Forging Some Fun Sterling Silver Baby Gifts. Welcome! by RICHARD and 5.5 Designers

<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/AVvXsEgkrRbW4z2HBeVanjUy3GPeF9OUE6K5M8Cib6YWCGX1xolpOcsJC0-cEKhe5K2uU5sDtPLZptkCS-IBna7JMoZQnSXAYGCLjhJExZSrXDYriOEFLbTXD77XjJkku8AaxpHZtehVU5T4jPmC/s1600/web-atelierrichard-12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652685839833863410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrRbW4z2HBeVanjUy3GPeF9OUE6K5M8Cib6YWCGX1xolpOcsJC0-cEKhe5K2uU5sDtPLZptkCS-IBna7JMoZQnSXAYGCLjhJExZSrXDYriOEFLbTXD77XjJkku8AaxpHZtehVU5T4jPmC/s400/web-atelierrichard-12.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 404px;" /></a><br /><br />Bienvenue! A collection of whimsical and modern Silverware for Baby by Parisian silversmiths, <a href="http://orfevrerie-richard.com/">RICHARD</a> in collaboration with <a href="http://www.cinqcinqdesigners.com/">5.5 Designers.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhCQMUw_LI9M0yAUfUsjffAQwL04vbUEOTu8pDMPG-bPMfofBsjcs1FnkDkKjVgMBpxNvCigS_HStGnxySugJ1XA6BidRk_vXQb4WGDXeKu1wyOF6wEwRKrKFUVD7pRXexFqYltu1N9Yr/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-15+at+11.38.28+AM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652684066894664898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhCQMUw_LI9M0yAUfUsjffAQwL04vbUEOTu8pDMPG-bPMfofBsjcs1FnkDkKjVgMBpxNvCigS_HStGnxySugJ1XA6BidRk_vXQb4WGDXeKu1wyOF6wEwRKrKFUVD7pRXexFqYltu1N9Yr/s400/Screen+shot+2011-09-15+at+11.38.28+AM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 429px;" /></a><br /><br />To celebrate its centenary, the RICHARD Goldsmith Workshop invited the collective 5.5 Designers to shake up its codes and tradition and reinterpret its expertise in a collection of unusual baby and birth gifts. With curiosity, passion and humor, RICHARD goldsmiths has imagined "Welcome!", a collection that is the antithesis of mass-manufactured products and yet has the undeniable stamp of fine Arts and Crafts.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyj_yut6xcgnaKRsUKpwj-a_rI1x6q4EYcfjor9BFGAhQvb1PeeYsMKL-o7MEQmh2mbsal0dKtBQg4iQFSP9Is4sp5iJEBxUGeM2AmlYP6665Az2k5kB7fcKqFJB6F_5aLOmyAWNXQKLL/s1600/web-atelierrichard-09.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652686597399112786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyj_yut6xcgnaKRsUKpwj-a_rI1x6q4EYcfjor9BFGAhQvb1PeeYsMKL-o7MEQmh2mbsal0dKtBQg4iQFSP9Is4sp5iJEBxUGeM2AmlYP6665Az2k5kB7fcKqFJB6F_5aLOmyAWNXQKLL/s400/web-atelierrichard-09.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 410px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: silversmith at Richard forging the collection</span></span><br /><br />Born with a silver spoon in your mouth, or rather a service spoons in their hands. This collection of "birth spoons" was born of the encounter between real expertise and a desire to bring up to date that forgotten tradition of family ties at the time of arrival of the a child.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPfN6hegmthwJSiAhmRn6F9ueqpWKPam9smoFfajFNy3m3UyHCN9Ex5OSlK4zkAOYJfOSAGSSS1jJiQ7XjpeHl3MIXnzR-FRYU39kaRmbbn6vznJGmwBo8YBFvJcB_PypwiMuVlS3kg2X/s1600/web-atelierrichard-02.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652687515657677522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPfN6hegmthwJSiAhmRn6F9ueqpWKPam9smoFfajFNy3m3UyHCN9Ex5OSlK4zkAOYJfOSAGSSS1jJiQ7XjpeHl3MIXnzR-FRYU39kaRmbbn6vznJGmwBo8YBFvJcB_PypwiMuVlS3kg2X/s400/web-atelierrichard-02.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 406px;" /></a><br /><br />Spoons were originally made of wood, they were then mostly made of tin. But in wealthy families, it was tradition that the sponsor offers his godson or goddaughter a sterling silver spoon at the time of his or her baptism. This object was thus a symbol ensuring prosperity for the child. The sponsor also offered a cup, a metaphor for money, with the first name and date of birth. These beliefs were widespread and many of us still have our baby cup, rattle and cutlery in a drawer.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WlNlUPhsfxtnbdge9OmDt4tbGHrYqv259Xs3smd-WhJsTX97zBaAFSOPgeHo0ydF9iQo_pc3FN9uHE63KSrtdiVBtv6ou3XDB-DQwuBLGgsyU8Am0QuZsBJQTJXsSkX8f-9KHQG0ty20/s1600/web-atelierrichard-13.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652685592578313874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WlNlUPhsfxtnbdge9OmDt4tbGHrYqv259Xs3smd-WhJsTX97zBaAFSOPgeHo0ydF9iQo_pc3FN9uHE63KSrtdiVBtv6ou3XDB-DQwuBLGgsyU8Am0QuZsBJQTJXsSkX8f-9KHQG0ty20/s400/web-atelierrichard-13.