tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21294998506644989082024-02-20T14:53:23.022-08:00Earring du JourDangly, shiny, musical, whimsical, striking, statement maker -- earrings for all! With perhaps one or two other accessories thrown into the mix.Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-91483006085317586712009-10-18T11:40:00.000-07:002009-10-18T11:45:25.059-07:00Change of menu?So I realize that I don't update this blog as often as I'd like to, and while it's partially because of time constraints, it's also because, as much as I love earrings, the rest of the blogosphere doesn't so I end up rarely seeing specific instances of earring awesomeness even when I'm looking for it. My other blog is a little more surrealist, <a href="http://mad-with-art.blogspot.com">Mad with Art</a>, but a middle ground between the two might be the way to go. I'm into a lot of facets of the art world, from fashion to interior decorating, to cinematography to things I see just in life that make me smile or inspire me, so I think I'm going to "close" this blog and link it to a revamped Mad with Art full of all sorts of goodies. <br /><br />So see you over at <a href="http://mad-with-art.blogspot.com">Mad with Art</a>!!Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-51779306293370817932009-09-24T20:20:00.000-07:002009-09-24T20:23:08.271-07:00Update on B's tiaras.B has a viable <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6100464">Etsy shop</a> for her amazingly cheeky tiaras, as well as her knitted wares. You will definitely enjoy the whimsy! ENJOY IT!<br /><br /><center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0008wdz6"><br /><br /><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0008thzg"><br /></center>Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-35940795520456650842009-09-20T20:20:00.000-07:002009-09-20T20:22:31.360-07:00Smooch.<center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0008qgsf"></CENTER><br /><br /><br />I loved this outfit, despite some people disliking the tights. Ah well! C'est la vie!Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-43470384743125369732009-09-19T22:59:00.001-07:002009-09-19T23:04:17.714-07:00Quick update.Hey, I will try posting some new stuff tomorrow when I have better pictures. I just got some ridiculous fishing lure/pineapple-like ones, as well as some kickass dinosaur tooth things, but the pictures I took turned out less than stellar (and I looked like shit). <br /><br />Taking a moment now to recognize and acknowledge that I've been obsessively watching the <a href="http://www.flickriver.com/groups/50392831@N00/pool/">Fatshionista</a> Flickriver, in addition to reading the <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/fatshionista/?skip=180">LiveJournal community</a> where it all started. As a member of this "plus sized" community (so plus it's pretty much average for most American women), I find it inspiring both in aesthetics and in esteem. I've seen some truly fabulous outfits in this stream, as well as daring ensembles, and I want to try my own even beyond the scope that I do now. All with some cute earrings for my own personal pizazz.<br /><br />See you soon!Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-30485655169568678222009-09-09T15:25:00.000-07:002009-09-09T15:34:05.398-07:00Tangent.In another bout of non-earring fashion, I would like to showcase the fine tiara-making skills of B. This is her sister modeling her latest creation, possibly to be known as Beowulf or Butch.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0008k3gq"><br /><br /><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0008psth"></center><br /><br /><br />...they are amazing.Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-82735637886087560712009-08-23T23:20:00.001-07:002009-08-23T23:27:05.445-07:00Shameful, shameless.So I know it's been long time no blog! And it's not like I haven't bought new earrings or read my regular blogs, buttttt, you know. I'm shameful. School starts tomorrow and I'm going to recreate this look that I snapped a week ago, though I've since cut my hair so it's not quite true to life!<br /><br />I don't know what it is about hoops, and it probably has to do with their versatility that they are always chic, simple and appropriate, but I've really been noticing them as a choice versus a more elaborate earring. Cameron Diaz's look in <I>In Her Shoes</i> always has hoops, and over at <a href="http://decorno.blogspot.com/">Decorno</a> she listed her <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4464665780478787048&postID=3288147406069118483">travel uniform</a> and its accessories. I think they're comparable to pearls in that they can be a simple, yet effective accessory to an outfit.<br /><br /><br /><center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0008hb7b"></center><br /><br />These are the smallest hoops in a pack of three I got. The largest ones touch my shoulders, and are really only reserved for laughs. I don't car for small hoops, though. I'm silly like that.Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-82437715390118248502009-07-22T02:11:00.000-07:002009-07-22T02:12:30.982-07:00Borrowed before bestowed.So these are some of the earrings I got for my mom. I am kind of in love with them. But, alas, she needs more fabulous earrings!<br /><br /><center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0008fhdc"></center>Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-58001247375076529122009-07-22T01:16:00.001-07:002009-07-22T01:18:52.485-07:00Roses and pearls.So I definitely ended up with a half-dozen more earrings in the past week. So much that I need to figure out another display system. I also picked up some for my mom that I might wear for a bit before passing them over. I always buy my mom earrings to replace the jewelry that was stolen the summer before my senior year in high school. I had some stolen, too, but I barely remember any of it. Ah well. <br /><br /><center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0008dfky"></center><br /><br /><br />Yay family barbecue in a week!Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-74495514275237147462009-07-06T15:12:00.001-07:002009-07-06T15:15:18.417-07:00Easy VirtueI was transfixed by Jessica Biel's earrings in <span style="font-style:italic;">Easy Virtue</span>, a film set after the first world war and about a newly married couple's comedic trials with the groom's family.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0008a975"><br /><br /><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/00089htw"></center><br /><br />They looked like little jumping people. It made me happy.Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-30118462532769869612009-07-06T13:50:00.000-07:002009-07-06T13:54:33.620-07:00Finishing those weekend projects.Long time no update, I know, but I come with multiple earrings to make up for it! Or rather, a snapshot of my old earring display and the new system.<br /><br />Originally I didn't have a million earrings, so these lace fans did the job just fine.<br /><br /><centeR><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/000877g4"></center><br /><br />However, since I obtained, uh, many more, I made another display with tulle and a picture frame. I've just not gotten around to making the second sister frame into another display, to help the fans go into retirement.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/00088308"></center><br /><br />I would do a close up shot, but I do want to save them for actual posts! However, being crafty for the fourth of July is patriotic enough, right?Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-4977834076807814682009-06-15T18:15:00.000-07:002009-06-15T18:17:09.285-07:00Wingardium leviosa!<center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/00086q74"></center><br /><br /><br />I am definitely in love with the brushed metals this site offers, though I still wouldn't pay more than a dollar for those dream catcher-style earrings.Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-71111860240233431252009-06-15T17:48:00.000-07:002009-06-15T17:55:55.427-07:00Transcend the years.<center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/00085z2k"></center><br /><br />+ Blue rose studs from <a href="http://www.caralyndon.com/vintage/earrings_posts/post_blue_lucite_22mm.htm">Cara Lyndon</a>.<br />+ Sunburst/nova drops from <a href="https://www.stannard-inc.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=44">Stannard Inc</a>.<br />+ Turquoise clip-ons (what a shame!) were an item up for auction.<br />+ Found item drops from <a href="http://www.levitaonline.com/">Levita</a> which will have its own image board soon.<br />+ Black curly-cues from a shady-looking site.Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-37022035127749173952009-06-13T00:33:00.001-07:002009-06-13T00:35:17.088-07:00Blue roses.Roommate got me some new earrings that I'm digging pretty hard. I love the blue and I love the stylization. I have a lot of rose earrings, but none like these!<br /><br /><center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0008409b"></center><br /><br /><br />I still need to photograph my earring display, but I need to make another one so it doesn't look so hectic as it does now. I am running out of room in my bathroom for all of the stuff I need to be in there.Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-316348865286691402009-05-27T21:34:00.000-07:002009-05-27T21:35:59.029-07:00A little light music.So although this blog is supposedly earring-heavy, I do want to feature the cute outfits my friends put together. A lot of the time it'll probably be my roommate because I see her the most, but hey, the girl's got style.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0007z060"></center>Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-7187709684691555432009-05-23T22:30:00.001-07:002009-05-23T22:32:36.428-07:00Blast from the past.So my grandmother gave me these earrings when I last saw her in November, and they are so 80s it hurts and I've never had anything to wear them with. They are a cream color that I didn't have in my wardrobe until yesterday, when I picked up this flowy top from Plato's Closet in a cream color. Voila! Something to wear these earrings with!