Hey lovelies, and happy Monday!
Yes, yes, the holidays are behind us (thank goodness), but that doesn’t mean our glittery party apparel has to be relegated to the back of our closets, right? (RIGHT?) I mean, there are parties to be had in January, too! One way to quickly turn any ensemble into something fiesta-ready is to throw on a big, sparkly ring. A ring like those by Kayd Mustonen, a Minneapolis-based graphic designer and creator of these très cute cocktail rings, made from re-purposed vintage earrings.
A quick Q & A with Miss Mustonen…
HPT: How’d you get started, turning grandma-y earrings into your super cute group of “gals?”
Kayd: I saw rings like this at a craft fair and thought,”‘Hey, I can do this!” Soon after I went through my grandma’s costume jewelry and chose a bunch of pieces that would never again be worn as earrings, but would make fabulous cocktail rings.
Kayd: Estate sales are my favorite place—especially to find jewelry. I mainly find sales on Craigslist—Birkeland lists their upcoming sales on their website, too. Not many people go for the jewelry at estate sales, so no matter when I get to one, I usually have prime pick.
Kayd: These big, flashing rings are stylish right now but I knew I wanted mine to stand out in a different way. I chose to call each of my rings a name from the 1920-30s to tie in the history of the re-purposed aspect. I started with my grandma’s and great-aunt’s names and it just grew from there.
{Stay up-to-date to what Kayd’s working on, via her website, blog and Twitter.}
Kayd’s generously offered TWO of her handmade pretties for TWO lucky High Plains readers! To enter, please leave a comment telling us where you’d rock one of these pretty thangs. For an extra chance to win, tweet or blog about the giveaway and enter the link to your tweet/blog in a separate comment.
We’ll pick the winners on Friday, so hop to!! Good luck!
xo,
Meghan
high plains thrifter 
awesome giveaway! id rock one of these rings anywhere! even the grocery store lol
I don’t get out much, but I would love wearing one of those pretty rings with my jersey at a MN Wild game. Yes, slightly incongruous, but girly and fun.
I have been trying to find where Kayd sells her rings since I wasn’t able to come back to mighty swell to get a second one of her pretties.
I’d wear it pretty much everywhere! I have worn the one I have purchased for xmas day, to hang around at home, for parties. It’s pretty awesome and I need more of these rings!
OMG, so cute! And what a fabulous idea, turning old earrings into new cocktail rings. Brilliant. I want ’em!
Here’s my tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/moregan1/status/24518174913339392
I would wear these rings to a fashion show or a late-night party downtown.
SO cute! Recently obsessed with rings so I’d definitely wear them out on the town or to work. Cute jewelery is always noticed :)
I love Kayd’s rings! So dang cute. I’d rock one anywhere with my brightest red lipstick!
I love Kayd’s rings! I’d rock them anywhere with my brightest red lipstick!
I would wear one of those beauties all around the cities: Uptown while grocery shopping, out to eat in my neighborhood (LynLake), downtown while walking to-and-from work in the sky way, on the bus, at the Guthrie. Everywhere!
These are adorable!! I would rock one at a fancy happy hour with the ladies!!
Oh, everywhere! To go meet with my friends, to school and even home alone, just to dress up and feel pretty.
Specially the biggest ones, I never find any ring that I like and these look amazing!
I would rock these everywhere! The Guthrie, Orchestra Hall, or brunch!
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OOh! I will rock one of those babies while dancing the night away at this show Feb 10th http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb6cBKE3WzQ
Anywhere/anytime. I would even wear it around my house:)
I’m obsessed with anything sparkly, I’d wear them anywhere!
I blogged about the giveaway here:
http://sh-boom.tumblr.com/post/2686457415/fuckyeahrockabetty-kayd-design-cocktail-ring
Gorgeous. Perfect for Valentine’s @ Piccolo!
I tweeted but I don’t know how to copy and paste the link from twitter. http://twitter.com/FoxyFalafel That’s all I got:) Sorry…
I’d wear it to The Cosmopolitan in Vegas and I’d tell everyone at the roulette table where I got it.
My birthday is coming up (superbowl sunday) and I’d love to dress up my outfit with one of these sassy things!
All of Kayd’s stuff is frickin awesome! I would rock her rings everywhere, especially at my volleyball tournaments where all my little girlies would be jealous and I could hook them up! :)
whoops i think i did that tweet wrong, here is a better one :)
https://twitter.com/emmyevents/status/24554399439265729
I’d rock one of Kayd’s fabulous rings at work. My fingers spend all day on my keyboard. One of her lovely rings would be a treat for me and my hard working fingers.
I would rock one of these at BINGO. Just in case one of those old ladies tried to get smart with me. I’d flash her the ring as a reminder of what happened to the last old lady and her little Troll doll that got between me and my BINGO winnings.
Well, I would definitely wait to wear one of those rings for a special occasion..like Tuesdays..and Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays…
Ok fine, you got me, I would wear one everyday.
The real question is – where WOULDN’T I wear this? :)
I am in high school and (sadly) have no fancy-shamancy parties to go to… I would wear it at school. All my friends are into this kind of thing so I know that they all would be beyond jealous. I am just shallow enough for that to make my day ;-P
seriously though the rings are so very amazing!
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I’d rock one on March 27th so i could feel glamorous while in labor . . .until they make me take it off :)
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These are fabulous – and so unique! I would wear them to work or out with the girls!
Erin
ekmarquez@hotmail.com
I think a better question is where WOULDN’T I wear one of those lovelies? They work for any occasion, day or night, dressed up or dressed down. Such fun repurposed pieces of history!
I would wear these on my upcoming cruise vacation!
LOVE!
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Ok, I gotta enter. I am really into rings lately, and would like a striking cocktail ring. I imagine wearing it out to dinner on a sweet date with my guy, in a dark and mysterious night spot!
I’d rock one of these rubies for thursday Trivia Night at Sporty’s.
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