STYLE BUZZ – A slew of designers are making jewelry using elements of living organisms. These pieces though cruelty-free are either made from or inspired by parts of actual insects or sea creatures. I love things that pretty yet at the same time very creepy.

The Best Links:

1. “You Are Seriously Starting To Bug Me”
2. Octopus Jewelry Made From Real Octopus
3. Sea Horse in Vial Necklace
4. Real Octopus Ring
5. Sea Urchin Jewelry
6. Bitten By the Jewelery Bug
7. Beetle Wings Necklace
8. Real Mantis Fly (in Water) Necklace

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TECH BUZZ – From jewelry to graffiti to tattoos, people prefer pixels. Part nostalgia, part deep appreciation for the limits imposed by 8-bit graphics, there’s a growing wave of artwork composed of chunky, pixelated imagery.

The Best Links:

1. Stolen Pixelated Jewelry
2. A Pixelated Posey
3. The Flowing Pixels
4. Water Your Pixel, Let It Grow
5. Pixel Tat
6. Flickr’s 8-bit Pool
7. Nerdtastic Pixel Art
8. Flickr’s 8-bit Tie Group
9. Blip Festival is the Musical Equivalent

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STYLE BUZZ – A line of jewelry inspired by Edie Beale of Grey Gardens fame. Great for completing your “perfect costume for the day,” these baubles have been lovingly recreated by the wife of Edie Beale’s nephew. Tie a sweater around your head, secure it with a brooch, and you’re ready to go.

The Best Links:

1. Grey Gardens Collections: Inspired by the Life of Edith Bouvier Beale
2. Grey Gardens Collections: For The Little Edie In All Of Us
3. Watch a Clip from Grey Gardens
4. Cult Documentary Inspires Jewelry Line
5. I’m Not Sure How I Feel About This…

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