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Tied Up And Ruffled… Lilian Asterfield’s Refashioned Neckties

Victorian/Steampunk-ish? Check. Recycled material? Check. Quirky and Unusual? Double check! Lilian Asterfield is the alter ego of artist and designer Nicole Deponte, who turns old men’s neckties into fabulous pieces of wearable textile art. Reminiscent of the ruffly cravats from the victorian age, … Continue reading

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Typewriter Lovers, Attention!

So I was just wasting the night away browsing Etsy… And my eye fell on this. Just… I loved it from the very moment I saw it. Ecological? Check. Quirky and Eccentric? Check. Attention-drawing statement piece? Check. Subtly Geeky? Double … Continue reading

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Breaking Dishes… China Knuckledusters

I love it when people combine the un-combinable… The fragility of porcelain and the toughness of knuckledusters… why not? I love everything from The Broken Plate Pendant Company, but their funny knuckledusters made of newly cast and recycled china reach … Continue reading

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There is no spoon? Spoon Rings

A while ago I did a post on spoons, featuring jewelry made out of vintage silver spoons. This time I want to dedicate a whole post to one particular sort of spoon-based jewelry: Spoon Rings. Tom and Jessica Dickson of … Continue reading

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Let’s Spoon… lovely spoon-based items…

Sometimes we have to be reminded of some wise lessons that can be found in movies… Today, the famous words from the Matrix: “There is no spoon”.  I am not going to elaborate about the absolute brilliance of this quote, … Continue reading

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Vintage Pendants

My apologies for the absolutely inspiration-less title. I couldn’t think of something better so I just call the cat a cat. I was browsing Etsy and I stumbled on this wonderful shop, filled with cute vintage and vintage-style pendants, in … Continue reading

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