{"id":85668,"date":"2025-02-13T11:30:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/antique-2\/ny-now-featuring-a-taste-of-honey-gem-gossip\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T11:30:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:30:50","slug":"ny-now-featuring-a-taste-of-honey-gem-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/?p=85668","title":{"rendered":"NY NOW \u2013 Featuring A Taste of Honey &#8211; Gem Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54320293112_aad2f7d5b0_h.jpg\" alt=\"NY Now with Gem Gossip\" width=\"900\" height=\"1400\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54321183491_78cae4e2e0_h.jpg\" alt=\"NY Now with Gem Gossip\" width=\"900\" height=\"1400\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes a designer can take a gemstone, like a dendritic agate, and give it a spotlight it deserves. And just like these unique agates, each design created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhoney.nyc\"><strong>A Taste of Honey<\/strong> <\/a>is as ethereal as the stone it holds. I also love her use of seashells and the organic feel they bring to her designs. Mackenzie also has a love for black star sapphires, another highly underrated gemstone! \u00a0Each piece is handcrafted in her Brooklyn studio. It was awesome meeting her at NY NOW and seeing her designs in person.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Mackenzie Schmaltz<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where from\/where are you based:<\/strong><br \/>I\u2019m originally from Michigan, living in Brooklyn, NY<\/p>\n<p><strong>How long have you been in the jewelry industry:<\/strong>\u00a0I started learning how to make jewelry 10 years ago and started working on my brand 2 years ago<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zodiac sign:<\/strong>\u00a0Taurus\/Gemini cusp<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite gemstone:<\/strong>\u00a0star sapphires and emeralds<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite piece in your collection:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhoney.nyc\/product-page\/branch-horn-choker\">Horn chokers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3 words to describe your jewelry:<\/strong><br \/>Organic, feminine, fantasy<\/p>\n<p>*photos by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lauren-newman.com\/\"><strong>Lauren Newman<\/strong><\/a> for Gem Gossip<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes a designer can take a gemstone, like a dendritic agate, and give it a spotlight it deserves. 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