Etsy, Instagram, Etc...

Single Buckle Rings in Gunmetal, Silver, and Gold-plated brass, available individually or as a set

Following Christina's longstanding obsession with Etsy, we've decided to launch a Six Six Sick Etsy shop featuring smaller pieces of jewelry inspired by our main line, Triskaidekaphobia.  The capsule collection embodies the same sense of strange beauty, and exploration of the fantastic encompassed in the main collection, while also touching on a sense of nostalgia and a loss of innocence.  Prices start at $30 for a single buckle ring, and nothing on the site will be over $100.

In other news, I also recently got addicted to Instagram.  Yes, for better or for worse (actually most definitely for worse--while my husband's been away I've taken to eating meals in front of my computer) we officially spend 95% of our waking lives online.  Follow us at @sixsixsickgirls.


Sterling Silver Nostalgia rings, sold individually or as a set


Gold Vermeil Nostalgia Rings, sold individually or as a set


Silver plated brass Bicuspid Necklace

Gold plated brass Molar Necklace

-Tiffany

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All photos by depeapa

I am incredibly hesitant when it comes to signing up for all the various new social networking/oversharing sites that seem to be springing up by the dozen.  I generally feel overwhelmed by all of the activity on them, and rarely even check my Twitter feed anymore.  Nonetheless, being a blogger, I've decided to make an effort to become more connected, and I finally signed up for Pinterest today.  Even though I don't know how often I'll end up using it as a pinboard, I did enjoy seeing what my friends were pinning, and discovered a few new things I wouldn't have found otherwise.

For example, I came across depeapa, a crafty jewelry line from Granada, Spain designed by illustrator Veronica de Arriba. The concept is incredibly simple: a small piece of ceramic printed with one of de Arriba's illustrations.  The jewelry, as well as the books, totebags, and shirts that are also sold on the depeapa Etsy site, are meant to be a vehicle for de Arriba's designs, allowing people to walk around wearing her work.  Small and sweet, and priced at $29-$35, hard to resist.

-Tiffany

Claymation Creations

All photos by HoKiou

I don't know whether or not this was a universal phenomena, but during fifth grade, the Fimo bead trend swept through my junior high.  You could buy the perfectly pre-made variety from the also very trendy Bead Store (a highly popular Upper East Side birthday party spot) or, if you were crafty, could attempt to make your own fimo creations.  I was of course eager to experiment, and I have to say that in retrospect, the results were rather misshapen lumps strung up on cheap string.  I quickly abandoned Fimo, having since decided metal is a much more favorable material for jewelry making, and haven't actually thought of clay much since.

That is, until I came across HoKiou.  The Paris based jewelry designer elevates polymer clay way beyond the boundaries of my stunted fifth-grade imagination.  While I would never dare to move beyond clunky, hunkering beads in psychedelic colors, HoKiou shuns beads in favor of shaping the clay into intricately crafted miniature menageries.  Subjects include incredibly detailed snowy deer, howling wolves, sleepy foxes, and gliding jellyfish, each encased in a tiny glass sphere.  HoKiou also makes very twee crochet storm clouds and custom initialed hearts, which are also irresistibly cute.  Perhaps I will be inspired to take up playing with clay again.

-Tiffany

Absolutely Qoo Qoo

All photos by Qoo Qoo.

I obviously don't spend nearly enough time trolling the wonderful world of Etsy, which is why I'm only just discovering the magical label Qoo Qoo.  Latvian designer Alyona Bauska started as a graphic designer before deciding to take her outrageous patterns and apply them to clothes.  The whimsical prints include bears dressed up as astronauts, baroque interiors, and a tribal pattern re-envisioned to include Pacman.  They're perfect for girls who grew up loving Lisa Frank, but are too old (and too big) to wear her clothes in a dignified manner.  I don't know if dog-printed lace dresses are that much more dignified, but they're certainly a slightly more adult answer to all my craving for wacky, candy-colored explosions of unabashed joy.  Another source of unabashed joy?  The wallet friendly prices: almost everything on the site is between $55 and $135.

-Tiffany