gears
A while ago, I went through a tiny stud earring phase. I bought a bunch of little earrings made of gears and old plastic camera workings. I bought them from etsy and most eventually fell apart. (There just is no lasting glue for binding plastic to metal.) Just recently on NotCouture I spotted these sterling silver watch gear earings by jewelry designer Graciela Fuentes for Tiriana Jewelry. Steampunk? Maybe. Awesome? Yes.
Just for good measure, I checked out what etsy had to offer again. I was a little disappointed. I’m really not a fan of something looking soooo handmade that it’s sloppy, unprofessional and childish. Do you have to add cheap beads to everything? These are the best things I could find.
Of course, you can start digging around online to find gears and have yourself a little DIY fun.
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the first gear earrings are amazing. you and I have a similar aesthetic. oh, and thefartparty.org is pure magic.
Thank you for your comments! You can see my entire line made with replicas of antique pocket watch gears here http://www.tiranajewelry.com/immemori.html
and yes definitely steam punk influenced!