New Jewelry On Display at the Banana Factory!

I'll have new jewelry on display in my studio at the Banana Factory in 

Bethlehem, PA for First Friday tomorrow night. Stop in and check it out! 6-9pm

Broken china jewelry by Laura Beth Love

My Visit To Rings & Things Bead Show Philly

Today I took a trip to Philly to visit my first ever Rings & Things bead show!

I had no idea what to expect - except for a lot of beads, of course! 

Wow, was it fun! I snapped a few photos while I was there so I could 

show you what it was like...check it out!

Holy beads Batman! Imagine an ENTIRE ballroom filled with tables just

like this one, each full of trays of strands of beads. Awesomeness!

They give you a tray when you walk in, and you just walk around and fill

your tray up with beads. When you're finished, they check you out. It was

quick and easy. My tray was very heavy by the time I was through!

I probably should have counted the tables to see how many there were,

but I can say it was an entire ballroom filled up with tables like the

ones above! The photo above shows just a tiny corner of the show!

All of the bead strands have tags. Each tag tells you what the bead is 

made of, what stone, or if it is dyed or natural, etc. The price on each 

strand is the retail price. You pay half of that, which is the wholesale

price (and also their catalog price.) Then they take another fifteen 

percent off on top of that, so it's really a great deal because you are

buying below the catalog price. If you're a business/retailer, don't 

forget to take along your state resale/tax certificate so that you don't 

pay sales tax on your wholesale purchase. 

They give you a price chart in your tray to refer to so you can keep 

track of what you're spending. 

It was so much fun! 

Be sure to check back for my next post, and

 I will show you all the goodies that I bought! 

What do you think?

Obessed: simple jewelry

 

 I am totally obsessed with simply jewelry pieces.  I am loving a little bit of gold and just the tiniest of details!  These are on the top of my wishing list right now!

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Great Gatsby Jewelry..

I am getting so excited for the Great Gatsby to come out next month.  Posters are everywhere and promotions have begun so it seems we almost cannot get away from it!  I keep seeing little things here and there on the jewelry from the movie so I thought I would dig a little deeper.  It looks like most of the pieces were based on vintage Tiffany and Co. designs from the period and oh my are they beautiful! 

Tiffany and Co designed their windows in NY with the jewelry on display.  I am loving every bit of it so I thought I would share.  I cannot wait to see other wonderful pieces that will be inspired by the Art Deco era.

Take a minute or two to watch the video to hear all about it!

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inspired {tuesday}

 

I have been wandering around the internet for while and was feeling quite inspired.  I dream of doing this with my hair at least one day over the coming holiday weekend.  We shall see how far I get... but I absolutely love it.

Directions here

 

I wish I could be this romantic for Valentine's day this year...absolutely gorgeous...

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I am currently obssessed with arrows right now- I am pretty sure that they belong on everything..so so cool.

necklace from white truffle studio

 

I am planning our next trip and have been reading Janelle's latest book to get ready.  I cannot wait to share it all with you!

via Janelle McCulloch

 


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Pipe Dreams: Copper Pipe Jewelry

Behold the humble copper pipe.

Copper and hydrangea flower pendant by Tracy Gross via Etsy

Copper pipe pendants by The Beadful Life

DIY copper pipe necklace by ladynoble at kollabora

Copper pipe pendant by Over The Moon

Ring by Kit Laird via Pinterest

Etching copper pipe DIY from Deborahread.com

Erin Paige Designs copper pipe necklace via Pinterest

Remember Capsule by Agambroult via Etsy

How to turn a pipe into enameled beads from New Jewelry A Day

Half pipe bracelet from Need Supply Co.

Bezels made from copper pipe by ScrappinCop via Etsy

Copper pipe bead by Jayne LeRette via Pinterest (and below)

Copper pipe bead by Jayne LeRette via Pinterest

Dragonfly copper pipe ring by jadejudzuart via Etsy

What do you think?

New Jewelry Made From Broken China

I've been a busy bee and just last night finished up a brand new batch of 
jewelry made from broken antique china.  I handcraft each piece of jewelry 
from start to finish - each piece starts out as a broken or damaged plate that 
is then transformed into wearable art. The finished result is a beautiful keepsake 
piece of heirloom quality broken china jewelry. Each is a labor of love! 

Check them out! 

Want to see more? 

You can check out all the the items shows above as well as lots more of 

my broken china jewelry in my Etsy shop: Dishfunctional Designs

What do you think?