Nonpareil

I love the clothes made by Jacqueline at California based Lamixx. They are stylish, wearable and at a fantastic price point. I love the off-the-shoulder top {above, right}…it’s totally “me”…or, at least in my head, I think I can look as sexy as that model!!  Great pieces, all of them!

And, here’s the best news, Lamixx is offering a 10% discount to you, my fabulous readers…it’s for the next two days, so make sure you place your order soon! Just enter “nonpareil” at checkout…hurrah for deals!

Improbable Projects makes some of the coolest items I have seen…fabric woven from recorded cassette tapes, and made into ties and hats! Incredible, and done with style.  I think the ties are great {and apparently, so did Jason Mraz…he wore one to the Grammys} What a perfect gift for your favorite music lover {look at me…finding more stuff for guys!!}…

You can can even “play” the fabric if you use a tape head! Here’s a video with more info:

New York based Lex Luxe jewelry uses a really interesting technique on some of their designs. It’s called “Keum-Boo”, and is the ancient Japanese art of burnishing 24kt gold onto sterling silver. I think the result is gorgeous…like the necklace in the center…I’m smitten. I really love all of the pieces. Had a hard time narrowing down a few to post here!

The detail on the ceramics from Cynthia Vardhan Ceramics blow me away. Each piece is handcrafted and handpainted from a “proprietary fine translucent porcelain” that the artist formulates and mixes herself. Fancy! The vases are so sweet, and priced well, too…$40…and would make a really nice gift for a girlfriend/sister/mom! Love!

I’m usually not on the lookout for guys handmade things…not sure why…but I discovered David’s Hat Factory, and think that the hats, made by David {above, left}, are great. It’s not everyday that I find an indie-knitter dude! Just ordered the grey hat in the middle for my son…think he’ll like it!