Thursday, January 28, 2010

I Love You...

How cool is this Crepe Paper Necklace (available at Castor & Pollox)??!!??

I'd love a bracelet version - hmmm, I have a whole bunch of crepe paper from a previous project. I might just have to give this one a go...

4 comments:

IamSusie said...

Okay, this cracks me up. $50 for scrunched up paper? Is it magic or something?

Ez said...

This is gorgeous Marichelle! The world needs more people who are able to think outside of the box and see new uses for ordinary items that we would otherwise take for grated. Definitely magic in my book.
xo
Ez

Brenda said...

I think this is beautiful! Love to see creative uses of everyday items. :)

Marichelle said...

As someone who has been forced to defend/justify the pricing of her own products, I most certainly appreciate the "magic" that went into this $50 necklace. Pricing involves so much more than just materials. Time involved in sourcing materials, labor, product photography, packaging, marketing, ecommerce/web site fees etc...To me, just the concept/idea/vision on its own is well worth the price tag if not more. I can't even tell you how many jewelry lines I've reviewed while doing HH that were SO similar in aesthetic - unoriginal, seen it 100 times, no magic. So yes, when I see something like this, I do go a little nuts and get overly excited.