Without jewelry, pearls would be nothing but oyster gallstones and treasure chests would contain nothing but dirty back issues of The Economist. Embrace the power of bling with today's Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of handcrafted jewelry and accessories from Dallas Pridgen Jewelry. Today's deal is good for online redemption only and can be applied to shipping costs.

Peruse the hundreds of items in Dallas Pridgen's online selection, where all that glitters is gold, silver, or platinum. Select a suitably adorable gift for animal lovers, such as the silver whale brooch ($49) or the 14K gold elephant pendant ($66), or communicate with holiday spirits via seasonal jewelry ($25–$1,132). Fans of whimsy and Sandra Boynton buffs will delight in Dallas Pridgen's exclusive Boynton line ($49–$1,499), which renders the author and illustrator's inimitable characters in sterling and gold. The Juliet series spotlights elegant and feminine lines, like those that form the Juliet's heart pendant (silver $98, gold $799), a thoughtful gift to perk up a girlfriend, sister, or forlorn ventriloquist dummy.

All pieces from Dallas Pridgen Jewelry are original designs, handcrafted and polished at an independent studio in Hillsborough. Order a fashionable accessory with today's deal, and give the gift of shininess to yourself or someone special.

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Dallas Pridgen Jewelry was featured in the Herald Sun:

• He describes his designs as whimsical, bracelets of interlocking butterflies and pendants of angel kitties. When children's book author Sandra Boynton wanted to see her characters in 14-karat gold, Pridgen was the natural fit. His Boynton Collection features her familiar singing frogs and "friendly beasts." On the darker end of whimsical, Pridgen has developed a line of biker jewelry called Outrider. The skulls and Celtic crosses appeal to Pridgen's more masculine customers. – Jonathan Tuttle, Herald Sun