Hounds of Love

I have recently discovered the awesomeness that is Kate Bush. I just never really listened to her until a few months ago. I made two necklaces while listening to her album, "The Hounds of Love" beginning to end. They were both pieces that required a lot of focus, as they were pretty meticulously constructed. Something about listening to her put me in this, this ZONE where i was completely absorbed in what I was doing...then i looked at the clock and it was 4:30am...damn.

This piece is made out of three old shoe clips (the blue ones are a pair), and a bunch of chains.

I hand-knotted those chains through the little spaces in the clip, and re-enforced those knots with a bit of super glue, so they won't come undone. The clips are missing some of their rhinestones, but I really feel that adds to their charm. It makes them look badass, as opposed to tacky. These rhinestones have been through HELL and back.

LOVE that blue...

This is one of the most incredible pieces, I feel, I have ever made. It was really intense to make, and its such a statement piece.

To hell with "statement piece"...this necklace is NOT for lightweights. This is a fearless piece of jewelry. I made it out of an old rhinestone bracelet that was totally messed up. the clasp was, lie, ripped, so you couldnt close it. Some rhinestones were missing, and it was kind of torn. It had these two loops on it, and right away I thought, "this just NEEDS to be a necklace"

I used all these different chains...I have no idea where they came from, they're completely random. I'm happy I managed to get silver, gold, gunmetal, and copper colors all in the same piece.

Check out how it like, cowls, or drapes...its almost like, a scarf or something...

This is an Italian horn pendant. They're called, "Cornicello". They are thought to protect against the evil eye. The Neopolitans would make these out of silver or coral, and they have some pagan roots, as most protective amulets do. I think they're rad.