Lilac Bijoux
511 E. Belvedere Square
410-323-4333 or lilacbijoux.com
Open 10 a.m.-6 Monday-Saturday; noon-5 Sunday
Lilac Bijoux, an Annapolis jewelery and accessories shop, has opened a second location at Belvedere Square in North Baltimore.
Co-owners Fern Elliott and Beth Ingham share a playful eye and an appreciation for reasonably priced baubles with a fine touch. Earrings and other small pieces start in the $20 range. "We try not to have anything more than $300," Elliott says.
Matte sterling silver pieces by Kelim, a Switzerland design firm, are formed with interlocking petals and other organic shapes. Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Alexis Bittar makes earrings that look like tiny, jeweled mobiles.
Baltimore's Jackie Powers fashions necklaces with sterling pendants and semi-precious stones. Pagliei of California produces wax-stamped initial charms in sterling. Leda Reis, Elliott's mother, creates jewelery to order as well.
The shop sells clutches and hobo bags by Betsey Johnson, vegan bags that resemble leather by Montreal-based matt & nat, and an array of handbags and designer purses from the Annapolis concern Hobo.