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Bloodmilk

One of my favourite artist, Bloodmilk, just released her Sea Witch line which is absolutely mesmerizing. A brilliant collaboration between Bloodmilk and Ovate. My favourite is definitely Ariel - the conjoined seahorse spyglass necklace. Cannot wait to add that to my collection. ;)

http://www.etsy.com/listing/97759139/the-sea-witch-shell-skeleton-ring

http://www.etsy.com/listing/97743388/of-his-bones-are-coral-made-twin-coral

http://www.etsy.com/listing/97741334/ariel-conjoined-seahorse-spyglass

Perfection

The Real Deal

This has been long overdue. A very sweet reader emailed me sometime back to let me know about the real exact Caroline's ring that she bought from the Antique Jewelry Mall. They are the people who made the ring worn by Caroline in the Vampire Diaries. Here's the link to it http://www.antiquejewelrymall.com/ssr15la.html

The ring is much sturdier with the diamond drilled into the stone and slightly bigger too compared to the one on Etsy. If you're into vintage design jewelries like me, then you will love Antique Jewelry Mall.

Coffin Love

So lately I've been obsessing with coffins again and here are some interesting finds on Etsy. Oh and I meant rings. hehe. I definitely have the dopest GEMSTONE coffin ring. Nobody makes it better than Idle Hands Designs.

I absolutely love gemstones so Idle Hands is of course number one in my books. However there are some really cool sterling silver only coffin rings I came across on Etsy. The first one by Jewels Vine really blew me away. I'll show you why.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/62746327/poison-ring-steampunk-coffin-ring-expert

Yep it opens up exactly like a real coffin and all. How brilliant is that??


And skeleton as the band! Can't get any better than that. :)

The first thing that came to mind was "Omg! Creepy!" Lol. Just look at the expression. Yikees! :) But I absolutely love it. So unique and the detail on the ring looks great. Oh and I forgot to mention the amazing seller. It's by Wicked Metalz.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/82721395/rip-sterling-silver-ring-208

Besides this wonderfully unique and creepy ring, they have other equally amazing rings as well so do check them out. My other favourites are the wolf ring (Lobo The Mad Wolf), dragon ring (Ancalagon The Black), wings with a tire ring (Wings Of Freedom) and Grim Reaper ring. They have quite a lot of cool skull pieces as well. Oh and did I mention their rings are reasonably priced as well? ;)

More Vampire Diaries Jewelry

For all you Vampire Diaries fan out there, guess what I've found?? Caroline's lapis lazuli ring!! I've been searching for this for quite a while now. Beautiful lapis lazuli with genuine swarovski crystal in the middle. Gothic Glitter is an Etsy seller who makes this beautiful ring along with other Vampire Diaries jewelry such as Katherine's freshwater pearl earrings, Elena's vervain necklace, Katherine's cameo necklace etc. Best part about this seller, she takes custom order! Which means she can make just about anything you want. There is also Katherine's lapis ring available in her store (http://gothicglitter.etsy.com) which is made of 10kt solid gold.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/66366925/carolines-ring-sterling-silver-lapis

Katherine's Freshwater Pearl Earrings

So similar to the ones Katherine wore, as you can see below.

Art By Crixie

It was by coincidence I met this extremely talented artist. As you all know I love all things creepy, dark and eerie so naturally her art captured my attention. I was admiring all her work available in her Etsy store and of course I wanted to know more about the artist so I went to her profile page. That's how I got to know about her spinal cord injury. And this was about a month after I injured two of my disc. I just had to drop her a message. And because she could relate to my pain and injury, that's how we started chatting and I got to know that not only is Cris a very talented artist, she is also a very brave and strong person. Someone I came to admire over time. All her art work available in her store was created by her before her injury. To me, when I look at her paintings I somehow tend to associate it with the works of Neil Gaiman and Tim Burton. Here are some of her work available in her store...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/56589099/big-moon-rising-45

http://www.etsy.com/listing/56589515/the-harvard-street-mansion-47

http://www.etsy.com/listing/56414354/a-moments-rest-35

Her paintings of houses, cottages and mansions gives me the chills whenever I look at them, in a good way. =) Some reminds me of The Graveyard Book, others The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline. Lol.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/56591144/the-old-victorian-on-the-hill-51

http://www.etsy.com/listing/56593087/spooky-house-on-spiral-hill-60

http://www.etsy.com/listing/57724663/forgotten-laundry-8

http://www.etsy.com/listing/56027097/forgotten-graveyard-13

I wish Cris all the best and I hope she'll be able to pick up her paint brush again soon. She is such a great inspiration to all. (http://artbycrixie.etsy.com)

Bonnie's Amber Crystal Pendant - Vampire Diaries

Fans of Vampire Diaries, if you've been eyeing Bonnie's Amber Crystal Pendant for a while, now you can get it from CharmedbyLaurie. There are two types available, one in sterling silver and a cheaper version of it in brass. Both are equally stunning I must say! Here it is...absolutely in love with it!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/68186819/bonnies-amber-crystal-heirloom-silver

http://www.etsy.com/listing/74021382/bonnies-amber-crystal-heirloom-brass

Beautiful rings at a reasonable price

As you guys know there are many talented artists on Etsy. I am the type who always preferred necklaces and earrings however lately I've been into rings after seeing all the wonderful designs made by my fellow Etsians. One store that caught my attention was ApacheMoon (http://www.etsy.com/shop/ApacheMoon). They make beautiful rings and the prices are reasonable too. Best part is 100% of the revenue will go to unadoptable animal rescue and shelter! All the more reason to support them right? =) Here's some of their work...


http://www.etsy.com/listing/73972166/romantic-and-feminine-opal-ring


http://www.etsy.com/listing/65283779/rainbow-moonstone-ring-sterling-silver?ref=v1_other_2


http://www.etsy.com/listing/72055418/fairy-fire-wide-leafy-ring-custom-size

http://www.etsy.com/listing/69016352/blue-australian-opal-in-sterling-silver

http://www.etsy.com/listing/63711741/big-blue-eyed-susan-turquoise-in-solid


http://www.etsy.com/listing/67033672/garnet-red-ring-sterling-silver-custom

http://www.etsy.com/listing/66149653/cool-blues-larimar-and-topaz-in-sterling

Do check them out. They also make bracelets, cute gemstone earring studs and some other stuff. They only used reclaimed/recycled sterling silver.

Love for Gargoyles

Untitled, a photo by caliente jewelry on Flickr.

I've always been fascinated with the "creepy stuff" as people would call it. So maybe I'm a little strange and weird. So what?? Gargoyles are cute and I just love having them around. Here are some of my favourite items on Etsy.