Daily Gems & other musings — five star business

  "Beautiful jewelry, wonderful service!"  -Karen "I called the number and found viv&ingrid's online site, spoke with Ingrid, and proceeded to order a custom made bracelet, and picked it up two hours later from their studio!  So easy, they even gift wrapped it in their beautiful style, and my friend LOVES her pearl charm bracelet!"  -Phylis "My wife absolutely LOVES it.  And it looks gorgeous.  Not to mention the wrapping and the paper were exquisite.  Thank you so much!!"  -Michael   Have you heard?  viv&ingrid has all our reviews posted on our Testimonials page, a place where you can read...

The inspiration for the original viv&ingrid "Bonbon Box" came from the idea of treating yourself to a box of little luxuries, something we dreamed up in our small upstairs design studio before we opened our flagship shop in Downtown Berkeley...fast forward a few years later, and after we opened viv&ingrid at Oxford Hall, our idea evolved into creating little boxes of edible treats featuring our local friends and artisanal candy creators. The viv&ingrid Bonbon Bar was one of our favorite endeavors, and we loved partnering with different small makers to bring locally made and sustainably sourced products and women-owned businesses...

  Did you know?  viv&ingrid offers jewelry repairs on all our designs and half pair replacements! We stand behind every piece of jewelry we design, and will do everything we can to repair your favorite pieces that need a little extra love.  We love being able to bring your collection back to life, while reducing our footprint at the same time. Lost an earring?  No problem!  We also offer half pair replacements at half the cost of a full pair.  Most replacements can be matched to your existing piece by emailing customerservice@vivandingrid.com.   You can send any pieces for repair...

Happy Monday, friends!  With the holidays just days away, we're keeping the Small Business Gift Guides coming - next up:  the best in Coffee and Tea! This round, we're not only featuring some of our very favorite brands for a coffee or tea buzz, but you can visit these locations in the East Bay to enjoy all of these five-star reviewed goodies and pick up your sweet treats in person for all those last minute gifting needs!   Bundts & Crumpets Specialty Teas @ the Mel & Ash Beau-Tea Lounge We've been obsessed with premium loose leaf teas ever since Bundts...

We recently launched our small business gift guide with a feature on Gourmet, Artisanal and Vegan Treats, and we're so excited to share our next installment with more of our favorite brands in organic and small batch wellness!   Flower of Love SF Based in San Francisco just across the bay from our design studio, Flower of Love creates vegan and cruelty free products in small batches that "redefine the standard 'clean up'."  They never use added artificial dyes, fragrance oils or additives to create a product you can trust.  Inspired by nature, Flower of Love believes that nature gives us everything...