When Kayla Tabish first came to LA, she had a role in “The Girl Next Door” and became hooked on Hollywood. She went on to star in the critically acclaimed film, “Loren Cass”. Kayla was also nominated for an IFP Gotham Award, and she produces her own independent features. Kayla would love to share her projects
Phew! Catching my breath after Saturday’s post-Emmy LA Celebrity Gift Suite! It was amazing. We felt like the belle of the ball – our table was swamped with celebrities, publicists, agents, producers, stylists and journalists all day! What a thrill to present celebrities with their favorite pieces of Marco Polo Designs jewelry to pose for
I’d like to thank everyone who entered our “choose the shoes” contest. I’m ready for our red carpet gifting suite (today!) in Beverly Hills. Here are some photos of me opening and trying on the new red shoes that Carla Runciman chose for me! The Red Shoes Arrive! The moment I opened the box, I
What to wear, what to wear??? I’ve narrowed my choices down to two outfits (below) to wear with my RED SHOES in Beverly Hills this weekend. Now I need your help to choose jewelry to accessorize my dress! Accessorize Me! Accessorize Me! Contest rules: Using jewelry from our website, assemble a beautiful combination of accessories to
I fell in love with these shoes this morning. How could you not? Valentino Patent Leather Peep-toe Couture Pumps … even the name is sexy! Claude said, “What is it about women and shoes?” As women, we never need to ask each other that question, right? OMG, they make me feel like a teenager. I
Today, Marco Polo Designs owners Claude and Penny Cruz announced that they will be enjoying Venice in a whole new way. Think Venice Arts in California – think Hollywood – think celebrities. Marco Polo Designs is participating as one of a select group of sponsor-companies to provide luxury accessories for this year’s exclusive Red Carpet
Well, our last day in Venice arrived, for yet another design trip. The weather was absolutely gorgeous this time around— unlike the driven snow and high water that we experienced last March. We collected our final bead samples, and assembled the various bits and pieces into the rough finished bead sequences for each design. We
Progress continues on our new designs. One of them will be rather different from previous Marco Polo designs— and we’re sure you’ll find the difference pleasing! (Sorry, can’t spill any more beans than that, yet! ;-} ) We thought you might like to get a few glimpses of this master bead-maker at work. This particular gent and
Today was a bit sad for us— we saw our good friends Brian and Geraldine off on the water-taxi to the Venice airport, for their return trip to Ireland. We enjoyed a glorious trip to Florence together, followed by a weeks of enjoyable meals and outings together, between our work sessions. We can’t complain! We noticed something a
Underwater Glass Jewelry Floats to the Top
I don’t know about you, but out here in the Pacific Northwest we’re longing for summer. Rain, rain – go away! Penny and I recently took a tropical “trip” through our selection of ocean-water-inspired baubles. We present them here, for your summer dreaming. We feel “summer-ized” after swimming through these lovelies. How about you?
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