Materialist

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Materialist N e w m a t e r i a l a s p e c t f o r y o u r j e w e l r y.

Get deep into 2015 j e w e l r y t re n d s !

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I n t ro d u c i n g ‘Thalinee Jirakittipong’ the paper jewellery handmaker

L e t ’s m a k e o v e r y o u r T - s h i r t i n t o j e w e l r y.

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Editor’s note Friday Night is not just the last working moment of the week.For many people, it’s also the beginning of pleasure weekend. Everyone is looking forward to enjoy on Friday night, either gathering drinks or go to the cinema. But for some people, they prefer to spend their moment on the night walking street market! Nowadays walking street markets are well known and much preferable especially those who lives in this hurriedly hectic society. This should be one of the best solution for city people to spend their time slower for relaxing, enjoying or even to get more interest to their surrounding and environment.

Good stores, bookstores, food stores and all kind of stuffs and accessories could be found here. Especially second hand, handy craft, DIY stuffs and even famous pop-up store from Instagram make you dazzling.

The interesting point here is that those kind of things often inspired you without expectation which you have to making a research, finding procedures. Sometime people curious that do they have enough skills to make these such thing at home? Of course yes, as we know, There’re many ways to get into those method laking of experimenting or finding the way by your own but do not forget that the most important thing you need is ‘time’.

Doing DIY would be able to use everything around you even trash. It’s another way to make enjoy recycle those sort of things. Moreover, it’s a kind of hobby that you can spent you free time to create piece of work by yourself, your two pair of hands, trying different methods, trial and error with materials and ideas to the most exiting one and end up into a piece of work which is full of value, feeling and emotion.

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2015 pantone

‘Wednesday Child’

From hobby to the bigger thing

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DIY

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Interview

15 ways from T-shirt to jewel

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Necklace Neckline

Uncovnventional Material

Customize it

Jewelry Trends

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Create Signature Look

‘Pahurat’

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Rings / Earrings

6 Colour of The Year 2015

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7 Colour of The year 2015

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Color of The Year 2015

By Pantone

Come design by the warm fire of “Marsala” “A hearty yet stylish tone, Marsala is universally appealing with a richness that lends sophistication ... it’s a very modern hue that totally suits the times.” - Pantone

“ Marsala emanates a sophisticated natural earthiness that will enrich the body, mind and soul. ” - Leatrice Eiseman

Named for the renowned Italian wine, Marsala is the 2015 Pantone Color of the Year. A naturally robust, earthy wine red, Marsala makes its own confident, energetic statement.

Because of its rich, impactful warmth, Pantone believes Marsala is a color that will resonate around the world, translating seamlessly across all spheres of design. Marsala was a hit on 2015 fashion runways, and an integral element in next year’s designs from interiors to beauty and more.

For jewelry-making, the translation means tremendous possibilities. This wine-influenced color is perceived differently depending on the selection of design elements. Pearls or Swarovski crystal, in this red-kissed color, convey luxury and glamour. Matte surface materials, such as leather, have the appearance of being more robust and earthy.

Transparent options, such as glass or acrylic, lend a lilting clarity to Marsala’s warmth. Gemstones in Marsala hues capture the depth and richness this color has to offer.

In addition, Marsala works well with a variety of color palettes. It is exceptional when paired with monochromatic mixes, such as peachy pinks. It harmonizes with numerous metals, illuminates smoky or neutral palettes, is compelling with amber, golden yellows, turquoise or teals and pops with vibrant blues.

“Marsala enriches our mind, body and soul, exuding confidence and stability.

Marsala is a subtly seductive shade, one that draws us into its em bracing warmth.” Leatrice Eisemann

8 Jewelry Trends 2015

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1 Relic Pendants

2 Breastplate Necklaces

Curious and a bit extraordinary were on mind of the designers, who came up with the range of these interesting and quite noteworthy forms of pendants, introducing more and more creatively worked out and quite spectacular forms and styles.

The inclination towards the ancient charm bracelets is another detail making them so specific.

Another way of making a statement about your personality is choosing these super massive and bold details as the accompaniments for your feminine and charming images thus adding something strong and tough to the image achieving a nice counterbalance of things. Basically coming with metallic forms these necklaces are the thing you need to prove that you are the tough type in fact.

3 FEather and fur

4 Wooden Jewelry

5 CHAINS, CHAINs, CHAINs

Feathers and fur appear to be the following accentuating materials that many of the designers boldly opted for coming up with multi-colored and beautiful looks.

Wood is the following keyword for the next fashion trend we are going to speak about right now, and wood jewelry is the following way of reaching the perfection with other ideally worked out forms and details, creating quite innovative and great looks out of simple and noteworthy accessories.

Chains are the following impressive and curious interpretations that we may note, taking the exemplars from the diversified and modernized looks from the top popular fashion shows.

Jewelry Trends 2015

By Rima Kh.

If you like following the development of the stylish flow of fashion and if you want to feel the pulse of fashion world all the time, then following and knowing the recent changes and shifts of fashion trends is simply necessary for you.

That’s what we are going to do once more right now, this time speaking about the spring/ summer 2015 accessory trends listing out the main flows of the styles and forms that the accessories took this time coming as the accompanying details of the new and fresh looks suggested. Thus, the list of main accessory trends for spring/ summer 2015 goes as follows!

9 Jewelry Trends 2015

6 Natural stone Natural stones turned out to be the following noteworthy andcool material that can beused for the creation of unique and spectacular jewelry pieces. Basically turning into massive details, these options came as counterbalances for feminine images, at the same time contributing to the eye-catching color combinations and overall color palette.

7 Metallic Bracelets

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8 Massive Geometric forms

Metallic details represent the next spring 2015 jewelry trend we may think over, having a look at the most creative and modern interpretations that these forms may acquire. Coming in combinations with colors and in solo, with big and small shapes and with classic and modern accents, these pieces will really manage to capture your imagination.

Geometric shapes are the unquestionable accompaniment to any range of fashion trends and this time this range was also quite impressive and fresh encompassing some absolutely cool and exquisite forms for making a personality statement and combining them with the ideal garment combinations.

9 Statement earrings

10 Hippie jewelry pieces

11 Upper arm bracellets

Experiments with forms, shapes, and colors gave birth to the incredible variety of pieces like earrings too, coming with the biggest diversity of materials and textures as well as the combinations with creatively worked out design combinations with garments.

Hippie inspired jewelry pieces also managed to catch our attention here coming explained with the typical color diversity and a variety of shapes. Especially noteworthy were the hippie colorful fringed necklaces from Creatures of the Wind, the green big jewel hanging from the silver bracelet seen at Derek Lam.

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Necklace neckline Accessories often make or break an outfit and should complement what you are wearing.

The right necklace can be used to accent the neckline of your dress and round off a look perfectly, drawing attention to your neck, breastbone, or chest in the process. The neckline and necklace should not compete with each other, and it is important to know when not to wear a necklace at all. Similarly, delicate and chunky necklaces have different functions and yield different effects. Some necklaces are more casual than others and should be worn only on casual occasions.

A number of factors should be taken into account when choosing a flattering necklace to match the neckline of your dress. The necklace length, explained in the glossary, lists the names of necklaces of different lengths. A short description of common necklace types follows.

Use this information to understand what necklace descriptions mean.

Turtle Neck

Off Shoulder

Strapless

Turtle Neck is appropreate for long chain or pendants

Asymmetric pendants might makes your shirt more georgious

Round Neck

Halter Neck

Collar or small pendant is looking good with this neckline.

Halter neck with Slim Pendant might be very gerogeous pair.

U Neck

V Neck

For this kind of neckline. U neck could be fulfill by shorter pendants with volume.

Draw focus to the point of the V from above or below.Length of the necklace depends on the depth of the V.

Because of its details.

You should mixed this neckline up with small pendant or earrings.

Collar shirt

Boat neck

Heart neck

Collar pendant or choker look best with collar shirt.

Boat neck looks great with long beads or pendants

Shorter necklaces that lie on the chest tend to look best

Choker is one of necklace kind we could looking for matching with strapless.

Square Neck Angular pendant is the best way to pair up with square neck

Cowl Neck

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rings It’s about achieving a one-of -a kind look over time - creating stacks as individual as the person wearing them.

Thegoal is to personalize the way you wear jewelry; mixing metals, textures, stone, dainty bands and etc.

A gob-stopper-size ring is the ideal partner for your cocktail frock. Try one for day, too, when you’re wearing basics.

Stack your rings for a funky edge.

To properly layer, choose ones that have flat edges or single stones and can be twisted to fit on top of each other.

Don’t load up every finger. One adorned digit per hand looks best (especially with cocktail pieces), but max out at two each if you like to wear multiples.

When wearing an attention-getting ring, keep in mind people will look - which means your nails should be properly groomed.v

According to the upward picture you could start creat your stack by follow this triangle placement then add more.

Earrings Dainty drop earrings are the middle ground between petite studs and major danglies. They also offer a way to work color into your look.

Small studs are perfect if you like a tad of glitz and don’t change them every day. Diamonds are the ultimate and go with everything, but pearls or gold or silver studs are just as versatile.

Chandelier earrings draw attention.

Keep your accoutrements limited to these stunners; pass on a necklace, brooch, or bangles.

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13 Creating a Signature Look

Creating a Signature Look for Jewelry by ebay

Your signature look has a great deal to do with your personal sense of style, and these simple tips can help you to develop your own individual aesthetic in homemade jewelry.

2. Define Your Style You can also seek inspiration from other jewelry designers by visiting websites and local shops. In addition, you can find design ideas by browsing craft magazines and by visiting craft fairs. As you do, take note of the pieces to which you gravitate, and ask yourself what you like about each piece. Then, bring elements of the jewelry you like into your own homemade jewelry, and before long, you are sure to notice your own personal style evolve in your jewelry designs.

1. Design Pieces You Would Love to Wear Whether you design homemade jewelry for yourself or for someone else, the most important way to bring your own signature style to your jewelry designs is to create pieces that you would enjoy wearing. For example, work with materials that both spark your inner creativity and excite you about the process. Great materials can get your creative juices flowing, allowing you to create striking pieces in your signature style.

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3. Use Similar Sizes, Colors, Patterns, or Materials Many jewelry designers create a signature look by creating lines of jewelry that feature a similar aesthetic. For example, a designer might use mixed metals in all designs or put brightly coloredAustrian crystal beads on all pieces, while another designer might create oversized silver pieces with chunky wooden beads.

While each piece does not need to look the same, using similar materials and patterns throughout creates a cohesive look among the individual pieces of a jewelry line.

4. Select a Theme Some designers create homemade jewelry with a similar theme that ties all of the pieces together, and you might consider doing this with your own designs. For example, if you decide on a botanical theme, create delicate pieces that include beads in colors found in the natural world, such as greens and browns, and natural materials like wood or stone. Likewise, if you choose a botanical theme, you could includecharms and pendants featuring flowers, leaves, or trees in the collection.

5. Use Your Intuition Ultimately, the design process remains a creative pursuit. When designing homemade jewelry, listen to your intuition and trust the design decisions that your gut tells you to make. Listening to your intuition allows you to create work that appeals to your personal aesthetic and comes from the heart, which remains the place from which many feel that the true process of creation arises.

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Model : Wiriya saisoong costume : Apisara Pruktivijittra Accessories : Valunporn sithivaraporn Photographer : Apisara Pruktivijittra / Valunporn sithivaraporn

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Model : Wiriya saisoong costume : Apisara Pruktivijittra Accessories : Valunporn sithivaraporn Photographer : Apisara Pruktivijittra / Valunporn sithivaraporn

Because I’m a wednesday child

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Heart made Nee-Thalinee Jirakittipong

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Don’t hesitate to try new things and don’t scared of failure. Not everyone born as Da Vinci .

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If you see a face of this short hair girl you might question your self that who is she?

Is something inside this half Thai-Chinese face? Is she a billionaire? Is she an musician? The answer is no, she is not.

She is just a normal graduated architecture student. But what interesting is her avocation which she often did since she was young, until now this hobby become more than a hobby. It is her heart, life and soul. She is Thalinee Jirakittipong, a girl who fascinated in jewelry hand made by using unconventional materials. Let’s get close up to her interview.

When did you start making DIY things?

I can’t remember exactly when but i think it has begun since I was young. My mom love cooking, embroidery and including hand craft work. She always created whatever she could by herself such as some kind of easy furniture; shelf, table and other home decorate. Also gifts when there is a special day for anyone. Cirtainly, I had to help her did such things and really don’t know when this kind of things become a part of my life.

What do you think of hand craft and why do you keen on DIY? I like the sense of handmade which you cannot find in normal store. It’s made with heart and care. When you do a DIY you make by hand you think by heart which incredible increase its value. It’s sometimes such a strange relationship between human and things.

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I’M NOT MINIMALIST I ’ M M I N I M A L M A X I M A L I S T.

I hurt that you studying faculty of architecture and it’s famous of hard working.

How come do you have time left to do such things?

I think the question is not about what I am learning. It’s about how well I manage my time. Believe me, not everyone who learn design must has lack of sleep.

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Do what you gain from study affect to this kind of hobby?

Definitely being the design student when I have been taught to solve the problem by myself before running to other and use money to buy thing instead of making it happens. I can do whatever I like. I can choose the raw material I want and do it my way.

Why has to be jewelry? Why doesn’t be anything else?

“ ” When you do a DIY you make by hand, you think by heart which incredible increase its value.

Personally I like fashion. It identify one’s personality. I’m feeling proud wearing it.

I like something unique and it’s the only piece in the world. The price is not important much to me when decide to buy stuff. The small task and complicated is challenging me.

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What is your trick to choose materials?

I don’t have specific idea of buying or finding materials. I love exploring and playing without expectation and see the possibility of material I have found both intentional and accidental. I believe that inspiration comes from everywhere and It sometimes challenge me to play around with and see what it’s going to be.

It’s experiment.

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Do you have any advise for people who interest in handy craft.

Practice a lot. You should learn how to balance both idea and skill, not just only one of them. be observant and question a lot. Don’t hesitate to try new things and don’t scared of failure. Not everyone born as Da Vinci .

Which material do you like most? Why? The loudspeaker wire one. Don’t you think it looks expensive and hard to imagine what it is. Yes, it’s tempting me.

The idea came up when my father asked me to get a tool box to him. I found it was kept messily on the box. I tried to tidy up and suddenly I saw its knot and who knows an enjoyment began at that moment.

Which style of work do you like? Who or what is your inspiration?

I’m not minimalist. I’m minimal maximalist. I always think a lot, come up with bunch of crazy ideas but usually end up with the simple one.

Um...for the role model, I adore Alexander McQueen, he’s genius! Just looking all the details in one piece of his work, take like an hour! He knows how to put all the ingredient, serve in special bowl and the taste is fantastic.his design is marvelous.

What piece of you do you like most?

Of course, the necklace from loudspeaker wire.It was made by tatting technique.

This is my master piece and I’m so proud wearing this thing everywhere.

I believe that i nspiration comes from everywhere and It sometimes challenge me to play around with and see what it’s going to be.

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UNCONVENTIONAL In a society where pictures take the place of words, ‘fashion offers us recognisable visual signs’, writes Dorothea Mink, author of Fashion Body Cult.

Jewellery is part of this system of signs – and the possibilities for self-expression are far greater than you’d think while browsing your local Accessorize.

We are fortunate to be experiencing an extraordinary era of creativity in jewellery with a proliferation of designers emerging over the last decade conjuring up dazzling designs to inspire us. This is not just an accessory, like a handbag: it is a beautifully crafted contemporary art form, and one that you can enjoy wearing and sharing.

This is not just an accessory, it is a beautifully crafted contemporary art form with design boundaries freed up, there are new themes emerging, such as asymmetrical and geometric shapes; ear cuffs; original ways of wearing rings (double rings across two fingers, or incomplete circles). This unconventional approach to jewelry making has many jewelry designers and artists thinking outside of the jewelry box as they create sprawling, layered masterpieces with oxidized wire, filigree metal, odd typography bits, old keys, tiny watch gears, charms, metal buttons, pictures and coins. Materials are the crucial part that bring the senses of beauty, joy and gives new meaning to the jewelries to have more story and dimensional in terms of abstract.

Behind the scene, unconventional jewelry is actually the accessories that contains of jewelry elements, whether threads, beats, silver chain, pendants or etc. but they are replaced by the other kinds of materials which is the important factor to change your jewelry to be more than jewelry by the characteristic and uniqueness.

MATERIAL UPDATES loudspeaker wire, the general stuff that every house must have ,but who knows that threre's a beauty hidden inside which every one ignore and focus on its function instead. It's to transfer an electric wave. From one place to another place by copper wire which is covered by plastic.

In terms of material, loudspeaker wire is quite strong and endure. For its character, line shape makes this kind of material really suitable with knitting, tatting, weaving or sort of things.

‘Jewellery talks for its wearer. It tells whoever is looking at them about the way the wearer sees themselves.’

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For people that love to craft hand-maded jewelry, the decoration is very important in order to make their masterpieces the most beautiful with uniquesness. So, today we are introducing you a place where the accessories neccessary for crafting the jewelry are sold with friendly price. It is at Soi Wanich, or locally called “Pahurat”.

Products : Impoter and exporter allkind of acrylics, Wooden beads, ABS pearl, CCB, Glass beads, Crystal beads, Sequin, Hot fixed stone, Ropes, Jewelry’s accessories, leather rope, Wax rope, Buttons.

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Products : Momen jewelry’s Accessories, Rings, Bracelets, Arcrilic stone, Sapphire glass and Bag’s accessories.

Service : Bags and jewelries made by order.

Tel : 026225714 Mobile : 0816821532 Email : linethaishop@hotmail.com line ID : linethaishop

Product : Ribbon, Cotton tape, Poly, Nylon, Lace, Velcro tape, Embroidery, Rope, Elastic, Leather, Glitter, Fashion tape, Fashion acssessories.

Tel : 022244027, 026224570 Fax : 026225263 Email : vadee_59@yahoo.com

Products : All kind of buttons, Lace, Buckles, Zippers ribbons, Trimming, Elastic cord, Sewing, Materials, Needles, Thread and many other garment accessories.

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Products : Embroidery’s accessories, Lace, Fabric, Ribbon, Scissors, Zippers, Beads, Threads, Glitters, Aluminium chain, Bag’s accessories.

Tel.022226555, 02222733 Fax : 022259065 E-mail : sanguansook@ hotmail.com

Jaroen beads idge VI br Rama Product : All kind of beads.

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27 From Hobbies to The Bigger Thing

From hobbies to the bigger things.

‘Beauty’ is always women concomitant.So is jewelry, one of the faminiine signature.

‘Jewelry’ is not just an adornment. it builds up one’s beauty and create eye attentions. It also reflect women’s appearance, behavior and taste. There accessories are the most needed items on one’s dressing table for decodes. Not strange at all that jewelry craft creates satisfaction to those who love in hand craft works which have their own unique characters and got only one piece in the world.

Jewelry craft becoming more and more popular in social media, especially in Instagram that creates online business opportunities. Many online business assemble in social media to open ‘Pop-up store’. Stores that assembles in particular places for just a limited period that is very popular for many girls who love shopping ,so I’m going to recommend two jewelry stores which are currently well-known in social media.

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Satada Jewellery Fine jewelry

A store for girls who are fascinated in luxurious of authentic pearls and gemstone which are the main products of Satada Jewellery. These thing cause an unfriendly price however, I guarantee that you are going to get a high-quality product from the shop. More over, the products are distinguish into four specific colours; gold, silver, pink-gold and dark silver which depend on one’s taste.

Glamore jewel Jewelry & accessories design made by hand.

