18k White Gold Diamond Glove By Daphne Guinness and Jeweller Shaun Leane.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Z5q0pPPkKtioR49BsIk-1jPkVln3iEmr3LllGNLkI9kygRKY76urxqN06W5IYOXH5Vz624raeCU-9fUHriOZUZjgpfQq0dHyhrJ_PFQcaBXoxXsGVYnF_UCLJcY709ggokyoTwDEay53/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+Leane+glove+Hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656017314425543202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Z5q0pPPkKtioR49BsIk-1jPkVln3iEmr3LllGNLkI9kygRKY76urxqN06W5IYOXH5Vz624raeCU-9fUHriOZUZjgpfQq0dHyhrJ_PFQcaBXoxXsGVYnF_UCLJcY709ggokyoTwDEay53/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+Leane+glove+Hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 601px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgys6UNCYsoF_PqHFPLI4Gktv9pB1fKMqqITGiWKKN_ElNXZ9Oh7PVD9ChOIjfSk08TJVn50OWEzWQfSKqwnuqWN1hsYN6zCXlm-U0rIMyYtZ59ZBeaVWUFspU1kyN6eFomtSXCo2T34cs4/s1600/News_Shaun1-374x540.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656011635936859090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgys6UNCYsoF_PqHFPLI4Gktv9pB1fKMqqITGiWKKN_ElNXZ9Oh7PVD9ChOIjfSk08TJVn50OWEzWQfSKqwnuqWN1hsYN6zCXlm-U0rIMyYtZ59ZBeaVWUFspU1kyN6eFomtSXCo2T34cs4/s400/News_Shaun1-374x540.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 348px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RLI65VNFG-M-fjnFiN2o4YfTz1L6BXMb5GLjgGC0sFxrzQAAhrClngMC275P1qodlwcOmlhyphenhyphenfZhDbzwFAAK5WMyHXv-G6Oged0QPq5P5N2BLlLFzHCA4oWITNeGhocdptnAkfHHN9sVJ/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656021094104037522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RLI65VNFG-M-fjnFiN2o4YfTz1L6BXMb5GLjgGC0sFxrzQAAhrClngMC275P1qodlwcOmlhyphenhyphenfZhDbzwFAAK5WMyHXv-G6Oged0QPq5P5N2BLlLFzHCA4oWITNeGhocdptnAkfHHN9sVJ/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 348px;" /></a><br /><br />You may have seen a few images of this custom creation being touted as the "World's Most Expensive Glove" but it is so much more than that.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnul8-oYEzNeqbvK8RcrF6la7mXQzkUMaM0hcc5YW44PDESIQYzK67TAQqeNAzEWvvIdafDeG-0Y18LG7hwQcbMT_SkKrgNondj44AjlSRPvNphn3s36BzpmizmmXPjOYDIyrpVeTiLkOC/s1600/shaun-leane-image.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656016239900647410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnul8-oYEzNeqbvK8RcrF6la7mXQzkUMaM0hcc5YW44PDESIQYzK67TAQqeNAzEWvvIdafDeG-0Y18LG7hwQcbMT_SkKrgNondj44AjlSRPvNphn3s36BzpmizmmXPjOYDIyrpVeTiLkOC/s400/shaun-leane-image.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 384px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_ndByKjHvQWtOObFEiRYenUPVJK2OQD8MFdDSkvF7vnuB2Qn1qPITvBgiyZrlNOvlXkOTquT541Artevrwrp9CWQ6TOddJLVunlrUfDGJJY-dTjn37CoqsPio49a7EbDat_S2-RpJHoU/s1600/disegno-1613491_0x440.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656011454762424930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_ndByKjHvQWtOObFEiRYenUPVJK2OQD8MFdDSkvF7vnuB2Qn1qPITvBgiyZrlNOvlXkOTquT541Artevrwrp9CWQ6TOddJLVunlrUfDGJJY-dTjn37CoqsPio49a7EbDat_S2-RpJHoU/s400/disegno-1613491_0x440.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 384px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Jewelery designer Shaun Leane and his sketch of the diamond and 18k white gold glove<br /><br /></span></span>The artisanal creation, a collaboration between legendary style icon Daphne Guinness and fine jeweller Shaun Leane took over four years to be realized. Named Contra Mundum (translated as Against the World), the armour-inspired gauntlet is made up of more than a thousand grams of gold and is set with over 5,000 pavé white diamonds and was unveiled in a very dramatic fashion.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXfiQsduIMyU6v6juBTHSswduiMc_GKfWZTNv__zeBnKb7j2VqPpK5Zq6kOwOKv5hJhBW8_HbV1Eh1RU1Hg0C6Be-_0zCml7TiQoqxMNr-lCdynVUtIzSQ46_VGgUv1hzSj-mZouI-0mG/s1600/Daphne+Guiness+Shaun+Leane+9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656012355214239602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXfiQsduIMyU6v6juBTHSswduiMc_GKfWZTNv__zeBnKb7j2VqPpK5Zq6kOwOKv5hJhBW8_HbV1Eh1RU1Hg0C6Be-_0zCml7TiQoqxMNr-lCdynVUtIzSQ46_VGgUv1hzSj-mZouI-0mG/s400/Daphne+Guiness+Shaun+Leane+9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8nOL7GZF7ZGply6SEOLbnpOKmVPBM7zPuXaDFVjr2AYLZDCpK8P057t03IASnj2LJHNSJ4uZpRGCNOmRqXzOW2aDixt9Y6mWdhAIs2PVXA8O0NnFtq4iQ6YHOUcqdhljGOUfIYWh7ngP/s1600/Daphne+Guiness+shaun+leane+glove+Nick+Knight3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656013379438525106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8nOL7GZF7ZGply6SEOLbnpOKmVPBM7zPuXaDFVjr2AYLZDCpK8P057t03IASnj2LJHNSJ4uZpRGCNOmRqXzOW2aDixt9Y6mWdhAIs2PVXA8O0NnFtq4iQ6YHOUcqdhljGOUfIYWh7ngP/s400/Daphne+Guiness+shaun+leane+glove+Nick+Knight3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 