Holiday Cheer at Clover and Folly!

Support local business this holiday season and find all your holiday shopping needs at Clover and Folly! There will be new pieces posted up daily but here are just a few to excite the jewelry lovers on your gift list:

With the vintage gold chain and

hand crocheted wire this pearl necklace puts a twist on the old classic...

The "Three Sisters" necklace is $35

Anyone up for a bicycle adventure?

Well this baby will sure put you in the 'cycling mood...

Enjoy the 'Bike Trip' necklace at $25

New Wears and Fabulous Fares

Here are a few new pieces if it please your eyes and tantilize your taste buds...

Enjoy

An feathered pair of earrings always fares well with a fabulous necklace.

Pheasant feathers frame the face.

$15

The "Scotty Clock" has no hands but always keeps up with the times...

$32

A new fall scarf decoratively warms the neck and give a cozy affect to

the most simple outfit.

$28

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Inspirational tidbits and lovely ladies

There are several artists and fashionistas, from the now and also from the past, that I thought I would share with you as a sort of documentation of what's inspiring Clover and Folly designs right now.

One very exciting discovery is of the illustrator and fantastical mixed media artist Kat Macleod. She's done illustrations for numerous books and advertisments, as well as magazines. Here are a few of her pieces that really got me:

Won Ton, anyone?

Yes please!

Theres really nothing better in life than a cocktail and your favorite book, together.

L.O.V.E. the gestural drawings and how she keeps the hair fluid by

letting the color bleed outside the lines.

Also to note is the fabulous fashionista from times past: Maxime de la Falaise. Besides being a style icon she was also a model, designer, writer, and accomplished cook. Her chic style was the inspiration of huge designers like Yves St. Laurent and Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1950's and she was included in Warhol's films in the 60's and 70's. Her association with Warhol was so close in fact that she was said to have been 'the factory mother'. Take a gander at a few of these lovely portraits of her throughout her life: