Wearable art… and I want to be the one wearing it! Rachel Wightman, previously an interiors stylist in the magazine world, now describes herself as “a maker of things”, and has a design line called Not Tuesday. These gorgeous polymer clay beads are all totally unique because each one is handmade, and colour mixed, by Rachel. Yes, without a doubt, they are officially on my Christmas list… it’s not too early to start that, right? Right!

{Oh, and how fantastic are these product shots?!}

Um. I love this. Beautiful, delicate rings… made of soap!

Korean artist Kyeok Kim has created these lovely pieces as part of her Jewellery as Second Skin series. The idea is that as you wash your hands, the ring slowly disappears leaving your hands smelling like a drop of perfume. It is meant to be “… a sensory experience [that becomes] an unconscious ornament.” Now, don’t get me wrong, I would love an unconscious ornament… but these rings are so gorgeous, I might just opt for never washing my hands while wearing them. Not the point, I know, but I just don’t think I could watch them dissolve!

I’m sure you all remember that I went to Alt Summit this past January {you should… I couldn’t stop talking about it!} Anyway, on that life-changing trip I met some amazing people, two of whom happen to be the founders of cargoh, a curated online marketplace for indie designers/artists. Well, as of today, cargoh is new & improved, with even more fab features to help you buy and sell beautiful things. Here are a few of my favorite items… and yes, I realize that I have a bit of a feather theme happening. I was even going to throw a feather pendant in there, but I couldn’t not show that nerdy little eyeglass necklace!  Happy shopping, and congratulations to the whole cargoh team! xo

{1. wood earrings ~ billy would 2. spray painted owl ~ indigo 3. eyeglass necklace ~ giftgirls 4. embroidered bird girl ~ cindy steiler}

Beautiful, geometric sculptures that I want to hang on my wall… or on my shirt. These little pieces of art are brooches made from bits of colorful polymer clay by an Athens based artist/Agricultural Biotechnology student named Eva. Yes. I said Agricultural Biotechnology student.  Apparently, when she doesn’t feel like studying, she’s busy filling her Etsy shop, nomilk today, with all sorts of wearable art to make me jealous … make sure you check out the earrings, necklaces, and rings too! Love.

{via Pikaland}

I can’t even bring myself to call this jewelry. Nope,  it’s art, and that’s all there is to it! However, there’s no need for a gallery display case because Debra Baxter has designed this insanely beautiful wearable art, to slip directly onto your fingers. Want some more proof that these aren’t just rings? Ok, would a piece of plain old jewelry have a title like this… “Crystal Brass Knuckles (I am going to realign  your chakras mother******!)” See? It’s definitely art.

{…aaannnd, it just so happens that my birthday is only days away, so feel free to buy me one of these… No? Ok, well at least pop over to sfgirlbybay for my pre-birthday ‘curated collection’ of cakes!}

How cool would I be if I could actually pull off wearing that gorgeous spiky necklace… or that fantastically huge ring? Well hey, if a dog can look fabulous in this stuff, I’m certainly going to give it a try! Stunningly unique felted, and crocheted, wearable art by Portuguese artist Maria João Ribeiro. L.O.V.E.

{Speaking of fab dogs, pop over to sfgirlbybay today – which by the way is where I found Maria’s work – for my new series that just started today! It’s called ‘curated collections’, and the first collection up… you guessed it … pet portraits!}

I’ve been jealous a lot in the last two years, so this wish list could easily go on forever, however, I’ve managed to control myself as much as humanly possible. Here are a few things that I would love to see under my Christmas tree this year… Santa, are you listening?

Ok, now this last one isn’t art {technically}, but it’s been on my wish list every year since I was a kid:

Mmmm, chips… no, no – not a huge, sculptural installation that looks like a pile of chips {although that would be pretty cool}… I just want plain old potato chips. Preferably with dip.

I hope that all of you get what you’re wishing for too… Happy Holidays everyone! xo

{1. Laura McKellar 2. Martha Rich 3. Wayne White 4. Rachel Denny 5. Abigail Ahern 6. The Exquisite Book 7. Suitcase Series Volume 2 ~ Dottie Angel 8. Su Blackwell 9. Tanja Ufer 10. miki and nora 11. EmersonMade 12. delicious chips}

Brooches, rings and pendants that capture quiet, domestic moments delicately illustrated using human hair. Wait… what?! Yep, jewelry designer/artist Melanie Bilenker has actually used her own hair to create this these lovely pieces. Thankfully she has a section on her website to explain exactly how she does this {because I could not figure it out on my own}:

“The Victorians kept lockets of hair and miniature portraits painted with ground hair and pigment to secure the memory of a lost love. In much the same way, I secure my memories through photographic images rendered in lines of my own hair, the physical remnants.”

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so what better time to write about a collection of work featuring a whole bunch of pink, and a whole bunch of, well, breasts! Don’t be shy ladies. Check early, check often xo

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Ok, kicking things off by getting straight to the point, thanks to Team Macho:

Beautiful embroidery work {in a variety of cup sizes} by Jenny Hart:

“Mounds” by Margaux Lange… yep, those are Barbie boobs!

Charmaine Olivia… Deer heads and doilies!

Peregrine Honig’s Little Red Riding Hood showing off her bikini tan. Love, love, love!

Emily Barletta manages to make diseased cells look beautiful with her amazing crochet/bead work:

Lovely pink ladies by Tina Berning:

…and of course, a post about breast cancer wouldn’t be complete without at least of few pink ribbons. Pen drawings by Leigh Wells:

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For more information on early detection, treatment, or to make a donation, please visit your national site. Oh, and don’t forget to Think Pink! xx

US… www.nationalbreastcancer.org //  Canada… www.cbcf.org //  Australia… www.nbcf.org.au //  UK… www.wearitpink.co.uk

So, you know how every wedding anniversary has a designated type of gift… first anniversary is paper, fifth anniversary is wood, etc, etc. Well, this weekend I’m celebrating my seventh, so naturally I checked the chart… Wool and or copper. Hmm. Well, I’m deathly allergic to wool, and I definitely don’t want a pot, so I made an executive decision. Seven years has officially become custom-designed, upcycled license plate belt buckles. Ah, yes. Much better! I found these little gems on Etsy {of course!}, and with one quick email to Amanda Holt of Vintage in Retrospect we were off to the races. She basically let us design exactly what we wanted… dark blue, a big 7, a star, and not one little bit of wool or copper in sight. Yep, we love each other, and our incredibly cool lucky 7 belt buckles, very much! Thanks Amanda!

{happy anniversary to the sweetest guy in town  xo}