For girls who like gorgeous jewelry which has cool and chic design could not deny how galaxy-scents of Glamore jewel are. By the uniqueness of the stone, how they are mixed and matched, and how heartily they made by hand, The shop became popular in very short time.

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From T-shirt to jewelry

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From T-shirt to jewelry Easy Ways to Turn T-Shirts into Jewelry You know we’ve got a weakness for repurposing just about anything. Today’s foray into style hackery comes in the form of t-shirts! With help from a bit of copper tubing, a few brass rings, and our trusty needle nose pliers, see how we turned 3 t-shirts into 15 pieces of jewelry, perfect for everything from summer festivals to fancy springtime soirees.

Materials Copper tubing T-shirts (the soft ones work best) Brass rings of various sizes Copper chain Gold chain Gold key rings Cord ends Gold clasps + Jump rings

Tools Tubing cutter Hand saw Needle nose pliers Fabric scissors Fine sand paper

For materials, we hit up the hardware store to stock up on copper tubing and these cool brass rings. We recommend taking a picture of these things to your hardware store if you want to get the same goodies. The rest of our materials are pretty standard issue in the jewelry department.

Old worn out t-shirts work best for jewelry-making as they aren’t as stiff as brand new ones. We went with navy, gray, and black.

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1 Flirty Fringe Necklace To get your t-shirt fabric to curl, cut it into 1/2 inch strips and pull to stretch.

When you let go, your t-shirt material should curl into a cord-like shape. You’ll use this method in just about every piece on this list. For this necklace, simply fold a piece of material in half, loop around the chain, and pull through. This type of knot is technically called a Lark’s Head but we always refer to it as topsy tail.

This would be a great finishing touch to a maxi dress.

2 Tiered Copper Necklace First, we’ll show you how to properly cut your copper tubing. Place a piece of tubing in your tubing cutter to score your copper. Then use a handsaw to cut. Sand the edges smooth and you’re done.

To create the necklace, we stretched out 5 pieces of material, varying in length by about an inch. String the copper pieces on like beads and center them on each strand of fabric. Use a cord end to secure both ends of the fabric, then attach a jump ring and keychain as a clasp.

You would like the linear look of this piece.

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3 Deco Dangly Earrings For these little beauties, we cut a two pieces of material a chain about 6 inches in length. Loop them together and pull them onto two brass rings, topsy tail style. Use needle nose pliers to attach earrings hooks and you’re good to go.

These have such a great simple silhouette.

4 Fringed Pipe Pendant For some reason, this reminds us of a little jellyfish or something. Loop short pieces of fringe onto a piece of copper tubing, string chain through the tubing, and you’re done!

you might love the long pendant style for a smaller piece like this.

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5 Brass Ring Statement Necklace I used all three t-shirts for this one. The method of putting the rings on is just like my washer bracelets. You loop one ring through, then the second one. Then you pull your fabric over the second ring and weave it through the first one. Pull it all the way through, then weave back through your second ring. Pull tight and repeat until you get a pattern that looks like ours. Braid the excess material and clasp at the end using cord ends and a clasp.

you have to admit, it might be your favorite one of the bunch!

6 Minimal Copper Strand Necklace For this one, take two pieces of gray t-shirt fabric and one piece of copper chain. Braid all three and secure at each end with cord ends. String a piece of copper onto the necklace and that’s all!

This one is definitely on the more subtle side, and would look great layered with a pendant necklace or two.

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7 Braided Chain Necklace Taking a cue from a chunky braided necklace, this slightly tiered number is a breeze to make. Make five braids using chain and two colors tf t-shirt material. Clasp them on both ends using cord ends. Attach jump rings to the ends of each braid and attach to gold key rings.

Add another length of chain and that’s it!

Mixing up your favourite colour!

8 Chunky Braided Necklace Similar to the braided chain necklace, this one is made of three black fabric braids. Secure with cord ends and use a jump ring to pull them together. String a few brass rings over all three braids and add chain to finish it off.

WHAT if there’re more brass rings?

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by Emily Hendersen

Jewelry blocks Let me ask you this: have you ever left The Container Store and felt a kind of high for how organized you are about to be? This happens to me about once a year after a big shop there and one time I asked the clerk if people are normally as giddy as I am as they check out?

