Atlanta - September 02, 2009

Brace Yourselves

My Mom's Basement Swizzle Stick Jewelry

Static crackle and fuzz. Kschrr. Kschrr. Breaker-breaker one.

There’s a hot one coming in from under the accessories radar.

Prep for maximum impact and set your sights on My Mom’s Basement vintage swizzle stick bracelets and necklaces.

Accountant-by-day, artist-by-night Emilee Heath employs old-school tactics — sourcing vintage shops and estate sales, then boiling, bending, and soldering pieces to brass and copper chain.

Vividly colored stirrers from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s play ode to cocktail orders from days gone by. Violet, Tang-tinged, and bright yellow sticks are textbook J&B, Sea Breeze, and Smirnoff screwdriver blasts from the past.

Copy that?

Available at Young Blood Gallery & Boutique, 636 North Highland Avenue, Poncey-Highland (404-254-4127); Spruill Gallery, 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody (404-394-4019). For custom orders, e-mail mymomsbasement1@gmail.com.

  Boozehound, Vintage