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 404px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: the egg cup under construction</span></span><br /><br />Today, the act of giving birth or baby gifts is still practiced, but the spoon, the object of life par excellence seems to have gone by the wayside. It is by diverting the archetype of the spoon, using it as raw material, that RICHARD and 5.5 have designed a collection that revisits the classic gifts of birth.<br /><br />Below are all the pieces in the collection followed by images of the crafting of these items.<br /><br />The curved spoon functions as both a napkin holder, a place to store the bib or as a teething ring:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZj9MB78sioKlaWlUW-jR6-wHsO5b2dIBkzDiBIvrEKb35m9oJPte_aL9etwxbJV_9i7IzdJ38rTOjQl7CpDHIk84z7rXrVt2c3m6LP5y6Q-FWVmNx0POStIjmpoFZPkkP8aFpwRPad54T/s1600/web-rond-de-serviette-richard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652681941672804018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZj9MB78sioKlaWlUW-jR6-wHsO5b2dIBkzDiBIvrEKb35m9oJPte_aL9etwxbJV_9i7IzdJ38rTOjQl7CpDHIk84z7rXrVt2c3m6LP5y6Q-FWVmNx0POStIjmpoFZPkkP8aFpwRPad54T/s400/web-rond-de-serviette-richard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 406px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPhUugyW3KPjl2nTcWPBuamN6yh9HSoPHU11sIOSFYe59OJ0AgghXTujv0AJaPu7m2slmVxk0EutdWgSj-gPMXbr0_FOq20Nu1Vc5Wr9On8JXqOoOAWFWINn9fDz9VeUA0hvtpSvcKzxA/s1600/web-rond-de-serviette2-richard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652681861655562418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPhUugyW3KPjl2nTcWPBuamN6yh9HSoPHU11sIOSFYe59OJ0AgghXTujv0AJaPu7m2slmVxk0EutdWgSj-gPMXbr0_FOq20Nu1Vc5Wr9On8JXqOoOAWFWINn9fDz9VeUA0hvtpSvcKzxA/s400/web-rond-de-serviette2-richard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 434px;" /></a><br /><br />By cutting and welding the spoon surfaces to a cup, they become a generous handle and the ears of happy little character.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTS98ie9F_RCtnvzLu_gDFQZkC9LLR6HjymQNEAK41VK3-HFY5UcxiD1F9-5N_gdtSWhIYCqyT1oJDRXskjwaxmG5KCXEIW8m8cU5b1LoeSH8zu1l2s04x2opczFPNwn31Af2tV_0OTN1/s1600/web-timbale-bienvenue-richard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652680114507677954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTS98ie9F_RCtnvzLu_gDFQZkC9LLR6HjymQNEAK41VK3-HFY5UcxiD1F9-5N_gdtSWhIYCqyT1oJDRXskjwaxmG5KCXEIW8m8cU5b1LoeSH8zu1l2s04x2opczFPNwn31Af2tV_0OTN1/s400/web-timbale-bienvenue-richard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 425px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVt51VEZLuJBiRgI7LH1vKDOuB-zT4aV5yybcn_BFYYs5G-wKdUEpTYZtsX6W5uerpMb6MDyuergoRgLHlDvOlv5Uw-I3aJ8CsWYpv4Uy0fjiqFJlgOWMdMcfFdJ24nMNOD3UXgMUVa3DP/s1600/web-atelierrichard-11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652685971258026466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVt51VEZLuJBiRgI7LH1vKDOuB-zT4aV5yybcn_BFYYs5G-wKdUEpTYZtsX6W5uerpMb6MDyuergoRgLHlDvOlv5Uw-I3aJ8CsWYpv4Uy0fjiqFJlgOWMdMcfFdJ24nMNOD3UXgMUVa3DP/s400/web-atelierrichard-11.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 403px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2xAoJfsrvq_koaONLviKXYZWFNM5lBq-ZGsK88vGnNiuN-PDrQKja3YwF2G5s3gmgGfA4HUjk6EFfgtKIReJiy2a5vGNmgAyJ_oolL1AGK1Kp3N-wpbtOADup6ZJS7fMUmxChSKuuRZw/s1600/web-atelierrichard-10.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652686399933455794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2xAoJfsrvq_koaONLviKXYZWFNM5lBq-ZGsK88vGnNiuN-PDrQKja3YwF2G5s3gmgGfA4HUjk6EFfgtKIReJiy2a5vGNmgAyJ_oolL1AGK1Kp3N-wpbtOADup6ZJS7fMUmxChSKuuRZw/s400/web-atelierrichard-10.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 403px;" /></a><br /><br />Planted in a dish, the elegant egg cup has a place for blotters:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHyXsLC-SLhTyKrBjt4zZxJM3OD9btMLvhcgEKhgre70SsE_VAKrmJm7DLKIBM1-P_Vu8urNXifCquvJECff-n8JZEjb3_ZOxdt8-zd8kFtTnfeQIqtddasld7Thl_NzHfV44IqguhawV/s1600/web-coquetier-richard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652683424093633602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHyXsLC-SLhTyKrBjt4zZxJM3OD9btMLvhcgEKhgre70SsE_VAKrmJm7DLKIBM1-P_Vu8urNXifCquvJECff-n8JZEjb3_ZOxdt8-zd8kFtTnfeQIqtddasld7Thl_NzHfV44IqguhawV/s400/web-coquetier-richard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 529px; height: 406px;" /></a><br /><br />The addition of multiple sterling silver rings and handle detailing turns this spoon into a lovely