Posted in design, designer, Fashion, handmade, jewelry, kitsch, new, reconstructed, reconstructed vintage, shop, vintage, Vintage Findings, vintage inspired, website on May 29, 2007| 2 Comments »
Paradox jewelry & accessories are now available on my website Looking-Glass Studio! Please stop in to check out my new creations and finds! Our site offers vintage & costume jewelry, handmade & reconstructed creations, and new items. We have necklaces, earrings, brooches, watches, and so much more! We have styles ranging from elegant to funky! Everyhandmade piece is one-of-a-kind and most have been created with vintage elements. Add some unique accessories to your wardrobe today!
Posted in design, Fashion, handmade, jewelry, kitsch, reconstructed, reconstructed vintage, vintage, Vintage Findings, vintage inspired on April 12, 2007| 2 Comments »
You’ve gotta love adding some kitsch to your life once in awhile. I am normally fairly straight-laced when it comes to my wardrobe or home decorating…but every once in awhile, I enjoy spicing things up a a bit.
After I got married, I realized I’d have to do this more than I would have liked. My husband moved in his 5 or so items amongst my thousands…including a black wire tree growing out a rock, a vintage white and red tin “Shaftway” sign, and an old tan wooden radio probably from the 70’s. Now, don’t get me wrong…I am all for “mixing it up” and combining unique findings…these, however, were more of a challenge! Yet somehow…over the last 6 months of our marriage (yes, we are newlyweds!) I have become quite fond of his collection mixed in with mine…it really makes it “our” home…and I have found I like the challenge of making his “kitschy” stuff look so good with mine.
So…what exactly is kitsch? Well dictionary.com defines it as, ” something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste; works of art and other objects (such as furniture) that are meant to look costly but actually are in poor taste.” …so many variations exist out there as to what it “really” is…and here I have used the term rather loosely, more to mean “kooky” or “odd”…
Today I created two pairs of what I would consider to be “Kitschy” earrings…”Falling Dominoes” and “You’re Number 1.” Both were made with vintage game pieces including dominoes and game tokens…as well as vintage beads, new ear wires, jump rings, and wire. Both are currently available in my Etsy shop for $8.50 (Falling Dominoes) and $6.50 (You’re Number 1). Check them out there for more pics! If you have any thoughts on kitsch or have some kitschy items yourself let me know!~alice w.
Posted in design, Fashion, General, handmade, jewelry, new, reconstructed, reconstructed vintage, shop, vintage, Vintage Findings, vintage inspired, welcome on April 11, 2007| 2 Comments »
My name is Alice W. and I am an artist and designer currently residing in Rochester, NY. I will be using this blog as a way to share my designs with the world, as well as feature other designers that I love! You can find my current merchandise on Etsy.com. Feel free to contact me for customized orders as well!
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