November 25th, 2010
Too Sweet Tooth Treasury
Hey all, I’m popping in to share the cutest treasury by MissKnits. Chocolate brown and pale pink are one of my favorite color combos, for starters. Even better, every handpicked item featured here has a special Black Friday deal. That’s only 2 days away! And last but not least, my Pink Sweet Tooth Necklace is included. Enjoy!
Soooo Sweet Black Friday Etsy Treasury
The Pink Sweet Tooth Necklace is a customizable pair of my most popular charms. There’s a tiny hand-sculpted cupcake, complete with glittery sprinkles. He’s accompanied by a grinning tooth charm. I meticulously handcraft each charm by hand here in my little urban studio. No molds are used, ever. So you can rest assured that each piece is unique and made specially for you. Actually, I have been making a lot of teeth lately. It all started when one of my customers approached me about making some for her school age daughter who recently lost four baby teeth. That reminded me how fun these are to shape, bake and collect. Check ’em out!
Polymer Clay Teeth Charms
Teeth for Party Favors
Losing baby teeth is quite a rite of passage for kids but I had no idea how this ritual came about. I wondered about the origins of the tooth fairy and did a bit of poking around. Did you know that the tooth fairy story originated around 1900, and may have been linked with rising affluence in the US and an increasingly child-focused culture? And a survey in the 1990s suggested that the average rate for a lost tooth went from a dime in the 1970s to almost $2.00. As for me, my reward for shedding those baby teeth was always a crisp, new dollar bill, neatly folded into the little zippered pouch I had placed under my pillow. I never once was able to stay up and catch the tooth fairy in the act, no matter how hard I tried to keep my heavy eyelids open. How did she do that?!
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Hello… I make jewelry.
And I am a multifaceted beast! I currently sell my work under two pseudonyms. My Gearbunny line is where I express my punky, industrial, cute and morbid side. Here you’ll find polymer clay jewelry and accessories. I mainly focus on necklaces, charms, pendants, bracelets, and earrings, but I have been known to branch off into hair accessories and brooches. My inspiration comes from club and music culture and weird, quirky thoughts that pop into my head. I have been creating jewelry as Gearbunny since 2006.
My jewelry alterego is LapinJade (ooh la la, that’s jade rabbit, in French). Launched in April of 2008, it’s a newer endeavor. My LapinJade jewelry features sterling silver wire-wrapping and original silver pieces that I’ve forged myself using metalworking techniques. The versatility of silver is very inspiring. I also use various gemstones and precious materials. Overall this is a more elegant, classically beautiful line.
Gearbunny and LapinJade are both equally ME, so you’ll find updates for both on this site!
Currently I sell my work on Etsy, a fantastic virtual marketplace for all things handmade. Visit Gearbunny here, and LapinJade over here.