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Mordaunte's Coffin Shaped Gemstones & Jewelry Are A Spooky Way To Sparkle.




Mordaunte's Coffin-Shaped Gems and Jewelry specializes in semi-precious faceted gemstones, cut into a perfect 6-sided coffin shape by exclusive contract with an international gemstone company. Gemstones include colors such as Blood, Death, Shroud, Moss, Flesh, Scalded, and Pentacle. In stock sizes range from 3 to 10 carats.



"So far, I am the only one in the world that does this", states Mordaunte - owner, designer and creator (shown below).



In addition to the gemstones, she designs and creates finished jewelry in both men's and women's fashions. These include rings, earrings, pendants, and tie tacks, done in sterling silver as well as 14k gold. In keeping with the coffin-shaped design, purchases are even shipped in a cardboard coffin-shaped box. Mordaunte's clients buy her jewelry for costume decoration, funerary wear, immortalizing a departed loved one, wedding sets, and everyday wear with a "kick". "Most people don't realize it's a coffin shape until you tell them - they just comment that it's a beautiful stone", says Mordaunte, "When I mention that it's a coffin shape, they gasp - "That's awesome!". Many customers refer to her business as "The Morbid Tiffany's".




Mordaunte started her custom coffin-shaped gemstone "business" from her desk in her basement in the spring of 2000. She offered 3 different stone materials in two sizes. She then set up a internet service-provider website and went into business. Slowly, but surely, the business grew both in the USA and Internationally. More and more interest was revolving around her unusual gemstones, especially the idea of offering them in pre-made jewelry. Being in the IT field, she had never set a piece of jewelry in my life. However, after much research and "trial and error" she started setting her gemstones in oval and marquise pre-made settings.




As the business continued to grow it took on a life of it's own. Mordaunte began supplying jewelry to celebrities and rock bands that had found her online site. She was invited by the people at OzzFest to be a vendor on their tour. Radio stations and TV shows asked her for interviews. Haunted Houses, Horror Conventions and Gothic Nightclubs contacted her to be a guest and a vendor at their events. In 2005 Mordaunte re-designed the coffin gemstone shape to the perfect 6-sided coffin you see today and has added several colors to her line since then.



The coffin-shaped gems have made many a wicked woman happy and have been used as engagement rings, such as in the examples shown below.

A white topaz coffin gem surrounded by real diamonds makes for an unusual engagement ring:


above black glove image (cropped) © All rights reserved by Countessa Di Fangxious

Other jewelers use her stones as a source for their own creations, such as Lyndsay Brown of Idle Hands Designs on etsy who makes them into pendants, rings and cufflinks set in sterling silver:



shop for the above jewelry at Idle Hands

Coffin Gems and Jewelry Facts:
•All Coffin Gems are cut from genuine semi-precious stones such as sapphire and garnet
•The perfect 6-sided "toe pincher" coffin shape is exclusive to Mordaunte's Coffin Gems
•Each Coffin Gem is expertly faceted, polished and inspected by a professional gemologist
•Sizes are exact - weights are approximate (different gemstone materials weigh differently)
•Visit the Birthstones page for traditional and modern birthstone color charts
•Visit the Gemstones page for color choices and size comparison
•Each piece of jewelry is custom designed in Sterling Silver to hold the Coffin Gems, but is available in other settings upon request



Mordaunte's Coffin-Shaped Gems and Jewelry can be viewed and purchased at her online store - www.coffingems.com

Dress Like A Wild Thing. Clothes, Bags, Jewelry & More Inspired By The Movie.



In collaboration with director Spike Jonze, Opening Ceremony created a limited edition collection of fashions inspired by his recently released film adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s treasured book, Where the Wild Things Are. The new movie also inspired a jewelry collection designed by Pamela Love for both men and women.



The Fall 2009/2010 capsule collection is all faux fur (of course) and surprisingly cute and wearable despite the fact that they are based on huge hairy creatures.



The clothing line features a full range of faux fur pieces for both men and women, evoking Max’s crew of wild friends including Carol, Judith, K.W., Douglas, Ira and Bull. The line even includes Max’s iconic one-piece playsuit - complete with furry-eared hood and wolf tail. To top it off, Pamela Love has also contributed to the project, creating silver and brass men’s and women’s jewelry inspired by the film’s iconography.