rattle:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTpv1uyv2YePO_lATboFskXhidW2-6J6pk-onJ6roqh_qKaHsO4wnZCvCvqB3Sw_KLuzBRTifCtn4LgQ2pawETF87gefaiAMyFhLOmrOknVJkAW_5panD19rCy32KNHQAcG6zUvRuJgCo/s1600/web-hochet-richard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652682243265032914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTpv1uyv2YePO_lATboFskXhidW2-6J6pk-onJ6roqh_qKaHsO4wnZCvCvqB3Sw_KLuzBRTifCtn4LgQ2pawETF87gefaiAMyFhLOmrOknVJkAW_5panD19rCy32KNHQAcG6zUvRuJgCo/s400/web-hochet-richard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 427px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5E3clMlMM5ueJ8LPXT9wilqIOpG4u7mvr10zhhAt505qW2vtHOrOpSGym7ChTAeilKGAfcZwZ4_MRyb90fbNzKEmqTJzFR_tinK2C8DfXILZIAaai_sF-JmfD1fUlh3ib3cHKk7bnffa/s1600/web-atelierrichard-05.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652684214963298786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5E3clMlMM5ueJ8LPXT9wilqIOpG4u7mvr10zhhAt505qW2vtHOrOpSGym7ChTAeilKGAfcZwZ4_MRyb90fbNzKEmqTJzFR_tinK2C8DfXILZIAaai_sF-JmfD1fUlh3ib3cHKk7bnffa/s400/web-atelierrichard-05.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 527px; height: 425px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujroTM26524uvhM1TZY0a4bnWH05z0vjo8VHERdm1FZUthZSemNOBYmuEczEw2BzZuBVvWld5jfjanPfYmu8KM_sTaE1VAFWcv_lzX9dspGix76hxWGN7w4WFLiaF1z2AJ7IyS8oOcnb8/s1600/web-cuillerebienvenue2-richard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652682827606648226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujroTM26524uvhM1TZY0a4bnWH05z0vjo8VHERdm1FZUthZSemNOBYmuEczEw2BzZuBVvWld5jfjanPfYmu8KM_sTaE1VAFWcv_lzX9dspGix76hxWGN7w4WFLiaF1z2AJ7IyS8oOcnb8/s400/web-cuillerebienvenue2-richard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 436px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqymSexM3PfVraZkIhGOUs-YehFHHUQp6lgDez2TPAtJTtDBtm55M_Hq0j2T-vw0c8Dg5D48JyrejvnL0c5T9oiyCKjx1ZzFM41kWOCeGjRPIVVaCTCqNX-xd6eULhL-cWu3dpJpIeuiCZ/s1600/web-atelierrichard-06.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652684431623305458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqymSexM3PfVraZkIhGOUs-YehFHHUQp6lgDez2TPAtJTtDBtm55M_Hq0j2T-vw0c8Dg5D48JyrejvnL0c5T9oiyCKjx1ZzFM41kWOCeGjRPIVVaCTCqNX-xd6eULhL-cWu3dpJpIeuiCZ/s400/web-atelierrichard-06.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuML1Ge0OFFWUS_jnz_z6tjne-SSClyHMAt9SVofHQWNY-33JslpbP10X9i3Cg5AKOXg0eaj-nhMfqbY4AUyp2enyg9bIFFfr0xC6DS2KflyGP6sRRHUTUczxx8aEm1BZPWQ2uv4HukVWL/s1600/web-atelierrichard-07.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652684350198173586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuML1Ge0OFFWUS_jnz_z6tjne-SSClyHMAt9SVofHQWNY-33JslpbP10X9i3Cg5AKOXg0eaj-nhMfqbY4AUyp2enyg9bIFFfr0xC6DS2KflyGP6sRRHUTUczxx8aEm1BZPWQ2uv4HukVWL/s400/web-atelierrichard-07.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />Welding two spoon surfaces together makes this double as a feeding tool and a place to hold snacks:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyo7BLt69Rm0tVdT0GJalZZalU_U8wP6i2QeOtca_JtNKiWGOVM_UJoev6Qa-dEdedLtoCp8MpQ0x2iG3zwfl-VPs68peqNuWqDlVAPP37Ki_DK19MzP4BfDBVJZLQ8Wu7pCak3Vh6Lrm/s1600/web-doublecuillere-richard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652682449975798722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyo7BLt69Rm0tVdT0GJalZZalU_U8wP6i2QeOtca_JtNKiWGOVM_UJoev6Qa-dEdedLtoCp8MpQ0x2iG3zwfl-VPs68peqNuWqDlVAPP37Ki_DK19MzP4BfDBVJZLQ8Wu7pCak3Vh6Lrm/s400/web-doublecuillere-richard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 380px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTMMX2jQ7gfYE2pEGTq2cvyatwWmgGhknx4I1IpileWkotS5-6c7LVWPe7wkqTj31yT8Y9UxeCFUwGOVRXAwvpR-KBJKQpwmgYxRJOHphs0a3b_g7hxncuS1bNOh4XePeMu4-3F8eb2k_/s1600/web-doublecuillere2-richard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652682385841452210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTMMX2jQ7gfYE2pEGTq2cvyatwWmgGhknx4I1IpileWkotS5-6c7LVWPe7wkqTj31yT8Y9UxeCFUwGOVRXAwvpR-KBJKQpwmgYxRJOHphs0a3b_g7hxncuS1bNOh4XePeMu4-3F8eb2k_/s400/web-doublecuillere2-richard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><br />All these variations on the iconic baby gifts are versions that make you want to be senile or make older children wish they were still young.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RICHARD:</span><br /><a href="http://orfevrerie-richard.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652683776184640530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZM3DhWq_w2WVbOmuC3OvQBiTr8wQzX5qIYghTi3Cot3s_Zd2y4Y9rfz3CDDnFlhAzxFYBbB6SN9d3huTsVTMTTCbfzWT_bSCJL2P52Z-XArVR1UCfbtm-bt0KGXkmKUlZuUDWZwXsVf5/s400/Screen+shot+2011-09-15+at+1.19.33+PM.