556px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45-QwdpnTn-9TIdvje4S0tRc0B-BCbbsK1Z4mIkFTZyK5ESr_IWONusZADaH05oEkNFyqdcIhqXNux3c7OMafh_jKKAXBuvXYjSSSr5U2Bhg6qRUnzgwx3qHOJQ5ejZSKc1_w_VXl817V/s1600/Guinness+leane+Glove+1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656012738398795618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45-QwdpnTn-9TIdvje4S0tRc0B-BCbbsK1Z4mIkFTZyK5ESr_IWONusZADaH05oEkNFyqdcIhqXNux3c7OMafh_jKKAXBuvXYjSSSr5U2Bhg6qRUnzgwx3qHOJQ5ejZSKc1_w_VXl817V/s400/Guinness+leane+Glove+1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 356px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above three images shot by Nick Knight</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Piece</span></span><br />Weighing over 1,000 grams, the 18k white gold chain maille glove has striking diamond birds cascading around the arm, as though caught in mid-flight. The hand is protected with a bold 18k brushed white gold metal cuff, hand-forged and beautifully engraved.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUspDL9esNfSZ4qYoATaxiZml1SNtU8zEKbADMN-dt6eyxX5fxGpydIC9LM4d04wQO2i5llYeP2xNu0-wz5XxJUSdmDdqBuuB0AJd4KGwQShETCYid_Da8nbDYp0gRKwgUHBU13x-InBvE/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656013850519563314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUspDL9esNfSZ4qYoATaxiZml1SNtU8zEKbADMN-dt6eyxX5fxGpydIC9LM4d04wQO2i5llYeP2xNu0-wz5XxJUSdmDdqBuuB0AJd4KGwQShETCYid_Da8nbDYp0gRKwgUHBU13x-InBvE/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 529px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPNHAQ5GVmy_63AqB_HPBfb5coCNl8bUuJ5cEgcM_krlrrvsATIGKDnPdiN-I2d2Nvt3DnFjMQQ0ZtDsu0m2pIL68UTf1J5XdwLDsNOIperxu1W_MeejRLgxK2gtY8MJkv7NZNnTOZKZI/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656014321857968194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPNHAQ5GVmy_63AqB_HPBfb5coCNl8bUuJ5cEgcM_krlrrvsATIGKDnPdiN-I2d2Nvt3DnFjMQQ0ZtDsu0m2pIL68UTf1J5XdwLDsNOIperxu1W_MeejRLgxK2gtY8MJkv7NZNnTOZKZI/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 351px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PEf52pZfkpNAhOUhcHsMUZEBNcGjeb7oL8xfehWtWYS8vyF9LGpNaM0daZW2XWCZZ8s8X3e7NQcRaau5LA-j1LFrAbVZCteQZlQzD_LDvrsjgZjKjNUOXvBLw0UiiH0Y0l1l0rTWR8HQ/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656014109114101394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PEf52pZfkpNAhOUhcHsMUZEBNcGjeb7oL8xfehWtWYS8vyF9LGpNaM0daZW2XWCZZ8s8X3e7NQcRaau5LA-j1LFrAbVZCteQZlQzD_LDvrsjgZjKjNUOXvBLw0UiiH0Y0l1l0rTWR8HQ/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+8.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 352px;" /></a><br /><br />Made in two parts, the cuff can be worn alone as a hand glove, or extended into an evening glove. Every detail in the piece, including the chainmail, has been carefully constructed by hand to ensure a perfect fit to Daphne’s arm.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqy6Bcg0kC-s2YaGUO_Yk4E_rIBlTGrzMW5p3GBi9x35bmExeFKr4hnSu_E-mEEkJuwdhaShs_RO5SHEVHjWcgF0SJ8wMEu1T_4h1sgCxfNCqJHqkuvQGZ7IFtei53UpQJkS2k0vFxFk9o/s1600/Daphne+Guiness+by+NicK+Knight1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656012209308730946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqy6Bcg0kC-s2YaGUO_Yk4E_rIBlTGrzMW5p3GBi9x35bmExeFKr4hnSu_E-mEEkJuwdhaShs_RO5SHEVHjWcgF0SJ8wMEu1T_4h1sgCxfNCqJHqkuvQGZ7IFtei53UpQJkS2k0vFxFk9o/s400/Daphne+Guiness+by+NicK+Knight1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 388px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above image from W magazine by Nick Knight</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Presentation</span></span><br />This collaborative effort was unveiled in typically dramatic fashion. The piece was exhibited by Jay Jopling of <a href="http://www.whitecube.com/">White Cube gallery</a>, in an exclusive viewing in London, with Daphne lying in state only to be wakened by a kiss from director and designer Tom Ford as her fashionable Prince Charming.