This giveaway comes from Marida Jewelry, a brand new jewelry line, and it's just in time for Valentine's Day! All of Marida's pieces are14K gold filled- oxidized silver, sterling silver and real gems that are handpicked by the designer. To celebrate the launch of her web site, Marida's offering one lucky reader this lovely necklace!

For a chance to win, visit Marida and leave a comment below. For other chances to be entered you can Tweet, Facebook or blog about the giveaway - just post a separate comment for each link! A winner will be chosen at random next week. Good luck!

For my first-ever guest post (!), I asked my good buddy, Mrs. F. from SecondHandSewn to enlighten us with some Valentine's Day goodness.

Check out her fabulous picks, and be sure to visit her blog if you're in need of style inspiration, design inspiration and everything-else-inspiration!

so my buddy j-w invited me to guest post on her fantabulous blog a few weeks ago... and here i am! super honored and excited to be deemed worthy of choosing v-day jewels by the jewelrywhore herself. i used to hate valentine's day. actually, my friends and i said that the one thing we liked about valentine's day was the 50% off chocolate the day after (and let's be serious, we all like that). these days, i think about valentine's day a bit differently. it seems like we don't tell each other often enough how much we care, and so many people have a really hard time expressing their feelings. why not have a whole day dedicated to reminding us to love on our friends and family... or making it a bit easier for those who have a hard time saying the dreaded 3 words? anyway, i digress. my husband and i tend to keep most holidays (except christmas) pretty low budget, so my gift picks are all under $50. here we go!

key no. 2- edor (etsy) $20

 i love super delicate, sweet, wear it every day necklaces... and this fits the bill. plus, there's something a little romantic about keys, don't you think?

brass locket necklace- vamoose (etsy) $16

what's more romantic than a locket? i imagine this being given with a secret, tiny love note inside. and if the give-ee is really ambitious, it could even be engraved with a secret message...

ribbon raindrop necklace- j.crew $45 this one is a tad on the expensive side for what it is... but so cute and girly! this could completely change the look of any outfit. i love how the ribbon takes something that could come across as a bit tough and abstract in a totally different direction.

starbright studs- marymaryhandmade (etsy) $30 these are just so. damn. cute. how could you not be happy every time you wore them? they're so tiny and simple that they could mix with everything. they are especially cute to me because to my husband- i'm the 'little star'. what a sweet gift. if your give-ee is super ambitious...

make it yourself hidden message necklace ( I guess under $30 for supplies) how romantic is THIS. handmade gift, and personalized with a secret message. now, i said under $50... but if i got surprised with one of these, i would be a very excited girl...

tiffany jazz ring- tiffany and co. $4,100 so delicate, sparkly, and pretty. every piece of fine jewelry my husband has ever bought me has come from tiffany, so now it's kinda tradition, i suppose. i love the concept of the 'celebration rings'... a sparkly reminder of happy times.

elephant poo paper roses. seriously. $15-$48 flowers made of poop. they say they're more environmentally friendly, but... um... gross. you might want to break up with him if you get these, ladies. appliances like vaccuums and toasters are also probably a bad idea... unless you're giving

that would be just fine.

Can we all agree that last night's grammys were a little...odd? It seemed like no one knew quiiiite what was going on, Pink made everyone uncomfortable with her naked, wet twirling, almost all of the duets were off-key and I'm pretty sure all of the presenters were drunk. Rock 'n' Roll!

But at least there were some fab jewels to distract us from the awkwardness of the night!

Lovely, kind of understated jewels on Lea Michele - she looked so fabulous! Yay Glee! (Lorraine Schwartz)

My ABSOLUTE FAVORITE of the night. So amazing and completely perfect for the occasion. (Lorraine Schwartz)

Very pretty jewels, but for ONCE it would be nice if Ms.Swift didn't show up looking like a 40 year old. Just once.

I wasn't a huge fan of this dress - it looked like it was strangling her - but HELLO kickass jewelry. (Neil Lane platinum and diamonds)

Again, not a fan of the dress, but if ever there's an event to wear diamond skull earrings to, it's the Grammys. I love these!

I love a man who can rock some rings. I think one of them is a frog?

That is one sparkly and ginormous butterfly. And that's all I have to say about that. (Lorraine Schwartz)

These clear (lucite?) bangles are understated, but go well with the geometric-ness of her dress. She looked great!

Um. I'm not sure what to say about this. I do know that I wouldn't stick a multi-million dollar Neil Lane diamond on my head, but hey, I don't think I'd twirl naked and wet in front of the whole world either. So there ya go.

Who were your favorites? Who do you think missed the mark? Who just looked flat-out insane (*cough*pink*)? Long live award show season!

Brevity by Anna Corpron has been floating around the blogosphere for a while now, but I love it so much I just had to feature it.

"Brevity, designed by Anna Corpron of Sub-Studio, brings together influences of graphic design, architecture, and modern fabrication techniques to explore the possibilities of jewelry design" (via).

You can definitely see all of Anna's influences in her subtle yet terribly charming jewels.

I love the tiny watch gears on the chain!

Cute, original and affordable.

I hope you have a great weekend! I'm getting my hair did, baking some cupcakes and relaxing. Do you have any fab plans? Seeya on Monday with some Valentine's Day goodness (of the non-cheesy variety, I promise).