It’s just about the end of the year, so let’s take a look at the best fiction I read in 2024! My favorite fiction of 2024 This wasn’t a huge reading year for me: we moved near the end of 2023 and I spent a lot of time this year working on our home – lots of home decor Pinterest boards, outings to vintage furniture stores, and meetings with contractors. But I still read 115 books (and counting!) in 2024 and some of them were excellent. As is typical for me, I mostly read Fantasy, Romance, Urban Fantasy, Romantasy, and YA, with a little Mystery and occasional Literary Fiction mixed in. Find my ..read more

Remember last year when I went to the very first NYCJAOS event? Well, the show came back this year bigger and better than ever and I had the pleasure of being there once again! Wanna see what I found? Of course you do! Treasures of NYCJAOS Autumn 2024 The New York City Jewelry & Object Show (NYCJAOS) is a relatively new show – it just launched last year – but it has already more than doubled in size. NYCJAOS Autumn 2023 had 23 booths and around 35 dealers (see last year’s recap here). This year, the show grew to a full 90 booths with nearly 100 dealers from all over the world ..read more

Hello darlings, I hope your winter season is off to a good start! The biggest thing happening around here is that I’m working on setting up a Diamonds in the Library ShopMy account: this will give me a way to link directly to the jewelry I feature in Instagram posts (today’s is here) a place to build shoppable wishlists that I can share with you (and should help me link to Amazon less often, which is a goal I have for DitL moving forward). It’s a work in progress, but some of the categories I’ve set up on my ShopMy so far are Vintage Jewelry Finds, Jewelry Books, Jewelry Storage, Everyday Dia ..read more

CURATED at Luxury Lifestyle is very new event dedicated to emerging jewelry designers – one of my very favorite jewelry categories! I had the chance to pop up to NYC to see all the jewelry in person and I can’t wait to show you what I saw. Rings by Crevette Design Studio Emerging jewelry designers of CURATED at Luxury Lifestyle First things first: what is CURATED at Luxury Lifestyle? It’s a very special section of the NY NOW Trade Show, a select showcase of carefully chosen emerging jewelry designers’ brands that includes extra support for its participants. In the words of its organizers, Liz ..read more

When this Egyptian Revival necklace popped up in my email inbox, I thought, “oooh, pretty.” But when I read the accompanying press release and realized how cool its story really is, I knew I had to share it with you. This Egyptian Revival necklace from Devil Wears Prada has a royal past. Gorgeous, isn’t it?? I didn’t take much notice of this beautiful piece the first (or second, or third) times I watched The Devil Wears Prada, but I’ll never miss it again. I love how the vibrant colors of the antique enamel, turquoise, and coral look peeping out of the clean lines of Meryl Streep’s Vogue edit ..read more

Hello darlings, Happy spring!! (Feels a little late to say that, I know, but I checked and summer doesn’t start until June 20th – so I think I’m in the clear.) I’ve been sneezy but happy, enjoying the endless discovery process that is living in a new house during a new season. We’ve been very lucky with how much gardening the previous owners of our house did over the 30 years they lived here. Mr DitL and I have no idea what we’re doing when it comes to maintaining that garden, but we’re going to do our absolute best to try to keep everything alive and flourishing. Did you know about mulch? I ..read more

I am so excited to show you the Kimberly Doyle Jewelry Gemagotchi today, my darlings. This clever little charm has taken social media by storm and for good reason – it’s absolutely irresistible. If you’re close to me in age, you do not need this reference explained – but the Kimberly Doyle Jewelry Gemagotchi charm is an homage to the 1990’s Tamagotchi craze. Released in the US on May 1, 1997, a Tamagotchi is a small, egg-shaped digital pet that required constant attention to keep it from dying. If you had the pleasure of going to school with young me in the 1990’s, you’ll know that I had thre ..read more

I have two fantastic pieces of news for you today, darlings: first, I had the BEST time at the inaugural New York City Jewelry and Object Show, and second, the event is happening again just a few weeks!! So don’t despair if you missed these treasures in November, because you’re about to get another chance in April! How was the November New York City Jewelry and Object Show, you may ask? Don’t worry, I’m going to show you. The first ever New York City Jewelry and Object Show. Why is the New York City Jewelry and Object Show (NYCJAOS) unique and exciting? Unlike most big jewelry shows today, th ..read more

I lived an Influencer’s nightmare: Instagram permanently suspended my account for false reasons and I thought @DiamondsintheLibrary was gone forever. 95,300 followers, 4,304 posts, 11 years of work, all lost in an instant. I got very lucky and was able to restore my suspended Instagram in just three days, instead of the months it usually takes. Now, after weeks of trying, I finally managed to get on a phone call with Instagram and get some solid answers about what happened – and some advice about what to do if it happens again. I’m going to share all the info at the end of this post, as a too ..read more

I have a very special piece of jewelry to show you today. my darlings: The Gem Corps’ Sweet Chairiot, a cleverly designed social justice talisman that has already made a huge impression on the jewelry lovers of Instagram. The Gem Corps’ Sweet Chairiot is a tribute to Black history, resistance, and remembrance. Sweet Chairiot is many things: an adorable itty-bitty folding chair, an impressively engineered piece of fine jewelry, a chic addition to any neck stack. But the most important thing about this tiny chair is the countless years of perseverance and bravery it represents. It is my honor t ..read more