working arm party

we were shooting video for the ella moss site today (new thing we are doing - pretty fantastic), which is a slooooooow process. while our model was getting a hair & make-up touch up the photographer, alex snapped some quick shots of my bracelets (or "arm party" as the man repeller would say).

DIY friendship bracelet, vintage coral cuff, rotary watch, tiffany & co bangle, stratus silver jewelry co branch bangles

thanks alex, you really make the rest of the photos on my blog look like crap (just kidding mom).  you can check out some of his work here.  

better late than never

okay not really a new find.  i actually discovered better late than never back in december while searching etsy for things the bf could buy me for christmas.  i came across the diamond studs and knew i had to have them.  luckily the bf got them for me! 

of course i love my earrings so much i had to check out some of the other pieces from bltn.  the pieces are very organic and earthy, and a bit modern.  the prices are really good too.  one of my favorite parts of buying my jewelry from independent designers is that you aren't paying for the name, so you can get really amazing pieces without going broke. 

the jewelry is designed by sara dudzinsky and can be purchased from the bltn website or from a few brick and mortar shops in the states.   happy shopping readers!

scenes from THREAD show

this past sunday was another busy day for me and i ended it at the thread show at the cooper design space in dtla.  my usual shopping partner anjelica went with me and we had a a lot of fun shopping all the jewelry!  the biggest exhibitors seemed to be jewelry and accessory designers, which is great for me because i love buying my jewelry from small, independent, local designers!        

sponsors

trying on druzy rings from love tatum

various jewelry displays

tiny gold necklace by marida jewelry

i love these little terrariums by bumblebees!  although they could use some oilcloth on the table!

cotton candy dress, zara sweater, gap denim jacket, jeffrey campbell boots

so tired after a loooong/busy day/weekend

i didn't take as many pictures as i would have liked, i was too busy shopping around!  my favorite booth was the betsy & iya booth, the jewelry is beautiful and totally my style.  i tried on a few different necklaces but ended up deciding on a pair of the stacked dakota drip earrings (below).

i really did enjoy the thread show and will definitely be attending the next one.  i found some great new jewelry lines to follow although next time i will be sure to get there earlier!  we didn't get over to the show till around 1ish, so the wait for the manicure was about 4 hours long.  if you didn't get a chance to make it to thread show this time around, do not fret!  the show is returning to the cooper design space this coming november!

BRACELET GIVEAWAY!!!!

my new hobby is making bracelets, and i've been a bracelet making machine lately! so in an effort to get more readers i'm offering a free bracelet to the next 5 people to follow my blog via facebook (i get an email every time someone follows through FB so that's how i'll know who the first 5 are). that's right people, a free bracelet!

if you are already a follower and want a chance to win a bracelet, don't worry the first 5 of my current followers to re-post my blog on their FB feed will win a free bracelet too!

if you want more than one bracelet, i'm selling them for $15 each. send an email with your order to styleextraordinaire@gmail.com with your string & bead color choice. bead colors are gold, silver, copper, and charcoal. i have waaaaaaay too many string colors to list, so any color you want i probably have just make sure to specify if you want a dark, medium or light shade.

i'll post the list of people who win free bracelets so you can email your color choices. get following!

fab finds at the gilt city warehouse sale

i went to the gilt city warehouse sale this past saturday, and while it was pretty overwhelming i did find some stuff i liked. and it was CHEAP!



i picked up a bracelet and a pair of earrings, both by dannijo (who i previous talked shit about, but at least my bracelet & earrings required some kind of creative design... i think).




only $10 for each item, so it was def. a steal! i didn't really see any shoes or apparel that i liked and i was a little disappointed with the home selection. the kids stuff was pretty cute though, i was sooo close to buying this little rag & bone chunky cardigan only i dont have a baby and all the babies/kids i know are too little or too big. anyway, def. a successful outing.

question.

do you count as a designer if you buy strands of beads from the flea market for $5 and then jack up the price to $50 and re-sell as you purchased the strands (on the same string)? just wondering if you can claim it as your creations.

"jewelry designer" vanessa mooney thinks yes. while searching shopbop today i came across a ring that i thought was not only pretty, but pretty over priced considering i could make the same thing for less than half the price:

sooo i decided to check out what other jewelry this girl "makes" and i quickly realized that shes not really making everything shes selling. one of her necklaces, the mixed metal african necklace, which is priced at $176 required almost no work on her part. i actually bought some of the beads that she is selling and i know the most expensive strand in the necklace is no more than $13. so i suppose that wholesale this necklace is around $50, but is it really fair to mark it up soo much for the retail price? i mean this girl probably spent about 1 minute putting these necklaces all together and maybe another shipping it out. she didn't even put a real clasp on the necklaces or transfer the beads on to a nicer string. shes just selling the beads as is!

in my opinion this is totally ridic!! i'm not even putting a link to the "designers" website. maybe i wouldn't be so annoyed if she put some actual creative thought into the jewelry and then charged over $100.

anyway, if you like the stuff, just go to the flea market yourself (remember, PCC is free to enter!) and save your self a bunch of cash.

images from shopbop.com