The Fall / winter collection 2009-2010

For Women

Outerwear:




Dresses and skirts:





For Men

A military jacket, a lined parka and a bomber jacket:

Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending upon your personal taste), The Max Suit and Hoodie jacket shown below are no longer available.


Bags
The Tote bags are really adorable. And reversible.
With one faux fur side and an opposing plaid cotton side (that had an open pocket), they have the where the wild things are x opening ceremony tag /logo and fabric straps. the faux fur: 85% acrylic, 15% polyester, lining: 100% cotton. Available in carol, judith, kw, bull and ira:







Jewelry by Pamela Love, inspired by Where The Wild Things Are:






The following pieces from the collection are not available at Opening Ceremony or Colette:


To see more of Pamela Love's jewelry designs, go here,

Shop for the clothing and jewelry collection at Opening Ceremony

Colette only caries three pieces of the clothing for the women (one skirt, one dress and one vest), none of the tote bags, but most of the jewelry as well as some Where The Wild Things Are figurines and toys. Shop for the collection at Colette


above:Collectible Kubricks from Medicom available here



above: Dave Eggers' The Wild Things (Fur-covered Edition)


Or buy Where The Wild Things Are books, soundtracks, calendars, puzzles, ornaments, plush toys,collectibles and more here.

Make No Bones About It, Stephen Einhorn Is Much More Than A Jeweler.




We've all seen the large amount of Goth skull jewelry out there. And Stephen Einhorn of the UK is yet another who creates jewellery collections which include skulls of all types. But he also makes high end skull and bone items for the home that include water taps, ashtrays, corkscrews, even egg cups. In addition to those objects, he makes fire pits, candle cards and more.

Below are the water taps (or faucets, as we call them in the US). Although you will love them and want to get them for your home, they are made in conjunction with with Barber Wilson's & Company Ltd and therefore ONLY fit onto their taps & fittings. The taps are available in brass or chrome and can be customized with colored Swarovski Crystal eyes.


Above: his hand cast taps start at $332.00 USD



above: Brass drain overflow for tub, prices start at $240.00 USD

For customers outside the UK you can contact Barber Wilson for information on their faucets via export@barwil.co.uk or telephone/fax +44 20 88 88 91 88. Barber Wilson also has distributors in the USA and Germany. If you already own a set of Barber Wilson taps/faucets, you can remove the existing heads and easily replace them with their Capstan Heads.

Other skull items for the home include the following;

above: The skull head ashtray is available in solid sterling silver or gold. Price start at $904.00 USD

above: Solid sterling silver skull head egg cups starting at $904.00 (also available in gold)

Above: skull corkscrew complete with Swarovski eyes. Chrome plated brass. Priced at $225.00 USD

His products range from jewelry to bathroom taps, from his 'nail stools' to his patented Candle Cards. Everything has been designed by him and manufactured in his London workshops.

His patented Candle Cards:


His Fang cufflinks are available in gold or silver:


His "fire gardens" resemble mini Stone Henge's complete with pewter skeletons:


Gothic Fire Garden prices start at $107.00 USD

Another unique aspect of Stephen's work worth noting is his "breakable" packaging, a wonderful way to give a gift on Valentine's Day. A painted plaster Heart is created around the jewelry one can 'bust' open to discover the gift inside.






About the designer:


Stephen Einhorn himself designs the core product range, as well as custom making a large number of bespoke commissions for individual customers. Everything is hand made. Their shop and workshops are in Islington, London. All the items shown in this post are available either through the Stephen Einhorn Shop and Showroom at 210 Upper Street, Islington, N1 1RL or worldwide through this secure online shop.

If you aren't familiar with his jewellery, it's definitely something you should see. In addition to his large selection of engagement and wedding rings, he has several collections for men and women that include fine jewelry of real gold and sterling silver. The collections range from tattoo-inspired pieces, goth, rock n' roll, hearts, and more.



Stephen Einhorn Ltd

210 Upper Street
Islington, London
N1 1RL.
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7359 4977

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