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Hello Yellow: A Cracking Easter

Hello Yellow: A Cracking Easter

Easter: For some its an excuse to devour an inordinate volume of chocolate (if you needed one), and others, a celebration with deeper meaning. On the fashion front, it means truly embracing spring with pastel shades and floral prints, rabbit motifs and sweet accessories. A true embodiment of the phrase “look good, feel good”. Joe Cool has a host of seasonal treats perfect for injecting a little spring flair into your existing jewellery box.

Easter yellow is a seasonal staple. A colour that feels good and engages positive feelings that are contagious, after-all, couldn’t we all use a little sunshine right now? Take a look at our fabulous yellow accessories: Marbled effects can be found on our fusion bangle and ceramic drop earrings. Our chevron printed scarf is evocative of Easter egg decorations whilst our acrylic chain with graffiti detailing, tassel earrings and polka-dot glass ring are an eccentrics dream. Petit fleur in garden hues and papaya printed socks in blue and beaming yellow are must-have spring socks.

The Easter Bunny has upped their game this year with some Joe Cool jewellery and accessories. Charming rabbit motifs decorate socks and kerchiefs, a delightfully quaint rabbit and carrot set of stud earrings, a painterly acrylic brooch and silver origami pendant. Playful tartan ornament and articulated rabbit and carrot keyring are perfect gifts. Alternative to the ones made of chocolate, these bunny treats are free of calories.

Our Kitschy daisy ring that looks as if its been plucked straight from a spring garden. The two-tone double daisy drop earrings are infused with joy and 60’s nostalgia. Lilac socks with sheer detailing will have you looking fresh as a daisy whilst our tiffany blue capis shell earrings are to die for.

Fashionably speaking, the butterfly is literally everywhere right now. For many, the butterfly symbolizes a positive message amidst a world very much still in recovery. Browse our beautifully bejewelled butterfly earrings or equally charming cloisonne butterfly ring. Our mandarin clip-top cosmetic bag and pistachio coloured kerchief printed in botanical butterflies are some of our favourites.

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A Mad Tea-Party: Tarts, Toadstools & Tea-Cups

A mad tea-party

A story coveted by many, Alice and her adventures in Wonderland have enjoyed a myriad of adaptations in the worlds of art, film, photography, performance and fashion. Transcending the pages of Lewis Carroll’s original 1865 novel, Alice and her cohort of crazed cronies have become visual icons – imprinted in the minds of an audience spanning generations. With Joe Cool’s flair for the fantastical, it comes as no surprise that we have everything from tarts, toadstools & tea-cups fitting for a totally bonkers garden tea-party. Our zany accessories might have you looking just a little bit mad, but in the wise words of Alice herself: “All the best people are”.

Take a trip down the rabbit hole of Joe Cool’s accessory Wonderland. A selection of Alice-approved stud earrings include a mismatched hat and card, a cup and teapot, a pair of white rabbits and a duo of toadstools. Our playfully quaint acrylic bangle and pendant chain will steal your heart whilst an eccentric miniature leopard print hat will leave you questioning your sanity. Wonderland socks come in an endearing Mary-Jane style or depicting a humorous hookah induced scene. Be a sanguine queen in our rose adorned alice-band and much to the guard’s delight, our roses don’t need to be painted!

Unmatched in its charm and delicacy, dress the table with our ‘Tea Garden’ range – blue and white ceramic bead necklaces, bracelets and earrings in the style of delftware – or ‘Country Garden’, also in ceramic bead, this time patterned in pink English rose. Even more delightful is the cup and saucer drop earrings. Only the teapot remains!

Indulge in some sweet treats from our Cafe Cool collection, the most appetising addition to any mad tea party. Cream tart and cake slice resin brooches are dainty delights, most delicious when served with iced doughnut and liqourice allsort drop earrings. Tasty enough to make your mouth-water! A smartie necklace looks good enough to eat whilst our strawberry cake slice and macaron key-rings are the creme de la creme. To top it all off our cherry barrette is…well… the cherry on top! Kitschy, kooky and camp, Joe Cool’s accessories will always leave you grinning like the Cheshire Cat.

