Let me tell you a little story about the necklace above. Once upon a time, a girl walked into my work wearing this necklace. I actually jumped over the counter and accosted her, grabbing the necklace in my excitement and demanding to know where it had come from, refusing to be parted from it until she had reassured me repeatedly that there were more at the shop. It took me five visits to find the place open- a little boutique that tends to keep it’s own hours. But find it I did, and along with the one necklace (since then in heavy rotation among my favorites), I discovered the entire line that is Hotcakes Design.

The cast resin jewelry bears a striking resemblance to Gutta-percha or Bakelite, giving the pieces the look and feel of antique mourning jewelry. The company provides a wide array of graphics to go under the cabochons, and for a wee bit more you can give them your own art and have it mounted in any of their designs.

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Tags: gutta percha, mourning jewelry

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1. photographerleia Says:
   September 5th, 2009 at 12:45 PM

   Oooooooh I’m liking that ring very much. It’s hard to find large statement rings that are not gaudy, yet still interesting.

2. photographerleia Says:
   September 5th, 2009 at 12:48 PM

   Oh! They sell their items at the Honeypot in Asheville! People keep telling me that I need to go to that store, now I have an excuse to go to the Honeypot next time I drive through there.

3. cymagen Says:
   September 5th, 2009 at 1:06 PM

   <3

4. Yve Says:
   September 5th, 2009 at 1:41 PM

   Looks fab, I’m off to check it out

5. Amy Rae Says:
   September 5th, 2009 at 2:33 PM

   That first one conjures up images of Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Wow.

6. spyderfyngers Says:
   September 5th, 2009 at 2:45 PM

   Dammit, I want so many of her earrings. No stockists in the UK, though. Damn.

7. Shrinkle Says:
   September 5th, 2009 at 3:54 PM

   I have that crow necklace!!! I always get so many compliments on it. They used to have a store one block from my house, but they moved. Boo!

8. Ash Says:
   September 5th, 2009 at 5:01 PM

   I have been wanting a hotcakes necklace for oh so long. *sigh* one day…

9. San Smith Says:
   September 5th, 2009 at 5:24 PM

   Thanks for using my picture
   http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanasaurus/2832228126/in/set-72157606928736584/
   I adoooore hotcakes’ jewelry, its super well made !

10. Disposable Darling Says:
    September 6th, 2009 at 9:38 AM

    Cute! And I love that purse.

11. tDIYm Says:
    September 6th, 2009 at 4:15 PM

    The Grandin Road catalog has the raven necklace in the current catalog. I loved it as soon as i saw it.

12. Isabelle Says:
    September 7th, 2009 at 6:57 PM

    I’ve seen this necklace before! It’s available through Victorian Trading Co., along with tons of other noir/vintage jewelry http://www.victoriantrading.com
    It has been one of my favorite retailers for AGES I have so much crap from them haha

13. photographerleia Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 3:13 AM

    Isabell, I’m glad to know you like Victorian Trading. I’ve oogled their site for ages but didn’t know what they were like to order from.

14. madge Says:
    September 12th, 2009 at 5:45 PM

    Sort of unrelated, but does anyone know where I can buy the purse in the last picture?

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