Ruby Rings & Summer Jewelry: Where to Find Us This Summer
This ruby jewelry plays especially well against a summer tan, and it stacks beautifully with the yellow gold pieces already in your everyday rotation—including your engagement rings. Whether you gravitate toward yellow gold, rose gold, or sterling silver, every piece we make is hand-formed in small batches using high-quality precious metals, which means no two rings, bracelets, or necklaces turn out exactly alike.
On the Road This Summer
Catch Dana Blair Designs in person at three of our favorite summer stops:
Whether you’re looking to build a stack of rings on the spot or just want to see the fine jewelry details up close before buying online, these three stops are the best way to shop with us face to face this summer.
This is inside The Collective SoHo, and we’ll have a wider selection of rings, necklaces, and earrings on hand than we typically carry online—including a few pieces we haven’t listed on the site yet.
Between sets, stop by our booth to try on stacking rings, wedding bands, and gemstone necklaces in person — a good excuse to build your festival stack for the rest of the summer.
As a juried fine arts and crafts show, this is one of the more curated stops on our calendar and always a favorite for finding a special gift or a new everyday piece.
Our Favorite Ruby & Summer Jewelry Picks
We keep our gemstone jewelry collection small on purpose—every ruby we use is hand-selected, so the color and cut vary slightly from piece to piece. That’s the tradeoff with handmade jewelry: less uniform, more character.
Ruby,
July’s birthstone, is our gemstone of the month—and this summer we’re wearing it every way we can. Below, our favorite ruby pieces right now, the summer styles we keep reaching for, and where to find us in person over the next few weeks.
Our Favorite Ruby Pieces
Ruby’s warm, fiery red looks especially good against a summer tan and gold-filled settings. Here are two ruby pieces we’re loving right now
Harmony Bracelet: A delicate paperclip chain set with raw-cut ruby gemstones, finished in an adjustable chain length—polished enough for a special occasion, easy enough for every day.
Raindrop Earrings: These ruby gold drop earrings feature faceted briolettes that catch the light with every movement, hung from a delicate gold-filled chain.
Both are cut from natural ruby, so expect gentle variation in tone from stone to stone—part of what makes each piece one of a kind.
Both pieces are made to layer — wear the Harmony Bracelet alongside your other gold chains, or let the Raindrop Earrings stand alone for something simpler.
Our Favorite Summer Pieces✨
Besides ruby, a handful of other pieces have become our go-to for warm weather—easy to wear from morning coffee to a night out and just as easy to layer with rings you already own.
Circle Gem Necklace: A hand-woven circular pendant set with faceted gemstones—effortlessly worn solo or layered.
Solstice Earrings: Light enough for all-day wear, catching the light with every turn—festival-ready, beach-ready, and dinner-ready.
PC 2 Necklace & Venus Necklace: A light paper chain gold necklace paired with a delicate gold pendant—two go-to layering pieces this season, equally at home at a pop-up shop or a summer wedding.”
Mix and match these with your existing rings and necklaces — regardless of ring size or metal — for an easy, layered summer look that never feels overdone.
Shop the ruby edit above, browse our favorite summer pieces, or catch us in person at a pop-up near you—we’d love to help you build your perfect summer stack.
And if you can’t make it to a pop-up this season, our online shop is always open—new gemstone jewelry drops throughout the summer, so it’s worth checking back.
