Cable Tie Jewelry By Ambre France.

Jewelry designer Ambre France has several unusual collections of jewelry. One of my favorite is her Cable Ties Collection in which she has turned the utilitarian device into rings, bracelets and earrings- even rings set with diamonds.

Rings:

Bracelets:

Earrings:

a Eur cable tie version of the ring:

Set with diamonds:


Available in sterling silver, silver plate, gold or gold-plate, the pieces look just like actual cable ties and in the case of an engagement or wedding ring, signify the everlasting (since we all know cable ties in reality can only be removed by cutting them).



In her limited edition "Plan B Kit" the cable tie engagement/ wedding ring comes in 18K (18ct) yellow gold, complete with a pair of gold plated tin snips.


Platinum and 9ct gold versions are also available.

In her own words:

The inspiration for my work is drawn from a variety of sources. I tend to reflect on intangible or conceptual aspects of the world and translate these into pieces of work. Primarily, I enjoy the process of subverting a range of materials that then become tools in which to highlight my artistic concepts. This, at present has manifested itself into the realm of jewellery.

Giving the audience an option to interact with the piece and ‘make it their own’ has also played an integral part in the relationship I have with the pieces. They are no longer completely mine and I enjoy the interaction the work has with each new audience.

My aim is to create work that in many ways makes us look at our surroundings and the objects that inhabit it, and then look again. The fascination I have developed between playing around with the conventional meanings of certain objects and our relationship with them is a constant driving force behind my work.

You can order directly from her site where her pieces are made to order and available in either sterling silver, gold-plate, sterling silver or all gold.

Or you can buy her sterling silver cable tie rings and bracelets online here at Jewel Thief


Make sure you visit her site so you can see all of her unusual work.

SuperBowl XLIV: Cheerleaders, The Program, Tweets, Half Time Show, Commercial Sneak Peeks & More

This year's Superbowl XLIV ( that's 44 for those of you who don't read roman numerals) between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints in South Florida has embraced technology with an online digital program, live chats and tweets and streaming video. Nice to see that the NFL is on their game, so to speak.

Bt that's not all, here's a few of the more fun bits about today's game.

In the opening festivities, Queen Latfah will sing America The Beautiful.
Carrie Underwood will be singing the National Anthem to open the game:



Live Chats
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM ETSuper Bowl XLIV
As Super Bowl XLIV unfolds at Sun Life Stadium in South Florida, NFL.com's Gil Brandt, Bucky Brooks and Pat Kirwan will be chatting live. Join Pat and Gil starting at 5:30 p.m. ET as they take your questions and discuss the Colts and Saints live from Super Bowl XLIV.

Superbowl XLIV Twitter
You can follow see featured tweets and pics. To add yours tag it #SB44.




Ad critic Barbara Lippert from Adweek gives us a sneak peek at some of the ads:

A sneak peek of the commercials from Adweek on YouTube

The Program:
The entire game program for Superbowl XLIV is in digital format online here, all 244 pages of player stats, pics, article and ads.

Flip through it here.

Program print ads:
The scariest ad in the program (the Huddler) and the most clever ad in the program (Bridgestone):

The most clever print ad in the program is subtle, if you don't get it, look again.

The Who
The half time show brough to you by Bridgestone (who coincidentally had that clever ad in the program shown above right): The Who



Click below to enlarge and see info about the team players:


Can't forget the cheerleaders!

The Colts Cheerleaders:


learn more about the Colts cheerleaders here.

The Saints Cheerleaders (known as the Saintsations):


the Saintsations official site


The game airs on CBS at 6pm Eastern Time


See the official site here.

And, of course the Bling. All the Superbowl rings ever made.

The Rings:

above: Last year's Pittsburgh Steelers Superbowl Ring

Unfortunately, we don't get to see the winning team's ring until after the game, but to see images of every single Superbowl ring to date and details about them, go here.

SuperBowl XLIV: Cheerleaders, The Program, Tweets, Half Time Show, Commercial Sneak Peeks & More

This year's Superbowl XLIV ( that's 44 for those of you who don't read roman numerals) between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints in South Florida has embraced technology with an online digital program, live chats and tweets and streaming video. Nice to see that the NFL is on their game, so to speak.

Bt that's not all, here's a few of the more fun bits about today's game.

In the opening festivities, Queen Latfah will sing America The Beautiful.
Carrie Underwood will be singing the National Anthem to open the game:



Live Chats
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM ETSuper Bowl XLIV
As Super Bowl XLIV unfolds at Sun Life Stadium in South Florida, NFL.com's Gil Brandt, Bucky Brooks and Pat Kirwan will be chatting live. Join Pat and Gil starting at 5:30 p.m. ET as they take your questions and discuss the Colts and Saints live from Super Bowl XLIV.

Superbowl XLIV Twitter
You can follow see featured tweets and pics. To add yours tag it #SB44.




Ad critic Barbara Lippert from Adweek gives us a sneak peek at some of the ads:

A sneak peek of the commercials from Adweek on YouTube

The Program:
The entire game program for Superbowl XLIV is in digital format online here, all 244 pages of player stats, pics, article and ads.

Flip through it here.

Program print ads:
The scariest ad in the program (the Huddler) and the most clever ad in the program (Bridgestone):

The most clever print ad in the program is subtle, if you don't get it, look again.

The Who
The half time show brough to you by Bridgestone (who coincidentally had that clever ad in the program shown above right): The Who



Click below to enlarge and see info about the team players:


Can't forget the cheerleaders!

The Colts Cheerleaders:


learn more about the Colts cheerleaders here.

The Saints Cheerleaders (known as the Saintsations):


the Saintsations official site


The game airs on CBS at 6pm Eastern Time


See the official site here.

And, of course the Bling. All the Superbowl rings ever made.

The Rings:

above: Last year's Pittsburgh Steelers Superbowl Ring

Unfortunately, we don't get to see the winning team's ring until after the game, but to see images of every single Superbowl ring to date and details about them, go here.