August 25, 2008

Just Bead It

Marnie Rocks

Political T-shirts. Save the Whales bumper stickers. White jeans after Labor Day.

You like to make a statement.

Assert yourself at Marnie Rocks. The boutique is brimming with unique jewelry from its Houston-based namesake label.

The brand’s signature baubles have personalized details like birthstones, zodiac lockets, and letter charms. Long beaded necklaces, chunky chain bracelets, sweet drop earrings, and high-dollar diamond bangles shine bright, too.

Besides jewelry, the boutique stocks handbags, home goods — furry pillows, graphic coasters, organic cotton stacking boxes — and nursery items, including its own line of cheerful crib bedding.

It also backs Marnie Rocks Beading Cancer, a charity that entertains children in outpatient care at Houston’s M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. Employees and friends of the brand make weekly visits to craft jewelry with the young cancer patients.

Now there’s a statement worth supporting.

Marnie Rocks, 8413 Preston Center Plaza Drive (214-369-1200 or marnierocks.com). Stop in-store for more information about Marnie Rocks Beading Cancer.