Brooklyn + Philadelphia + adorable jewelry with a statement = Brookadelphia.
I am super glad I stumbled across this company. They caught my eye on the Etsy homepage with a recently added gold “vote.” necklace.
Aside from this cute necklace (also available in silver by the way), there are earrings like these:
and necklaces like these:
So really, what’s NOT to love about them?
So yesterday I decided to stop at the Alessi flagship store just up the block from NYLON as I left work to head to NYU. It was time for my every few weeks splurge on a soy latte from Joe The Art of Coffee. Once it was in hand though, I met with a familiar problem, one that never comes up until it’s right in front of me and promptly forgotten when the coffee is gone - I’m already being wasteful by not brewing the coffee myself and putting it in a reusable mug, do I really need a cardboard cup AND a cozy? Even at Starbucks, where they proclaim on every cup and cozy just how much of it was made from recycled post-consumer products (only 10%), I feel bad using and disposing of yet another coffee cup. So I always falter and think before I grab a cozy as well “is it REALLY to warm for me to hold all by itself..?”
It usually is.
So today I vowed to find a nice knitted cozy I could buy and carry with me, just in case such a situation should arise. A small knitted cozy won’t take up much room in my already bulging bag and could even be made of organic wool, but best of all, it would mean no more cardboard cozies for me and a tiny bit less waste for the landfill.
Amazingly enough, I’ve already found not only the perfect cozy, but a seller who makes “eco-friendly” products knitted from perfectly good repurposed clothing - ie. sweaters unraveled for their yarn and used to makes hats, mittens, scarves, etc.
Hilo Verde has a small stock of items with adorable and simple designs at reasonable prices.
My perfect cozy:
I love all the easy things you can do to cut down on your waste and consumption, and the fact that no matter what I think of someone has thought of the exact same thing. It’s good to have like-minded company.
I’m thinking of making this a weekly feature since I love Etsy so much. For those that don’t know about, it’s an online marketplace where people can sell their handmade objects - from jewelry to photography, clothing to notecards. Some items are vintage recreations/finds while others are entirely handmade and original, beautiful pieces of art.
Yesterday I decided I wanted to start wearing more rings and went on Etsy to find some pretty things to quench my thirst. I went through pages upon pages of the most recently added items in the rings section of jewelry and finally decided to just add a whole batch of sellers to my favorites and come back to it another day, when I wasn’t loving every single thing I saw.
The one store whose designs I fell head-over-heels for though, was that ofJewelery by Elizabeth Scott. She works mainly in sterling silver to create simple designs inspired by nature. All of her pieces are fairly simple in shape and design, with hammered out textures and botanical shapes.
Some of my favorites:
“Shoreline Ring” - looks like it was pulled right from the beach, made to look like “sand and reflections in water.”
“Linen Necklace” - textured with a legitimate linen pattern, very simple but I love it.
“Birch Bark Ring” - which was actually textured with birch bark for an extremely earthy and natural design.
“Ginkgo Leaf Earrings” - I didn’t even know what Ginkgo looked like aside from the pill form and it’s great for these earrings, as well as the several rings she made from one leaf each.
“Petal Necklace” - modeled after a hydrangea petal.
These are just a few of the adorable, affordable, earthy designs made by Elizabeth Scott for sale in her Etsy store. After revisiting it, I’m about to give in and buy the birch bark ring I think…
So what does everyone think about the idea of starting a weekly “Etsy Find” post?