<br /><br />This is also my first post of my own earrings. Which I should do more often, since i own so many. But c'est la vie.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0007y0bk"></center><br /><br /><br />Ciao!Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-39367119444375539492009-05-05T04:24:00.000-07:002009-05-05T04:26:39.859-07:00Details.These earrings from <a href="http://www.offeringsjewelry.com">Offerings</a> really catch my attention because of the intricate detailing. I don't know how large these pieces are, but if they are on the larger scale, they would be magnificent ensemble-makers. Drama drama drama!<br /><br /><center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0007x136"></center>Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-85545153838348171352009-05-05T03:54:00.000-07:002009-05-05T03:57:11.890-07:00Whimsy.<a href="http://www.butlerandwilson.co.uk/">Butler & Wilson</a> have some pretty funky, chunky earrings and a lot of them are cute and whimsical. Here are some of my favorites:<br /><br /><Center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0007w166"></center>Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-50745792833615455542009-05-05T03:07:00.001-07:002009-05-05T03:07:51.717-07:00Wisdom tooth is not wise.Sorry for the hiatus, but my wisdom tooth put me in the ER last week and I've been nonstop because of that and finals. I should be updating this later today with some of my own earrings, if I can find my camera... <br /><br />Kisses!Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-52183250839329955682009-04-25T11:33:00.001-07:002009-04-25T11:36:04.911-07:00Everyone's all a-titter.Olsen fashion is a guilty pleasure of mine, but these are some pretty interesting earrings on Mary-Kate:<br /><br /><center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0007twgs"></center><br /><br />Image via <a href="http://olsensanonymous.blogspot.com/">Olsens Anonymous</a>.Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-5872475623404923952009-04-24T11:23:00.001-07:002009-04-24T11:28:02.336-07:00From the heavens.<a href="http://laughingscarab.deviantart.com/">LaughingScarab</a> is an artist I originally followed on DeviantArt, but also lusted for through <a href="http://www.etsy.com/profile.php?user_id=5279584">Etsy</a> (lusted for his earrings, that is.) His style is very distinct and kind of rough, but in a way that pleases me. I have been dying for these Mana earrings for months now, but I am saving up for summer classes so I can't get them. :( Major sadness!<br /><br /><center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0007sb91"></center><br /><br /><br />I imagine they're pretty heavy on the ears, but they're so, so <I>cool</i>.Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-43154639510572969882009-04-23T12:17:00.000-07:002009-04-24T11:29:08.989-07:00Big girls don't cry.So, for my first mini-installment before I run out the door to a theatre function (to the forum!), here is a very small sample of some teardrop earrings I wouldn't mind owning.<br /><br /><centeR><br /><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/oscurotrophic/pic/0007rgsb"></center><br /><br />I own eight pairs of teardrop-shaped earrings. I realized I had quite a few the other day when I brought another pair home (black and white checkerboard!) I will get some of my earrings posted in the next couple of days, as well as showing just how I am currently storing my bazillion earrings.<br /><br />What I like about the teardrop is it can be a cut-out type deal, a woven deal (like the dreamcatchers --btw, I bought some two-tones for a dollar at a local shop so I can't imagine paying ten for them), or a solid hunk of material colored or treated a certain way. The shape, to me, at least, seems very flattering and very dramatic. I am not a fan of chandelier earrings or just strands of chains --I feel they get lost in your hair unless you put it up, and that they lack volume that earrings can definitely bring to the table. I feel pretty good in any pair of my teardrops, so perhaps I'm biased!<br /><br />Toodle-ooh, dears!Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129499850664498908.post-48700774023773857632009-04-23T11:47:00.000-07:002009-04-23T11:49:48.819-07:00The first post is always the most enthusiastic.That's not necessarily true. However, what is true is that I love earrings, I own far too many for my tiny bathroom, and I haven't seen an outlet for any other earring lovers out there to come together and ooh and ahh. I doubt this will be a giant blog with a massive following, but it will give me some hobby to do in my spare time as I take pictures of my earrings, and find other examples on the internet that I fall in love with.<br /><br />Ciao!Oscurotrophichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079276358607386063noreply@blogger.com0