Word to Your Mother

Crap Necklace from Piano Bench Designs store on Etsy.

Alayna, 35, sells fun, handcrafted sterling silver wire necklaces in her Etsy store Piano Bench Designs. She is self-taught, has been making jewelry for four years, and is a paralegal going to grad school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She makes me feel like a slacker for being able to get so much stuff done, but I do love her word wire necklaces. A necklace that says crap. Shit, I love it. 

Indie Style Finds: How did you get into making jewelry?
Alayna: A friend and co-worker of mine got me started making jewelry. At that time, I was beading, but this quickly turned into an interest in using wire in new ways. 
Indie Style Finds: Your word necklaces are really cool, how did you come up with the idea to make them? 
Alayna: I think the first word necklace was a custom request. Often, the inspiration for these words comes from custom requests, or from my husband, who will ask me, "What about a necklace that says [insert word here]?" 

Etsy store: Piano Bench Designs
Crap Necklace: $35

The Always Important Mix Tape

Love is a Mix Tape Print by One Reverie on Esty.com.

The mix tape is an icon of the falling in love process. Everyone has a memory of making a mix tape for that special someone that said just the right thing about you and them with every song. This Love is a Mix Tape print by One Reverie from Orange County, CA, is a perfect anniversary gift for your loved one or a cute wedding gift for that music obsessed couple. You can customize the print with the couples name, anniversary date, and even choose the color of the tape label. In addition to the customization, I love the little detail of the piece of cassette tape making a heart at the bottom. 

Price: $11
Etsy store: One Reverie

Like Clockwork

Handcrafted Vinyl Record Clock from Vinyl Clock Work on Etsy.com.

This handcrafted vinyl record clock from Vinyl Clock Work is the coolest. I love the innovativeness of taking a vinyl record--hopefully a record you wouldn't actually want to listen to--and making something functional and useful out of it. I love the huge numbers on the clock, I can be quite blind, and the blue and purple colors displayed in the center of the clock from the original record's label. 

Super cool accessory for your wall. I need one. 

Details: Comes with a built-in molded hanger on the back and runs on AA batteries--basically, it will be easy to hang and actually run.

Price: $23

Etsy: Vinyl Clock Work