I have had my black acrylic “Wtf” necklace from sickforcute for almost a year and it is one of my favourite necklaces. I have been hunting around for similarly awesome statement pieces – specifically laser cut pendant jewellery. I found so many pieces I liked that I decided to put my favourite ones together into a post.
Laser cut jewellery
Finest Imaginary (also available on Etsy and some on Sick for Cute) was the beginning of my laser cut obsession. They have a range of whimsical, polished laser cut designs at exceedingly reasonable prices. There are net-speak necklaces featuring acronyms such as “wtf” and “lol” in stylish font as well as a handful of adorable wood cuts and other cute things. I especially love this etched clear acrylic science beaker and flask necklaces, they remind me of the good old days in our high school science labs.
Finest Imaginary - Science Flask (left) and Beaker (right)
When I found the gothic stainless steel designs at Fable and Fury (also on Etsy), my jaw dropped. These polished, gothic, stainless steel laser cut designs feature ravens, owls, stag, locks and flourishes reminiscent of victorian wallpaper. Many of them are versatile pieces that are not limited to gothic outfits and could be worn with almost anything, eg. this two-headed fawn design and these jackalope earrings (they describe the jackalope as a cross between a pygmy deer and killer rabbit!). I personally love the look of silver stainless steel; their metal designs are also available in black and red.
Fable And Fury Two Headed Deer and Jackalope
If you like the idea of Alice in Wonderland, Marine Antoinette, ships, peacock feathers and nature-inspired designs, go no further than Untamed Menagerie. On their etsy, they mention that there has been a recent influx of orders – given how pretty everything looks, this surge in popularity is unsurprising. This shop features a variety of beautifully intricate, silhouetted designs that are striking statement pieces that you’ll want to own.
Untamed Menagerie - Marine Antoinette Silhouette
Untamed Menagerie - The Seas Be Ours
As someone who’s dabbled briefly in graphic design, the stylings of plastique really grabbed me. Helvetica is my favourite font and what better way to show it than a necklace that says helvetica in the font helvetica? You also need to check out their detailed white-etch on black acrylic retro tape and boom box designs.
Plastique - Helvetica necklace
Plastique - tape
I found a Mac cursor brooch whilst browsing through the delightfully quirky wood laser cut creations from bRainbow. I would totally dig it as a gigantic hair clip. This appears to be a very new shop (opened in December 2010) – I hope it sticks around, I’m curious to see what else they have to offer.
bRainbow - Mac Cursor Brooch
And lastly, if you are not afraid to literally wear your opinion on your chest, Lazy Oaf’s U Suck necklace may be exactly what you’ve been looking for ;)
Check out Ponoko’s 100 lasercut designers for even more laser cut jewellery suggestions. I did not see that post until after I found these sellers… unfortunate as most of them feature on that page and would have saved me a lot of time browsing the internet!
If you like laser cut jewellery but want something a little more personal, stay tuned for Laser cut jewellery: Part 2.
See also: Laser Cut Jewellery – Part 2
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