mollieDASH jewelry at EBmerc

free form necklace
Repurposed pewter pendant, gold tone rope chain, hand made copper links.


1945 necklace
Mao Era medallion, gunmetal curb chain, hand made copper links.

copper weave bracelet
Repurposed mid-century copper bracelet section, brass chain, sterling clasp, hand made copper links.

mollie dash jewelry

new jewelry

Our neighbors at the Catskill Country Store will have a few pieces of my jewelry for sale starting this week. The little market is our favorite for local produce, honey, eggs, milk, bacon and butter! We visited the store on our first visit to Catskill for their hot coffee, as it was very cold outside. Since then we returned on every visit, charmed by the friendly owners Chuck and Carol. This will be the first time my work will be back in stores since the hurricane last year!

what we got

huichol, poketo, bijouterdee, tamika rivera.

up next: bijouterdee

gold vermeil tail stud $44



brass sparkle hoop $34

today I took a break from the endless task of putting the apartment together, and shot some pics of Bijouterdee. neighborhood gal Dayna Seman creates her collection from cast and fabricated sterling silver, brass and gold vermeil. each piece is hand made, meaning they vary slightly and contain their own character. since I am a maker of huge and chunky jewelry, that's usually what I pick out for the store. Bijouterdee offers a lovely contrast, with their fine bits and delicate chains. we have a nice selection of Dayna's work at everbrite mercantile co., coming to the webshop very soon!

ebay auction ending at midnight tomorrow

heya! b and I decided to set up an ebay shop for everbrite. I posted the first item, the Gumball Engagement Ring by O-Live. The auction ends tomorrow at midnight, and the opening bid is just $10.

O-Live was one of the first designers we picked up when launching the everbrite site in October of 2009. We found her magical wonderland of a booth (minus Olive- she came and found us) at the Gift Show (giant trade show in case you don't know) earlier that year. One of the many lessons we've learned being shop keepers over the past couple of years is that just because you love a product, doesn't mean it's necessarily going to sell. So! here were are with some great, perfect, never used items that we are going to be auctioning off on ebay. stay tuned for more and more goodies as we get the hang of being ebay sellers.

in the mean time, go ahead and bid on O-Live's ring! It's completely hand made by the genius Olive herself, from colorful charms encased in a lexan bubble, surrounded by crocheted vinyl cord, and finished with sterling silver wire. beauty!

at old hollywood

double wing necklace.
vintage trifari brooch transformed into a pendant. brass chain, copper wire, waxed cotton cord.



op art necklace.
hand made enamel pendant, multiple copper and brass chains, sterling silver clasp.



blue lake necklace.
someone's art project, (ceramic) antiqued copper chain, copper wire.



jaw braker necklace.
glossy vintage japanese faceted plastic beads, copper wire, brass chain.

old hollywood.

emily rothschild

emily rothschild is an industrial designer who just happens to make some of the most innovative jewelry around in her free time. we first got emily's pinky wings in the store, and they have been a great success. the wings can be worn on the pinky or ring finger and come in left and right hand orientation. they're made of cast bronze, plated in your choice of silvery rhodium or white powder coat.

when emily told me (rather excitedly) that she was coming out with some new necklaces, of course I wanted to see them. each great design contains its own form of trickery.

the whirlgig necklace is a tiny animation that you can wear around your neck. based on a 1920's concept, two slightly different images decorate each side of a rotating disk. We chose the Dancing Couple and the Lumberjack for ebmerc. they're made of brass and are hung on a fine gold tone chain.

the black box key is a particular favorite of mine, as I love surprises. Emily has made a series of necklaces, each one slightly different, from vintage keys have been powder coated in various colors. they come packaged in a black box, tied with ribbon and sealed with red wax.

and saving the best for last, we have the 2010 Mourning Locket. In another nod to the past, Emily tweaks the idea of a Victorian mourning locket, in which you would carry a photo of your dear, departed one. In this version the photos have been replaced by a two-gig flash drive. enough storage to hold all your photos if you like.

all items are available both in the Red Hook store and online.

sneaky peeky

plastic bag necklaces!

