Prism Earrings. Vintage Recycled.

Prism earrings. For brides. For bridesmaids. For sparkly holiday parties. For diamond alternative lovers. For ever and ever.

Available here.

Something New for the New Year

My grandma says we should always buy something new for the new year, even a small thing. So I made these lovely pieces that combine gold and silver, basically raw brass and pewter, along with coral and peridot.

Pomegranate Two-Tone Necklace

Red Heart Two-Tone Necklace

I wouldn't tell my grandma this, but only the chain in those is new... The rest of the components come from old and broken jewelry. But hey! If you get one of those necklaces, you get old and new in one! Cool!

The Timeless Appeal of Tassels

Tassels have always been incredibly appealing to me, even though in my mind they were associated with 'heavier' designs. However, to use some very fine chain that I recently acquired I designed these tassel earrings -sleek, modern, structured earrings and yet with all the fluid charm for which tassels are so well-known.

Copper Chain Tassel Earrings with Blue Gray Pearls

Copper Chain Tassel Earrings with Peach Pink Pearls

As you can see, there are two versions, one with blue gray pearls, and one with peach pink pearls. What kind of clothing would you wear these with? Let me know in your comments!

Love Unconquerable in Battle - Sophocles, Antigone Greek Quote: The Brooch

After the necklaces, it seemed only natural that I would make this Sophocles, Antigone quote into a brooch, too. So here it is in my shop:

Love Unconquerable in Battle Brooch

O Love, in every battle victor owned;
Love, now assailing wealth and lordly state,
Now on a girl's soft cheek,
Slumbering the livelong night;
Now wandering o'er the sea,
And now in shepherd's folds;
The Undying Ones have no escape from thee,
Nor men whose lives are measured as a day;
And who has thee is mad.

(Sophocles, Antigone, E. H. Plumptre's translation, lines 781-790)

The brooch features a romantic antique brass metal part and a vanilla cream color message, with a vanilla cream jade bead. Which makes it perfect to combine with everything in your wardrobe, and ideal for weddings and bridesmaids' gift...

Romantic Lace and Flowers Earrings

Before I present to you my new pair of earrings, I have to tell you one thing: Lace is all over the place this season. Read any magazine, and it's there. Lace dresses, shrugs, collars, tights, lace in shoes and, oh! -lace in earrings!

So, when L' Accent Nou came up with the theme 'Antarctica' for the EST challenge, I thought about all things white (like... snowflakes!) and then decided to dig up my drawer and make a pair of earrings using some of my vintage white cotton lace, which I had bought at a thrift store a few years back...



I also used transparent, 'ice' pink flower Czech glass beads and antique copper findings. I think they are one of the most graceful and loveliest pairs of earrings I have ever seen!