Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Favorite Indie Crafters - Owly Shadow Puppets

I was talking to a good friend of mine yesterday and she talked about doing shadow puppets with her son and how much fun they had.  That got me thinking about one of my favorite Chicago desinger Owly Shadow Puppets.  We were at many craft shows together and i remember when Andrea's stuff first appeared at Depart-ment.  I was so smitten with her creations and it just made me feel happy holding them in my hand.  It really takes you back to the age of make believe and childhood.

Monday, March 22, 2010

An Interview with niceLena on Lady Spider Art

Here's a link to an interview i did with Lady Spider Art.  She is a crafter herself of very beautiful things.   Check it out and check out her etsy shop too.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Bark at the Moon - Wolf Fringe Earrings

Not quite the Three Moon T-shirt but this is just as cool. Wear this on the next full moon while listening to some Ozzy and basically bark at the moon. Good times.
layered silver vinyl(moon), blue plastic sheet (night sky), wooden wolf charm, and bronze vinyl for some fringe action.


Saturday, March 6, 2010

Team Salvage article

Here is the article from Tonic, written last year (feb 2009) on Team Salvage.

"Team Salvage, made by jewelry designer Lena Kim and neighborhood friend Jenny Senungetuk, salvages “pre-loved apparel” from a wear-less fate by adding graphic appliqués that hearken back to simpler days"


link to the article.  

Ride The Lightning Earrings -niceLena




Pure awesomeness happening over here. These earrings remind me of jr. high and my head banging days. Those were the days, when i used to daydream about men in spandex with long flowing hair and more costume jewelry then grandma. it was great. I miss it. 

Blood red metallic lightning rides on top of green ice vinyl wings.

hangs 3.5"

Super Fantastic Fringe Necklace - niceLena





From feb10
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This necklace has the right about of toughness and feminine details. The use of the vinyl creates a look of leather without all the guilt and it adds softness to the whole look while adding the right amount of contrast to the metal chains. The center pieces is an applique that was cut out and added to give it that last final touch. Love it!!

The chains are copper and gold plated heart shaped links.

hangs 24" adjustable

it is superfantastic!