When did this trend start happening?

[cupcake_goth]

And where are the knock-offs, I ask you?



Pave Punk Princess Spike Bracelet on eBay (and I think they meant pavé), for a mere $329.

I'm not going to even try and be blasé here: I think that's pretty damn cute. Rhinestone spiked bracelet! Eeeee! But THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE DOLLARS for it? Oh no, not even.

(I can't find a picture of them now, but I've seen stud earrings that match the bracelet, and those are also ridiculously cute, but insanely pricey.)

So, high-end "fashion" knock-offs of punk/deathrock stuff. I'm not surprised, I just want to know where I can find cone spikes set with rhinestones so I can make my OWN accessories.

Comments

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

not really. Having worked with both, fimo is a bit too porous to be good for gluing anything this tiny and wee to if you want it to be stable enough for something like this.

I shall, however, think on this for a few days and see if I can come up with a better solution that will not be likely to lose stones too easily. :)

[aniline.livejournal.com]

In theory if you use a 2-part epoxy and stagger the stones in as much of an interlocking/diamond type of pattern as possible (like in the pic) they'll be the most stable. Since the stones would have to be so tiny and on a curved surface you're almost bound to lose one or two eventually with wear.