts to sizzle. Put the first rack in the pan with the back part facing you and wait until the fat becomes golden; around 5 mins. At this point you preheatthe oven at 450 degrees.

7) Then turn the rack and cook the back side until golden.

8) Repeat the process on each of the side chops.

9) Finish searing all the racks, this makes the flavor of the rosemary to set in and prevents the juices from drying when baking.

10) Place all the seared racks on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.

11) Carve each lamb chop and you will be ready to serve them!

For the cherry wime redution you need to follow simple step:

1) Open a bottle of red wine, cabernet preferably. Mix in a sauce pan 1/2 bottle with 1 cup of sugar, and a bunch of cherries cut in halves (approx 20-24). Let the mix reduce at low heat (approx. 45 mins) taste the reduction and you can add more wine to make it a little less sweet or you can add more sugar to make it sweeter, it is all about your taste!

2) AFter you cut the lamb chops, grab a spoon full of the reduction and cover the chop; the contrast of flavors is to die for!

You should pair this dish with a nice bold wine, that will mellow with all the strong flavors of the lamb!

Let me know if you have some questions about it, I would love to help!