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 129px;" /></a><br />Since its founding in 1910, the Richard Goldsmith workshop covered forged sterling silver using traditional methods of French goldsmiths. A recognized expert in restoration of antique pieces, Richard Goldsmith Workshop also produces custom-made parts, prototypes and limited series.<br /><a href="http://www.orfevrerie-richard.com%20/">www.orfevrerie-richard.com</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyd1EFqwPGccMBShM65jUDhdAlfcP7O2E-PXsEvQ8VS4hsb6JEOhjjL7grFlvPheRqROo6oGGUm1lAeK0VFO_e0wHIHf6nIpVGvDEhVJYo5i1kZQ6EYKPdoYMYvTNtqf8sEeMMZgbb2_Tm/s1600/5.5+designers+in+silver.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652687023598701922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyd1EFqwPGccMBShM65jUDhdAlfcP7O2E-PXsEvQ8VS4hsb6JEOhjjL7grFlvPheRqROo6oGGUm1lAeK0VFO_e0wHIHf6nIpVGvDEhVJYo5i1kZQ6EYKPdoYMYvTNtqf8sEeMMZgbb2_Tm/s400/5.5+designers+in+silver.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 472px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above: </span><a href="http://www.cinqcinqdesigners.com/" style="font-style: italic;">5.5 designers</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, Paris 2011</span>

Forging Some Fun Sterling Silver Baby Gifts. Welcome! by RICHARD and 5.5 Designers

Bienvenue! A collection of whimsical and modern Silverware for Baby by Parisian silversmiths, RICHARD in collaboration with 5.5 Designers. ...

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Manymals. Sterling Silver Necklaces By Markus Diebel Benefit WildAid.

<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/AVvXsEjjib7ZG7SU_AF8GxR3DsMgUznfHz4DpRYQbmSpDTZBjjIIUBRVtEzsEZ4pi4HnkaURZ2DjZakJC8VAupr3l8D-mOFuD0X7UQ3foUGg8KMVZp2DSqrso6WUvWY0buPCz2M1nF6GCvxRZhg/s1600/manymals+hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502383936686331394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjib7ZG7SU_AF8GxR3DsMgUznfHz4DpRYQbmSpDTZBjjIIUBRVtEzsEZ4pi4HnkaURZ2DjZakJC8VAupr3l8D-mOFuD0X7UQ3foUGg8KMVZp2DSqrso6WUvWY0buPCz2M1nF6GCvxRZhg/s400/manymals+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 476px;" /></a><br /><br />I absolutely love these modern and fluid looking sterling silver animal pendants that hang from snake chains by jewelry designer <a href="http://www.manymals.com/about">Markus Diebel</a>!<br /><br />He’s artfully rendered a dog, a sloth, a gorilla and a bat in 100% sterling silver in his San Francisco studio and to make them even more desirable, 5% of sales of each piece benefit <a href="http://www.wildaid.org/">WildAid</a>, a nonprofit dedicated to ending illegal wildlife trade within our lifetimes.<br /><br />Images of each Manymal are shown from front and back below:<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWU_vfw250rqoi5NpNAeB2sZ-ZXHntPofF6vF5T1fjyutRKwrGNK12MJQXOROnSKWBI9z-Jj-FNF_0J6ZDzry383aVXmk0bncZEKwIIQTV-tHtzAL9bylaHaHx-a74gbp5DINDQlkGfk/s1600/gorilla.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502382624696879634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWU_vfw250rqoi5NpNAeB2sZ-ZXHntPofF6vF5T1fjyutRKwrGNK12MJQXOROnSKWBI9z-Jj-FNF_0J6ZDzry383aVXmk0bncZEKwIIQTV-tHtzAL9bylaHaHx-a74gbp5DINDQlkGfk/s400/gorilla.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 304px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvWH02FCsy0u1iyJZL62bWq1fLDKr9y1565nsXWzWo63RT2clgdlYNKHm-XFD0W0iDiZ157tHfq__6xs4cz4NVvCXhEoiF0nOHhgEwn-cY8ITMyDkQs1uuporOE4f-6EpYlrQm_ZBrpw/s1600/dog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502382484578038802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvWH02FCsy0u1iyJZL62bWq1fLDKr9y1565nsXWzWo63RT2clgdlYNKHm-XFD0W0iDiZ157tHfq__6xs4cz4NVvCXhEoiF0nOHhgEwn-cY8ITMyDkQs1uuporOE4f-6EpYlrQm_ZBrpw/s400/dog.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 262px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKjoo1U3MEu6aO40H-rnWJo479rbeIrQZCg-rs0C5CUE8WtsMYeGWOvlf8whiFSF-j8YlmeBXJ1wBg5Dj7KJtFkM6rlxU8TwuIJfteFb7ljhP43EY-Iuo91ii5n4xlQtq46geEnyaeqI/s1600/bat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502382387438515074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKjoo1U3MEu6aO40H-rnWJo479rbeIrQZCg-rs0C5CUE8WtsMYeGWOvlf8whiFSF-j8YlmeBXJ1wBg5Dj7KJtFkM6rlxU8TwuIJfteFb7ljhP43EY-Iuo91ii5n4xlQtq46geEnyaeqI/s400/bat.