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzxRBFofB_ZV7ZP78m8CnJqAN9AX5sLcktTmBVTcO31rdT1E80gQ5QCCCOWbYGicIVBMXx7QDuRRREBBviKhuq91q3ne-9qbRofwx1m2FAvmbJw2LEuq5bUfixiO_B4XG7OL_lp-nlDVO/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656015519381969842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzxRBFofB_ZV7ZP78m8CnJqAN9AX5sLcktTmBVTcO31rdT1E80gQ5QCCCOWbYGicIVBMXx7QDuRRREBBviKhuq91q3ne-9qbRofwx1m2FAvmbJw2LEuq5bUfixiO_B4XG7OL_lp-nlDVO/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 378px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvE0j_SWlINXwjet6VClKMHm4ieZ5aa_t1af49WrESRf1cU_hhofrhWqq5d7WYZpFRV1wP4AqO4LRep75aBLgtRHqoz6uyF6chWXIg4AAQ9dZdHQH6l-K78HBQpaCroCeHN8jzrgzPNGt/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656015720511140418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvE0j_SWlINXwjet6VClKMHm4ieZ5aa_t1af49WrESRf1cU_hhofrhWqq5d7WYZpFRV1wP4AqO4LRep75aBLgtRHqoz6uyF6chWXIg4AAQ9dZdHQH6l-K78HBQpaCroCeHN8jzrgzPNGt/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 772px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wlb9e6xUggFnrJ84meXe8k_odu0L9iZgO9Ht9vSft-2bcDi4Yi4g50ocBFH3eOMbk2e830gXVBxaFE5YMq0pE-elEAVILhjVV1d3MlDybgQMqPPIYcGZyD_28ywny4OWg8Cr8NLYiJOJ/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+Tom+Ford.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656016127326218850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wlb9e6xUggFnrJ84meXe8k_odu0L9iZgO9Ht9vSft-2bcDi4Yi4g50ocBFH3eOMbk2e830gXVBxaFE5YMq0pE-elEAVILhjVV1d3MlDybgQMqPPIYcGZyD_28ywny4OWg8Cr8NLYiJOJ/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+Tom+Ford.jpeg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 773px;" /></a><br /><br />Guests watched Daphne’s beautiful presentation of the piece - dressed in the bespoke glove and shrouded in white silk tulle, her lie-in state symbolised the concept of the objet d’art; Sir Thomas Malory’s compilation of the legendary tales of the Knights of the Round Table.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE40S9Ns3-2Wd3_J8E7ivYVvxe6hJ7gbFtaJBZtOOlUPwCG6T6umUMUUH5DgA2lH_BMq9ozqyH30cTOz89L72OzEk8iSC0UijgSnCYTUHwt2QIrlgxWEXHq39eKPPyXfHumzb0ei8Q464/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656015596941729874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE40S9Ns3-2Wd3_J8E7ivYVvxe6hJ7gbFtaJBZtOOlUPwCG6T6umUMUUH5DgA2lH_BMq9ozqyH30cTOz89L72OzEk8iSC0UijgSnCYTUHwt2QIrlgxWEXHq39eKPPyXfHumzb0ei8Q464/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 532px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><br />As the evening drew to a close, guests (which included Tom Ford, Suzy Menkes, Lily Cole, Livia Firth and Alexander McQueen’s Creative Director Sarah Burton) were presented with a gift bag containing a solitaire diamond and a beautiful message signed by Shaun and Daphne as a remembrance of a beautiful summer evening.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Information courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.shaunleane.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Shaun Leane</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and images courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-gioiello/curiosity/2011/09/shaun-daphne" style="font-style: italic;">Vogue Italia</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a href="http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/2011/09/daphne-guinness-wardrobe" style="font-style: italic;">W Magazine</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a href="http://www.zimbio.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Zimbio</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and </span><a href="http://daphneguinness.tumblr.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Daphne Guinness</a></span>

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Jewelry That Grows On You. The Incredible Landscape Jewelry of Sarah Hood.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigClzrdD-PHeX05K5RZWlUJGNjOKCPnrUjcJ61WgBFxQ0zlsmB4jCj9ct0P4fsnQKGiQinRKHRXO_zKaqUyr5r6ub1opQBYyueDcVSp4AEOrAnKgCdeARXeJyhMRDMswIeo_voI-esdVDC/s1600/SH19.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644603609354523410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigClzrdD-PHeX05K5RZWlUJGNjOKCPnrUjcJ61WgBFxQ0zlsmB4jCj9ct0P4fsnQKGiQinRKHRXO_zKaqUyr5r6ub1opQBYyueDcVSp4AEOrAnKgCdeARXeJyhMRDMswIeo_voI-esdVDC/s400/SH19.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 627px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Artist and silversmith Sarah Hood combines miniature scale railroad materials like plastic trees, grasses, bushes and pebbles with sterling silver to culminate is one of a kind pieces that are nothing short of wearable art.