Church Keys To the City. Map-Engraved Beer Bottle Opener Necklaces.

Husband and wife design duo, Vivian Cheng and Eric Jean-Louis of Blend Creations have added some new designs to their inspired collections of modern stainless steel jewelry. Joining their designer artist pendants, bar code, QR code and custom photo necklaces are engraved pendants that double as a functioning bottle openers. The abstract looking patterns are maps of the birthplaces of eight well known and loved beers from around the world.



Now, no matter where you are, you can open a bottle in style. Better yet, if you find yourself drunk and wandering the streets of Amsterdam, you can just glance down and find your way to more booze.



Leuven, Belgium the birthplace of Stella Artois:


Dublin, Ireland, the birthplace of Guinness:


Mexico City, the birthplace of Corona:


Burton upon Trent, the UK birthplace of Bass:


Amsterdam, the Netherlands birthplace of Heineken:


Bremen, Germany birthplace of Beck's:


Groenlo, Netherlands birthplace of Grolsch:


Newcastle upon Tyne, UK birthplace of Newcastle:


Each pendant comes on a hand-knotted waxed cotton cord that can adjust from approximately 20" to 32" in length.


Pendant size: About 1.75" dia x 1/16" thick

Order these Worldy necklaces here!

Funky Find Of The Week: Tree Jewelry, Necklaces For Trees

This post has been updated in 2009 to include new necklaces for the trees. All are available for purchase.... seriously.- editor

I really thought I'd seen pretty much everything until I saw this, thanks to my friend Betsy Wills who brought this odd and incredulous product to my attention.







Tree Jewelry® are actual steel necklaces strung on indestructible marine line, finished with marine hardware and are said to last a lifetime (yours or the tree's, I am not certain).









Feel the need to adorn your Oak? Embellish your Maple?
Need to get the Little Alpine something to say your sorry?

To see pricing or to purchase, go here.