My dear friend Applonia Criss of Chantkare IMed me the other night. “Normally I don’t do this, but BREEZIE, have you ever heard of LaGyo Jewelry? (I hadn’t.) “Her name is Gyorgyna Larnia. Pardon me for what I’m about to say, but the *******woman is a JEWEL GENIUS!” Now I was dying laughing; Applonia seldom talks like that. “My God, Breezie, if you ever get a chance, PLEASE see her jewels, some of the greatest detailed, original jewels I have ever seen on the grid. You know I do not usually promote others like this, and she has no connection with my brand. But I love her things so much, I have her selling her jewelry in my shop!”
Well, with an endorsement like that, how could I say no! I dropped what I was doing and TPed over to the main Chantkare store to check out the LaGyo Jewelry on display. And was it good? OH yes. This was cool stuff – really different, and very well made. Right away I bought the “Roses” necklace and earrings and 3 “African Bangles.”

LaGyo Roses necklace

LaGyo Roses earrings

LaGyo African Bangles
I knew it wasn’t the complete collection, so I asked Applonia if she would have Gyorgyna contact me. It wasn’t long before Gyorgyna said hello and TPed me to her main store. We chatted while she showed me around her store. She’s kind of shy, very sweet, and I liked her right away. Gyo’s Italian, lives in beautiful Sardinia in real life. It was 3 a.m. for her, and her kitten was jumping all over her keyboard, causing all kinds of interesting in-game results and making us both laugh.

LaGyo Ethnic Collection necklace

LaGyo Ethnic Collection earrings
I told her about Applonia Criss’s enthusiastic support, and Gyorgyna smiled. ”
Applonia is a treasure..really! I made some jewels for her summer collection, and we inspired each other for her new ‘Viktor’ and my ‘Noir’ collection. Did you see them? They’re in the East Wing at Chantkare.” Rats, I hadn’t gone out to the new section of Applonia’s store, so I missed the new things. Gyo promptly put on one of the Chantkare dresses from the “Viktor” line and modeled some of the ‘Noir’ jewelry pieces with it. It was fab, and you can bet I went right back to Applonia’s store after I left LaGyo and bought some pieces from the inspired collaboration between these two talented women.

Noir Desire Collection necklace
Gyorgyna’s only been creating Second Life jewelry for 3 or 4 months, which surprised me, considering the level of detail she achieves in her pieces. I mean, she made a ring that is a tiny birdcage with an even tinier bird inside it. O.o I noticed right away that LaGyo goes beyond traditional jewelry pieces, with headwear and handbags and other accessories, all as creative and well made as her jewelry.

Noir Collection Spider hat

LaGyo Noir Collection hats

LaGyo Headband

LaGyo Summer Bag
You can check out the LaGyo Jewelry pieces at Gyorgyna’s flickr stream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/35421709@N06/ and check out her blog at http://mychangingrooms.blogspot.com/. And be sure to visit LaGyo Jewelry as well as the Chantkare Viktor clothing inspired by the LaGyo Noir collection!
LaGyo Main Store
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Garman/162/107/102
Chantkare Main Store-East Wing
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tabula%20rasa/227/234/33