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 286px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiic5Fme_hLe6YrH5oNukZCpfzrmGV2KK7ug7sQcbXrBaMOplc-l-l76uiWb9HaoaXwjNr5dH0c9dKdfb_FNGPco5eIQrvtNBP2XdWxAx5z2OgeW0Zw12BByV-HyjXsmX1zsXcxtpNUn2s/s1600/sloth.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502382260741632754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiic5Fme_hLe6YrH5oNukZCpfzrmGV2KK7ug7sQcbXrBaMOplc-l-l76uiWb9HaoaXwjNr5dH0c9dKdfb_FNGPco5eIQrvtNBP2XdWxAx5z2OgeW0Zw12BByV-HyjXsmX1zsXcxtpNUn2s/s400/sloth.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 266px;" /></a><br /><br />The SF-based organization has chapters worldwide, including Galapagos and China. Details on Markus’s creatures —Sloth, Bat, Gorilla and Pug— are detailed on the backside of his innovative black bubble packaging. Solid silver on a sterling chain.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXW5411UxS0e8WWSo1iNVHZrGLHr6Xmu-5dno7F4b3vj3QaTDylT0X7f3rK0ylPfriZrw7q3RVGA22DZAA4y6_D-LyxNJ95KrRNPwh6FgQtPwolni4u-WOEUcU3o06Ssf_CBwVvBusBxA/s1600/packaging.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502384822198400562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXW5411UxS0e8WWSo1iNVHZrGLHr6Xmu-5dno7F4b3vj3QaTDylT0X7f3rK0ylPfriZrw7q3RVGA22DZAA4y6_D-LyxNJ95KrRNPwh6FgQtPwolni4u-WOEUcU3o06Ssf_CBwVvBusBxA/s400/packaging.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 287px;" /></a></p><ul><li>Packaging: Innovative black card bubble pack. </li><li>Size: Chain (from clasp to charm) 13.5" </li><li>This item normally ships in 3-4 days.</li></ul> <p>Exclusive to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">A+R store</span>, <a href="http://www.aplusrstore.com/product.php?id=519">$260.00 each. Buy them here.</a>

Manymals. Sterling Silver Necklaces By Markus Diebel Benefit WildAid.

I absolutely love these modern and fluid looking sterling silver animal pendants that hang from snake chains by jewelry designer Markus Dieb...

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New Orleans Jeweler Designs Collection To Help Gulf Coast Oil Spill Cleanup

<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/AVvXsEg6PF5MqyE8HHBVyJriOcyvswAhPH1V0VyW7GdojvLLr0cyNDCG1PTuhkE1bm31NZRLNe4bSQC5tBip01bHw2jJVb5HfothKE2PWWcmeRF091mWtNPTQvoU28-VqIHSPLdXeK91hVVmlyE/s1600/Picture-21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487605849913131202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PF5MqyE8HHBVyJriOcyvswAhPH1V0VyW7GdojvLLr0cyNDCG1PTuhkE1bm31NZRLNe4bSQC5tBip01bHw2jJVb5HfothKE2PWWcmeRF091mWtNPTQvoU28-VqIHSPLdXeK91hVVmlyE/s400/Picture-21.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 529px;" /></a><br />Mignon Faget, a jewelry designer based in New Orleans, has introduced <a href="http://www.mignonfaget.com/shop/category/gulf-coast.html">a new collection</a> dedicated to raising awareness and funds for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2Re1BssR4vRyQ1rTxGnWmFQ1k8AvGRQ8pgsPI8x_Zh8EAUYdED4fGmQmF7B4F4BGlqEwX-R2Oqs0S70u-Qi8bI8GIiu6Ey__t2saP_bQ67Sqbr80iszmuYNj0NOeA57N4Eaga4_zFHM/s1600/Picture-16.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487603419710318274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2Re1BssR4vRyQ1rTxGnWmFQ1k8AvGRQ8pgsPI8x_Zh8EAUYdED4fGmQmF7B4F4BGlqEwX-R2Oqs0S70u-Qi8bI8GIiu6Ey__t2saP_bQ67Sqbr80iszmuYNj0NOeA57N4Eaga4_zFHM/s400/Picture-16.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 542px;" /></a><br /><br />Now considered to be the largest offshore spill in U.S. history, the disaster has already had an extensive impact on marine and wildlife habitats. For Faget, the impacts of the spill and the cause of restoration in the area are especially close to her heart. The designer's very first collection was one inspired by the nature of the Gulf Coast region.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAeePtNXiY7jQjoPbWW4ozuwNw2zSYzcFSrfl5hHr_mn9o1lpXgGgHwprXqEFix3DFXV__ntAbaTZjguRj2hNdHqChBXVvqVnzF57-F12LHTNguZ-sfa0MIVfYRXGDvfWZXCNB_w1aoU/s1600/oyster-blkpearl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487604097893763698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAeePtNXiY7jQjoPbWW4ozuwNw2zSYzcFSrfl5hHr_mn9o1lpXgGgHwprXqEFix3DFXV__ntAbaTZjguRj2hNdHqChBXVvqVnzF57-F12LHTNguZ-sfa0MIVfYRXGDvfWZXCNB_w1aoU/s400/oyster-blkpearl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 487px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xJyB6xlcf2eH1VjAl1L8gDi81N9O6t80y9pSu3jtRr0lDMxh-2MKJtB3ttgVuz-z5Rzjs5RC592q3NHGp2V18TWBJ6MZOyV7qCgLciedoE4FCK3Xov9O22WoIn11GfCaNdwHlRPVSEI/s1600/oystercu.