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hNzUjCztAzVxFh7qLx_UmzvKPOfSguBP-SU9PWm5vI9Gw0ltu1Zu-hLAsf5KCIR1GmqGUNV-UthGUeznagGutu2-DFCOmQzEughBUrihyZyVsBu6wsOc_VyozNUPRv7WtTcy2rd5HPGc/s1600/SH7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644604706408210754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hNzUjCztAzVxFh7qLx_UmzvKPOfSguBP-SU9PWm5vI9Gw0ltu1Zu-hLAsf5KCIR1GmqGUNV-UthGUeznagGutu2-DFCOmQzEughBUrihyZyVsBu6wsOc_VyozNUPRv7WtTcy2rd5HPGc/s400/SH7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 540px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Her expert metal work and unique whimsical style is why several of the pieces from her Landscape Series reside in the Tacoma Art Museum's permanent collection.<br /><br /><br /><br />Below are examples of one-of-a-kind sterling silver rings, necklaces and bracelets made with miniature plastic trees - some spray painted black-, tiny phony bushes, greenery and in some cases, gemstones. Beautiful detailing in the cast silver twigs and touches like bird toggles accentuate the craftsmanship in these unique pieces. <br /><br /><br /><br />Many of the following fabulous pieces are available for purchase.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioK_AXNak9JIhSix2gOhClLT84lU7WQd6qdedEy14VSwWxDwv8JgM8MLejRfT_vdouCmZkgWcDjVF9swyVZnp1HNsxmrkRZWAae30325YfPr4bbuS146Vv-vTTvOlnePWwbu7AYDs1Jbxt/s1600/SH1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644604291631039106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioK_AXNak9JIhSix2gOhClLT84lU7WQd6qdedEy14VSwWxDwv8JgM8MLejRfT_vdouCmZkgWcDjVF9swyVZnp1HNsxmrkRZWAae30325YfPr4bbuS146Vv-vTTvOlnePWwbu7AYDs1Jbxt/s400/SH1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 546px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTz__eCe1T3cNRNdfx0eJPnKlkKHTACPzEVNKv1bugoUviv4K_RfgVW9Ok_BeRmUixQLhs7n4XqslH0wZgkGjCNpwe8NwFUGN3qgNyL04f9hy0L9Wwb7XnovQaYMWJF3rA_8UfaTG199JY/s1600/SH23.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644603188614917266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTz__eCe1T3cNRNdfx0eJPnKlkKHTACPzEVNKv1bugoUviv4K_RfgVW9Ok_BeRmUixQLhs7n4XqslH0wZgkGjCNpwe8NwFUGN3qgNyL04f9hy0L9Wwb7XnovQaYMWJF3rA_8UfaTG199JY/s400/SH23.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 532px; height: 530px;" /></a><br /><br />detail of above bracelet:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9oI232Z1T7fOdP6Jbie7AfOyrwmqpadpLuhyipINZxnU9Ocvf3Llspg1yQCUl7DT69RQ5lqVZAMs9sIaq6QEZoet5Z7gO_v-9slCSDTgQI9-xXGWaSlEdPXA_WldMQvinawnNHVI_ltuL/s1600/SH25.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644608444823785218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9oI232Z1T7fOdP6Jbie7AfOyrwmqpadpLuhyipINZxnU9Ocvf3Llspg1yQCUl7DT69RQ5lqVZAMs9sIaq6QEZoet5Z7gO_v-9slCSDTgQI9-xXGWaSlEdPXA_WldMQvinawnNHVI_ltuL/s400/SH25.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 482px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYO4UqKa9aUqQ6iyY8C5zlXnNIO1Izg99F3c839P1dYi378a8S9MlscYejrlzYDA8Xp20st9rD5sBkygcwxZ_6kuFX8fmiFDy6CaD41AWbhEQT12zARB33CXMFBFU5qXP6uxXNRVgukHiE/s1600/SH6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644606126845543010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYO4UqKa9aUqQ6iyY8C5zlXnNIO1Izg99F3c839P1dYi378a8S9MlscYejrlzYDA8Xp20st9rD5sBkygcwxZ_6kuFX8fmiFDy6CaD41AWbhEQT12zARB33CXMFBFU5qXP6uxXNRVgukHiE/s400/SH6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 559px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjiDN9bDpco7hRyv9iwOMjpz2q2Xwrbuotdlc0-Z7l6SAyA50NfsQ70sBGMUbgdAAKze34N1uh5DAodcsdM1fxFPj8tMDqwRaAES-PIe1dBTh0xO_hheiLD5FxAlYsQ_RIuD9kogFsz5S/s1600/SH20.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644605999853966738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjiDN9bDpco7hRyv9iwOMjpz2q2Xwrbuotdlc0-Z7l6SAyA50NfsQ70sBGMUbgdAAKze34N1uh5DAodcsdM1fxFPj8tMDqwRaAES-PIe1dBTh0xO_hheiLD5FxAlYsQ_RIuD9kogFsz5S/s400/SH20.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 612px;" /></a><br /><br />detail of above necklace:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWQ7L1AlD2hPG857QvJvXelLc-lUKZPehJvykI-NmMFtQTOfkhR-dA0iUkfnmu3fDG2UNRsBDjsl2MYeawSWRglT3J7TeJLF-5ibw09VHwCZrEfAF8VEGkTUDpmf2EnEJECab09EbN0j6/s1600/SH24.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644607444755867330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWQ7L1AlD2hPG857QvJvXelLc-lUKZPehJvykI-NmMFtQTOfkhR-dA0iUkfnmu3fDG2UNRsBDjsl2MYeawSWRglT3J7TeJLF-5ibw09VHwCZrEfAF8VEGkTUDpmf2EnEJECab09EbN0j6/s400/SH24.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 252px; height: 291px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWSdN3phpbjLTXKeWVrEhYsrbXKA6DAk9E0MmPYJ1UehLOxXH2-rs3V5cqfYrFjfuvsggsUz3xAJGyDjr3hfhTJ2KDasuH_A81B8KBITlWAVLW0pecMrcV9qYkJsj6iiwtoGHsbHuFD6M/s1600/SH17.