One of the first things people who knew me especially well asked after I adopted our new dog, Ping, was "Well, are you going to make her jewelry?!" Though I appreciate the question, I am pretty sure I won't be making jewelry for Ping for three reasons:
1.) I can't even think of what I would make for a dog who hates having her collar on her, let alone a piece of jewelry!
2.) I know my heart would break a little when Ping manages to get said piece of jewelry off of her body and into the toilet, trash, mud, etc (see #1).
3.) There are so many people on Etsy who can do it better! I did some investigative research on Etsy and found a few pieces that were especially inspiring, and others that were just plain interesting! Let's see how Etsy sellers are spicing up your otherwise typical dog products:
Why have a boring black rope-like collar when your pup can have this stylish, hand beaded creation!
Actually, why have a typical collar at all when you can just sport a cute little doggie necklace?
And no collar is complete without a tag, but why get a standard silver bone when your can tell the boys what's really on your mind?
Bite Me Valentine's Day Dog tag by BowWowzerZ; $10
Just like those "My Child Is An Honor Role Student" bumper stickers, pets deserve a little affirmation, too!
Obedience School Drop Out Pet Tag by UrbanPuppy; $18
Or you can just skip the fancy tag and sport your dog's gemstone?
Birthstones Bone charm by BirthBones; $10
And don't forget the icing on the cake!
Ocean Blue Summer Dot Bitty Bow by BOWWOWMeOverBows; $3
And last but not least...
Pugs N Pearls Girls Necklace from FromStewartsKitchen; $15
Yeeeeah, I'll keep to human jewelry for now!
I of course had to buy the green one and couldn't get the color combination out of my head.
Apparently, I went a little nuts later that day at Target:
And Nordstrom Rack:
And when I got home I realized that my garden was on the same page:
Heck, even Ping's Frisbee was in my new color scheme of dreams!
I of course looked through my bead collection to see what I could find. I came up with this little number:
And have been busy buying beads and components in those colors ever since! More to come as I continue to work on my Spring 2010 Collection - coming to a blog and Etsy site near you soon!
Meanwhile, here are a few other teasers from the collection that are currently on the Etsy site:
