Jewelry Making

I found some interesting and cute stuff over at the UK jewelry site (that’s actually “jewellery” for many sites across the pond!) Aurora Bloom the other day. Jenny Hudson designs all the pieces and has been making bracelets, brooches, earrings, necklaces and phone charms for a number of years, but only set up her online shop this year.

Although the color scheme of many of her pieces tends toward the more pink and/or girly (which is usually not a style we gravitate toward), I liked her choice of unusual components such as shells, cameos, polished stones and vintage plastic in the work which makes it a bit different than many other DIY designers who have similar items.

From her site:

The findings and beads used to make our jewellery have been carefully sourced from a number of suppliers. The current range is made up of components from the USA, Africa, Czech Republic, Austria, Bali, Japan, Germany and the UK. There is a strong emphasis on ‘the unusual’ and mixing the past with contemporary styles.

One of the more interesting types of jewelry she makes are these “phone charms” which consist of a charm attached to a loop of wire (some kind of Softflex perhaps?). These would probably be a cool thing to attach to your phone or maybe even a keychain.

Here, I’ve shown two examples of the phone charms she makes. This one is the Roses Mobile Phone Charm and is made of vintage plastic beads along with a plastic charm with a decal of a white rose.

The charms each come with a silver clasp that is detachable to allow you to clip them onto a bag instead of a phone if you choose. This second charm is the Pink Ice Cream Mobile Phone Charm which I thought was really fun. It looks like a plastic pink ice cream attached to a metal cone base. Looks delicious!

Aurora Bloom has been featured in publications like The Magazine and City Life.

You can check out the Aurora Bloom site at: www.aurorabloom.com/