My friend Jamilla admits she is a dreamer and calls heself a jack(ie) of all trades. A huge history buff, she also devours sci-fi/fantasy novels, loves the Victoriana/Steampunk aesthetic, is fond of video games and retro fashion. The combination of her passions shapes her shop on etsy.com called Inkstrand in which she sells Nostalgic jewelry, fabric and paper gifts.
Take a peak:
Sci-fi Steampunk Ray-gun Adjustable Brass Ring
Red Winged Spindle Leaf Botanical specimen pendant
Vintage Inspired Skeletal Hand Anatomical Illustration - brass pendant
Get ready to be transported by to the Victorian era with, yes, a little Steampunk edge. Her shop is jam packed with items mixing these aesthetics as well as a little from each of her passions.
Custom Antique Inspired Silhouette Portrait Pendant
Rusted Machinery Green and Brass Gear Casing pendant
Inkstrand was born out of Jamilla’s multi-crafting skills, her tendency toward fabric hoarding, (we understand!), and the freeway of ideas in her head. She makes everything by hand in her Portland Oregon studio using eco-friendly, new, recycled, and found materials.
I fell in love with the
Fresh Lavender Victorian Ornamental Brass Ring
By now I am sure you see how Jamilla blends styles seamlessly to give each of her pieces a modern feel. For example, this Skeleton Key Pencil Case is perfectly modern pouch for keeping little items, especially keys! The zippered pouch is made with red or mustard cotton and hand stenciled with the image of a skeleton key in black silkscreen ink. Other designs are available in this same pouch.
Who does not like an initial ring?
At Inkstrand you can custom order yours,in a ring or a pendant. Each monogram piece is hand-stamped in white polymer clay with an antique looking font in a brass bezel. The piece is then cured, hand-painted and encased in jewelry grade resin.
This
Whirlybird pendant is my favorite. It brings me back to my childhood when we would open up the sticky end and put them on our noses. For this pendant, Jamilla was inspired by 19th century botanical specimen illustrations, these lovely pendants are created by suspending a plant fragment in clear resin against an aged paper background with handwritten notes.
Want more Inkstrand?
A few more places you can find Jamilla and Inkstrand
http://www.Inkstrand.etsy.com
http://www.twitter.com/inkstrand
http://inkstrand.blogspot.com (for Crafty adventures and other inspiring things)
http://www.facebook.com/inkstrand
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Thank you for reading,
Norah