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Rabbits make a perfect accessory to bring joy for Spring!

rabbits and flowers

Rabbits or bunnies are real harbingers of Spring and Easter. This year, why not celebrate the season with some interesting accessories. Rabbits and hares are delightful and enigmatic creatures. It is no surprise that they have played numerous roles in countless stories, movies and nursery rhythms. From books such as Beatrix Potter’s 19th century classic, ‘Peter Rabbit’ , ‘The Velveteen rabbit’ and the white rabbit in ‘Alice in Wonderland’ to the irresistible Roger Rabbit in the movie, ‘Who framed Roger Rabbit’ or Thumper who stars in the beloved Disney film, ‘Bambi’, this animal has a distinguished history in literature and film. There is an equally diverse range of rabbit characters here at Joe Cool. The enamel pin brooch sets featured are straight out of a story book while ‘carrot bunny’ earrings make an unusual ‘mismatched’ pair. A tiny enamel stud earring in a choice of black, white, grey or pink is the most perfect encapsulation. In contrast, a large grey flocked rabbit with its embroidered detail and twinkly red eye makes a striking statement piece. Pink rabbit with scarf is yet another take in padded textile.

Rabbits of many different persuasions adorn our current most popular accessory – socks! ‘Rabbit warren’ is a lovely tree green sock with a sedate sitting white rabbit design, ‘sunshine bunnies’ is a more crazy design on bright yellow and ‘animal treats’ is a happy cartoon bunny with carrot pattern. There are rabbit socks with stripes or hearts and a cute ‘sheer’ bunny sock in pink.

More spring things, rabbits and hares included, can be found throughout the collections. Ducks are always an Easter favourite and new socks in mauve are peppered with these delightful water birds. ‘Quackers’ is the name of a delightful duck sock and Rubber duck is a charming watery scene.

Finally, kerchiefs…rabbits again!

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Beautiful Bunnies are not only for Easter

Beautiful bunnies are not only for Easter! It’s spring and the time of year that we associate with bunnies, lambs and ducklings, not to mention chocolate eggs and flowers. Our cute rabbits will be bouncing all through the year. Check out the sweetest bunny rabbit sock, ‘animal treats bunny’ is a darling ankle sock with an all over carrot pattern and pretty pink face. Our other bunny sock is a ‘no-show’ pink bunny complete with paw print on the sole…what a funny bunny! Sticking to pink, see the cool rabbit brooch featured – a soft, stuffed bunny with a quirky scarf detail. Grey rabbit is another friendly creature, a storybook brooch in felted wool with pretty embroidered detail.

Everyone knows bunnies love carrots (don’t they?) and we love our carrot themed rabbits. Our beautiful bunny key-rings are hand made in white and brown cotton and hold their carrots tight. These jolly jumpers with their movable legs and fabulous floppy ears will keep your keys in order with style. Our clutch pin orange carrot crocheted brooch is a treasure or if you simple want a cool bunny based gift, who could resist a zip up carrot purse and its three sweet tartan rabbit contents.

Beautiful bunnies are not just for Easter we said and we meant it. The coolest rabbit jewellery this season can be found here at Joe Cool. Choose enamel studs in pink, grey, black or white or sophisticated mixed matt silver and gold mini rabbit earrings. Our ‘Rebecca rabbit and happy house’ enamel push pin duo is irresistible. ‘Freddy fox with fanfare rabbit’ is another perfect pin pairing.

‘Alice in Wonderland’ lovers will adore the white rabbit themed stud earrings; tiny enamel pocket watches, ‘mad’ hat and playing-card earrings and, of course, white rabbit studs. Happy Easter bunny fans!