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Gearing up for tons of new men's necklace releases!

2017-03-25T22:45:00-07:00

Here is a sneak peek at my new favorite necklace for men! Yowza! This might be my favorite necklace. I have been wanting to do an anatomical heart pendant for a bit, but there are tons already out there, so wanted to come up with something fresh! Love the color we gave the metal and instead of making it 3D I opted for an inside look to the heart ventricles and atriums. Hangs from my new favorite chain also. This new antiqued silver cable chain necklace is really sleek. Using lot's of sterling silver chains for some of the new upcoming designs. Hoping to have this new style available in a couple of days!

BROTIP #2: Mix and match necklaces

2016-10-13T17:27:00-07:00

Sneak peek from a jewelry photoshoot we did yesterday at WAAS HQ. This is an unexpected combination of necklaces that I really like a lot. Don't feel because one necklace is brass or a simple bead chain it can't be worn along something fancier like a gold chain necklace (in this case with an anchor pendant with yellow diamonds). In fact this might be my new favorite way to layer necklaces. Completely different metals, price points, materials and lengths. Super dig the powerful combination of the anchor pendant necklace with the the buddha one. Two big symbols of Hope + Faith. All these are new releases and I will add the links as soon as I list them on the website.

BROTIP #1: Necklaces that men should wear.

2016-10-10T10:29:00-07:00

So many times at gift shows, street fairs and markets, men approach my booth with a sense of amusement, spend 30 mins looking at our necklaces and bracelets and then leave saying "great stuff man, I don't wear jewelry, but good job". Even friends (that don't wear jewelry) when I show them the website or a new design ask me "how do you think this would look on me?".

So fellas that "don't wear jewelry", here I am to give you tips on what to wear. The first will be a series of BROTIPS on the acceptable necklaces, bracelets and rings to wear and then I will do more posts on which pieces suit your look the best.

The first BROTIP series is which are some of the totally acceptable necklaces to wear. I'll start with the necklace that has one chain and multiple charms. Of course you should not hang 27 charms from 1 chain. Let's keep it between 2-4. This is one of my favorite styles because it's the type of necklace that is full of meaning. How do those pendants relate to one another? what is their meaning? and what powerful energy to they bring to you when combined?

My favorite one is our Journey Necklace. Here is the meaning behind it: "Travel forth wearing our Journey Necklace for men, and feel the warm wind of good fortune on your back. The functional, miniature compass in brass will guide you towards love and success, the bronze anchor will stabilize you during life's challenges, and the bronze four leaf clover will bestow luck upon you when you need it most. Carl Jung saw luck as synchronicity, which he described as "a meaningful coincidence". Fill your life with meaning.

So there you go. Wear stories, wear powerful talismans, good luck amulets. This is a crazy world and if you can switch your energy a little by carrying the combination of this mementos around your neck every day, I say... you gotta do it.

New Men's Jewelry Releases: Vintage coin necklaces for men.

2016-09-22T20:07:00-07:00

Stoked about all the new men's jewelry releases this week. Adding about 60 new vintage coin pendant necklaces. All of them are one-of-a-kind. Even in some cases that we made 2+ pendants with the same coin, since the year of the coin is different they will be listed separately. Also toying with a couple found items like the (top left) watch face and the (bottom right) #11 thumbtack top turned into a pendant by removing the pin and adding a copper bezel. Oh! and by popular demand the arrowhead pendant necklace has been re-stocked as well. This time we also made one where the bezel is copper. You guys know that since we started in 2010 I've always combined yellow brass pendants with antique silver chains. Recently I am also loving the look of copper with antique silver chains. Definitely going to keep the coin collection going. Love how these can be so perfectly layered with other necklaces. Love a fella that can tell you a story of the chains and pendants he is wearing around his neck. A coin from his birthplace? a significance with the value/number? an admiration for the figure/person on the coin. Wear a Story. Each pendant is a chapter. Be ready to answer "what does it mean?".