Pretty Fusing Colors

Can you hear the noise of holiday crunch time? The panic, the shipping deadlines, the roar of holiday music running through your head? Well, take a deep breath and go to Fusing Colors in The Holiday Shops at Bryant Park. Then just stare at the pretty colors, and buy a couple pieces for the hip kids in your life. Or yourself, because you don't have to be a kid to be hip.

Hand-painted fused glass necklaces, $20-$65.











Fused glass bracelets, $25 - $55.



















Original photos fused on glass, $45.











Fused glass wind chimes, $35-$55.













Handmade, one-of-a kind jewelry, accessories and gifts for the home, all reasonably priced and crazy pretty. See how soothing holiday shopping is in Bryant Park?

Fusing Colors, B15 on the venue guide (fountain terrace of Bryant Park at 41st & 6th Avenue)

All the Good Metals

Kaisa and Paternoster Designs can't be missed for its incomparable handmade, one-of-a-kind jewelry and watches made from brass, copper, and sterling silver. Jewelry runs from $40-$200, watches $95-$195, and rings are $45. This talented husband and wife team are the designers and makers. Here's a sampling of ladies (left) and men's watches (right):

And some necklaces and rings:





I love how many of the necklaces and rings feel unisex without sacrificing elegance and beauty. I'd share these with a loved one.
But I wouldn't let him wear my earrings, below. Kaisa's designs are lovely and very chic. I really want a pair of those hoops. Yet another special item not to be shared with your guy? This copper choker, which can be stretched to full width, showing, or scrunched up smaller, depending on your mood and your neckline. Clever!



Kaisa and Paternoster Designs, B24 on the venue guide