A little while ago I wrote a post on quirky jewellery designers and I featured the talented Stephanie Simek and her kooky eyelash necklaces.

Well Miss Simek is back at it again and has released a new piece that just gets my heart quivering…

It’s called the Powder Necklace, consisting of a tiny little shell on a sterling silver chain with a wee funnel on the clasp. Curious as to what the funnel is for? It’s for filling the shell with shimmer dust and when you tap it gently the glitter falls out of the tiny holes and leaves a delicate sheen across your decolletage. How freakin gorgeous is that? I have been a little scared to purchase one of Miss Simek’s charming creations because I am basically a thumping great giant and these trinkets look delicate enough to be crushed by my steely gaze alone. However Stephanie was kind enough to send me one of the powder necklaces recently and it’s really sturdy dispite it’s delicate appearence. The perfect combination.

I received SO MANY compliments while wearing this little gem it’s ridiculous. It’s really subtle and quite unlike any jewellery that I usually wear but it was a real little attention grabber. I was pimping this necklace all day – I gave out Stephanie’s web address twice! I think there is just something very decadent about wearing shimmer dust during the day and people are always fascinated by jewellery that is more than ornamental. 

Stephanie currently lives in Portland, Oregan and runs an art and music space called Rererato which was once a Hare Krishna temple. She is not only a jewellery designer but also an artist and is currently working on a piece based on science-project inspired photographs. She is such a quirky little devil using the most unusual of ideas to create simple, beautiful and surprisingly classic pieces.

Here are links to a few stores in Australia that sell her range.

http://www.myspace.com/libertineshop 
keithandlottie.com 
sixonesix.com.au

Or if you are internet savvy you can skip on over to her gorgeous website Stephanie Simek and check out her wearables. I love that she has only a few very simple and beautiful designs on offer. It just makes it all the more precious if you are lucky enough to own one…

Love Lady Smaggle

P.S I totally love that this necklace looks just the one Ursula the sea-witch wears in The Little Mermaid!!!