GREER WYLDER -- Best Buys

The latest jewelry designs to arrive at Ice Accessories Inc. are from

Orly Baruch Designs and Cathleen Waronker. Orly Baruch has a spring line

called Madonna Madness. It features individually hand-enameled cross

medallion necklaces in 925 silver. The prices range from $90 to $295.

Cathleen Waronker has necklaces and earrings made from mother of pearl

and abalone with Swarovoski crystals. Waronker designs definitely have a

mermaid theme -- the styles range from a disk necklace, floral chokers,

starfish earrings and mounted starfish earrings. The prices range from

$50 to $300. The shop is in South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. Information:

(714) 432-7555.

A best buy on healthful food can be found at the new Chipotle

restaurant in Costa Mesa. The quick-service, gourmet Mexican restaurant

uses fresh, chopped herbs instead of dried, and makes fresh guacamole

daily. They are continuously grilling marinated fresh meats and making

fresh chips and taco shells. The restaurant boasts that it doesn’t have a

freezer or microwave. The food is out in the open, where you can watch

what’s going into the tacos or burritos. It’s open for lunch and dinner

from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. It’s at 2300 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 646-1288.

Mari-Bey Lamp and Shade Co. is moving at the end of the month to

Laguna Niguel. There is not a moving sale, but the store has been a

perfect place to find a lampshade for years. The other local alternative

is Custom House Lighting in Newport Beach. Not only does Custom House

sell lampshades (a much smaller selection, though, than Mari-Bey), they

also make custom lampshades. The custom shade service is great. You may

choose almost any fabric and have a lampshade made to fit your decor.

Custom House Lighting is at 308 Old Newport Blvd., Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 642-4546. Mari-Bey Lamp and Shade Co. is at 298 E.

17th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 646-7753.

Rose connoisseurs will love the exclusive roses that Roger’s Gardens

is carrying. The latest arrivals include Countesse de Provence, a coral

pink Romantica rose; garden sun, apricot blooms in a Romantica climber;

and bronze star, a brilliant amber orange hybrid tea rose. Of course,

Roger’s Gardens has always carries the David Austin hybrid roses that are

known to be a mix of English roses, old garden roses and modern hybrids.

If you would like to learn more about David Austin roses, David Austin

Jr. will be at the nursery at 9 a.m. April 21. Austin will share stories

of his father’s quest to develop the perfect rose and answer questions.

The David Austin roses that are available at Roger’s include the Eveyln,

a yellow and orange rose; dream weaver, a bright coral pink floribunda

climber rose; and eden, a pastel pink, cream and yellow climber rose. Two

of the most popular roses of the season are the Barbra Streisand --

personally chosen by Streisand, it’s a lavender color hybrid tea; and the

brilliant pink iceberg, noted as being one of the top 10 roses in the

world. Cristin Fusano, Roger’s horticulturist and consulting designer,

will hold a rose seminar at 9 a.m. Saturday. Also, if you’re really a

rose aficionado, you may enter an amateur rose contest to be held May 20.

It’s at 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona del Mar. Information: (949)

640-5800 or o7 https://www.rogersgardens.comf7 .

Teddy Bears and Teacups has acquired a new Italian bracelet that’s

been very popular. The bracelets may be customized by adding names or

charms, or both. The letters have 14-karat gold on them. It starts out as

a stainless steel link bracelet that costs $6, and you may customize the

bracelet by adding letters for $15 a piece, or an assortment of charms

for $18. Teddy Bears and Teacups is at 225 Marine Ave., Balboa Island.

Information: (949) 673-7204.

It’s inexplicable, but convenient, that another 7-Eleven store has

opened on East 17th Street in Costa Mesa. The new 7-Eleven sits behind a

Citgo gas station, on the corner of Orange Avenue and East 17th Street,

at 204 E. 17th St. Information: (949) 650-2551.

* BEST BUYS appears Thursdays and Saturdays. Send information to Greer

Wylder at 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, or via fax at (949)

646-4170.