Moorea Seal

November 28, 2012/ Chloe

I've fallen in love with Moorea Seal Jewellery, and I just had to share some of my favourites.

I'm eyeing up that agate pendant with the quartz stone, and those leather bracelets! How could you choose just one?

Swoon.

Check out her Etsy shop for more handmade goodness, and her blog for design, style, and behind the scenes features.

Handmade/Heartmade - Gorgeous Geometry

August 06, 2012/ Chloe

Happy Monday! I actually love Mondays - I know, that's weird. I might be the only person that does. But I find the start of a new week motivating, kind of like the start of a new year. I'm always excited on Mondays to get started on new projects, and smash through my to-do list.

Here's a bit of visual inspiration to start the week off - geometry! I liked geometry when I was at school, but this is just a billion times better. Colourful geometry that you can wear? Swoon.

1. Wooden Boho Necklace by BlueBirdLab, $18 USD

2. Geometric Fringe Leather Earrings by BooandBooFactory, $36 USD

3. Sticks and Shells Collections by bonjourfrenchie, $140 USD

4. Turquoise Pyramid Stud Earrings by ALJoyeria, $12 USD

5. Amethyst Art Print by thepairabirds, $20 USD

6. Upcycled Chevron Necklace in Teal by KAYEganda, $30 USD

*Products and prices were accurate at time of publishing. Please note that these products may become unavailable later on.

Handmade/Heartmade - Fluttering Feathers

July 23, 2012/ Chloe

I love handmade things. Particularly handmade jewellery, but anything handmade really. It's inspiring to see what people can make with their own hands, and I truly appreciate all the effort that goes into one piece.

I believe buying handmade is a great ethical alternative to a lot of the factory-made, mass-produced items out there. There's nothing wrong with things being made in a factory, its just the loose labour laws that can accompany them. Have you ever seen the short film 'The Story of Stuff'? Yeaah.

There's something more special and valuable about owning a handmade piece. We start to care about the origins of products more. It's not just a piece we got on sale for $3 at such-and-such store, it's handmade by a _____-based designer using ______ materials. We become more invested in the product; it becomes a piece of treasure.

Because of my passion for all things handmade, I'm creating a regular feature on this blog. It's called Handmade/Heartmade and it'll be a chance for me to spotlight handmade products and hopefully support their designers. Some weeks the pieces will be chosen based on a theme, and other weeks I might spotlight just one designer that I love.

My first Handmade/Heartmade spotlight is all about feathers! I found these Leather Feather Earrings (#3) on Etsy a while back and since then have been keeping an eye out on all feathery goods.