accessories DIY

On the DIY to-do list: this neat bib-style (to which I'm slowly becoming a fan of) geometric tile gem necklace tutorial.

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clay

Yesterday I missioned it across town to my friend's house in Seatoun and we made some geometric necklaces from this DIY tutorial on Dismount Creative, and since we are both in love with those bracelets Bedrock Bones makes, we attempted some of our own. The purple bracelet in the second photo is original one that I bought, and the orange and red are ones my friend made for me (turns out shaping bones from clay is a skill I lack).

Clay is so much fun!



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show me them fangs

I love this.

 And also this similiar but daintier version.



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favourite things

 I love markets. For various obvious reasons, the coming together of the community, the friends, food, music. And finding perfectly different pieces not sold in physical shops. I also love my necklaces - some of the ones pictured are ones I picked up at a market recently. There's another market near us coming up on thursday and I am soo there. Markets! Excitement!

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Semi-obscure gifts

A Retainer Necklace from Areaware

Sigmund Freud Action Figure from Archie McPhee & Co

A Pipe from Artware Editions

A Tray from John Derian

A Giant Microbe from Exit 9

Glow in the Dark Poster from Dolce Press

Clock Tattoo from MOCA store online

Vintage Edition Monopoly from Restoration Hardware

Keith Haring Condoms

Happy Socks from Need Supply Co.

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Lou

Images from http://flavorwire.com/129312/2010-holiday-gift-guide-100-gifts-for-100-cultural-icons/101

Much love monday

 

My friend Annika and I went into town the other day to kill a few hours of boredom. We wandered mindlessly into a wee jewellery store and discovered (well it was pretty smack bang in front of us) this glorious bright white, glowing display cabinet with the most gorgeous rings under the glass.

All of the rings were Pandora. And I haven't been a huuuuge fan of Pandora's fancy charm bracelets like all my girlfriends, so it was particularly interesting to find myself actually swoooning over these rings and picturing them on all my fingers. And they weren't too badly priced either. NOOO materialismmmmm.

This one below with a somewhat plain twist rope design was my favourite (well, favourite tied with the two above), just because it's sweet and simple enough to wear like, all the time.

Anyway anyway, further on our journey Annika and I went into Iko Iko on Cuba and an INCREDIBLY similar rope twisty ring was for sale under the glass countertop. It was only a coincidence, but then today I found these Jessica McCormack diamond rope rings blogged about here (for $1112), and you know what, three is a trend.

Soo I can't afford $1112 for a ring at the moment (and proooobably not anytime soon, going to uni and whatnot) so when I was dragged out to go Christmas shopping in lower hutt, I bought myself this slightly wiccan/slightly Maori little thing to make do until I have $1112 for that diamond ring, or more realistically $55 for that Pandora silver ring.

I LOVE IT. Well I do today anyway.

What do you love today?

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Rockin it

I love my new amethyst necklace. Crystal rocks. 

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Billy Bride

Crystal has always been sort of witch-y, mysterious and dark, but its refreshing to see them in a new light with them being one of the top trends in fashion lately. Here are some of the delicously raw and simply designed jewellery by a Sydney based label Billy Bride (created by Renee Warne). They are amazing to just look at. Or you could look at them in real life and buy them here. I would be utterly jealous.

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