Made by Southern Hands: Silver and Gold

Embrace all that glitters this holiday season, from shimmering silver candles to shiny gold jewelry, all from companies right here in our region.

Heart Paperweights

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Heart Paperweights

Whether gracing a desktop or coffee table, these stone and gold leaf Heart Paperweights, made in Houston, Texas, by Barbara Biel, are objects of rare beauty.
surroundingshouston.com
; $22-$78 each

Hanging Pendants

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Hanging Pendants

Add sparkle to any room with these sleek Savannah and Austin 9-inch diameter polished nickel pendants by Kansas City’s Barbara Cosgrove Lamps.
barbaracosgrovelamps.com
; $200 each

 

Egg Place Card Holders

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Egg Place Card Holders

Set an extra-special table with these wooden and 18K gold leaf gilded Golden Eggs handcrafted in Austin, Texas. Each holds a place card stamped with archival ink.
palomasnest.com
; $58 (set of 6)

 

Charm Bracelet

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Charm Bracelet

Fort Worth, Texas, jewelry company Nelle & Lizzy specializes in simple custom-stamped silver jewelry, such as this understated Bangle Bracelet filled with a selection of personalized charms.
nelleandlizzy.com; starts at $18

 

Table Lamp

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Table Lamp

The gold leafed wood base and crisp white linen shade of this table lamp (FR-TBL-LAMP), by Atlanta’s Vagabond Vintage, make a regal design statement.
mothology.com; $338

 

Hostess Set

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Hostess Set

Every good holiday dinner needs beautiful serving pieces.This mixed set of vintage silver plate utensils from Nashville’s Cake Vintage will be treasured year after year.
cakevintage.com
; $22

 

Cuff Link Watch

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Cuff Link Watch

Susan Davis was inspired by her grandmother’s lifetime collection of buttons to create elegant jewelry, like this silver watch (#02-W10S) made with replicas of early-20th-century cuff links, in a turn-of-the-century bank building in St. Francisville, Louisiana.
grandmothersbuttons.com; $76

 

Sauce Boat and Stand

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Sauce Boat and Stand

Eternal, the classic gold-banded pattern by tableware giant Lenox, whose fine china is made in Kinston, North Carolina, is ideal for special holiday dinners.
lenox.com; $150 (boat) and $80 (stand)

 

Rectangular Tray

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Rectangular Tray

The sophisticated silver tray from Atticus Home, based in Schulenburg, Texas, is cocktail party-perfect.
atticushome.com; $180

 

Nest Earrings

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Nest Earrings

Atlanta mother-daughter jewelers Avril and Cindy Joffe design nature-inspired pieces like these delicate 18K hammered gold vermeil bird’s nest earrings.
avindy.com; $68

 

Jar Candles

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Jar Candles

These old-fashioned Silver Candy Soy Jars, hand-poured with subtly fragranced vegetable soy wax in Conyers, Georgia, make lovely holiday gifts.
himalayantradingpost.com; $18-$28 each

 

Gold Leaf Candle

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Gold Leaf Candle

Scented Aspen Bay candles, made in Starkville, Mississippi, have a polished look and a clean-burning quality that lasts for 30 hours.

Buy It: $16.95; aspenbaycandles.com

 

Printed from:
http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/decorating/silver-gold-00417000069913/