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644606371613519490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWSdN3phpbjLTXKeWVrEhYsrbXKA6DAk9E0MmPYJ1UehLOxXH2-rs3V5cqfYrFjfuvsggsUz3xAJGyDjr3hfhTJ2KDasuH_A81B8KBITlWAVLW0pecMrcV9qYkJsj6iiwtoGHsbHuFD6M/s400/SH17.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 715px;" /></a><br /><br />detail of above necklace:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0JiJxp8J0MuGr4-7MvsGuwuE8NqIRDuLh22TpR6Xfhzw2hi0Piu9JDDJGPAXs7FZfoQXr1aT74s7jrBX_JrKgXsawAx9iIajI8rQy6JIht2MBbCZld2gGBnUFUMqj7hRcqprr0qe33fr/s1600/SH17+detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644606251702986674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0JiJxp8J0MuGr4-7MvsGuwuE8NqIRDuLh22TpR6Xfhzw2hi0Piu9JDDJGPAXs7FZfoQXr1aT74s7jrBX_JrKgXsawAx9iIajI8rQy6JIht2MBbCZld2gGBnUFUMqj7hRcqprr0qe33fr/s400/SH17+detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 465px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvluuz1nXCI-ERNSvv4FvvbsI1YBkzbr5gq67e7H69HwCoqBhbtfKtCZDJfngG_qRohuxvJYo__12XZB8Ep7u4vxOEWgPfPvyIbsFWQkjgzKumLQyuUlG2rMPrhMhHMX78387lmyauAxR/s1600/SH4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644605711390884338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvluuz1nXCI-ERNSvv4FvvbsI1YBkzbr5gq67e7H69HwCoqBhbtfKtCZDJfngG_qRohuxvJYo__12XZB8Ep7u4vxOEWgPfPvyIbsFWQkjgzKumLQyuUlG2rMPrhMhHMX78387lmyauAxR/s400/SH4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 471px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj91jTtW7UCW2Rz58GB6vaCMKwBbslUsk6CI1_TVq0DrGly_31fC3iyW7YU2Tv7sZZoKOFxk0ZAGZj1S2Ss-OIowsEBSy7DuNlYt5z_OT0gpZJxHJa2YWVFx9bo-rSUIoZhcPRF_KaAT1U/s1600/SH16.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644606706008547330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj91jTtW7UCW2Rz58GB6vaCMKwBbslUsk6CI1_TVq0DrGly_31fC3iyW7YU2Tv7sZZoKOFxk0ZAGZj1S2Ss-OIowsEBSy7DuNlYt5z_OT0gpZJxHJa2YWVFx9bo-rSUIoZhcPRF_KaAT1U/s400/SH16.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 535px; height: 453px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVffFQql6Tp3mT_TuXGysRht_NdDaBlSfV4euTZawXKZcKwIX0p_RUgrb0a3v7iCNRNYb9gj4boZYIlnl8agDjv7kFRm3R8fxGrrLi4ygoFo2gtwfWF3UngN0g2kUDkRk7T4HoYkah4bU_/s1600/SH5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644603749015750466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVffFQql6Tp3mT_TuXGysRht_NdDaBlSfV4euTZawXKZcKwIX0p_RUgrb0a3v7iCNRNYb9gj4boZYIlnl8agDjv7kFRm3R8fxGrrLi4ygoFo2gtwfWF3UngN0g2kUDkRk7T4HoYkah4bU_/s400/SH5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 429px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkSTzeCoyX476hyvgr-e6Moneg3PzkyH-6C-WD6Djvf_p4a9xsvsuFjEpwNRNxJNLc-mW0_eBjOzuvvTF3SRUlbXkc0W3Fgg5SUXQ6YxKBqzN9kDV8EahwvQZU1CKIBreSOr9RGBf8pjz/s1600/SH11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644603049070289058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkSTzeCoyX476hyvgr-e6Moneg3PzkyH-6C-WD6Djvf_p4a9xsvsuFjEpwNRNxJNLc-mW0_eBjOzuvvTF3SRUlbXkc0W3Fgg5SUXQ6YxKBqzN9kDV8EahwvQZU1CKIBreSOr9RGBf8pjz/s400/SH11.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 515px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJkFW-l7YYKNJjz_XevxHunR7jphLGjfm2oyARfJj8PpcK7J5DahiHa7NopJeazVrDdUivbNlGKa0JehBQiJBIyQfI1v3i7uDesg_s_16vsEHECYdP_Z9hmYy7jybIznQlbb_qDXq_NfC/s1600/SH22.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644602647558803634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJkFW-l7YYKNJjz_XevxHunR7jphLGjfm2oyARfJj8PpcK7J5DahiHa7NopJeazVrDdUivbNlGKa0JehBQiJBIyQfI1v3i7uDesg_s_16vsEHECYdP_Z9hmYy7jybIznQlbb_qDXq_NfC/s400/SH22.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 344px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rzpppf6lgzoWVNMWFH_SoOGCjO0fX3q2VJ-R_LxATey0fo1rb38m2Cu35inNo50VtOz1YVj5JbyCvEQRv49D3DYrpsllbsbq-nPxdBqB7adg0Y4ekZp78SCYg7QWwTu_wrUo3xFuKuep/s1600/SH21.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644602773255882546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rzpppf6lgzoWVNMWFH_SoOGCjO0fX3q2VJ-R_LxATey0fo1rb38m2Cu35inNo50VtOz1YVj5JbyCvEQRv49D3DYrpsllbsbq-nPxdBqB7adg0Y4ekZp78SCYg7QWwTu_wrUo3xFuKuep/s400/SH21.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 344px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Her 2001 Living Rings actually used live plants and succulents in tiny terracotta pots upon silver ring shanks:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqQEZZuJqcu5YWVFKS_mdraWwtvv71R7Vz4n0ZNReDA-TBnInd2Tn6MqZYWHl6cGZYaZ43Znk2T-moOGVZHup0yS_OiZoq2zWIAZeuvVaMOySBXd0HYqD0NnJfKPnX-0vsKKXwi3i7zFh/s1600/living+rings.