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487604463830624194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xJyB6xlcf2eH1VjAl1L8gDi81N9O6t80y9pSu3jtRr0lDMxh-2MKJtB3ttgVuz-z5Rzjs5RC592q3NHGp2V18TWBJ6MZOyV7qCgLciedoE4FCK3Xov9O22WoIn11GfCaNdwHlRPVSEI/s400/oystercu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 539px;" /></a><br /><br />The new collection, dubbed "In Mourning," features pieces that Faget selected and redesigned from her earlier collections. Redfish, speckled trout, oysters and pelicans are presented as sterling silver or 14-karat gold pins backed with black ribbons or as pendants on black cords. The designs are meant to be worn in the tradition of mourning jewelry and so the collection evokes a somber mood, yet it also carries a spirit of hope.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwKyDojOjIsfXuIIITxpSlor5YxFcsZzBPfHHcSyr9BDVW58NT4q_NBXPEBO9qXLFWmmfCQg7AVKS3snmSq1qBxf59NRK_kPtydpxv90Ji9AVNFrR6HJtUQGMrUgiPt9dGc-N2CjOoOw/s1600/Picture-22.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487603339149608242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwKyDojOjIsfXuIIITxpSlor5YxFcsZzBPfHHcSyr9BDVW58NT4q_NBXPEBO9qXLFWmmfCQg7AVKS3snmSq1qBxf59NRK_kPtydpxv90Ji9AVNFrR6HJtUQGMrUgiPt9dGc-N2CjOoOw/s400/Picture-22.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 272px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJmqCKaM6vnI7Zvua3KRHPMlLA5X0FieQchN8hwbb8GzAo3C4WhlaznEVGslFYz71tdwxUkqgD-PhzPka72PmZZ8l_T2X-xvStMYPAqzQvsVYfOZBtDwaKT2Iy0lp6Dn_UOi2QuttCVo/s1600/pelican-tie-tack.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487603491094061858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJmqCKaM6vnI7Zvua3KRHPMlLA5X0FieQchN8hwbb8GzAo3C4WhlaznEVGslFYz71tdwxUkqgD-PhzPka72PmZZ8l_T2X-xvStMYPAqzQvsVYfOZBtDwaKT2Iy0lp6Dn_UOi2QuttCVo/s400/pelican-tie-tack.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 273px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYxslq4Wf_zoxIWJU9UNUTD5i0gWd-K5UuwZUdfMkjad-_49ZD6pQyMN0BfYFLn7qGSn4ciXyB6bLaTJpFxqlYfYhyphenhyphen2rQMuP0vrzsjAJy0OQQRG8c0U_Za7Fu6b0hbwmMT-PteojisR8/s1600/Picture-23.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487603265077227618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYxslq4Wf_zoxIWJU9UNUTD5i0gWd-K5UuwZUdfMkjad-_49ZD6pQyMN0BfYFLn7qGSn4ciXyB6bLaTJpFxqlYfYhyphenhyphen2rQMuP0vrzsjAJy0OQQRG8c0U_Za7Fu6b0hbwmMT-PteojisR8/s400/Picture-23.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 539px;" /></a><br /><br />"It is a heartbreaking statement to make with jewelry originally designed to celebrate the abundant gifts of our coast, but the reality is that we need to make people aware of this disaster and the long-term effects on this region," Faget said in a media release.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBx7mRLnKd0HBxSTTW3HI6ZijRdOFPrPPP3bzz2drJWdqU8w66m_CZ7TTgqOD9zYPIqb8Ie3Oq553yizo-HChUianRy_tPgh4LscsuskLGybMJgqREtHmWfejzrcQ7wJ9trGPztV2WwA/s1600/bracelet.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487602843144614226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBx7mRLnKd0HBxSTTW3HI6ZijRdOFPrPPP3bzz2drJWdqU8w66m_CZ7TTgqOD9zYPIqb8Ie3Oq553yizo-HChUianRy_tPgh4LscsuskLGybMJgqREtHmWfejzrcQ7wJ9trGPztV2WwA/s400/bracelet.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGvHjul4yfgsLTw-AHhhyphenhyphenT5Gs8bD984Zl3aLLl0-comcWZMAvoEfnhz6KmbtXYT5awbgtQXoyjVnNUh6Ot56syGR1o4G0njgnUJIGKzPicvIGrf54KPmY1jwaUutr0x9DbD6FMcPFoHo/s1600/waves1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487602899898785858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGvHjul4yfgsLTw-AHhhyphenhyphenT5Gs8bD984Zl3aLLl0-comcWZMAvoEfnhz6KmbtXYT5awbgtQXoyjVnNUh6Ot56syGR1o4G0njgnUJIGKzPicvIGrf54KPmY1jwaUutr0x9DbD6FMcPFoHo/s400/waves1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 266px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6tuS0z-7WFD0fIPD6Joz6l6zTbjR2ML-UffSaZDZ-KMD2VlETS8FgU0_b37MegfiapzSlpA2Sc1iKzRgfQIVsNbxQJ22IOPKKFafJEgtZ5x3i5ivMM7t8mk836wDqIe5EQ3_aCA3TPw/s1600/waves.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487602961228847618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6tuS0z-7WFD0fIPD6Joz6l6zTbjR2ML-UffSaZDZ-KMD2VlETS8FgU0_b37MegfiapzSlpA2Sc1iKzRgfQIVsNbxQJ22IOPKKFafJEgtZ5x3i5ivMM7t8mk836wDqIe5EQ3_aCA3TPw/s400/waves.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 266px;" /></a><br /><br />Designs in the In Mourning collection retail from $65 to $300, with proceeds benefiting the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (<a href="http://www.crcl.org/">http://www.crcl.org/</a>), a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring and protecting the Louisiana coast. The collection is available in Mignon Faget galleries in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, La., as well as through the designer's Web site, <a href="http://www.mignonfaget.com/shop/category/gulf-coast.html">MignonFaget.com.