Earrings at amyetsy's Shop

amyetsy's Shop Announcement

Welcome to the online shop of www.birdhousejewelry.com.

Birdhouse Jewelry is based in New York and is run by two people, Amy and Alen Lapierre, from their studio on a very quiet waterfront street in NYC. You will find well-made, fun designs in gold and silver jewelry - all with affordable prices. They are opening Lapierre Jewelry, at 176 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217 in Park Slope, in January 2010.

Most pieces are cast or stamped out in brass and are finished with heavy sterling silver plating or heavy 18 karat yellow gold plating. Our casting is done in Istanbul and all gold and silver plating is done domestically here in the US. All designing, original models and fabrication are done by Alen Lapierre and Amy Lapierre in their studio in New York.

NONE of the pieces contain any lead or nickel. Nickel is the enemy! Who isn't allergic to it? And lead is poisonous and illegal to cast in. Wondering about the brass here? It's a mix of pure copper and pure zinc, and is very durable in jewelry making and makes your life fun because it's allergy free and pretty low cost. Sigh of relief. Raw brass jewelry turns brownish-black over time and leaves tarnish on your skin (ick) so we plate our work heavily with either shiny sterling silver or shiny 18 karat yellow gold. Yay!

See something on the website that isn't listed here? Email me at amy@birdhousejewelry for more info.

All orders come with a free bright red giftbox decorated with a puffy sheer red bow! Shipping is $3 within the US.

Visiting NYC? Ask at your hotel if they participate in the 10% Brooklyn Flea discount program.

Nov 27 - Dec 24 Birdhouse Jewelry will be at GIFTED. It is a holiday gifts/craft market run by the same people who run Brooklyn Flea. It will be located at 20 East 4th at Lafayette in Manhattan and will be open Wed/Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun all December from approx. noon until 8pm. Wednesday nights will be the "late night" til about 9,9:30 ish - with holiday cheer cocktails. Check www.brooklynflea.com/gifted for exact hours and dates.
Birdhouse is at table 23 in the middle at the windows - with a bright red tablecloth and a big sign for Birdhouse Jewelry. Come by and say hi!