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644611903498121090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqQEZZuJqcu5YWVFKS_mdraWwtvv71R7Vz4n0ZNReDA-TBnInd2Tn6MqZYWHl6cGZYaZ43Znk2T-moOGVZHup0yS_OiZoq2zWIAZeuvVaMOySBXd0HYqD0NnJfKPnX-0vsKKXwi3i7zFh/s400/living+rings.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />She also crafts beautiful cherry wood bases to display her rings:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincoxdMUibnkbEMxdPf3Cngxk2SpJW6sSQ4cROLdHXiNXZ6KtjkdSZp3rBIQ9i_flD2jyxq-KL4cebuWkWJ0vJOCOxx6JJQAjV0r0ego46mdpfBcwTEXjndUmduhncGbAMFqV18shOUS8C/s1600/SH18.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644605465049027122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincoxdMUibnkbEMxdPf3Cngxk2SpJW6sSQ4cROLdHXiNXZ6KtjkdSZp3rBIQ9i_flD2jyxq-KL4cebuWkWJ0vJOCOxx6JJQAjV0r0ego46mdpfBcwTEXjndUmduhncGbAMFqV18shOUS8C/s400/SH18.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 656px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7TbA5HZI4MMo0N4kRZJ-wTXlmf26HjiOCJMIWhZQSxWS0fhkMPausSCbI1lmAXNwqVS3hMEYUhqPPwW7E7IHIoIg963IL3nL28j9xMa-CeqNSWOR2CRrM5zxoAf6xQXi3Urmyxd6SjTE/s1600/SH10.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644611186137385122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7TbA5HZI4MMo0N4kRZJ-wTXlmf26HjiOCJMIWhZQSxWS0fhkMPausSCbI1lmAXNwqVS3hMEYUhqPPwW7E7IHIoIg963IL3nL28j9xMa-CeqNSWOR2CRrM5zxoAf6xQXi3Urmyxd6SjTE/s400/SH10.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 677px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Silversmith and artist Sarah Hood at work:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3TUaOl-G8IYlS85RCLMrc9GszTfNcT7-eBQebml61QId6Sy-VFHwqwW3xQc29MXV91rViRQYn6aueJgkQOi6LtBbDPnfs9_OucYo6T9C1QaxRp_4llZypkfcVmDQZyzMYa6QiqFMarMh/s1600/Sarah+Hood+at+work.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644601866691528386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3TUaOl-G8IYlS85RCLMrc9GszTfNcT7-eBQebml61QId6Sy-VFHwqwW3xQc29MXV91rViRQYn6aueJgkQOi6LtBbDPnfs9_OucYo6T9C1QaxRp_4llZypkfcVmDQZyzMYa6QiqFMarMh/s400/Sarah+Hood+at+work.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><br />Sarah's studio and furry friend:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqd92aPseprfvZyxI7t8MKJMQ-8a6rhk3LGyZg_N8x1l3_18P0Ljbs6-aBJh9wWYCUJIcgMqVPkhTFffdTZvbMU3TOdsUUvGMoG4vzh0WoH9UVzxD6XG9IusTiZjlmRSJ4g6qz9Tsi99G/s1600/Sarah+hood+studio+cat.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644601755301785746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqd92aPseprfvZyxI7t8MKJMQ-8a6rhk3LGyZg_N8x1l3_18P0Ljbs6-aBJh9wWYCUJIcgMqVPkhTFffdTZvbMU3TOdsUUvGMoG4vzh0WoH9UVzxD6XG9IusTiZjlmRSJ4g6qz9Tsi99G/s400/Sarah+hood+studio+cat.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">all images ©Sarah Hood Jewelry</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br />In the artist's own words:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;">"For years I’ve been working within the intersection of archetypal form and the natural world, creating one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces from organic materials. In Landscape, I’ve taken a break from the real natural materials--leaves, pods, seeds--which have compelled my work for many years to create miniature, artificial worlds within the context of jewelry. Working with model railroad landscape materials lets me create tiny snapshots of the natural world, scenes that can trick the eyes into believing they are seeing something much larger. In several pieces, this deceit is challenged by the combination of these small constructed natural forms with full scale, cast sterling branches, buds and leaves which, in material, are equally unreal and illusionary." -- <a href="http://www.sarahhoodjewelry.com">Sarah Hood, Jewelry Artist</a><br /><br /></span></blockquote><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sarahhoodjewelry.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644609921710709906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr4LU6G1yLi0cWFd90PlwuqTFt2k0IS9cKmOq6rFSxlcbm9FZl9ZGAyjB5-d-8bc5sfUIWEhXQp1KI4tkqrNtyLZv6LpYDFOsP-V9Is3gpkeqzVzQAvU2oi8SyjWwbRZh5dFeLhsdTW3O/s400/Screen+shot+2011-08-24+at+8.46.01+AM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 132px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />In addition to her inventive landscape jewelry/art, she creates what one might consider 'more wearable' pieces in gold, silver and enamel. Earrings, bracelets and necklaces are available in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SarahHoodJewelry?ref=si_shop&view_type=list">her etsy store.</a>

Jewelry That Grows On You. The Incredible Landscape Jewelry of Sarah Hood.

