Eyeglass Chains Etc. - My Newest Etsy Shop

I haven't posted in a couple of weeks as I have been working on setting up my second Etsy shop Eyeglass Chains Etc.  I hope you will check it out!

I have also created a Facebook Page for this shop which I would absolutely love for you to follow and Like!

You might recall my last post here showed some new eyeglass chain designs.  My eyeglass chains and leashes have become some of my most popular designs on my first Etsy shop DJAjewels, so I decided to create a separate shop just for eyeglass accessories.

I have moved most of my designs to the new shop and have added a couple of new ones as well.  I plan to offer more types of eyeglass accessories soon including eyeglass brooches and possibly some embellished eyeglass cases.  So much to do and so little time, but I am super excited about this new project!

As with most of my chains, I offer them in three style options:

• Necklace with Loop
• Leash Style
• ID-Badge Lanyard.

Also, if you are interested in making your own eyeglass necklace, I have posted a tutorial in the past which you can read about here.

Here are my two newest designs using Swarovski crystals and crystal pearls.  One is in antique gold, the other in antique and bright silver.

Swarovski Crystal Pearl Eyeglass Chain/Lanyard - Antique Gold:

Necklace With Loop

Leash Style

ID-Badge Lanyard

Swarovski Crystal Chain - Bright and Antique Silver:

Necklace With Loop

Leash Style - Bright Silver or Gunmetal Ball Ends

ID-Badge Lanyard

Thanks so much for visiting!

New Eyeglass Chains

Over the years my eyeglass chains have become some of my more popular designs.  Making new eyeglass chains is one of my most absolute favorite type of designs to work on!  Why?  Because they can not only be a beautiful piece of jewelry, but they fulfill a purpose and function.

After all, who of us has not had trouble keeping up with our reading glasses or sunglasses.  That is exactly why I started making these designs a few years ago - because I needed an easy way to keep up with my sunglasses while attending my son's baseball games.  He's grown now and I not only need my sunglasses, but I also require reading glasses!  So I still use these pretty designs for myself as well as for others.

My Chain of Hearts Eyeglass Necklace design has been one of my long time most popular. The original had antique silver chain beaded with antique gold and silver hearts:

Original Antique Silver Chain of Hearts Eyeglass Necklace

Here are my newest versions with more colors of chain and beads:

Antique Gold Chain of Hearts Eyeglass Chain with Loop

Antique Gold Chain of Hearts Eyeglass Chain - Leash Style

Red and Black Chain of Hearts Eyeglass Chain with Loop

Red and Black Chain of Hearts Eyeglass Chain - Leash Style

Deco Style Chain of Hearts Eyeglass Chain in Black and White - Loop Style

Deco Style Chain of Hearts Eyeglass Chain in Black and White - Leash Style

You might notice that I offer my eyeglass necklaces in both my signature loop style as well as leash styles.

In case you are interested in making your own eyeglass necklace, I wrote a tutorial on how I created my first one a while back - you can read about it here!

And here's a link to an article in The Beading Gem's Journal with links to not only my tutorial but several others along with some helpful info on different types and styles of eyeglass chains

Of course all of the designs pictured above and others can be found in the Eyeglass Necklace section of my Etsy shop.  Hope you will stop by and visit soon!

And if you have any ideas or suggestions on future styles and designs, let me know - I welcome ideas for new material!

Eyeglass Chains Revisited

My eyeglass chains have over the years become one of the more popular jewelry designs I sell in my Etsy shop.  My Signature designs are a necklace style with a loop for holding a pair of eyeglasses such as shown in the designs pictured at left and below:

Rose Pink Glass and Gunmetal Eyeglass Chain

The way you use these eyeglass chains is to fold your eyeglasses and slip one of the ear pieces through the loop.  Very functional.  But over the years, I have had several requests for customizing my eyeglass chains into eyeglass leashes with the traditional rubber or cord ends.  I have also had requests to make them suitable for use as ID-badge lanyards.  

So I will now offer my eyeglass chains with three style options:  Leash, Necklace, or Lanyard.  For example, my Black Pearl Crystal Eyeglass Chain is one of my more popular designs:

Signature Necklace Style

Eyeglass Leash on Left, Necklace with Loop on Right

Here are all five options available for this design:

Options 1 & 2:  Leash style.

• Offered with traditional black cord grippers in choice of either bright silver balls or black gunmetal corrugated balls.  

Options 3 & 4:  My Signature Necklace style.

• Offered in either a standard 20mm loop or a larger 25mm loop. 
• I decided to offer the option for a larger loop based on requests in the past for loops large enough to accomodate extra wide ear pieces found on some eyeglasses and sunglasses.  
• The loops are a beautiful hammered antiqued silver.

Option 5:  Lanyard style.

• Similar to the necklace design but with a smaller 16mm loop and a bright silver swivel clip for attaching an ID badge to.

To see all my Eyeglass Chains and Lanyards, visit my Eyeglass Chains & Lanyards section in my Etsy shop!

Thanks for stopping by!  

Jewelry Can Be Functional and Beautiful

Deco Eyeglass Chain

We think of jewelry as being something to look pretty.  But jewelry can often be functional as well as beautiful. 

The list of possibilities could be endless, but here are my top five types of functional jewelry designs along with some great examples:

1.  Eyeglass Lanyards and Necklaces:

A beautiful and functional jewelry design that helps you keep up with your glasses.  I make and sell these myself on Etsy.

Black Pearl and Crystal Eyeglass Chain 

Gold Pearl Eyeglass Necklace-Lanyard 

2.  Hair jewelry:

Head bands, hair clips, head pieces.  Some are worn daily - others for weddings and special occasions.

Here are a few beautiful examples I found on Etsy.






Handmade French Beaded Flower Barrette by SparklingGarden on Etsy

Winter Headband Decorated With Silver Beads by Tuschealpacas on Etsy

Ivory Cream Rose Crown Wedding Headpiece by Kisforkani on Etsy


3.  Magnifying Jewelry:
I love jewelry that has magnifying glass in it.  Perfect for those who don't want to carry reading glasses.  These designs I found on Etsy are both beautiful and functional:

Beautiful Magnifying Glass Wrapped with Beadwork by beadshead on Etsy

Beautiful Antique Brass Magnifying Glass Necklace by jenuineB on Etsy

4.  Lockets:

One of the oldest and most cherished types of functional jewelry.




Check out these beautiful examples of beautiful lockets:

Emerald Bewitched Locket by TwilightsCastle on Etsy.

Vintage Style Floral Oval Locket by Ringostone on Etsy

5.  Timepieces:

Another functional type of jewelry that's been around for ages!



I found these beautifully functional jewelry designs at - where else - Etsy!

Steampunk Victoriana Brown Shadow Pocket Watch Necklace by MyShiningGift on Etsy

Summer Sky Working Watch by VillaSorgenfrei on Etsy

What are your favorite types of functional jewelry?  I'd love to hear from you!