Information is sought in the theft of a local artist's inventory; the jewelry was taken from her car on Friday while it was parked at a local Goodwill. more ›

Crusty Capitol Hill month moves a half block south and 50 years later. We're looking at a budding retail building at the north T in Thomas. more ›

This new Seattlest feature strives to bring you ideas and insights from local Seattle crafters. We're starting out at Etsy and Urban Craft Uprising but welcome suggestions about amazing local crafters to cover. Enjoy our first installment and stay crafty! more ›

Lots of people make jewelry. Krissy Maier makes jewelry - necklaces, rings, earrings, hairpins - by rescuing discarded and/or broken vintage pieces, folding in fair-trade jewelry hardware and fusing everything together into a ready-to-wear creation. Her, original, one-of-a-kind pieces are the kind of thing that inspire people to march up and demand, “where did you get that?!” Maier’s Orange Box Jewelry business has grown from a part-time venture to a full time job; so much vintage jewelry to be rescued, fed and bathed, and given a proper home! Read on to learn about the process of salvaging once-loved jewelry bits and fashioning them into a modern nod to vintage glamour. more ›

Enter your name and email here for a chance to rock this handmade,18kt gold/sterling silver blossom ring, bearing a single, luminous 6mm cultured pearl. Just fill out the form below for your chance to win. And while you're at it, we recommend you check out these Wildfox Couture tees of hotness. No worries: Your info is safe with us and will not be shared with advertisers, etc. We'll be drawing our winner Friday at 9 a.m. more ›

If it were any other year, we’d probably be a little more pumped for spring season fashion. But ever since this little thing called the RECESSION started, flipping through fashion mags and blogs feels like one giant tease. Instead of stakin’ up on our personal inventory of open-toed sandals, breezy tanks, and oversized designer sunglasses, we’re window shopping and reflecting on the good old days of unapologetic mass consumption of the mid-to-late '90s. But we’re still on the prowl for good deals and of course, free shit. And our friends at Chickdowntown get it. They wanna hook up one lucky Seattlest reader with some glam gear. more ›

Nearly two months ago, we reported the story of Theresa Heckl, who accidently donated a fake soup can safe full of jewelry, including her wedding ring, to charity. We, like Heckl and everyone else who read the story, assumed that the jewelry was gone for good--that her misfortune was someone else's lucky day. more ›

While it may seem clever to hide valuables in kitschy contraptions like hollow bibles and fake soup cans, we imagine Theresa Hekel would highly recommend against it. Hekel accidently donated a fake soup can that was filled with family heirlooms and jewelry when cleaning out her pantry for a local charity. The can was a so-called safe or stash can, sold to consumers to safely hide valuables or unmentionables from burglars or nosy guests. The fake soup can obviously did its job too well, because Hekel scooped it up with the rest of the canned goods in her cupboard and dropped them off at a local food bank. By the time Hekel realized her mistake, it was too late. The Salvation Army has notified area food banks about the tomato soup can filled with jewelry, but no one has reported finding it. more ›

Late last night Seattlest caught up with the New York Times' article on Blue Nile, the Internet diamond retailer based here in Seattle. It's an interesting read even if, like us, you're not a huge diamond fan.

While Blue Nile has grown — and its stock has soared 54 percent, to $38.53 a share on Friday from $25 when it was first sold to the public in May 2004 — Main Street jewelers have seen their profit margins shrink and many of their brethren shutter their store doors. As a consequence, many retail jewelers refer to Blue Nile as the “evil empire” — or worse. more ›