A Sparkly!

I'm all about Yayoi's dainty silver twig bangle from Candy Store Collective. Whisper thin, just the way I like it.

This bracelet reminds me of a bracelet I got for Christmas when I was six that looked like varying shades of Chicklet gum strung together. I loved that thing! So Irina Blok had me at hello, but then she added tree branches = double whammy of voodoo love.




I so want Nicole Kidman wrists so I could wear this chunky berry branch bracelet by SNG! The inversed image two thirds thru reminds me of a photograph.





And talent runs in the family. AG designed the bracelet below - it's an id bracelet for modern times - your name and birthdate gets printed on it in binary code!




Everyone's talking about Yoon Jung Yun's inner message rings, and I have to add my voice to the throng. There's raised lettering on the inside, so when the wearer removes the ring after wearing for a good amount of time, the message is still there, imprinted on his finger. There are two standard messages - "Marry Me" and "Always" but for three times the money you can have a custom message. Most will go for something heartfelt and romantic, but if you're worried he's going to take off the ring while flirting with stewardesses, you can always have it say "You Dirty Rat". Or maybe this message for the day after the divorce..."I Was Pretending" or "Psyche!"

PS I'm not jaded about marriage ! M for Amazing and I have True Love (4 Ever). Just not so confident in other people's unions.

One Potato, Two Potato....

If anything in this photo makes you drool, than you really have to check out THREE potao FOUR! I don't care if you've been shopping there for years; it's new to me so let me rave :)

Here is a sampling of some of my finds, and believe me, it's only the tip of the iceberg! First up is a Snowden Motorway Plate (almost enough to make me like pink), (2) British Rollsign Numbers, (3) a simple but genius wooden Kid O puzzle of narrow to wide ; dark to light-likely to occupy a child's attention for far longer than many more complicated toys, (4) an awesome map of Manhattan (one can never have too many maps of Manhattan), and (5) these old Check Register Numbers. I have no idea what I'd use them for, but I know that just standing in a silver 1950's anadozied aluminum cup on my kitchen shelf they will make me smile. Funny how my mom's china knick-knacks are clutter but my vintage numbers are art.

And this is the one I let get away. Sob. No matter that I didn't know the site existed. It's astronauts! I should've been inexplicably drawn to them like a magnet. I registered for a restock notification. Like that will ever happen.

Through the Looking Glass

I'm not much of a jewelry girl, but a year ago I fell in love with a resin necklace I found in a local shop. It had an image embedded in it of a black bird sitting on a telephone wire. I'd never seen anything like it, the depth of the image fascinated me, and even though it was a small, simple piece it definitely had the presence of "Art". It reminded me of two of my favorite things - beach glass and photography - merged into one.

Of course, when I went back to buy it it was long gone.

But last night not only did I discover these at Bethtastic's Shop (Etsy), I also found a video tutorial by John Goldon via YouTube on how to make them myself! My mind is roiling with ideas, I can hardly tamp them down!

If you prefer brighter, more dynamic colors, then check this resin jewelry out, it may be more your style.