Allison Rose

lovetheserosebeads...so much. This is an older pair of earrings that I made - probably among my very first.

Allison chains

This is a bit out there, but I'm still pretty sure I'll wear it. Another second-lives-for-broken-necklaces piece, inspired by the body chains by Bliss Lau that are all over the place right now.

Birds and flowers

...are a recurring theme in my jewelry.



I made these last Monday with some pieces I got on etsy, plus some assorted repurposed jewelry bits.

Amber

I made these during my obsession-with-amber phase:

Another way to reconstruct a t-shirt

In November of 2008 Etsy seller necklush sold their first piece...so I'm going to credit them with the original idea. Urban Outfitters' Urban Renewal line has created something very similar, which I got for $1.99 on clearance recently. You can even find online tutorials (like this one from Connie at this old dress) if you'd like to make one for yourself...which is exactly what I did on my lunch break last Friday while working from home.

I used an almost threadbare t-shirt which was being thrown away and had plenty of holes in it.

Necklace explosion

I forget which blog I found this link on, but I was almost instantly inspired to try it myself. The less than instant part consisted of taking a picture and posting it here...I think I finished this about a month ago.

I made it entirely out of random broken jewelry and pendants that I had on hand. I just took a short length of chain with relatively large links, and attached two charms on each link (one on each side) with jump rings. I put the largest pieces on the bottom, the smallest on the top, and mixed things up a bit in the middle. That's really all there was to it.



I wear it on a very long chain, and so far have only lost one item off of it, which was promptly returned to me by the bouncer who picked it up, so I'm thinking it carries a bit of good luck with it.

Introducing: OSFA for Heinous Shrew

These are the "two hole" earrings I made!

These were made from recycled necklaces. I used to have two of them, but somewhere along the line I lost one.