Silverworks

It should be no surprise that one of my first priorities upon moving to Seattle was to find a place that sells cute jewelry. Fortunately, I’ve found it in Silverworks, inside the Northgate Mall.
This isn’t one of your typical Claire’s-type costume jewelry mall stores by any means. Silverworks is tastefully decorated in a very grown-​up way (no pawing through racks of furry notebooks and lip glosses), and the walls are lined with display cases full of funky sterling and gemstone jewelry. You can easily spend an hour or more browsing through all the different racks, and the salespeople are very attentive about asking if you want them to open up cases to try stuff on.
Silverworks carries silver bangles, a HUGE selection of charms, semiprecious stone jewelry, enamel inlays, pressed flower jewelry, and even some wooden jewelry. Their wide selection includes gems and stones that I haven’t even heard of, and each case is nicely labeled so you can tell what you’re looking at. I didn’t see much for under $ 20 — most of their pieces range from $ 30−−50, so it may not be the best place for an inexpensive gift. But from what I could tell, the jewelry seems to be worth what they’re charging, so while you may not get a bargain, you’re paying a fair price.
I haven’t actually bought anything from Silverworks… YET. But I plan to change that very soon, especially with Xmas not too far away. Are you ready for me, Silverworks?