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkud6Ii6pRr_U9nT9crsyPAnYOp8nXdd97ioPJnZeSnAIOlP7YKS9Qpg2029SsS0NsXo1ADb_Rhudcw93i69eWtOibpsaAYY8RYsImfcQVxbfPMmm3rBNfHnO5mk0aqSuaWEMBWA32ADw/s1600/gulf-stream-1-wide.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487603808862921762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkud6Ii6pRr_U9nT9crsyPAnYOp8nXdd97ioPJnZeSnAIOlP7YKS9Qpg2029SsS0NsXo1ADb_Rhudcw93i69eWtOibpsaAYY8RYsImfcQVxbfPMmm3rBNfHnO5mk0aqSuaWEMBWA32ADw/s400/gulf-stream-1-wide.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 517px; height: 227px;" /></a>

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Wearing Your Weaknesses With Cast Of Vices Jewelry

<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/AVvXsEjg-tzyXgFXxJlhHObuF7Yc6beHsvygrClP8ygCGOiZjUMXmPrKwcosza4IQ5RuGh3zSe0zKLXLkSYj8KiLHS09IlGDw-Qemd5B65VslxmObkXbjJGDEkrVLovivHIfDlHJnJMG3mbIji7C/s1600/COVHERO.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482335978777177170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-tzyXgFXxJlhHObuF7Yc6beHsvygrClP8ygCGOiZjUMXmPrKwcosza4IQ5RuGh3zSe0zKLXLkSYj8KiLHS09IlGDw-Qemd5B65VslxmObkXbjJGDEkrVLovivHIfDlHJnJMG3mbIji7C/s400/COVHERO.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 527px;" /></a><br /><br />Whether you've kicked the habit, or still indulge, the jewelry from <a href="http://www.castofvices.com/">Cast of Vices</a> is a hand crafted reminder of our vices, be them smoking, drinking, pill-popping, snorting - or even chewing on a pen cap.<br /><br />Cast in sterling silver or gold, the pendants, bracelets and pins are detailed representations of our culture's obsession with self-medicating. The fly is said to serve as a reminder of the 'stench of our addictions' and is available on any piece shown.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cigarette butts:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizd9TSCf5LAOTAU2d55s1ITWSrxbgFRzLkgrgIuNzV6Hr9YdpTwcWxu1qZeXpJHyiVq73_eR1XeaSBycQlRzQuMRZXJxqY1TsJGOQRkfd9UaVLOnaJsAnDMylG8KFPXAewNYb21ryOk3x4/s1600/butts.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482331890590324034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizd9TSCf5LAOTAU2d55s1ITWSrxbgFRzLkgrgIuNzV6Hr9YdpTwcWxu1qZeXpJHyiVq73_eR1XeaSBycQlRzQuMRZXJxqY1TsJGOQRkfd9UaVLOnaJsAnDMylG8KFPXAewNYb21ryOk3x4/s400/butts.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 510px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beer Bottlecaps</span> (Corona, Budweiser and Miller High Life):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2xlsKSsDCY2QD0l2IMG4ssJ9AOapJCMsNZXFmQOjYcJDGSyKSMcMfNRUP1CyMNM7DZdOdpM55R18-ixsnLwsam9bQKIMofqunLWMVWQHJ4jalqv_bS8Dx-E2wKrQfc2gVLTZzcSF0RQd/s1600/bottlecaps.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482331781915669506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2xlsKSsDCY2QD0l2IMG4ssJ9AOapJCMsNZXFmQOjYcJDGSyKSMcMfNRUP1CyMNM7DZdOdpM55R18-ixsnLwsam9bQKIMofqunLWMVWQHJ4jalqv_bS8Dx-E2wKrQfc2gVLTZzcSF0RQd/s400/bottlecaps.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 328px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pills, pills, pills </span>in gold or sterling silver:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeB8wb-mL99jF1LcF0EzfXGfLcIXqCmb0qcIJl3Ji7Nmixt5GS_kcpQi-jGH3whajSvciUamvCaaonl-7sMThkCCsPckATqxPo3iErN3_pkgYQKOH_lC-NP9bWdwsk7lHgswfoCNqLDpJ/s1600/pills1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482330444049532930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeB8wb-mL99jF1LcF0EzfXGfLcIXqCmb0qcIJl3Ji7Nmixt5GS_kcpQi-jGH3whajSvciUamvCaaonl-7sMThkCCsPckATqxPo3iErN3_pkgYQKOH_lC-NP9bWdwsk7lHgswfoCNqLDpJ/s400/pills1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 314px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXG1KwMG_nhfWWWUiwWFvuY7nkfnbT7kuWpr3I7oAfpQDb31w8M1VPhf2JQyBS0XZpK9QXrzF5vumNUE6wLKMi-zL51LnXHyiySfHs08cyLTrRIDFs1ZNxzgRYZG2rnD1DIALnnwuy4y_/s1600/pills.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482330527482337234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXG1KwMG_nhfWWWUiwWFvuY7nkfnbT7kuWpr3I7oAfpQDb31w8M1VPhf2JQyBS0XZpK9QXrzF5vumNUE6wLKMi-zL51LnXHyiySfHs08cyLTrRIDFs1ZNxzgRYZG2rnD1DIALnnwuy4y_/s400/pills.