The August issue of SFis has a big story on San Francisco’s leading jewelry designers — and I think it may be the first time that photos from Amber Marie Bently’s line have been published, a collection a lot of people have been wondering about.

The owner of the Kamalaspa spa at Union Square began making jewelry about two years ago, and recently took an intensive course at the Revere Academy in San Francisco.

The hand crafted pieces are one-of-a-kind (the jade beads on the necklace on the left were found at a market in Thailand), and totally wearable. If this is just the start of her career in jewelry, just think of what’s to come!

• Further reading: “Bewitched by the Romance of Baubles” [sfgate.com]
• Shopping: Amber Marie Bently Jewelry [ambermariebently.com]