Silver Gunmetal Double shoulder Harness Body Jewelry : KimPhoenixDesignJewelry - ArtFire Jewelry

 I am loving the Choker with Double shoulder Harness design which is part of my new body jewelry line!

 Silver Gunmetal Double shoulder Harness Body Jewelry : KimPhoenixDesignJewelry - ArtFire Jewelry

The 4th of July Weekend has sparked creativity!

Wow, yesterday I posted my first completed Chainmaille prototype;  an asymmetrical silver nickel shoulder harness. 

Draped Back Silver & Gunmetal Harness w/ Vintage Button Epaulets

As soon as I hit the publish button I was back at my work station, sketching, going through boxes of various supplies as idea upon idea washed over me like a tidal wave. 

I have to admit that I have been in a kind of slump, lacking inspiration and forgetting the joy in this chosen path I am following as summer sales have grown flat and bills keep on coming.

Draped Back Silver & Gunmetal Harness w/ Vintage Button Epaulets

So thank you to the "4th of July" muse for reminding me of the joy it is to do what you really love to do.

I am pleased to give you yet a second preview of "Chainmaille" which will be featured in my upcoming fall line. 

Silver Nickel Chainmaille Shoe Spat

Restoration Project for J

"Be daring, be different be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary." - Cecil Beaton

Thank you for viewing ;)

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Chainmaille has hit the street as a Hot Trend for Fall 2010

Chainmaille has sprung up everywhere from Couture Runway Shows, High End Boutiques, eBay and many Artisan Market Places such as Etsy and Art Fire; crossing the boundary from "Renaissance Faire Costume" to City Chic.

Silver Nickel Shoulder Harness Prototype by Phoenix Design Artisan Jewelry 

   Spellings may differ "Chain Mail" or  "Chainmaille"  but one only has to Google the word to find many new and creative interpretations of this Medieval craft designers are bringing to the modern world this fall.

Silver Nickel Shoulder Harness Prototype by Phoenix Design Artisan Jewelry

I have seen many beautiful unisex body harnesses , delicate gauntlets running from finger to hand, scaled gauntlets covering ones arm in a reptilian Armour of jewels to sexy and daring shoe spats woven in silver, gunmetal, brass and gold. 

Treasure Body Harness by Uptights

  One can dress it up over a sexy black evening dress or  mash it up with your daily urban wear wardrobe. This unisex body jewelry makes a bold statement and may not be for the timid but for those who are on the edge of fashion.  

Bambi and Snowflake Rope Ladder Harness Bracelet

Stay tuned for more Chainmaille design's that will be included in my Fall/Winter Collection in both my Etsy Shop and Artfire Studio. Special thanks to Billy at mailliceinwireland  for getting me started and answering my many questions ;)

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