They said that actually there are studies done that there like serotonin released when one thinks that they are going to get organized. I’m sure I’m misquoting and it’s probably all propaganda, but I believe it because I’ve felt it.

But the problem is that once you leave the store and you have to not only organize your home with you new fancy (and probably expensive) products but you have to keep them organized. And this is where I fail, miserably. Which is why I’ve enlisted the help of Beth Ziegler, a local organizing expert (and all around awesome/cool chick) to help me with a bunch of organizing projects.

We came up with fun challenge of how to organize your bountiful, incredible jewelry collection. These aren’t for your precious gems (or family heirlooms) for i believe those should probably be put in a jewelry box. But for those daily wears that you take off drunkenly and throw on your nightstand, we thought there could be an easier system that looks good and modern. Thus we invented these jewelry blocks.

So welcome to this ‘customize it’, where we get organized. Our goal was to do organizational projects that are not only functional, but visually appealing. You can read Real Simple or one million mommy blogs to find out how to properly organize your coupon station in your kitchen, but I think that organization can be kinda cool, nay even sexy.

Here’s what you need: - hammer - lint-free cloth - sawtooth hangers - wood stain - gorilla glue - wood block - brass dowels

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1. You can buy a 2×2 block of wood in any length at the hardware store. Just have them cut it into squares for you or use a handsaw as I did to easily cut them at home. I sanded any rough edges and then used a lint-free cloth to lightly stain each block. I used very little since I wanted the grain of the wood to peek through.

2. Hammer the sawtooth hanger onto the back of the wood block. Keyhole hooks also work in a pinch if that’s what you have on hand.

And there you have it. I love how simple and modern they are which lets your baubles stand out. Or if your baubles are less bauble-y and more simple and modern then all the more reason why something like this is for you.

3. I chose gorilla glue instead of wood glue because I didn’t want to compromise the clean and minimal look I had going for me. It holds up really well which is surprising–but perfect since it dries clear! Hang each block on the wall and arrange your jewelry as you like.

not only function is neccessary for storage but also visually appealing!

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Activities 11th International The Ugly Necklace Contest,2015 Enrolment close : May 31th, 2015 Yes, an UGLY Necklace Contest. Here’s your opportunity to show your design skills, your visual acumen, your senses and sensibilities. Can you put together a well-designed and functional, yet UGLY, necklace? The Tenth International The Ugly Necklace Contest for 2014 is offering a first prize of a $992.93 shopping spree on the Land of Odds web-site (www.landofodds.com), and a Runner-Up prize of a $399.07 shopping spree on the web-site.

We need photos!

Now’s your chance to make something truly Ugly, and have great fun with it.

And even win a prize!

- See more at: http://www.landofodds. com/content/uglynecklace.htm#sthash.6FFVkAak.wmJB870l.dpuf

Sponsored by: Land of Odds Be Dazzled Beads Center for Beadwork & Jewelry Arts Open Window Gallery - Fine Art Jewelry.

Basic Technical Jewellery workshop 30 hours, noon-6pm Mon-Fri by appointment For more information please contact: info@atelierrudee.com

Ancient Casting workshop in Thailand Aug 3rd-9th, 2015 Enrolment close: June 3rd, 2015 Take a journey with us in a little village in North-East of Thailand, where you can see and learn ancient technique metal casting using molds made from clay, straw and cow dung, using wax produced by mixing normal wax with gums from nature. This ancient technique remains only in very few places in the world.

You will learn about history and value of this ancient casting technique, work with wax by using ancient tools made from bamboo and curved wood, learn about tools, materials and working process of ancient casting.

You will create pieces from your own design in brass (if you wish to use other kind of metal you can bring them along with you).

For further information please contact: info@atelierrudee.com

Creative Wax Working workshop Duration: 2 days Duration: 2 days June 21st, 2015 : 1-6 pm June 28th, 2015 : 9am- 12pm Workshop fee: 2,900 THB For more information at info@atelierrudee.com

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