transforming little bits

so my friend gave me some random pieces of faux leather that were hanging from the zipper of her new purse. i decided they were perfect for some sort of craft. the "leather" is really cool. it has this bronze crackled finish and it's brown underneath. i recently bought some studs and i used the flat circle ones for this project....i turned them into earrings! i also made another black and silver pair of earrings today. i used black leather from an old purse, pyramid studs and vintage chains. i have listed the black pair in my etsy shop. and the bronze ones will come later... whatever ones her and i don't keep!

**giveaway**

hello! so i am doing my first giveaway on my blog. all you have to do is leave me a comment on this blog entry. make sure you leave me your email address so i can contact you if you win. i will announce the winner next friday, august 28th.
the giveaway is a pair of earrings i made out of an upcycled necklace and new earring hoops. the hoop diameter is a little over 1" and the total length of the earrings is about 3 1/2".
good luck!

TRA'shion fashion sneak peak!

i am getting SO excited about the fashion show i am designing for. the fashion show is TRA'shion fashion, the idea is to use unorthodox items, anything used, recyclable, trash... and make it into wearable art. my theme is chains, so i have been finding old junk jewelry from thrift stores and making amazing edgy "new" jewelry pieces out of them. i also thrifted all the clothes they are going to be wearing, with an exception of some items that the models contributed such as the shoes they are wearing.
i had the girls over for a little rehearsal. they are all amazing and beautiful and unique and i couldn't be happier with the models i have for my very first show! not to mention, i found an awesome makeup artist to do the makeup and a very trendy salon has offered to do their hair. SO.... it's going to be such a fun night and i cannot wait! july 11th is the day :)
here's a tiny sneak peak of my designs.