Made by hand over days to weeks, unlike anything else.
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NEW BY A THREAD COLLARS
JUST DROPPED
You asked for it and it's here--version 3 of my By a Thread drop collar just dropped! This By a Thread Pendant & Ring Keeper is a one-of-a-kind way to show off pendants and keep rings safe. With two+ metal options, five collar sizes, three interchangeable chain lengths, easy front toggle clasps, and custom matching pendants, this pendant and ring holder offers maximum customization and comfort with a head-turning Metalhead edge!
Meet Nora
The Woman Behind the Wearable Art
Metalhead jewelry emerged from the universal pause of quarantine, when I--an artist-forever--looking-for-her-art-form--lost my job due to the pandemic. I had lightly dabbled in metalsmithing since a summer workshop before high school in 2008, but it wasn’t until September 2020 that I bought my very first tools. Jeweler's saw in hand, I swiftly realized that this was what I wanted to do every day for the rest of my life--and Metalhead jewelry was born!
My work continues to evolve each year but my overwhelming drive remains the same: novelty. What motivates me most is creating pieces that no one has ever made before. I love to deconstruct and Frankenstein things back together; to play with balance, negative space, texture, and contrast. My pieces often feel like dark, futuristic artifacts—objects that someone might unearth on a distant planet. I also love adding in mechanical/engineered and interactive elements—hidden lockets, folding earrings, convertible necklaces, crazy front-clasps—because why shouldn’t you play with your jewelry?
I hand-fabricate all of my wearable art in my little basement studio with a lot of heart and hard labor. Every piece of one-of-a-kind jewelry takes days to complete and is dreamt up, designed, created, photographed, and marketed by me, myself, & I. I hope you enjoy my creations as much as I enjoy putting them into the world!