Artist and silversmith Sarah Hood combines miniature scale railroad materials like plastic trees, grasses, bushes and pebbles with sterling ...

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Got Your Nose! Belt Buckles, Pendants & Keychains Cast From Your Dog or Cat's Nose In Sterling Silver.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9Xpq0BQjeGjWo520m7U77gvSMFYEco6C2dpr_acKbI-T4XigdeCcnG9ecaEYYAzUhYmDt_0oKiB5sgX8GS985SWM2LOq0iAFYJSm4z7dup5Ogd-T-WR5xLN4tcGUC2yQs84GL-57asE/s1600/dog+nose+pendant1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624809773942221730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9Xpq0BQjeGjWo520m7U77gvSMFYEco6C2dpr_acKbI-T4XigdeCcnG9ecaEYYAzUhYmDt_0oKiB5sgX8GS985SWM2LOq0iAFYJSm4z7dup5Ogd-T-WR5xLN4tcGUC2yQs84GL-57asE/s400/dog+nose+pendant1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX94w9GjXuoX4v2qqoxCuEMXlQM9B_Q3WnOFyp34fXVwraWE9ameqnj8PYQnWLoB8cEi22BiZdNa1vj1AwaQaZlR8v8qqpRMVHwUOXNobbnb1mQ9tb-sxQxOmq7bRzu2MJyC32IVX7x_o/s1600/Nose+pendants+hero.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624810053543267026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX94w9GjXuoX4v2qqoxCuEMXlQM9B_Q3WnOFyp34fXVwraWE9ameqnj8PYQnWLoB8cEi22BiZdNa1vj1AwaQaZlR8v8qqpRMVHwUOXNobbnb1mQ9tb-sxQxOmq7bRzu2MJyC32IVX7x_o/s400/Nose+pendants+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 477px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.incrediblethings.com/">Incredible Things</a> posted these fabulous custom pet pendants cast from the noses of dogs and cats the other day, so I simply had to dig a little deeper. And I'm glad I did or I'd never have discovered handmade jewelry designer Jackie Kaufman and her Rock My World, Inc.<br /><br />Even better, these unusual pieces are made from "recycled" sterling silver. The jewelry is crafted from a major jewelry firm that no longer sells their items. Jackie "recycles" the silver by taking the jewelry pieces, melting them down and repouring the silver to make new pieces.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cat Nose:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqO5be1x1WDTs7zFzLMP5ydQjjDcyHcAZVyG3AMFPOuXyrPYNF4aFZEczI9i7qgPjaacHfGP3mWmMJSdvmffXXmDYkOWDVpT6B6Nz9rtNhg0tN2d5ok3Ybd4IQMxNa_bBZeCID0tlW5U/s1600/il_fullxfull.201459968.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624808941553659314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqO5be1x1WDTs7zFzLMP5ydQjjDcyHcAZVyG3AMFPOuXyrPYNF4aFZEczI9i7qgPjaacHfGP3mWmMJSdvmffXXmDYkOWDVpT6B6Nz9rtNhg0tN2d5ok3Ybd4IQMxNa_bBZeCID0tlW5U/s400/il_fullxfull.201459968.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxX2ee5szua72pbMrIaKZgegQ5ddH5FnWPvx18MCiJ5SOuLAe2c4SlmuzP4j1QMmEHad1YQ8S_H6gUFvpeKni-o19A238Gq4itvuErPE10q10n01-_q3eDIG5OaXHJ0bJV8hVgru6qh0/s1600/il_fullxfull.201460023.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624809915862951522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxX2ee5szua72pbMrIaKZgegQ5ddH5FnWPvx18MCiJ5SOuLAe2c4SlmuzP4j1QMmEHad1YQ8S_H6gUFvpeKni-o19A238Gq4itvuErPE10q10n01-_q3eDIG5OaXHJ0bJV8hVgru6qh0/s400/il_fullxfull.201460023.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpYB-yUsMq51iA2Is5ri2x-tZkdxd-9X_ERQ8-TUeseIga1WLOmHqWJgzJGTV54rIpTCg4TEIrdCeCqf4yvZOBQWSF286ML8t7a5GgAS2OO9WRHyuN4yUSZFYhEvnLja9sy6A6nCtzVg/s1600/il_fullxfull.201459980.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624810212641032482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpYB-yUsMq51iA2Is5ri2x-tZkdxd-9X_ERQ8-TUeseIga1WLOmHqWJgzJGTV54rIpTCg4TEIrdCeCqf4yvZOBQWSF286ML8t7a5GgAS2OO9WRHyuN4yUSZFYhEvnLja9sy6A6nCtzVg/s400/il_fullxfull.201459980.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 352px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dog Nose:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6d76eQDABozBWZmEfz_IZkeZ71eVFcUmxmm2dWTolnxchrPkwMs2XvrHFJlIiWylqQPzADSLlihyphenhyphen_aYr7RUp23uJZGXXwRT40xbUGZItKyjd0UAD-0l7rYnfkh5CMS5Jau0PSMoFGHR8/s1600/dog+nose+pendant2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624809055006708178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6d76eQDABozBWZmEfz_IZkeZ71eVFcUmxmm2dWTolnxchrPkwMs2XvrHFJlIiWylqQPzADSLlihyphenhyphen_aYr7RUp23uJZGXXwRT40xbUGZItKyjd0UAD-0l7rYnfkh5CMS5Jau0PSMoFGHR8/s400/dog+nose+pendant2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 389px;" /></a><br /><br />Using the lost wax cast process, Jackie will not only immortalize your beloved pet's nose as a pendant, but also as sterling silver keychains and belt buckles!