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 557px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pills bracelet:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zQ2ypbMiZ6iHJ2ZSASZaIc_JrAIY2mF6JsRtHuIodVZ_RbSL52XggQP1WTr6DsZEDYEpIE6CMwt6Mz_mWIAdinnX_r2sZkKp8IRKAMEeVid-ocF3ic1yCmh8JFSpQuusooDxghsT2QJc/s1600/pill-bracelet.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482330690369422610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zQ2ypbMiZ6iHJ2ZSASZaIc_JrAIY2mF6JsRtHuIodVZ_RbSL52XggQP1WTr6DsZEDYEpIE6CMwt6Mz_mWIAdinnX_r2sZkKp8IRKAMEeVid-ocF3ic1yCmh8JFSpQuusooDxghsT2QJc/s400/pill-bracelet.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 591px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">With flies:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMb9oW3tDL2oEmnLfCklq-DLPONcSAooWgqSa9z4vUdlZlpm0fYZ7jz_lLJ4iO9zyNbjUuoJIxhuiWsS846ZW9E05Io7hHk_7lzj_eL2-sNWutf-AygnPr5KFKRa3fjltoSSD71iXCjElk/s1600/with-fly.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482329233670535074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMb9oW3tDL2oEmnLfCklq-DLPONcSAooWgqSa9z4vUdlZlpm0fYZ7jz_lLJ4iO9zyNbjUuoJIxhuiWsS846ZW9E05Io7hHk_7lzj_eL2-sNWutf-AygnPr5KFKRa3fjltoSSD71iXCjElk/s400/with-fly.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 447px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fly pendants and cockroach pin:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNlKa9aBsYhaz6zV_Cc7cf9e9P8K0o1caOvyh66B1WQ6evZppdJM79r-NOOs8uBwff5yxyGtVjOI4-oXMsWQk4tRg3f83guawP4tsNL0rpzO6kfn7apqBiGklTPt95wo3dWCl0Zgl4ZaQ/s1600/flypendants.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482330880911164530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNlKa9aBsYhaz6zV_Cc7cf9e9P8K0o1caOvyh66B1WQ6evZppdJM79r-NOOs8uBwff5yxyGtVjOI4-oXMsWQk4tRg3f83guawP4tsNL0rpzO6kfn7apqBiGklTPt95wo3dWCl0Zgl4ZaQ/s400/flypendants.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 251px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUF4qE7pvmoe4mmDsxQgsRvx7qSlRNjjTq4Xdga22BhNIUqdiJmGrI4PWsoP558fG_2ubZeStwOBg6QdJpQDVXKFA-tW56hnWg6QVxLfao_pW_373kZHgymXgHmof0hyphenhyphenfRj0F5xNXbo1Q/s1600/cockroachpin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482331084970533970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUF4qE7pvmoe4mmDsxQgsRvx7qSlRNjjTq4Xdga22BhNIUqdiJmGrI4PWsoP558fG_2ubZeStwOBg6QdJpQDVXKFA-tW56hnWg6QVxLfao_pW_373kZHgymXgHmof0hyphenhyphenfRj0F5xNXbo1Q/s400/cockroachpin.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 252px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pen cap and pouch pendants:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8Rq1dkdtvWWABhnSeGjAgQXkubt0GW_6Cb5iQYERLVWFN99QByT7tzfY_vI7Epwc3n0ofqA6Ein219qyvjhRZyd_0Yt3YG-HpMS6vtD3PKJLfEa2UljTB8chiRxofFivF3Vdi4a87lE4/s1600/other.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482330761836487058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8Rq1dkdtvWWABhnSeGjAgQXkubt0GW_6Cb5iQYERLVWFN99QByT7tzfY_vI7Epwc3n0ofqA6Ein219qyvjhRZyd_0Yt3YG-HpMS6vtD3PKJLfEa2UljTB8chiRxofFivF3Vdi4a87lE4/s400/other.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 430px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vials with sterling silver caps:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatL9WvVtHTSGhWhDCDZ-JeEqjomVK2IW76BaziQxDXszSZ6KwtWDrT0VKvIg3Khm4jHJ6tnXfa1TMM1uqO6NOZjw2nHmHP7MhwUITvmK3Dg3Xif6zVs2TFPM4bHzl7uofv0tMT-0JLdPw/s1600/vials.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482330198306075378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatL9WvVtHTSGhWhDCDZ-JeEqjomVK2IW76BaziQxDXszSZ6KwtWDrT0VKvIg3Khm4jHJ6tnXfa1TMM1uqO6NOZjw2nHmHP7MhwUITvmK3Dg3Xif6zVs2TFPM4bHzl7uofv0tMT-0JLdPw/s400/vials.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 317px;" /></a><br /><br />All pieces are hand-crafted in the USA with sterling silver or 14k gold using the lost wax casting process.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodTZqj7XvDQ9y-VWrATjv-_XpooXNJbkQcpmmJsxnRpyUfPYSRngQcXXMimlWun-SW6naui6GxWfXe0TNJoD5rge6XoPGREiFSYzugFje_8FvoZEwLeNepqqd6P6Z6JqrDBSmJSXwnaUK/s1600/COVlogo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482337496158970226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodTZqj7XvDQ9y-VWrATjv-_XpooXNJbkQcpmmJsxnRpyUfPYSRngQcXXMimlWun-SW6naui6GxWfXe0TNJoD5rge6XoPGREiFSYzugFje_8FvoZEwLeNepqqd6P6Z6JqrDBSmJSXwnaUK/s400/COVlogo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 361px; height: 289px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.castofvices.com/cov/stockists.cfm">To find your nearest stockist, go here.</a>

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