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KALEIDOSCOPIC: New favorite jeweler

POSTED: Friday, May 21, 2010, 4:00 PM

Filed Under: Kaleidoscopic

etsy.com/shop/foundling

Bluegrass cufflinks, $50

This week in Kaleidoscope I gave a shout-out to Found*ling, a line of jewelry I fell in love with last weekend at the Art Star Craft Bazaar. If only I weren't on a very strict budget, I would have come home with some straight-from-Asheville goodies. Here's the Kaleido-scoop (collective groan):

The most eye-catching work I discovered at last weekend's Art Star fest also happens to be the most profane. Asheville, N.C.-based Betsy Carr, proprietress of the Found*ling jewelry line (thefoundling.com), finds simple words in storybooks, dictionaries and maps and pairs them up to create sweet and/or sassy phrase jewelry — think "blue grass" cuff links (pictured), "little flash" drop earrings and my personal favorite, "the shit" necklace. Here's to being cocky and precious at the same time.

Carr's inspiration is sweet and simple: "I'm in love with the idea that these bits of paper and scraps of fabric had stories of their own before reaching my hands," she says on her website. "And it tickles me to imagine that people who wear my work are reminded of events from their own storied pasts." The only thing I'm bummed about is that she's not local; but that's what Etsy's for, right? "The shit" and other newer work isn't available on Carr's site yet, but in the meantime, check out her website, Etsy and blog. Happy shopping! RELATED >> COVETED: How Bazaar, how Bazaar

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