Right In The Family Jewels

"Right In The Family Jewels" has been around on myspace since the days before facebook (when was that?!) took over the social networking world. The famous ribcage necklace (which can be found on her myspace) is something that has stuck in my mind since the first visit to the site and upon trying to make one of my own, my creativity failed me and I realized that I could never be as good at jewelry making as Amanda Davis.

Amanda Davis is the creative genius behind "Right In The Family Jewels", a Chicago based jewelry company that operates through myspace with a website currently in the works. In the past, Amanda has collaborated with companies such as Rockett Clothing, Johnny Cupcakes and Clandestine Industries.

Her creative parents were among her early influences for making jewelry along with the other creative individuals she surrounds herself with. It wasn't until she started cutting out different shapes by hand for therapeutic reasons, that she learned that she could take her ideas to the next level. Her hobby quickly snowballed into a full-blown online business. Through word of mouth and links posted on other myspaces, Amanda quickly garnered a community of fans that have stuck by her since the beginning. Although she does not plan to open her own boutique, she would love if stores would showcase her line as part of their inventory {Odd Notes}. When the website launches, she plans to keep the myspace up and running so fans could continue to post their pictures and comments in support of her art.

Amanda has taken jewelry making to another level. Each piece is completely hand-made and hand-shipped which requires alot of effort and time on her part. She takes orders through her myspace and offers free shipping to customers in the United States! At times, she even gives customers the chance to place custom orders. But by far, the most popular designs are the iconic rib-cage and skeleton hand necklaces, both of which Amanda thought up with while sitting in bed one night {Odd Notes} Replications of these designs have been found all over.

Upon a road trip to Chicago at age 17, Amanda immediately fell in love with the city. The notoriety that the windy city has received as of late for their emerging music and fashion industry is something that Amanda saw during her first visit, prompting her move from Georgia.
Amanda is no stranger to internet celebrities. Her necklaces which run the gamut from hearts, kitties, sunglasses, skulls, shark teeth, crosses, diamonds, lightning bolts, to name a few...have been spotted on the likes of Audrey Kitching, Jac Vanek and Hanna Beth Merjos {Odd Notes}. The attention that her jewelry received as a result of the promoting work of these "scenesters" catapulted her art even further into the public eye.

So don't wear your heart on your sleeve...wear it around your neck.

-Alix