Better than Paris in April?

Paris in prison.

Think hot pink—even though the twenty-something heiress’s crunk-driving sentence has already been shortened to twenty-some days in a solitary celeb cell, show your support with Red Freckle’s “Paris Is My Cell Mate” rubber bracelet. 

More inspiring than a yellow band asking you “Live Strong,” vaguely reminding you of a man who won a record-wrecking amount of Tour de Frances single ball-y, “Paris Is My Cell Mate” pink is a reminder that, born with nouveau riche name and brain enough to seek out the right team of PR ready to capitalize on you, you can earn success born out of the envy of Everywoman, that—

Relying on anyone to tell you what to do, no matter how highly paid they are, is a fool’s decision with dire consequences.

Like maybe a reality TV show, sans makeup and platinum extensions.

I’ll take two bracelets.

For the francophile mom: the Basic French Adult Wish bracelet, a sweet little piece of satin silkscreened with a message scrawled just for the recipient - en francais, bien sûr.

With its lovely fuschia ribbon, the Mother’s-Day-perfect Adult Wish reads “Maman…je t’aime” (“Mommy…I love you”). But there’s a bunch of bracelets for other occasions (or non-occasions). Some of our favorites: “Je voeux des fraises” (“I wish for strawberries”), “Je te voeux” (“I want you”), and the somewhat intense “Jolie Princesse Voeux Namoureux…pour cros calins” (“Pretty Princess wishes for a Lover…for big snuggles”). Whoa.

While your K’s digging this “In Paris” bracelet from Anthopologie for its wonderlust chic —

I just tied up a week in eastern Europe: Moscow’s Kremlin, St. Pete’s Winter Palace, and leggy ladies, oh my.

— Less about my being ready to play pretty across the pond in Paris, the bangle is more the stuff of spring double-oh-seven’s crush on accessorizing ’80s.

Those leggings still gotta go, though, doll. 

Thrifty Boutique shopping blog is just that: a blog focusing on thrift and unique, boutiquey finds.

Right now I’m loving these wooden cuffs they blogged about, they’re a good jumping point for our -

Lesson today, lovelies? A belief ThisNext was built on: good design comes in all shapes, sizes, forms, functions and prices.

Including $60 costume jewelry made from exotic African woods.

I’m digging this Smoy PhotoCuff: “a brand new take on the age old tradition of carrying a photo around in a locket,” it’s a handmade leather cuff that lets you swap out photos as you please, it’s a unique and chic wearable photo album.

Stylish, fresh, and handcrafted to be personalized by you and for you, it’s like ThisNext in jewelry form.

Via Indie Quarter Blog.