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Threadflip: The newest, sexiest way to shop each other’s closets

Janette — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:25:52 +0000

Consignment and clothing swap apps have been getting so good lately!

Threadflip just launched today, and it’s the best-looking web app I’ve seen yet for shopping people’s closets. (Poshmark still wins for mobile!) It makes it easy to buy and sell clothes and accessories you’re not using anymore.

A few highlights…

End-to-end shipping solution: As soon as your item sells, you receive a prepaid shipping care package, including an addressed pre-paid shipping label and wrapping materials.
White-glove service: If needed, send your stuff in and they’ll photograph, price and merchandise for you.
Every time you use the site, it understands more about who you are and what you like so your experience becomes more curated.

I’m a sucker for their branding and marketing — do you recognize the Hallmark typeface? And my friend Laura from On the Racks, who modeled the last round of FLP tees!

I plan to post some pieces from the back of my closet soon. Let me know if you join too!

Market Publique for Brooklyn Charm

Janette — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:27:53 +0000

Already! I ordered these bracelets last week as soon as I heard about the new Market Publique for Brooklyn Charm collaboration, available for a limited time on Market Publique. About 30 excellent bracelets and necklaces are available, intended for layering, designed by Market Publique founder Pamela Castillo from BK Charm‘s selection of natural, vintage and dead stock charms, stones and chains. Prices are super affordable at $25–$100 per piece.

I got the Gucci Link Bracelet and the Personalized ID Tag Bracelet — which I had customized with my baby’s middle name. The listings said they could be sized to fit, so I got out my measuring tape and ordered them at 6.75″ to make sure they’d fall exactly where I wanted. They’re perfect.

The necklaces are in!

Janette — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:00:22 +0000

And they are fah-bulous! Here are just a spare few of my favorite designs from the Great Necklace Exchange of 2011 (though seriously, I love them all), and you can browse the rest in this Flickr set.

How cool are these people?!

Rebecca Goldschmidt

Yours truly!

Debbie Carlos

Again, I had such a blast organizing this exchange, and I can’t thank everyone enough for participating.

Let this be my official announcement that I’ll do another one later this year — stay tuned!

View the Fashion Loves People Necklace Exchange Flickr set

Merry Christmas!

Janette — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 03:10:52 +0000

Viv wishes the happiest of holidays to you and yours!

Hat from KnitandCrochet2009 on Etsy

Necklace DIY inspiration: Minimalist bead necklaces

Janette — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:00:57 +0000

There’s just one day left before our creations must be mailed off for the FLP Necklace Exchange! This is the sixth and last post in a series of DIYs and inspirations I’ve been sharing for it.

People have been sending me pictures of their necklaces since last week — they’re so fantastic! If you’re a part of the exchange, be sure to send me pics and get your package in the mail by tomorrow. For those of you working at the last minute, here’s one last round of inspiration: Eight super-simple-yet-awesome bead necklaces.

Custom wood beads and brass hex nuts on a simple cord and a mini ball chain, by Alyson Fox. You can buy a selection of Alyson’s designs here.

I’ve had this image saved on my desktop for months and can’t remember where I found it! But I love the colors and textures. This one’s all about the beads.

Handmade beads (probably clay) and brass washers on a gold chain from amerrymishap on Etsy.

Brass hex nuts, black sequins and a chain from an old broken necklace — check out Mrs Priss’ DIY for this necklace.

More great beads — vintage copper and colorful wood, by SPARKLEFARM on Etsy.

This geometric pendant was made out of Sculpey clay — get the step-by-step DIY from Dismount Creative.

Anatomy of a string-wrapped rope necklace

Janette — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:00:30 +0000

This is the fifth in a series of handmade necklace DIYs and inspiration I’ve been posting for FLP’s Great Necklace Exchange. After sharing two rope necklace DIYs, I wanted to share close-ups of a similar necklace from my own collection.

I bought this necklace at Renegade Craft Fair last year from designer Tanya Aguiñiga, who is best known for her chunky braided rope bracelets and matching necklaces. She had a pile of these necklaces for sale in her booth, but I’ve never seen them offered online, so they are limited-edition!

For this necklace, Tanya used fine strands of yarn as both the filler and the outer wrap, which made every color change perfectly seamless. This material also hides imperfections beautifully.

The ends are secured in a way that actually adds flair to the necklace — it can be worn either at the front or back of the neck. Two randomly placed wooden beads make this necklace even awesomer, and I love this color palette!

In good company

Janette — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:00:21 +0000

The Necklace Exchange match emails went out on Saturday — all 90 of them!

It made me SO happy to see so many sign-ups, and those of you who joined in will be excited to know that you just might be receiving a necklace from Kristen from Manimal, Pamela from Market Publique, Amy from Swap.com, Joslyn from Simple Lovely or any number of artists and jewelry designers! Everyone who signed up is awesome. And guess what, our exchange even got noticed by Science of the Time, a trendwatch and innovation agency and blog.

If you think you signed up and didn’t see an email from me on Saturday, please let me know!

Necklace DIY: Braided hex nuts

Janette — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:00:43 +0000

This is the fourth in a series of handmade necklace DIYs and inspiration I’m posting this month for FLP’s Great Necklace Exchange. Even if you didn’t get to sign up, I hope these posts inspire some more creativity in your holiday gift-giving!

DIY Braided Hex Nut Bracelet « click for the step-by-step DIY

Granted, this DIY is for a bracelet — but I think it has awesome necklace potential! The trick will just be to turn the direction of the braid half-way through so that the hex nuts are angling down on each side. The awesomeness-to-easiness ratio on this piece is so good that I can’t help but experiment with it!

Anatomy of a suede scrap necklace

Janette — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:00:36 +0000

This is the third in a series of handmade necklace DIYs and inspiration I’ll be posting for FLP’s Great Necklace Exchange. Today’s the last day to sign up!

Manimal founder and designer Kristen Lombardi started her brand with handmade moccasins, but what I love most about her line now is her suede accessories, made of scrap leather left over from the mocs. If there is a creative way to string suede cut-outs onto a string, she’s used it, and she keeps releasing amazing new variations each season (like this and this). Her designs are awesomely eclectic — and totally inspirational for a DIY necklace that doesn’t require much handicraft, just a lot of creativity.

If you’ve read this blog for long you’ve seen this Manimal necklace of mine before. I love that it’s made of an unexpected material, and that it has an obvious handmade look without being “crafty.” Here are a few close-ups for inspiration!

The hardest part of recreating this necklace would have to be punching holes in each scrap. Instead, I’d try making holes with a heavy-duty needle and then experimenting with what cord works best accordingly. (This variation apparently used string rather than cord, to incorporate seed beads between the scraps.)

If you make a necklace inspired by Kristen’s designs, be sure to say “thank you” by grabbing something awesome from the Manimal store!

Necklace DIY: Braided bead necklace

Janette — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:00:59 +0000

This is the second in a series of handmade necklace DIYs and inspiration I’ll be posting for FLP’s Great Necklace Exchange. Click to read all about it, and be sure to sign up through Friday!

DIY: Braided Bead Necklace from ECAB « click for the step-by-step DIY

Here’s a necklace DIY that would be hard to mess up! A lovely, simple style that requires more time than it does skill. This necklace style will be more or less refined depending on the hardware and beads you get for it, so choose wisely.

A different blogger made a red version of this necklace here — I love the color!