2009 Holiday Shopping Guide: Jewelry!
December 3, 2009
Once again we turn our sights on Etsy.com, the nexus of all things creative and crafty on the Internet. A search for “squid jewelry” (for example) currently returns over 400 results, but I’ve isolated three sellers that epitomize the kind of awesome cephalopod jewelry that abounds on Etsy.
Noadi’s Art (www.etsy.com/shop/noadi)
Sheryl Westleigh creates amazing polymer clay and mixed media jewelry and sculptures, and I think she loves cephalopods almost as much as do. (OK, probably more!) Her shop has tons of great items in multiple styles and color variations, so if any of these pieces have sold, I’m sure you will be able to find something every bit as good. Not every thing in Noadi’s shop is cephalopod-related—look for trilobites, horseshoe crabs, and even a festive holiday platypus!
Deep Purple Squid necklace ($30)
Brown Nautilus necklace ($30)
Brass Steampunk Octopus necklace ($35)
Cuttlefish Specimen Jar necklace ($30)
Industrial Fairytale (www.etsy.com/shop/industrialfairytale)
Sarah Dungan is an illustrator, animator, and creator of some fabulous steampunk jewelery.
http://industrialfairytale.com
http://sarahdungan.blogspot.com
http://industrialfairytale.blogspot.com
She is also one of the contributors to Cephalopod Tea Party!
A Victorian Octopus ($45)
Cinnabar Octopus and Jade ($35)
The Nautilus and the Deep Blue Sea earrings ($15)
Octopus Me (www.etsy.com/shop/OctopusMe)
If you are looking for something a little more high-end, how about sterling sliver (and sometimes gold) jewelry made from real octopus tentacles? Here are a couple of examples, but there are many, many more in the shop!
Free shipping on all items until Sunday, December 7th.
Size 4-7 Tentacle Ring ($160.00)
Unmatched Octopus Tentacle earrings ($85)