I wanted to make some lightweight necklaces for summer and I remembered intending on expanding upon the braided plastic bag idea a while ago. This is a small collection I came up with for Old Hollywood.

vintage loveliness

mexican silver brooch


sterling silver and rhinestone earrings


marcasite and sterling ring

summer sale

hey kids! I marked a BUNCH OF STUFF on sale, just for you.
(because I care.)

cooling down

doing a little tweaking to the blog. I'm manually editing the image size pic by pic, so I'm not sure how far back in history I'll go with it. (this is where an intern would come in handy!)

it's been a rough few days for the garden- high temps and no rain. I've been misting the plants as much as possible, which seems to be helping. lesson learned not to plant herbs from seed directly into a bed with full sun exposure. the tiny, young plants are too fragile to handle such hot sun. when the basil started getting thick I divided a few plants out and put them in a seedling tray. they're on a table which gets sun only part of the day and they are faring much better than the ones in the bed. the poor dill is having a really hard time of it. thankfully it started cooling down tonight and the next few days should be in the low 80's. I hope the weather holds out while the plants are in this state and they'll get a chance to grow a bit. there are also some tiny plants which I think are oregano (damn, I threw the packet away) and they're struggling too.

the zucchini is doing fine- gigantic leaves, hardy plant. I even have a small squash growing which should be ready in a day or so. the rest of the plants are hanging on with a lot of attention, and the tomato even seems to enjoy the heat- the larger of the two plants has its first yellow flower.

there are a few plants which have yet to find their home, still hanging on in their plastic pots from the garden center. I had been working regularly late into the evening as to avoid the mid-day sun, but now the mosquitos are making their presence. Citronella candles are on the list.

when I'm not working in the garden.... I'm coming up with a new collection for Old Hollywood. not only is their Limelight location going gangbusters, but they're moving their Greenpoint location to a larger spot, on Franklin Street. I'll try to take some pics of the new work tomorrow.

ciao for now.

special request

remember Kate? you might think I'm making her up at this point- as if anyone could be that cool. so Kate came to me with an unusual request. her sister recently finished nursing school- and at the same time finished cancer treatment. so she requested that I design a necklace around her chemotherapy port. and this is what I came up with. I decided to go beyond the mixed chain thing I've been doing and accent the port with special treasures like coffee seeds and a sparkling piece of ruby. In this way I thought of the port as a talisman- something that had magical powers and had brought her sister good health and fortune.

clothes pin sample sale

big news! clothes-pin proprietor karen young has her sample sale back up and running, and I'm joining her again. this time around she's featuring a different designer each week. My sample sale launched this morning, and we're selling pieces at a variety of price points- from $21.50 to $110.(shipping included) Some of these pieces never made it to the website or out to any stores, so this is a great opportunity to grab something that's never been seen.

earth day deals at green rainbow

hey kids- a nice selection of my jewelry can be found at the eco-minded online shop, green rainbow. for a limited time, they're offering free shipping on orders $75 and over. that's pretty cool.

in addition, if you join green rainbow's mailing list, you will find out about special discounts and offers. (hint, hint) there just might be a special earth day discount going on right about now.

new pieces

Pink Tassel Necklace. I love to take chain tassels apart and put them back together, improved. Here I've replaced the base metal wire with lovely copper wraps that have been antiqued and polished. The tassel is hung on pink vintage Japanese chain. Seriously.


I found a use for this bracelet chain of copper diamonds. (I was stashing it away in all honesty.) A weird thing happens when you buy vintage to sell- some pieces tug at you and are hard to part with. Like you're never going to find anything like it again! So here I've made it into a little charm bracelet. The tiny charm that's hiding is a Finnish penny. (penni)


This pendant was a brooch- the tassels hang in slight graduation.


Chunky Amber cuff links. They were sitting in my "to polish" pile for many months. When the weather got nice I brought a big batch out back and went at them with the dremel and tripoli. The findings are made from Alpaca, a metal alloy used to mimic sterling silver. They fooled me to the point that I almost listed them as sterling, until I noticed the hallmark stamp.


Mary Brooch. These little vintage pieces amaze me. Names and such are spelled out in a single piece of square wire, ending in the pin back. They're usually backed by shell, and this one is carved to look like a pair of kissing love birds.