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sterling Silver Custom Cast Cat and Dog Nose keychains:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigY6I6ubs9R-KGwOTIKkjcDmRz3-cso6a5eB5PWSBXoM1T75-BnHr7_QCdyrMV7ztQxhIqhNi66fnehXfVdeN0ek5kHx1v8ZaXgxsdF84vSwcHNuP0piMMDRy4PXSTyEGmICzJl69YMak/s1600/pet+nose+keychains.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624809308302533794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigY6I6ubs9R-KGwOTIKkjcDmRz3-cso6a5eB5PWSBXoM1T75-BnHr7_QCdyrMV7ztQxhIqhNi66fnehXfVdeN0ek5kHx1v8ZaXgxsdF84vSwcHNuP0piMMDRy4PXSTyEGmICzJl69YMak/s400/pet+nose+keychains.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Custom Dog Nose Sterling Silver Belt Buckle:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLL6CwMdaEYq4U8j0KiocKWn5rJ1g3bP66blyEi_HXZtEpENPqHtjBGNszq4SQGBBE6Z1Vom7eKp2L47K3frRPAvY9_fRn98vVHs-9cZGgM-QSUR1bZVa6oshsE4u0eLA7esDBoGlTI4k/s1600/il_fullxfull.240372744.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624808342421892802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLL6CwMdaEYq4U8j0KiocKWn5rJ1g3bP66blyEi_HXZtEpENPqHtjBGNszq4SQGBBE6Z1Vom7eKp2L47K3frRPAvY9_fRn98vVHs-9cZGgM-QSUR1bZVa6oshsE4u0eLA7esDBoGlTI4k/s400/il_fullxfull.240372744.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 498px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgbS8STuLBfpz6sHzTVUNGS00N_Mhm9D5x-TaISNR0NMP0DFVnrOm4Xq_k-E3dDapaPw_TyVbOHYz_GZdN9tkP1uKLwSi9PQOBBpW0mzfXp2C_GYIxO-po64o02YITHJhMz8IocwbLyM/s1600/Belt+buckle1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624808142498668690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgbS8STuLBfpz6sHzTVUNGS00N_Mhm9D5x-TaISNR0NMP0DFVnrOm4Xq_k-E3dDapaPw_TyVbOHYz_GZdN9tkP1uKLwSi9PQOBBpW0mzfXp2C_GYIxO-po64o02YITHJhMz8IocwbLyM/s400/Belt+buckle1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 398px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58mRwK58WnaBtULXz-sP4-QlFLh7xqtqh5Hn3YON5GnOyN0u1iKUIRonNvPLadVBKZ7bJJPGi33_0AxR4vYm6T3bkZa__b6tx3ve-T4jiof1GBzCUZ41xfl7Blpwc3wLReSm___HprQA/s1600/il_fullxfull.240372752.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624808232096824002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58mRwK58WnaBtULXz-sP4-QlFLh7xqtqh5Hn3YON5GnOyN0u1iKUIRonNvPLadVBKZ7bJJPGi33_0AxR4vYm6T3bkZa__b6tx3ve-T4jiof1GBzCUZ41xfl7Blpwc3wLReSm___HprQA/s400/il_fullxfull.240372752.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 304px;" /></a><br /><br />The backs of the pieces are inscribed with your pet's name:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1dlfDpC8-I-SLgt9pla7wG3zgTFOkSNv5acaHaVRqXfoxp16QvrCqbcjt8dtj2SeHERB-H5PFvKkpKipt8aC3b1FPDtAfTRufooOFhJpFmr2FeiP6BddYdjkgTL9qOHEwgIJVMD_-SU/s1600/pendant+backs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624809559207317650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1dlfDpC8-I-SLgt9pla7wG3zgTFOkSNv5acaHaVRqXfoxp16QvrCqbcjt8dtj2SeHERB-H5PFvKkpKipt8aC3b1FPDtAfTRufooOFhJpFmr2FeiP6BddYdjkgTL9qOHEwgIJVMD_-SU/s400/pendant+backs.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 512px;" /></a><br /><br />Jackie creates many forms of fabulous handcast sterling silver jewelry including human fingerprints and more. Be sure to see all her stunning work at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/rockmyworldinc?ref=pr_shop">her etsy store here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/rockmyworldinc?ref=pr_shop"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625151051614677378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7brrvQeQGjsILRaYS0Hb7955pnAXR7ma9tArd8vFn7CmsXvDEMlL1Wr4ihHiYzJFH1X1VdX0n2tqHzMoiDBjL63SSc_-E8rwRBsQIszDx6eI1vGfnTDwPJPQVME3Z2yCZRuh7nUWpmc/s400/iusb_760x100.7315558.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 547px; height: 72px;" /></a><br /><br />You can also find some of Jackie's custom cast products at <a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/artist?20100">Uncommon Goods</a> and at <a href="http://www.dailygrommet.com/products/rock-my-world-hand-cast-silver-jewelry">Daily Grommet</a>

Got Your Nose! Belt Buckles, Pendants & Keychains Cast From Your Dog or Cat's Nose In Sterling Silver.

Incredible Things posted these fabulous custom pet pendants cast from the noses of dogs and cats the other day, so I simply had to dig a li...

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